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INTERVIEWING AUTHORS...
INTERVIEWING AUTHORS
Shannon Simmons; Author of the Howling Heart series!!!
Q: What are you working on?
A: I'm currently working on Book Three of the Howling Heart Series.
Q: How does your work differ from others of the same genre?
A: My books are more grit and less romantic fluff.
Q: Why do you write what you do?
A: I live in a soccer-mom world; my dark side has so break free somewhere. I love the supernatural and finding a way to link it to and twist all the stories we have been told through time.
Q: How does your writing process work?
A: I simply sit, turn on my music and just start writing. I don't take notes or get ahead of myself. The story simply comes to me. Once I get to a certain point, I go back and make sure it flows smoothly....and then keep writing until I've pissed off someone and create a great place to pick up in the next book. :)
**Shannon’s books can be found…
http://www.amazon.com/Silverbow-Howli...
http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Control-...
Regina Puckett; Author of the Warren Series!!!
Q: What are you working on?
A: I’m editing book 3 in my Warren Series.
What the Heart Knows focuses on the romance between Suzette’s younger sister, Emily, and Suzette’s closet friend, Bill Fields.
Emily has been love with Bill since she was sixteen, but now she’s all grown up and a physician. Since Bill has been in and out of her life since he and Suzette became friends in the 1st grade, Emily doesn’t think Bill will ever see her as anything other than his
best friend’s kid sister. What she doesn’t know is he is in love with her too.
When Suzette calls Bill asking for his help, he gladly agrees to ask Emily out to stay at his farm/art studio for two weeks. Now that Bill and Emily have the time and opportunity to see what the other is feeling, they also have to deal with a ruthless foe who is stalking her. Love is possible but will they be able to overcome all of their obstacles and uncertainties to accept its gift?
Q: How does your work differ from others of the same genre?
A: Since I write several different genres, this might be a complicated answer.
When I write a romance, I focus on the story and let the romance happen as the story unfolds. In Concealed in My Heart, my two main characters don’t fall in love until near the end of the book. I wanted to develop the story so when the time came for them to finally see each other as something more than friends, the reader really cared that David and Charity had found each other. The road to love is bumpy.
When I write horror, I like writing about everyday people interacting in everyday situations. To me, the most horrifying things happen when we’re not expecting it. I know, whenever I watch the news, I’m always amazed at just how evil some people can be.
With my children’s books, I enjoy writing about the things that are important to us as adults and to our children. I hope they are enjoyed by each age group and are able to stand up to the test of time.
Q: Why do you write what you do?
A: I write the daydream that refuses to go away until it’s down on paper.
Q: How does your writing process work?
A: When I first began writing, I listened to how other people went about plotting and planning. That observation led me to believe I had to have an outline before I could even begin. I tried it their way for my first two books, but what I discovered was that process didn’t work for me. I never stuck to the outline and by chapter 5 my story had taken on a life all of its own. So now, I mentally plot and plan and have a loose concept about the how my story will play out. Of course, it still veers off in a completely different direction, but now I’m not quite as upset about that because I didn’t wasted a lot of time working on something I never used.
**Regina’s books can be found…
http://www.amazon.com/Regina-Puckett/...
LaRae Parry
LaRae Parry; Author of the The Danish Pastry and Journal of a Crazy Lady!!!
Q: What are you working on?
A: Right now I’m working on two books . . . something I don’t think you should ever do. But . . . hey . . . when do I ever follow the rules?
The Ghost in Room 3327 is a sequel to The Danish Pastry. I know what I want to write. I’ve done the research because the ghost that I write about is an actual ghost who haunts the famous Hotel Del Coronado. The Ghost in Room 3327 is the narrator. She tells her side of the story, which is very interesting.
The other book I’m working on is, “Lost in Bizarre-O World.” It is in the Crazy Lady journal form since it is about all the trouble I’ve gotten myself into on the Internet. Sadly, it’s funny.
Q: How does your work differ from others of the same genre?
A: I don’t think there is a genre for me. I think I’m the first crazy person to write romance, comedy, paranormal, and memoirs. If anyone can think of a genre for me, I’d appreciate it.
Q: Why do you write what you do?
A: Honestly . . . I write the stories that are living in my mind. Some of them are ones I have actually experienced, and the others are the ones that entertain me when I’m bored.
Q: How does your writing process work?
A: I always carry a notebook with me. I never know when my brain is going to decide to work.
First, I write a draft. I then type my draft on the computer. Every time, the written draft comes out different when I type it. I make a copy of the draft and my husband and I read through it. I make the necessary corrections on the computer, then we read it again, and again, and again until I have the stories just the way I want them.
Then I get it published and see that I should have read through my writing one more time. CRUD.
LaRae's books can be found...
The Danish Pastry http://www.amazon.com/Danish-Pastry-L...
The Danish Pastry
Journal of a Crazy Lady
Augusta Fern; Author of the Morte’ Series!!!
Q: What are you working on?
A: I am currently working on the third and final installment of my vampire series, Morte'. I do have a working title, but I choose to keep that close to the chest.
Q: How does my work differ from others of the same genre?
A: My character comes from such a primitive time, I like to think that his past, (fictional) footprint on history and how it's shaped him stands out from the rest.
Q: Why do I write what I do?
A: I've been in awe of the fictional pale immortals since I was young, 10 to be precise. After engrossing myself in any and all vampire literature and film over the years I wanted to write my own story. The premise of course is fiction, but the back story of my characters isn't far from personal truth. Friends, Family, long lost acquaintances all have a place in my stories. I enjoy the calls from friends and family asking if this or that character is them.
Q: How does your writing process work?
A I have my laptop set up in front of my big window, so first I open the blinds and let the day in. From there I find where I left off (as all my stories are hand written prior to typing) and proceed. I do have a little one at home, and inspiration and a distraction but more of an inspiration than the distraction. Some days he sits in my lap while I write or read aloud as I'm editing.
**Augusta’s books can be found…
http://www.amazon.com/Augusta-Fern/e/...
Shannon Simmons; Author of the Howling Heart series!!!
Q: What are you working on?
A: I'm currently working on Book Three of the Howling Heart Series.
Q: How does your work differ from others of the same genre?
A: My books are more grit and less romantic fluff.
Q: Why do you write what you do?
A: I live in a soccer-mom world; my dark side has so break free somewhere. I love the supernatural and finding a way to link it to and twist all the stories we have been told through time.
Q: How does your writing process work?
A: I simply sit, turn on my music and just start writing. I don't take notes or get ahead of myself. The story simply comes to me. Once I get to a certain point, I go back and make sure it flows smoothly....and then keep writing until I've pissed off someone and create a great place to pick up in the next book. :)
**Shannon’s books can be found…
http://www.amazon.com/Silverbow-Howli...
http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Control-...
Regina Puckett; Author of the Warren Series!!!
Q: What are you working on?
A: I’m editing book 3 in my Warren Series.
What the Heart Knows focuses on the romance between Suzette’s younger sister, Emily, and Suzette’s closet friend, Bill Fields.
Emily has been love with Bill since she was sixteen, but now she’s all grown up and a physician. Since Bill has been in and out of her life since he and Suzette became friends in the 1st grade, Emily doesn’t think Bill will ever see her as anything other than his
best friend’s kid sister. What she doesn’t know is he is in love with her too.
When Suzette calls Bill asking for his help, he gladly agrees to ask Emily out to stay at his farm/art studio for two weeks. Now that Bill and Emily have the time and opportunity to see what the other is feeling, they also have to deal with a ruthless foe who is stalking her. Love is possible but will they be able to overcome all of their obstacles and uncertainties to accept its gift?
Q: How does your work differ from others of the same genre?
A: Since I write several different genres, this might be a complicated answer.
When I write a romance, I focus on the story and let the romance happen as the story unfolds. In Concealed in My Heart, my two main characters don’t fall in love until near the end of the book. I wanted to develop the story so when the time came for them to finally see each other as something more than friends, the reader really cared that David and Charity had found each other. The road to love is bumpy.
When I write horror, I like writing about everyday people interacting in everyday situations. To me, the most horrifying things happen when we’re not expecting it. I know, whenever I watch the news, I’m always amazed at just how evil some people can be.
With my children’s books, I enjoy writing about the things that are important to us as adults and to our children. I hope they are enjoyed by each age group and are able to stand up to the test of time.
Q: Why do you write what you do?
A: I write the daydream that refuses to go away until it’s down on paper.
Q: How does your writing process work?
A: When I first began writing, I listened to how other people went about plotting and planning. That observation led me to believe I had to have an outline before I could even begin. I tried it their way for my first two books, but what I discovered was that process didn’t work for me. I never stuck to the outline and by chapter 5 my story had taken on a life all of its own. So now, I mentally plot and plan and have a loose concept about the how my story will play out. Of course, it still veers off in a completely different direction, but now I’m not quite as upset about that because I didn’t wasted a lot of time working on something I never used.
**Regina’s books can be found…
http://www.amazon.com/Regina-Puckett/...
LaRae Parry
LaRae Parry; Author of the The Danish Pastry and Journal of a Crazy Lady!!!
Q: What are you working on?
A: Right now I’m working on two books . . . something I don’t think you should ever do. But . . . hey . . . when do I ever follow the rules?
The Ghost in Room 3327 is a sequel to The Danish Pastry. I know what I want to write. I’ve done the research because the ghost that I write about is an actual ghost who haunts the famous Hotel Del Coronado. The Ghost in Room 3327 is the narrator. She tells her side of the story, which is very interesting.
The other book I’m working on is, “Lost in Bizarre-O World.” It is in the Crazy Lady journal form since it is about all the trouble I’ve gotten myself into on the Internet. Sadly, it’s funny.
Q: How does your work differ from others of the same genre?
A: I don’t think there is a genre for me. I think I’m the first crazy person to write romance, comedy, paranormal, and memoirs. If anyone can think of a genre for me, I’d appreciate it.
Q: Why do you write what you do?
A: Honestly . . . I write the stories that are living in my mind. Some of them are ones I have actually experienced, and the others are the ones that entertain me when I’m bored.
Q: How does your writing process work?
A: I always carry a notebook with me. I never know when my brain is going to decide to work.
First, I write a draft. I then type my draft on the computer. Every time, the written draft comes out different when I type it. I make a copy of the draft and my husband and I read through it. I make the necessary corrections on the computer, then we read it again, and again, and again until I have the stories just the way I want them.
Then I get it published and see that I should have read through my writing one more time. CRUD.
LaRae's books can be found...
The Danish Pastry http://www.amazon.com/Danish-Pastry-L...
The Danish Pastry
Journal of a Crazy Lady
Augusta Fern; Author of the Morte’ Series!!!
Q: What are you working on?
A: I am currently working on the third and final installment of my vampire series, Morte'. I do have a working title, but I choose to keep that close to the chest.
Q: How does my work differ from others of the same genre?
A: My character comes from such a primitive time, I like to think that his past, (fictional) footprint on history and how it's shaped him stands out from the rest.
Q: Why do I write what I do?
A: I've been in awe of the fictional pale immortals since I was young, 10 to be precise. After engrossing myself in any and all vampire literature and film over the years I wanted to write my own story. The premise of course is fiction, but the back story of my characters isn't far from personal truth. Friends, Family, long lost acquaintances all have a place in my stories. I enjoy the calls from friends and family asking if this or that character is them.
Q: How does your writing process work?
A I have my laptop set up in front of my big window, so first I open the blinds and let the day in. From there I find where I left off (as all my stories are hand written prior to typing) and proceed. I do have a little one at home, and inspiration and a distraction but more of an inspiration than the distraction. Some days he sits in my lap while I write or read aloud as I'm editing.
**Augusta’s books can be found…
http://www.amazon.com/Augusta-Fern/e/...
INTERVIEWING one of my FAVORITE AUTHORS...
G.D. Ogan
G. D. Ogan; Author of the Immortal Relations series!!!
Q: What are you working on?
A: Currently I'm jumping WAY OUT OF MY Adult Paranormal-Romance genre' working on a book for my six year old granddaughter Lily titled, "Lily and the Time Buggy." It's about building a time machine to take Lily, her Pop-Pop (me) and a friend of mine who owns a "Museum of Pre-History" back to the age of dinosaurs. This is not a "See Spot run, see Jane chase Spot, see John follow Jane" type of book for a child to read (too many big words and concepts). It's a book to be read to a child by an adult who can explain some of what the book contains. My granddaughter LOVES DINOSAURS so this is going to be for her, I'm not sure I'll get it published. Once finished, I'll work on my forth book in my "Immortal Relations" series titled, "Immortal Relations, REVENGE!" I already know what it is about and much of the action for it.
Q: How does your work differ from others of the same genre?
A: I REALLY RESPECT the new crop of authors who are bringing "NEW LIFE" to the genre' of the LIVING DEAD! One of my favorites is, of course, Augusta and her Morte' Series. I just LOVE the developing relationship between her two principle characters Babet and Cian and all the supporting caste (what a great series of films it would make). My vampires are unusual in many ways, for the little blood they need they have corporations owning funeral homes. In accordance with funerary laws blood from the deceased is replaced with preservatives and rather than having that blood flushed, it is quick frozen for later use by our good vampires - a true symbiotic relationship. The good vampires were, for the most part, "changed" by being attacked by the out of control, evil type of vampires. My good vampires have sworn to protect humans from such attacks, harm from human criminals and the evil designs of power-mad politicians trying to enslave the masses. My guardian vampires live together for mutual defense in The Residency Coven, as well as other covens and in the third book open a new coven in the lower part of Canada outside of Cayuga in an old military armory they have refurbished and made into a Health Spa. Gary, the primary male character starts as a human in search of information about where his late father worked at the end of World War Two when he finds a photograph which reveals that his father had had a tryst while stationed overseas. Flying to Prague, Czechoslovakia, he meets a lovely but very unusual young lady. But she seems to know far more about his father than she possibly could. Gary immediately realizes she is not the normal human female he has dealt with before, but it isn't long before he cannot hide his growing love for her.
Q: Why do you write what you do?
A: The first book, "Immortal Relations" starts out with a true-life family story. When "Gary" finds the photograph of his late father as a young man in Prague, that part is true (only in this case Gary Logan is actually Guy Ogan - yours truly). It was my own father whose picture is on page two of the book. When I found that photograph a flood of memories returned to me of things my late mother had said, many, many years before - things I couldn't understand when I was just a child. She had said, "He is over there with THAT woman!" When I asked who she was talking about she would say nothing. I would later hear her exclaim, "He has had a child with THAT woman!" Again, there was no further information provided when I asked, but not long after that she asked me "What would you do if I divorced your father?" I was only six years old and not as sophisticated and street savvy as many children are today so I never put two and two together. Finding all this out and having all those memories come flooding back WAS MORE THAN A SHOCK TO ME. That night I couldn't sleep and I got up and felt compelled to go to the computer. I was a competent typist in college and during my graduate programs, but arthritis had taken its toll on the flexibility of my hands. However, that night the story poured forth at a speed from my fingers I had never reached before and it was as if they had taken on a "life-of-there-own." You could say my Muse took over...or perhaps that I channeled that first story, as if to give a different and positive view of vampirism, one not seen before. With the subsequent novels, "Immortal Relations, Love and War" and "Immortal Relations Coming Out" a lot is "provided" through my dreams and because of my diverse background of military officer and working in the Texas Prison System, retiring as a Psychologist, the stories are mostly about what I have done or was trained to do, as well as what I believe is important. Basically, Gary is in fact ME...I can honestly say, "To know Gary is to know me."
Q: How does your writing process work?
A: As alluded to above, I dream in character and get up and type or sit at the keyboard in the daytime and type what comes to (or through) me. I love to type late into the night and past the break of dawn when the house is quiet and I can let the story flow consciously or unconsciously.
Immortal Relations
Immortal Relations: Love & War
**G. D.'s books can be found…
"Immortal Relations" http://amzn.com/B006ZCBT6G Caution, there is "explicit togetherness" sex in the book.
"Immortal Relations, Love and War" http://amzn.com/B00A4IEHL6 Action on steroids, but far less explicit sex.
"Immortal Relations Coming Out" http://amzn.com/B00G5BQS18 A lot of political intrigue as well as romance.
G. D. Ogan; Author of the Immortal Relations series!!!
Q: What are you working on?
A: Currently I'm jumping WAY OUT OF MY Adult Paranormal-Romance genre' working on a book for my six year old granddaughter Lily titled, "Lily and the Time Buggy." It's about building a time machine to take Lily, her Pop-Pop (me) and a friend of mine who owns a "Museum of Pre-History" back to the age of dinosaurs. This is not a "See Spot run, see Jane chase Spot, see John follow Jane" type of book for a child to read (too many big words and concepts). It's a book to be read to a child by an adult who can explain some of what the book contains. My granddaughter LOVES DINOSAURS so this is going to be for her, I'm not sure I'll get it published. Once finished, I'll work on my forth book in my "Immortal Relations" series titled, "Immortal Relations, REVENGE!" I already know what it is about and much of the action for it.
Q: How does your work differ from others of the same genre?
A: I REALLY RESPECT the new crop of authors who are bringing "NEW LIFE" to the genre' of the LIVING DEAD! One of my favorites is, of course, Augusta and her Morte' Series. I just LOVE the developing relationship between her two principle characters Babet and Cian and all the supporting caste (what a great series of films it would make). My vampires are unusual in many ways, for the little blood they need they have corporations owning funeral homes. In accordance with funerary laws blood from the deceased is replaced with preservatives and rather than having that blood flushed, it is quick frozen for later use by our good vampires - a true symbiotic relationship. The good vampires were, for the most part, "changed" by being attacked by the out of control, evil type of vampires. My good vampires have sworn to protect humans from such attacks, harm from human criminals and the evil designs of power-mad politicians trying to enslave the masses. My guardian vampires live together for mutual defense in The Residency Coven, as well as other covens and in the third book open a new coven in the lower part of Canada outside of Cayuga in an old military armory they have refurbished and made into a Health Spa. Gary, the primary male character starts as a human in search of information about where his late father worked at the end of World War Two when he finds a photograph which reveals that his father had had a tryst while stationed overseas. Flying to Prague, Czechoslovakia, he meets a lovely but very unusual young lady. But she seems to know far more about his father than she possibly could. Gary immediately realizes she is not the normal human female he has dealt with before, but it isn't long before he cannot hide his growing love for her.
Q: Why do you write what you do?
A: The first book, "Immortal Relations" starts out with a true-life family story. When "Gary" finds the photograph of his late father as a young man in Prague, that part is true (only in this case Gary Logan is actually Guy Ogan - yours truly). It was my own father whose picture is on page two of the book. When I found that photograph a flood of memories returned to me of things my late mother had said, many, many years before - things I couldn't understand when I was just a child. She had said, "He is over there with THAT woman!" When I asked who she was talking about she would say nothing. I would later hear her exclaim, "He has had a child with THAT woman!" Again, there was no further information provided when I asked, but not long after that she asked me "What would you do if I divorced your father?" I was only six years old and not as sophisticated and street savvy as many children are today so I never put two and two together. Finding all this out and having all those memories come flooding back WAS MORE THAN A SHOCK TO ME. That night I couldn't sleep and I got up and felt compelled to go to the computer. I was a competent typist in college and during my graduate programs, but arthritis had taken its toll on the flexibility of my hands. However, that night the story poured forth at a speed from my fingers I had never reached before and it was as if they had taken on a "life-of-there-own." You could say my Muse took over...or perhaps that I channeled that first story, as if to give a different and positive view of vampirism, one not seen before. With the subsequent novels, "Immortal Relations, Love and War" and "Immortal Relations Coming Out" a lot is "provided" through my dreams and because of my diverse background of military officer and working in the Texas Prison System, retiring as a Psychologist, the stories are mostly about what I have done or was trained to do, as well as what I believe is important. Basically, Gary is in fact ME...I can honestly say, "To know Gary is to know me."
Q: How does your writing process work?
A: As alluded to above, I dream in character and get up and type or sit at the keyboard in the daytime and type what comes to (or through) me. I love to type late into the night and past the break of dawn when the house is quiet and I can let the story flow consciously or unconsciously.
Immortal Relations
Immortal Relations: Love & War
**G. D.'s books can be found…
"Immortal Relations" http://amzn.com/B006ZCBT6G Caution, there is "explicit togetherness" sex in the book.
"Immortal Relations, Love and War" http://amzn.com/B00A4IEHL6 Action on steroids, but far less explicit sex.
"Immortal Relations Coming Out" http://amzn.com/B00G5BQS18 A lot of political intrigue as well as romance.
INTERVIEWING AUTHORS...
A.D. Ellis; Author of the up-coming novel "For Nicky"!!!
A.D. Ellis
Q: What are you working on?
A: I'm very close to publishing my first novel title For Nicky. It's a contemporary new adult romance. I've also started work on my second book. It's about the sister in For Nicky. It's titled Because of Beckett. I hope to have it out before the end of the year! I have a whole list of book ideas on my computer. They range from children's books to funny things I've heard/said as a teacher to more romance ideas.
Q: How does your work differ from others of the same genre?
A: Well, I'm not sure since there are SO many authors in the romance genre. I will say that For Nicky is definitely not erotica. I'm not against erotica, it's just not what I wrote this time around. For Nicky is a love story. Love between brothers. Lost love in a family. Love of others. Romantic love. There is sex, but readers are going to have to invest in the love story and all of the twists and turns that come with it to get to the sex.
Q: Why do you write what you do?
A: For Nicky came about because of a couple reasons. One, I've read some terrible books and I felt challenged to do better than those. Two, I spent about a year watching a brother care for his special needs sibling during church services and it started this story brewing in my head. Three, I'm a sucker for a good love story and wanted to share with readers.
Q: How does your writing process work?
A: My writing process is a work in progress! This book, For Nicky, started out as 20,000 words! It's now 70,000+. As it was my first endeavor in writing novel length stories, I found that I needed more of a "plan" when I started out. It's really come together nicely now, but it was rough to start. After taking what I've learned in writing For Nicky, I now make a plan of what's going to happen in the story before I start writing. Things may change as the story progresses and the characters develop, but having a plan is a life saver for me.
For Nicky
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
TEASER:
For Nicky by A.D. Ellis
Due out April 30, 2014
Elizabeth Decker views herself as shy, totally average, and pretty much insignificant. She’s
nothing special, at least not compared to her little sister, Audrey. Elizabeth is content with her plain
and lonely future; she’s too insecure to contemplate a relationship thanks to her sister. Audrey is a
bombshell and uses this to get what she wants. She’s a girl who will stop at nothing to control anyone
and everything around her. She craves power and doesn’t care if she has to hurt Elizabeth to get it.
Nathaniel Morgan has spent his whole life fighting for his twin brother, Nicholas. Somewhere
along the way, he lost himself. Now he’s just getting by. He’s devoted to his family, but emotionally
detached from the women he burns through like wildfire. He has no plans of getting into something as
complicated and committed as a “relationship”.
Nicholas Morgan has placed the new librarian, Miss Elizabeth, on a pedestal and is begging her
to meet his twin brother, Nathaniel. Elizabeth and Nathaniel agree to meet, for Nicky. Both are caught
off-guard when unexpected sparks fly between them. This was not in their plans. Will Nathaniel and
Elizabeth be able to escape a past that still plagues them? Or, will the past, suspicions, and insecurities
come between them one too many times?
**This is a contemporary new adult romance. It should be read by 18+ only due to language, sexual
situations, date rape, and drugs.
Readers can find A.D. on Facebook at www.facebook.com/adellisauthor
A.D. Ellis
Q: What are you working on?
A: I'm very close to publishing my first novel title For Nicky. It's a contemporary new adult romance. I've also started work on my second book. It's about the sister in For Nicky. It's titled Because of Beckett. I hope to have it out before the end of the year! I have a whole list of book ideas on my computer. They range from children's books to funny things I've heard/said as a teacher to more romance ideas.
Q: How does your work differ from others of the same genre?
A: Well, I'm not sure since there are SO many authors in the romance genre. I will say that For Nicky is definitely not erotica. I'm not against erotica, it's just not what I wrote this time around. For Nicky is a love story. Love between brothers. Lost love in a family. Love of others. Romantic love. There is sex, but readers are going to have to invest in the love story and all of the twists and turns that come with it to get to the sex.
Q: Why do you write what you do?
A: For Nicky came about because of a couple reasons. One, I've read some terrible books and I felt challenged to do better than those. Two, I spent about a year watching a brother care for his special needs sibling during church services and it started this story brewing in my head. Three, I'm a sucker for a good love story and wanted to share with readers.
Q: How does your writing process work?
A: My writing process is a work in progress! This book, For Nicky, started out as 20,000 words! It's now 70,000+. As it was my first endeavor in writing novel length stories, I found that I needed more of a "plan" when I started out. It's really come together nicely now, but it was rough to start. After taking what I've learned in writing For Nicky, I now make a plan of what's going to happen in the story before I start writing. Things may change as the story progresses and the characters develop, but having a plan is a life saver for me.
For Nicky
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
TEASER:
For Nicky by A.D. Ellis
Due out April 30, 2014
Elizabeth Decker views herself as shy, totally average, and pretty much insignificant. She’s
nothing special, at least not compared to her little sister, Audrey. Elizabeth is content with her plain
and lonely future; she’s too insecure to contemplate a relationship thanks to her sister. Audrey is a
bombshell and uses this to get what she wants. She’s a girl who will stop at nothing to control anyone
and everything around her. She craves power and doesn’t care if she has to hurt Elizabeth to get it.
Nathaniel Morgan has spent his whole life fighting for his twin brother, Nicholas. Somewhere
along the way, he lost himself. Now he’s just getting by. He’s devoted to his family, but emotionally
detached from the women he burns through like wildfire. He has no plans of getting into something as
complicated and committed as a “relationship”.
Nicholas Morgan has placed the new librarian, Miss Elizabeth, on a pedestal and is begging her
to meet his twin brother, Nathaniel. Elizabeth and Nathaniel agree to meet, for Nicky. Both are caught
off-guard when unexpected sparks fly between them. This was not in their plans. Will Nathaniel and
Elizabeth be able to escape a past that still plagues them? Or, will the past, suspicions, and insecurities
come between them one too many times?
**This is a contemporary new adult romance. It should be read by 18+ only due to language, sexual
situations, date rape, and drugs.
Readers can find A.D. on Facebook at www.facebook.com/adellisauthor
INTERVIEWING AUTHORS!!!
Annie Edmonds; Author of Erotica series "Second Chance"
Annie Edmonds
Q: What are you working on?
A: I am currently working on my second erotic romance. Master Mike's story. Not really sure if that's what the title is yet, but since the series is Second Chance and my first book was Second Chances Sammy's story, I just might go with Master Mike's story.
I also write a couple blogs. The first is Sex w/Annie Let's Talk about Sex on WordPress.
This is where I try to help couples who have let their sex lives dwindle find a way to put the spice back into their relationships. I've been married for 28 yrs and I live with chronic pain. I figure if I can figure out a way to have a happy healthy sex life I should be able to help others.
The other is a authors group blog. Mine of course is the romance, and erotica section.
Yes I am one busy woman. Between the writing and social networking there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day. But I love every minute of it. Being able to reach all kinds of people and hear about their lives makes it all worth it.
Q: How does your work differ from other's in your genre;
A: Take for instance Sammy's story; I could have chopped it in half or into thirds and gotten two or three books out of that one story.
I wanted my readers to be able to pick up one of my books read a few chapters before bed and the next day think about getting home and reading some more. I don't want them to be done with it in an hour and start looking for their next book. I am hoping by the time the reader get to the end of my book they can feel the emotions I felt while writing it. I think this is what all writers want. I just try and do it with one book instead of two.
Q: Why do you write what you do?
A: I write what I know. You see Augusta I got my second chance at love and life when I met my husband Mike at a New Year's Eve party. I was young widow. I had no idea what true love was until I found Mike or when he found me. I felt it almost instantly. That magic they talk about, and those butterfly's I still feel them after all these years.
My books are about getting that second chance at love and life. I am here to say that it can happen to you out there. That there is such a thing as love at first sight. I didn't have it but my husband did and he has told me many times that he was not going to stop looking until he found me again. He knew my story. And he was willing to take a chance on me. .
Those are the feelings I write with. I have the fairy tale where love is concerned. And I want others to feel it too. I want to give my readers hope.
Or give the reader who may not have had sex in awhile that warm tingle feeling you get when you're reading a good erotic romance.
I have a few women that have written to tell me that it was my book that put the spark back into their love lives. Now that right there is a great reason to keep writing. I am in love with my husband and I want to share some of my experience's. So I make sure there's a part of our love woven in with the stories I write.
Q: How does your writing process work?
A: I write at my dining room table which is actually in my living room. .
Everyone's lives keep moving while I'm typing away in my heavily padded chair
If there was a camera set up you would see that during the day everyone is coming and going while I'm in one place. Sometimes hours go by without me realizing.
I have my essentials; my notebooks, my pads and pens, my post its, computer and my stainless steel coffee mug. I start by writing out a short draft of what my main character is going to look like and where I want him/her to go.
Then I give them a love interest. From there I find a way to get these two characters together. I have no idea where it all comes from but I think I could write a love story about two scarecrows if I thought about it long enough.
For me research is so important. When I'm writing I make sure to do my homework especially where BDSM is concerned. I want to make sure I am as accurate as I can be in the kink department.
I sometimes give my hubby a treat and ask him to help with the research. You should see the smile he gets on his face. "Yes baby I want you to look up a real dungeon and a woman on a St. Andrews cross. Let me know when you find it". You would have thought I gave him a penthouse pet for a day. Men are so easy to please.
I don't want someone to read one of my books and decide to go into an erotic club and not know that the universal safe-word in the world of BDSM is Red. There are websites listed in the back of my books too. With one click readers can do their own research. My advice is to Just be careful if you decide to put some kink into your relationship. And if you don't trust your partner completely then don't try it. Also know that it's the submissive that has all the control.
Second Chances Sammy's Story #1
***Find Annie's books...
http://www.amazon.com/Second-Chances-...
Annie Edmonds
Q: What are you working on?
A: I am currently working on my second erotic romance. Master Mike's story. Not really sure if that's what the title is yet, but since the series is Second Chance and my first book was Second Chances Sammy's story, I just might go with Master Mike's story.
I also write a couple blogs. The first is Sex w/Annie Let's Talk about Sex on WordPress.
This is where I try to help couples who have let their sex lives dwindle find a way to put the spice back into their relationships. I've been married for 28 yrs and I live with chronic pain. I figure if I can figure out a way to have a happy healthy sex life I should be able to help others.
The other is a authors group blog. Mine of course is the romance, and erotica section.
Yes I am one busy woman. Between the writing and social networking there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day. But I love every minute of it. Being able to reach all kinds of people and hear about their lives makes it all worth it.
Q: How does your work differ from other's in your genre;
A: Take for instance Sammy's story; I could have chopped it in half or into thirds and gotten two or three books out of that one story.
I wanted my readers to be able to pick up one of my books read a few chapters before bed and the next day think about getting home and reading some more. I don't want them to be done with it in an hour and start looking for their next book. I am hoping by the time the reader get to the end of my book they can feel the emotions I felt while writing it. I think this is what all writers want. I just try and do it with one book instead of two.
Q: Why do you write what you do?
A: I write what I know. You see Augusta I got my second chance at love and life when I met my husband Mike at a New Year's Eve party. I was young widow. I had no idea what true love was until I found Mike or when he found me. I felt it almost instantly. That magic they talk about, and those butterfly's I still feel them after all these years.
My books are about getting that second chance at love and life. I am here to say that it can happen to you out there. That there is such a thing as love at first sight. I didn't have it but my husband did and he has told me many times that he was not going to stop looking until he found me again. He knew my story. And he was willing to take a chance on me. .
Those are the feelings I write with. I have the fairy tale where love is concerned. And I want others to feel it too. I want to give my readers hope.
Or give the reader who may not have had sex in awhile that warm tingle feeling you get when you're reading a good erotic romance.
I have a few women that have written to tell me that it was my book that put the spark back into their love lives. Now that right there is a great reason to keep writing. I am in love with my husband and I want to share some of my experience's. So I make sure there's a part of our love woven in with the stories I write.
Q: How does your writing process work?
A: I write at my dining room table which is actually in my living room. .
Everyone's lives keep moving while I'm typing away in my heavily padded chair
If there was a camera set up you would see that during the day everyone is coming and going while I'm in one place. Sometimes hours go by without me realizing.
I have my essentials; my notebooks, my pads and pens, my post its, computer and my stainless steel coffee mug. I start by writing out a short draft of what my main character is going to look like and where I want him/her to go.
Then I give them a love interest. From there I find a way to get these two characters together. I have no idea where it all comes from but I think I could write a love story about two scarecrows if I thought about it long enough.
For me research is so important. When I'm writing I make sure to do my homework especially where BDSM is concerned. I want to make sure I am as accurate as I can be in the kink department.
I sometimes give my hubby a treat and ask him to help with the research. You should see the smile he gets on his face. "Yes baby I want you to look up a real dungeon and a woman on a St. Andrews cross. Let me know when you find it". You would have thought I gave him a penthouse pet for a day. Men are so easy to please.
I don't want someone to read one of my books and decide to go into an erotic club and not know that the universal safe-word in the world of BDSM is Red. There are websites listed in the back of my books too. With one click readers can do their own research. My advice is to Just be careful if you decide to put some kink into your relationship. And if you don't trust your partner completely then don't try it. Also know that it's the submissive that has all the control.
Second Chances Sammy's Story #1
***Find Annie's books...
http://www.amazon.com/Second-Chances-...
BLOG TREAT!! Author Interview
G. D. OGAN!!
1) If you were beginning your writing career today what would you do differently? I would cut back on the "explicit togetherness" (sex) in my first novel as that seems to be a stumbling block for some who start reading the first of my three novels in my "Immortal Relations" series.
2) What's the one thing about you that might surprise the reader? Most people who meet me don't believe I'm in my 70s, they think I'm in my late 40s or early 50s.
3) Tell us a little about your main character in your latest book. Gary Logan is a retired military officer who travels to Prague in the Czech Republic to see the place where his late father had a picture taken. There he falls in love with a VERY UNIQUE LADY! ("Immortal Relations" pages 1-11)
4) What are some of your favorites; Color, Food, Place? Color - Red, Food - Anything Chocolate, Place - Taipei, Taiwan
http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Relati...
http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Relati...
http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Relati...
G.D. Ogan
1) If you were beginning your writing career today what would you do differently? I would cut back on the "explicit togetherness" (sex) in my first novel as that seems to be a stumbling block for some who start reading the first of my three novels in my "Immortal Relations" series.
2) What's the one thing about you that might surprise the reader? Most people who meet me don't believe I'm in my 70s, they think I'm in my late 40s or early 50s.
3) Tell us a little about your main character in your latest book. Gary Logan is a retired military officer who travels to Prague in the Czech Republic to see the place where his late father had a picture taken. There he falls in love with a VERY UNIQUE LADY! ("Immortal Relations" pages 1-11)
4) What are some of your favorites; Color, Food, Place? Color - Red, Food - Anything Chocolate, Place - Taipei, Taiwan
http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Relati...
http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Relati...
http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Relati...
G.D. Ogan
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