Sitting someone in front of a blank screen and telling them to spontaneously, "be creative and share anecdotes or interesting details about yourself" is a bit like having a microphone pushed in your face and being told to "say something funny." Even if you have a quick wit usually the only thing you can think of to say is "something funny." (Or my personal best, "Uhm. Well. Er." A clever response made possibly by my years of experience as a wordsmith.)
I have been published as a non-fiction writer, but it is writing fiction that has my heart. I am a true Gemini, easily distracted by, oh look, a turtle, shiny things. I write best when I have several projects going at once. Better still when they are in totally different genres.
I enjoy writing about strong women. Especially Southern women. My first novel, Behind the Grey, features a young Southern belle who dons a uniform and disguised as a man enters battle after battle for reasons that may vary, but always with an unwavering resolve. At the same time Alexandria was marching towards her destiny, another story unfolded on my computer screen starring a female mayor of a small Alabama town who decides to try her hand at internet dating to avoid the prying eyes of her friends and neighbors. With disastrous results (Hot Bubbles and Chocolate, available soon). Before either of those stories had reached The End, a middle-aged female owner of a New Age shop in Birmingham realized there was more to her wares than she imagined and my first paranormal story was born (The Girl in the Mirror, available by the end of 2020 I hope).
There's a little bit of me in every character I create. And a lot of who I would like to be. Somewhere in the middle is who I really am. Just a "li'l ole Southern gal," whose happiest moments are found sitting on my porch watching my dachshund cavorting under the trees along my creek. After two bouts with cancer and a clean bill of health, I realized who I wanted to be when I grow up. What I have always been. A writer. Hi, my name is Bobbye. And, I am a published spinner of Southern tales. (And the occasional nonfiction title to pay the internet bill and buy dog food.) Welcome y'all, come in and set a spell. If you don't have time to share some lemonade, just run by my website and drop me a line...www.bobbyelhudspeth.com.
