Ask the Author: Jessica Aspen
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Jessica Aspen
I'm sorry to say, not right now. I'm trying something different. :)
Jessica Aspen
Hi Linda,
Not sure which book you are talking about, but I do have a prequel, THE TOWER, is a prequel to the TALES OF THE CRIMSON COURT. If you are talking about another book, let me know.
I do send out a sample of THE DARK HUNTSMAN in my newsletter, and that's super short because it's not the full book. If you're talking about that one, it's not a prequel, it's only the first three chapters so you can see if you like the book and want to purchase. Hope you loved reading the book. :)
Not sure which book you are talking about, but I do have a prequel, THE TOWER, is a prequel to the TALES OF THE CRIMSON COURT. If you are talking about another book, let me know.
I do send out a sample of THE DARK HUNTSMAN in my newsletter, and that's super short because it's not the full book. If you're talking about that one, it's not a prequel, it's only the first three chapters so you can see if you like the book and want to purchase. Hope you loved reading the book. :)
Jessica Aspen
Hi Linda,
The book THE WINTER QUEEN'S DRAGON is the next book in that story line. I started writing the dragon series last year, but with family issues, it's been put to the side. I absolutely will be writing more. :) It sounds like you're on the mailing list, so you'll be one of the first to know when those get done and come out. Hoping to get to them soon!
Thanks for asking!
The book THE WINTER QUEEN'S DRAGON is the next book in that story line. I started writing the dragon series last year, but with family issues, it's been put to the side. I absolutely will be writing more. :) It sounds like you're on the mailing list, so you'll be one of the first to know when those get done and come out. Hoping to get to them soon!
Thanks for asking!
Jessica Aspen
Narnia, for sure! It was the earliest fantasy world I read about and it sparked my imagination. I love rereading those books and I love watching the new movies. We even owned those BBC productions!
Jessica Aspen
Radience (Wraith Kings Book 1), Hot Alphas of Summer (all the other authors books, I've read mine :) ), Re-read Day of the Vikings (We have the Vikings exhibit here and I can't wait to read the book and then go see the exhibit!)
Jessica Aspen
When I was a little girl, I dreamt of a 2-story Victorian house. My dream was that I lived in the house, but I'd never been there and I didn't live there. Years later, in my early twenties, I dreamt of the same house, but it was different, older, and falling apart and I dreamt that I was a visitor. I think there is a very cool mystery plot brewing there.
Thanks for the question!
Thanks for the question!
Jessica Aspen
Tough question! I assume you mean fiction in general, and not just in my books. I have so many books I go back to and re-read, each couple is different, but if I have to choose just one, I love Karen Marie Moning's Fae Fever series. Barrons and MacKayla have a great journey full of tremendous ups and downs. I love the magic and mysticism of the books as well as the intensity as the relationship develops.
Jessica Aspen
I don't get writer's block. That's not to say I don't sometimes sit in front of the computer frustrated with my writing. But when that happens I just skip that scene and move on to one I can write. Then I have to come back to it later, but I'll be thinking about how to fix it and usually, when I get back to it, a solution has popped up.
It's like driving during rush hour. Take the back way and skip the frustration. If you have an errand in the snarled traffic area, do it the next day.
It's like driving during rush hour. Take the back way and skip the frustration. If you have an errand in the snarled traffic area, do it the next day.
Jessica Aspen
Everything! I love it all, even when I hate it. I love that sometimes I am re-reading a manuscript for edits and it's good! I get a happy dance feeling. I get that same feeling when I read a review and someone loved the book and wants more. YAY! Thank you for reviewing and giving me lots of dancing moments.
Jessica Aspen
Write. Read. Then write some more. Focus on finishing one project and realizing it's not going to be perfect. Then move on to the next. I see a lot of people fuss with their first book way too long. When you get it done, send it to someone who will give you an honest opinion, and then fix it and send it to someone else. Get an editor. And a proof reader. And realize that at some point it's not your book anymore, it's the readers. And then do it all over again!
Jessica Aspen
I'm working on several different things right now. First off is final edits on two more Sexy Shifter Fairytale Romances. These are tough, because I decided to do the same fairytale with two sisters and come up with two seperate stories. The edits are killing me! But they will be done and posted as pre-orders soon. (please, please, please!)
The other thing I'm working on is book four in the Tales of the Black Court. That is going way easier because I'm in the ideas stage and the ideas keep coming. I can't wait until I start the writing stage because I think this one is going to rock!
The other thing I'm working on is book four in the Tales of the Black Court. That is going way easier because I'm in the ideas stage and the ideas keep coming. I can't wait until I start the writing stage because I think this one is going to rock!
Jessica Aspen
I've always wanted to be a writer. The difficult part was overcoming all the reasons why I shouldn't. ex) It's impossible to get published, you can't make any money, why do all that work when no one will read it anyway?
Yada, yada, yada.
All the negative self talk about seriously kept me down, but finally I just had to do it. And I'm so glad I did. I love writing. Even when it's difficult. :)
Yada, yada, yada.
All the negative self talk about seriously kept me down, but finally I just had to do it. And I'm so glad I did. I love writing. Even when it's difficult. :)
Jessica Aspen
I twist fairy tales, so I'm always on the hunt for original ones. Now, Cinderella isn't original and it's been done to death, so I had to find a new twist. I loved setting it in the modeling world where body size is such an issue. And, since I put it in my Sexy Shifter Fairytale Romance series, I had to have it in the mountains or my wolves would be without a place to roam. Hence, the teen modeling competition convention in the mountain retreat of Jackson Hole. Super fun to write, I hope you love it!
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