About the Book

Book: Overflow With Hope

Author: E. C. Jackson

Genre: Inspirational Romance

Release Date: November 9, 2023

Two men. One wrong choice.

Tempia Wade’s life had jumped the rails.

One fateful night, she believed a stranger’s lie rather than the assurance of a trusted friend. For her lapse in judgment, she paid an agonizing price.

Her now-bankrupt life featured shattered dreams, ruined friendships, and the loss of a promising relationship. Now, two years later, the twenty-three-year-old prayed for a second chance with the man she had fallen for at first sight.

Would Cory Sanders finally overlook her egregious mistake in accepting a next-day date and liaison with another man? Or would she have to truly accept life without him?

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About the Author

E.C. Jackson began her writing career with the full-length play Pajama Party. Thirty-one years later, she adapted the play into Pajama Party: The Story, a companion book to the second book in the five-book stand-alone Hope series.

Jackson’s favorite pastime is reading fiction. She enjoys taking the journey along with the characters in the books. That also led to her unorthodox approach to story writing. Her vision for each book she writes is to immerse readers into the storyline so they become connected with each character.

“The Write Way: A Real Slice of Life” is the slogan on her Facebook author page. She feels that if every person reading her books feels connected to the characters, her job is done.

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Fulfill the Dream to Write Today

Although I have always been an avid reader, the writing bug hit me in ninth grade after I received an A on a short story that I had enjoyed writing. The original payoff had been the comment the teacher wrote under the grade: “I doubt the originality of this story;” and then I received the ultimate compliment: My best friend received an A on her story and the teacher had added the same comment on her paper. My friend had copied the story from a book she liked. But my story began and ended with me.

I was ecstatic that my writing could be taken as a professional’s and envisioned a full-time writing career until life took me on an alternative pathway. During my teen and young adult years, the vision of writing dimmed, but my dream remained intact. The desire to create stories ran throughout my bloodstream. Yet, it took me fourteen years to venture into the writing life. In my late twenties, I wrote a four-act play after two months of self-discipline and pounding the keys on my typewriter. In high gear from that success, I held auditions, rented a full-stage theater, and debuted Pajama Party in front of family and friends.

All systems were go for a full-time writing career until life happened to me once again, and then my newfound discipline and resolve disappeared. Some thirty years later, after five years of my nephew encouraging me to write on a regular basis, I bit the bullet and wrote daily. A Gateway to Hope became a reality one year later.

So, for everyone who longs to create stories for young and old, my best advice is to just do it. For most people, the only way to have enough time is to take it where you can—even if you’re recording scenes on your phone while shopping at the grocery store. Every little bit helps to build your characters and storyline.

Never feel that you don’t have anything significant to write about. Your first book may be one conversation or observation away.

Author Interview

What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your book?

Even though it wasn’t a new revelation, the concept of guarding the parameters of your life hit home in deeper ways than it ever had before. Making emotional decisions on seemingly nonconsequential matters can impact your future in untold ways. Insignificant moments might redirect your path.

Do you read the genre you write? Why or why not?

Regency romance is my preferred genre. Pride and Prejudice ensnared me the first time I read the book. Even though I love hunkering down with regency romance books, my heart is set on writing real-life romances in the here and now.

How did you come up with the title for your book?

While reading scripture, the words “a gateway to hope” struck me as the perfect title for my first book. Once I decided to write a hope-themed series, I searched for the word “hope” throughout the Bible and found the titles for each book in the series. Overflow With Hope came from the last hope-related scripture that I found.

What is the most valuable piece of advice you’ve been given about writing?

Remember to put pen to paper daily and develop real-life stories that people experience every day in one form or another. The diverse world in which we live can affect people in untold ways. What may seem far-fetched to one reader may very well be another reader’s life story.

How did publishing your first book change your writing process?

Although my writing process didn’t change after A Gateway to Hope was published, I now have an easier time identifying which issues I want to address in subplots throughout a story.