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About Toni Armstrong Sample
Want to know more about my writing or art?

Contact me at (864) 340-3969
tonisample116 @ gmail.com

Creativity .....
derived from 
intimacy with God.
Toni is available for speaking engagements including transporting your group with interpretation of her art,  Retreat Leadership, reading from and discussing one of her books, or speaking to a club, civic, church, or personal interest group.

    DEVOTIONALS, MAGAZINE ARTICLES, NOVELS, AND NON-FICTION BOOKS
Published in devotional, professional, recreational and civic magazines, newspapers and collaborative books of inspiration -- since 2012 Toni has written and published novels and novellas of intrique, romance, inspiration and recovery, along with three personal memoir books of hope, encouragement, and general life interests.    Her goal is to reach others who are dealing with difficulties, providing them with uplifting words and the knowlege that the troubles they experience are only temporary.

My writing and painting are expressed through a blending of the real world and a totally conceptual environment. My goal is to transport the viewer or reader to another time and place, by entertaining while encouraging and inciting a view of past, present and future events from another perspective.
        ALL BOOKS BY TONI ARMSTRONG SAMPLE ARE AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.COM AND AT             OTHER BOOK SELLERS.  ASK YOUR LIBRARY IF THEY CARRY HER BOOKS.

                    "BETRAYAL: Revision of Distortion"   a novel by Toni Armstrong Sample
                    Elizabeth (Lizzy) Fielding Porter lives in the majestic Rocky Mountains. Close to reaching her                     dream of being ‘le chic interior decorator, her perfect world appears to be doomed to disappear                     forever. With emotional twists and turns. Has her twelve year marriage has been all smoke and                     mirrors.  Is the fragile ember of their love about to burn out?  (Orig. 2015, Revision 2019) 

                       "ZYDECO AND OYSTER PIE: Revision of The Glass Divider"    a novel by Toni Armstrong Sample  
   ​                                    "I had a bad nightmare last night, one that left me feeling unrested and somewhat disturbed this                    morning.I couldn’t recall any of the details it was just this strange aura that remained. 
                    (Orig 2014;Revision 2020)
                             
                          "CREATING TOMORROW: Revision of Transparent Web of Dreams" a novel by Toni Armstrong Sample

                    Helena Rivers, at the age of fifty-five, with her son in Atlanta and her daughter in Charlotte 
                is stunned when her husband, Hank, announces he is leaving her for a younger woman.  Now it is up 
                to her, a horsewoman on Jekyll Island, Georgia to find a new purpose for her life. 
                (Orig.2014; Revsion 2019)

​                         "A STILL SMALL VOICE"   a novel by Toni Armstrong Sample

​                                                Magnolia grew up and still resides in Greenwood, SC.  She encounters many things this year 
                at the Super Bowl party -- a new recipe, a gunshot, strange prayers, past memories, and a voice.  
                They all mesh together, helping her discover the value and depth ofselfless love. Released 2016. 

​               "I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME"             Real life stories  of  and by Toni Armstrong Sample

                    "The path we walk is often difficult to negotiate, filled with: deaths, job loss, betrayals,                 rejection, hello's and goodbye's, illness, trauma, losing beloved pets, national and natural disasters.
                Can we forgive, recover, feel safe or peaceful again? Will we ever trust or love again? 
                Released (2015)

With an illustrative painting style much like Norman Rockwell, and contemporary story weaving that is similar to Nicholas Sparks, Toni has much that keeps her dream alive.

         ART THAT SPEAKS A COMPELLING TRUTH AND 
         WRITING THAT REVEALS A COLORFUL SPIRIT.
"I Got Here As Fast As I Could" 
 A Baby-Boomers Stories about Retiring in the South
"A BUCK THREE EIGHTY: 
A Baby-Boomers Stories about Growing Up in the North
Memoirs of an 'unknown' star about how an average little girl grew up in Pennsylvania - from a one-room schoolhouse to a business owner, life is still all about the American dream, and then some. Released February, 2017
Fun adventures told in short stories about spending retirement years away from hustle, bustle, snow, and ice and enjoying and instead, enjoying ice tea in the sun.  From Panama City Beach, Florida to Lake Greenwood, South Carolina -- days are filled with interest exploration, interest and fun.    Released June, 2017
"Song of My Soul"
A young girl travels from Ireland to find that love is the true 'song' of her soul.  This is a story about being brave enough to follow your heart.      Released 2018
A Novella (Short Novel) by Toni Armstrong Sample
"Soup Kitchen Gala"        .
A Novella (Short Novel) by Toni Armstrong Sample
"Wisdom is Sweet" -  "Wisdom is Gentle"- "The Wisdom of Thankfulness" -
"The Wisdom of Quiet Time with God"  -  "The Wisdom of the Fruit"
These books invite the reader to become acquainted with, or enjoy an extensive review of the major characters and events of the Bible -- from Genesis to Revelation. They also visit God through daily devotionals and discuss how to show God to others with our personal words, behaviors, and actions - even when no one is looking or listening.  (The Wisdom Series has been published between 2018 and the current year. 
864-340-3969
You will take an interesting journey of many Administrations, through President Day celebrations at the National Archives.  Allie, an Archivist, accidentally comes upon a box of damaging materials, which leads to break-in's, gun shots, and long investigations by and of key government officials.  Surprise ending.  
Released 2018
THE WISDOM (ANCIENT DAY) SERIES OF BOOKS