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Rhett DeVane's mission statement: To share the richness, the juicy goodness, of the South. To use her writing in some small way to fund charities she supports. To give this sad, tired old world a few moments of laughter and entertainment.
Rhett believes in addressing tough issues. "I love the South, and I am proud to call it my home. Still, we have many problems. Through my fiction, I aim to shed a little light, open a few hearts and minds – as well as telling engaging, entertaining stories. I love books with reasonably happy endings. There are so few out there, anymore. Books that give the reader just a little hope that things will work out for the best."
Rhett has a dream: To donate a percentage of her time and money to making the world a better place. To this end, Rhett has pledged a portion of her books' royalties toward the ongoing fight against breast cancer. In Tallahassee, she currently donates to A Women's Place, a not-for-profit organization affiliated with Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. A Women's Place is actively involved in many women's issues, including post-diagnosis counseling, support, and prosthetics for mastectomy patients. In the future, her dream is to work both on local and national levels to lend her writing talents to the cause.
Rhett's favorite character, ninety-plus-year-old family matriarch Aunt Piddie Longman, has this to say about dreams:
"When you have a dream, when you have your heart dead-set on something, aim for the stars! Otherwise, you might just end up circling Uranus."
Author Rhett DeVane with Cherry Weiner and Susan Malone at the 2008 Harriette Austin Writers Conference, University of Georgia
©2011 Rhett DeVane
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