I read a number of self-published books and realized that I had an opportunity to share my writings with the world. I soon decided to quit my full-time job in the insurance and financial services industry, stay home with my son and write. It was the best decision I've ever made. My son's health has improved drastically, and I've never been happier.
I prefer to read and write YA fantasy, romance, and paranormal romance. The next book in my Rapid City Wolves series, “Blood Oath,” will be released for Amazon Kindle on June 1, 2013.
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Eve came to Rapid City to escape her parents' messy divorce, but what she finds in South Dakota exceeds her wildest dreams- and nightmares. After Eve is attacked by a wolf outside her grandmother's house, she stumbles into a new and frightening existence as an alpha werewolf. Fated to lead the pack and obligated to choose a beta to lead beside her, Eve still cannot bring herself to forget Jericho, the mysterious vampire who saved her life. Will the wolves force Eve to choose between her destiny and her soulmate?
Q) What inspired you to write this story?
A: It took me a long time- two years- to come around to the idea of writing a book that featured vampires and werewolves in a prominent role. I had to reconcile my ideas of already-popular books and movies, like Twilight and Underworld, with my vision for my own books. It was really the market that made me decide what direction to take with this story. I know readers out there- myself included- are dying for more vampire and werewolf fiction, and I decided to write my own series.
Q) How long did it
take you to write?
A: Blood Lust actually
only took six days to write. That was with a solid six to eight hours a day of
writing, and of course the fact that I’d outlined and storyboarded all the
scenes beforehand helped immensely. With outlining, storyboarding and editing
included, the time spent on Blood Lust was
about three weeks total.
Q) What is your
favorite thing about writing?
A: I’ve learned to truly enjoy the writing process, but I
get such a sense of accomplishment every time I finish writing a book. I’m a
bit of a procrastinator in my life outside writing, and I often start projects
that I never finish, but books are where I can focus my time and talent and
know that the end result will turn out exactly the way I want it to.
Q) What is your least
favorite thing about writing?
A: This changes on a daily basis! Right now, my least
favorite thing about writing is trying to accept bad reviews and keep a
positive attitude. Bad reviews are inevitable- there will always be someone who
didn’t like your book. I had a real tough time dealing with bad reviews until a
fellow author told me to go take a look at some of the reviews that bestselling
authors receive for their books. I checked out a couple of Dan Brown’s books on
Amazon, and realized that he gets eviscerated on a daily basis by reviewers!
Although you should always listen to constructive criticism and try your best
to perfect your writing, it’s important to keep perspective regarding bad
reviews: some people will just never be happy, and some people will read your
book even though it’s clearly not in their preferred genre. Although I’ve
learned to deal with the negativity, the fact that I have to deal with it at
all is definitely my least favorite thing about writing.
Q) If you could be
any famous person for one day, who would you be and why?
A: I recently read an interview with Robert Downey Jr, and
was struck by his confidence. I should probably call it arrogance, actually,
because his attitude careened right past confident into egotistical. All the
same, I think it’d be nice to be him for a day, and experience just a sample
that confidence/arrogance/egotism. I get awfully tired of second-guessing
myself!
Q) What is the oldest
thing in your fridge and how old is it?
A: I answered this question once before, and the answer is
still the same! I’m not sure why I keep the tubes of icing from Christmas
cookies year-round, but at this point it’s almost like a family tradition. I’d
hate to put an end to it on account of a minor issue like hygiene. Haha!
Q) What can readers
expect from you in the future?
A: Right now I’m working on Blood Oath, the sequel to Blood
Lust. After Blood Oath is
released on June 1st, I plan to start writing a young adult urban
fantasy series that I’m very excited about. But I’ll also definitely be putting
out the third book in the Rapid City Wolves series later this year.a Rafflecopter giveaway
