Stacey is a member of The Word Guild in Canada and has authored two fiction books, is waiting to hear back from her publisher on a romantic suspense submission, and is working on a fourth novel.
Stacey’s
newest book released in November 2017.
Grace risked
everything and found herself drowning in danger.
Like a sunken treasure
wedged in the lake floor, Grace Stone’s heart is submerged in the past. Her
only hope in easing her guilt over her role in a tragic drowning is launching a
Water-Survival program at Camp Moshe, but success depends on Grace risking
everything on the man hired to rebrand the Christian camp. Kye Campton’s
extreme sports campaign lands him in hot water with the cautious instructor.
His usual confidence wavers when it becomes increasingly evident that the
camp’s fight for survival is against more than a declining economy. Will Kye be
able to save the camp—and Grace—from a saboteur determined to see the place
close for good?
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I asked Stacey to describe herself in her own
words:
I am
from the play-until-the-streetlights-turn-on and come-when-your-father-whistles generation. I’m a
cool-off-in-the-sprinkler, drink-straight-from-the-hose, and fish-off-the-pier
kind of girl. I’m loyal even when others are not. I’ve wrestled with brothers, played Barbie with neighbors, and
stayed up too late reading just one more chapter. I’m
from BIG Sunday dinners, steaming hot tea, and Saturday
morning coin-sized pancakes. I grew up with Tupperware, paper bag lunches,
Yorkshire pudding, and mashed potatoes. Lots of mashed potatoes. My
family is a finish-what-you-start, bargain shopping, home cooking, and
respect-your-elders kind of family. I am one of four children framed in
memories on a wall. I jumped off docks, endured eight-hour trips that took
twelve, and sat in the middle bench seat of the family sedan. I am a wait until you enter the house before driving away kind
of mom. I boil the kettle in a crisis, and I know that a job worth doing is
worth doing right. I am a fixer of old things, painter of everything,
cleansed and forgiven child of God.
I believe that nothing matters more than the Lord Jesus Christ and who I
believe He is.
What do
you hope the readers takeaway from In Too Deep?
I want my readers to know that God is bigger
than their circumstances. I want them to understand that even when life is
unfair and we can’t make sense of it – God is always perfectly loving and
leading us. His ways and thoughts are so much higher than ours that we cannot
understand them, but we can trust Him. Most often, the truths that God is
teaching me and the ways that He is stretching me also becomes the growth arch
for my characters. When my character, Grace, was reading Proverbs searching for
wisdom - so was I. As she meditated on a
beautiful passage in Job –so was I.
What
inspired you to write In Too Deep?
I save
newspaper articles with strange but true reports. One report on a daring water
rescue inspired one scene from In Too
Deep. I asked myself, “What sort of person does this?” “What person runs
into danger instead of away?” What kind of love drives those actions?” I
created Grace Stone and Kye Campton by answering questions like those.
Do you ever involve your readers in plotting?
Near
the end of In Too Deep, I was
frustrated because the characters unexpectedly led the story in a new
direction. I was stuck. I posted some questions onto my Facebook author page
inviting my followers to comment and problem solve with me. The solution came
from a suggestion posted there. I invite my followers to make suggestions for
every book. Often, the best ideas come from avid readers, and the most helpful
tip earns one lucky commenter a signed copy of the book.
Can you direct us to where readers
can find you?
Website: www.staceyweeks.com - I post weekly
devotionals and regular home renovation projects and crafts under the blog tab.
You’ll find links and information on all of my books.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/writerSWeeks - This is where
I post questions to readers and collect feedback for projects. It’s also where
you’ll find the most up to date information.
Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cZgDb9 The newsletter is emailed once every spring, summer, fall,
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Twitter: @WriterSWeeks
Stacey, I can so relate to your experience of learning from scripture just as you show your characters learning from it. That happens to me in my books as well.
Thanks for telling us about yourself and this book. So, what do you say, readers? Is your interest piqued?
Thanks for telling us about yourself and this book. So, what do you say, readers? Is your interest piqued?
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