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21 Southern Writers T H E www.southernwritersmagazine.com Cover author Dani Pettrey A U T H O R ’ S M A G A Z I N E $12.99 March/April 2019 In This Issue Molly Jebber Linda Apple Liz Tyner Jolina Petersheim Sharon Muse DP Lyle, MD p.m.terrell Dr. Lin Stepp Amber Lynn Perry ALIX RICKLOFF CECIL STOKES RENEE RYAN IN EVERY ISSUE 5 Social Media by Edie Melson 11 Must Reads by Southern Writers Magazine 28 Poetry Matters by Sara M. Robinson FEATURES 6 Shapeshifting as an Author by Barbara Ragsdale 8 Amber Lynn Perry’s Writing Era by Doyne Phillips 9 Fighting Back by Tracy Crump 12 Four Fun Questions from Crime Writers. by DP Lyle, MD 14 Red Dirt and Regency Romance by Anna Kittrell 16 Southern Living with a Dash of Charm by Londa Hayden 18 Putting Together a Plan by Chris Pepple 20 Don’t Give Up by Loretta Eidson 23 Your 3 Million Free Publicity Spots by Doyne Phillips 24 Adding to the Head Count of Heaven by Vicki H. Moss 26 Giving Myself Grace by Annette Cole Mastron 29 Judging a Book by Its Cover by p.m.terrell 30 A Teller of Tales by Susan Reichert 32  Taking Readers On A Vacation – From Their Traditional Book Locale by Dr. Lin Stepp 34 3 Gems Authors Can Learn from C.S. Lewis by Michael Hicks Thompson Southern Writers March/April 2019 Volume 9 Issue 2 ISSN 2333-3189 (Print) ISSN 2334-5845 (Online) EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Susan Reichert MANAGING EDITOR Doyne Phillips COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Annette Cole Mastron SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR Edie Melson CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Vicki H. Moss WRITER-AT-LARGE Chris Pepple STAFF WRITERS Jonathan Gardner Londa Hayden Barbara Ragsdale COLUMNISTS Steve Bradshaw Sara M. Robinson CONTRIBUTORS p.m.terrell Tracy Crump DP Lyle Anna Kittrell Loretta Eidson Doyne Phillips Dr. Lin Stepp Michael Hicks Thompson Online edition rates: 8.99 single issue, 29.99 six issues. Print edition rates: 12.99 single issue, 59.99 six issues plus S&H. To get a single issue or subscription or digital go to: www.southernwritersmagazine.com Compilation © 2019 Southern Writers Magazine and its individual contributors, who are solely responsible for their content. Opinions expressed by individual authors do not necessarily reflect those of the magazine. All rights reserved. No article may be copied, posted or used in any way without written permission from the magazine and the author. For reprint permission contact [email protected]. For Advertising email [email protected] Join the Gallery of Stars for authors. http://authors.southernwritersmagazine.com/ Visit our 'Community of Authors’ at Suite T. http://southernwritersmagazine.blogspot.com/ Visit our Authors Visits. https://authorsvisits.com/ Visit our website. www.southernwritersmagazine.com Mailing Address: Southern Writers Magazine 875 W Poplar Ave., Ste. #23-178 Collierville, TN 38017