1) Do you
write your books on paper first or start straight on the computer?
I go straight to the
computer. I type much faster than I write by hand, and my thoughts run too fast
for me to put pen to paper.
2) What do
you do when you’re not writing?
Read, a lot. Hang
with friends or my boyfriend. Watch movies. Talk shop with other writers
sometimes. I also do trivia night at a local restaurant and am part of an
improv comedy group. It’s a fine life.
3) In your
spare time what do you like to read?
Speculative fiction
is my first love. I love books that take me places where fantastic things
happen. That said, I also like a good romance.
4) And what
are you reading at the moment?
I’m currently
reading The Seventh by fellow Evernight Teen author S. D. Wasley. It’s a ya
paranormal about a girl who sees ghosts and six other members of a power group.
It’s really neat!
5) If you
could work with any author, who would it be and why?
Marissa Meyer. I
love The Lunar Chronicles and fairytale retellings. Mixing the two together is,
like, everything I ever wanted in a story, and I’d love to work with someone
who came up with that.
6) When you
were younger who were your favourite author?
Madeline L’Engle. A
Wrinkle in Time was and remains my favourite book.
7) Writing
wise what is your biggest accomplishment?
Managing to keep two
characters apart romantically for 200 pages three times. Lol. I know it sounds
weird, but that was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be before I
started this series. Luckily, I like a good challenge.
8) What
inspires you to write your first novel?
I wrote a rough
draft of Critical Hit-On (Games of Love, 1) last year. It was novella length
and lacked true romantic conflict. I was so focused on writing a story where
the leads were the quirky sidekicks often found in romances that the plot got
away from me. So my inspiration was writing a romance for the sidekick.
9) Are you
working on anything new at the moment if so can you tell us anything about it?
Book 4 for The Games
of Love is in the works. There will be theater and super hero jokes. That’s
about all I know right now.
10) If you
could do it over again, is there anything you would change in any of your
books?
Probably, but I’m
not sure what it would be at the moment.
11) Out of
all your books, which is your favourite character and why?
Lydia (the
mc of One Fling to Rule Them All.) I loved getting into her head, and I enjoyed
writing that book so much.
12) When
writing about something you don't know much about where do you get your
information?
The internet or
other people who know more than I do.
13) For you
what is the easiest part of the book to write?
The middle. Beginnings
and endings give me issues sometimes, but I’ve noticed that the part of the
book that needs the least editing when I finish the rough draft is the middle. Not
sure why.
14) ...And
the hardest?
The first chapter.
Getting the right emotion so readers want to continue, dropping only enough
information so readers aren’t confused, establishing who people are—I love it
when I finally get it right, but getting it there is a pain.
15) How do
you choose the names for your books and the characters?
For The Games of
Love, I chose many of my character names so I could make references with them.
Sonya and Jaxon in Finish Him are names from the Mortal Kombat universe. The
characters in MK are partners in the military, not lovers, but I love the names
and wanted to use them. There’s also Parker Peterson. “Spider sense is
tingling.”
16) Have
you ever taken out a character or changed a character in a book before
publishing and then regretted it?
Not as of
yet, but I probably will someday.
17) I plan
on taking part in NaNoWriMo this year do you ever take part?
Sometimes. It
depends what phase of the creative process I’m in. I’m not this month because
of Finish Him’s release and everything that entails. There’s always next year.
18) What
advice would you give to someone who "ran out of creativity" while
writing?
Work on
something else. Sometimes getting away from a project brings it into clarity.
Also, find other writers to socialize with. Getting out into the community and
brainstorming can really help.
19) What do
you do when you get writers block?
See my “work on
another project” suggestion above. If that doesn’t work, I take a few days off
from writing. Sometimes, the brain needs to recharge.
20) Do you
have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?
“Live long
and prosper.” Thanks for stopping by today!
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