Leslie Crane, Featured OHC Writer for January 2014

Sometimes, if you really love to write, you have to be willing to to go behind the couch to do it.

Leslie Crane, AKA L Thornhill Crane, has done that.

Leslie will be the Okefenokee Writer's Guild's first selection to have their works shown at the Exhibit receptions at Okefenokee Heritage Center.  This first exhibition will be this Thursday from 5:30 to 7 PM.

Leslie is married, the mother of two, and is a full time teacher.  Even though she is very busy, and he life is full, she still finds the time to write stories and even novels.  Sometimes she'll go behind the couch in the living room, and while her children are watching TV, will write from her laptop.

Leslie's specialty is Christian fiction, and does a wide variety within that genre, including historical, contemporary, and even some with the hint of the supernatural.  She has two self-published novels, which are pictured above.  The Life I Left Behind is in part the result of a dare on her student's part to write a "Christian vampire" story.  Come to Me Like Rain is a historical novel, with romantic overtones, and is set in South Georgia in 1915.  It is a thematically rich novel, and deals with many issues, like racism, abuse, depression and guilt.  Coming soon is Tied to the Draw. a modern day retelling of the story of Hosea set in the South Georgia town of Nine Run.

Some of Leslie's writings are also available on Wattpad, and her own blog, www.mycornerlthornhillcrane.blogspot.com

Leslie is a French teacher at Wayne County High School, and is originally from Alabama (to the best of my knowledge, there was no banjo on her knee), and has lived in South Georgia since 2001.  She lives in Screven, Georgia, and is a member of both the OHC Writer's Guild, and Wayne County Writer's Guild.

Please come see her Thursday and hear an excerpt from her work.  Her first two novels will be available for sale, and there will be other Guilds who will have works on display.  Come celebrate the arts with us!

UPDATE:  This event took place last night (Thursday Jan 9) and was a great start to our Featured Writer series.  She did an awesome reading from her latest book, and everyone was very impressed.  The Photography Guild had some great photos on display, and there were some tasty vittles there.