As many of you know, Sins of the Father deals with the issue of absentee fathers from the perspectives of the adult children of an absentee father, their mother, and the absentee father himself.

Since the issue is a common one, I started a Facebook page so that children of absentee fathers, their mothers, and the absentee fathers themselves could share their stories. Guess what? Not many people have taken me up on my offer. So I’m making an appeal to you here today to participate with us as we discuss questions about absentee fathers and their adult children.

For adult children of absentee fathers:

How do you feel about your father now?
Do you want a relationship with him? Why or why not?

For mothers of children whose fathers are not in their lives:

How does it feel that your child’s father is not involved in his/her life?
Does your child miss their other parent? How do you know?
How do you feel about the absentee father?
Would you welcome a relationship between your child and his/her father? Why or why not?

If you’re an absentee dad:

How did you come to be separated from your children?
Have you tried to get to know them? How did that go?
Have they reached out to you? How did that go?
What do you want for your relationship with your kids, if anything?

If you’re interested in sharing your story, please join us on the Sins of the Father Facebook page or post here in the Comments section. I truly believe sharing the stories will be beneficial to all of us. You may end up being a blessing to someone you’ve never met.

During my interview with RAWSISTAZ on the Sins of the Father virtual tour, I was asked about a movie version of the story.

If Sins of the Father was turned into a movie who would you cast to play your characters?

Denzel would play Abraham, Angela Bassett would be Saralyn and Whitney (the old Whitney) would be Leah.

After seeing the first day of the two-day Oprah interview with Whitney, I’m convinced the old Whitney is back, older and wiser. I think the interview is must-see TV so if you missed the show, please catch it HERE. Whitney’s openness was refreshing and I think what she said will speak to a lot of us. I know it spoke to me.

By the way, I’m more convinced than ever that Whitney would make the perfect Leah. What do you think?

Since I’ve been so focused on the blog tour the last couple of weeks, I wanted to make sure you all knew about the SORMAG Online Conference that was held August 23 – 29, 2009. I was fortunate to participate in three sessions, two of which were archived:

Writing with a Day Job. This was a great session with a lot of interaction. People were honest and supportive.

Meet the Mainstream Author. This was a great session as well. More light-hearted than the Day Job one, but still a lot of fun. Six mainstream authors participated, one a NY Times bestselling author. You’ll have to go to site to find out who was there.

This was a great conference. There’s something for readers, new authors and advanced authors. If you missed, be sure to check out the archives.

Reviewers HERE and HERE have suggested that Sins of the Father is contemporary drama, not Christian fiction. What do you think?

I don’t know about y’all, but the two-week Sins of the Father blog tour about wore me out. I didn’t have to leave my house but it was still tiring. While it was a lot of fun, I’m glad things are back to normal.

As a part of my normal, I’m trying to update my blog and website regularly. For that, I do periodic Google searches to see what folks are saying about me and my books on the web. Guess what I found out?

Well, Harriet at Genre Go Round Reviews characterizes Sins of the Father as soap opera. So does Cecelia at My Christian Fiction Blog, Amy at My Friend Amy, and Dera at APOOO.

I’ll bet some of you are slapping your palms against your forehead about right now, feeling sorry for me. Well, don’t feel sorry for me because each review was positive and a couple were downright glowing.

So all you opera lovers, go out and get your copy of Sins of the Father and have yourself a good ole soap opera reading party. And for those of you who don’t like soap operas, take some time and read the reviews. I’m betting there’ll be something in them that sparks your interest and makes you want to pick up a copy, too.

Oh, yes, I have a secret to share with you. When I turned in the original manuscript for Sins of the Father, my editor said it had a bit too much drama so we reshaped a few scenes and changed the backstory for a couple of characters. If you continue to be nice to me, I just may tell you what we changed.

Today is the tenth, and final, day of the the Sins of the Father Blog Tour. We’ve had a grand ten days, but even good things have to end. We wrap up the tour, with two great stops:

• Victorious Cafe
• White Readers Meet Black Authors [held over from 8/25]

I’m also doing a short segment on ABC 33/40 News at Noon in Birmingham today. The segment will air sometime in the 11 am to noon block, but I don’t have a definite time. If you’re around a television at the time, be sure to visit with us. If you saw the show today and decided to stop by, please leave a comment. I would love to talk to the 33/40 viewers.

You should also check out the new Sins of the Father Facebook community where absentee father issues like the ones explored in the book are being discussed.

Click on the graphic above to catch up on all the tour stops.

The Sins of the Father Blog Tour enters its ninth day today. I appreciate all of you who have visited with us along way. Tomorrow, Friday, September 4, will be the last day of the tour. Today’s stops are:

• First Wild Card Tours
• Enroute to Life
• My Christian Fiction Blog
• Book Reviews Today
• Laura Williams’ Musings
• Radiant Light
• Tara’s View on Books
• Pam’s Private Reflections
• Finding Hope through Fiction
• My Friend Amy
• Corn Husker Academy
• Jennie’s Heavenly Treasures
• Chocolate Pages with Pam Perry at 4:30 EST

Finally, I encourage you to check out the new Sins of the Father Facebook community where absentee father issues like the ones explored in the book are being discussed.

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The Sins of the Father Blog Tour continues today through Friday, September 4. Today’s stops are:

• Shades of Romance Magazine
• Book Splurge
• Write On, Right On, Write On with Steve Kendall 11 am CST)

Finally, I encourage you to check out the new Sins of the Father Facebook community where absentee father issues like the ones explored in the book are being discussed.

Click on the graphic above to see the rest of the tour stops.

The Sins of the Father Blog Tour continues today through Friday, September 4. Today’s stops are:

• RAWSISTAZ
• Readin N Writin with Patricia

You should also check out the new Sins of the Father Facebook community where absentee father issues like the ones explored in the book are being discussed.

Click on the graphic above to see the rest of the tour stops.

The Sins of the Father Blog Tour continues today through Friday, September 4. Today’s stops are:

• The Rapturous Reader
• Simply Said Reading Accessories
• Black Pearls Magazine
• Black Authors Network with Ella Curry (8-10 pm EST)

As we begin the second week of the tour, I want to thank each of you for your support of Sins of the Father. Everything you do is important and very much appreciated, from following the tour, to purchasing a copy of the book, to posting a review on Amazon. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Finally, I encourage you to check out the new Sins of the Father Facebook community where absentee father issues like the ones explored in the book are being discussed.

Click on the graphic above to see the rest of the tour stops.