Today, we’re talking about motivation and let’s be honest . . . a caffeine boost never hurts. For author Jolina Petersheim, it’s especially helpful to have her favorite drink on hand when she’s racing toward a manuscript deadline. In celebration of the release of her sophomore novel, The Midwife, we here on the Crazy4Fiction team would love to enable your caffeine addiction and give you a taste of Jolina’s beautiful prose.
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Never know what to choose for your caffeine fix? Let’s hear from Jolina on what’s always filling her cup.
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It’s not always easy to find a stimulating drink when you’re pregnant. Caffeine makes my wee babe bounce around inside of my belly like a Ping-Pong ball. However, you cannot go to Starbucks to tap away on your laptop for hours without getting some kind of beverage.
So, as I plugged away toward my June 15th deadline, I would always order a tall iced decaf mocha. Then the sugar made my wee babe bounce around my belly like a Ping-Pong ball.
I probably could’ve done without the sugar.
Last week, my doctor informed me that I need to cut back on sugar. I don’t eat many processed foods, so I sat there in the yellow room, racking my brain, trying to figure out where I’d gone wrong.
And then I thought of that delicious, chilled mocha latte that I slurped down while reading over the final version of my manuscript.
Bingo.
Therefore, though I am now going to be sipping a chilled mint tea every time I write at Starbucks, I want you all to enjoy a tall iced decaf mocha for me. Maybe send me a picture or two to hold me over until the baby’s born.
I’m telling you, come September 8th when she’s due, I’m going to be sending my husband to Starbucks from the hospital.
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Visit Jolina online . . .
on the Southern Belle View Daily blog
And don’t forget to mark those calendar. This week, Thursday, June 26th 7:00pm-8:00pm (CST), Jolina will be holding a live author chat on Facebook for many fun prizes include 2 visa gift cards! Stop by and say hello.
A little more on The Midwife . . .
Since the day Rhoda Mummau was baptized into the Old Order Mennonite Church and became the head midwife of Hopen Haus, she’s been torn between the needs of the unwed mothers under her care and her desire to conceal the secrets of her past. Contact with the outside world could provide medical advantages, but remaining secluded in the community gives her the anonymity she craves.
Graduate student Beth Winslow is on a path she never would have chosen. Heartbroken after surrendering a baby to adoption, she devotes herself to her studies until she becomes pregnant again, this time as a surrogate. But when early tests indicate possible abnormalities, Beth is unprepared for the parents’ decision to end the pregnancy—and for the fierce love she feels for this unborn child. Desperate, she flees the city and seeks refuge at Hopen House.
Past and present collide when a young woman named Amelia arrives to the sweeping countryside bearing secrets of her own. As Amelia’s due date draws near, Rhoda must face her past and those she thought she had left behind in order for the healing power of love and forgiveness to set them all free.
What about you, readers? What drink of choice kick-starts your creativity and helps you keep moving?
