Her latest book is the historical romance, Love's Justice For More Information
Thanks for letting us interrogate interview
you! Can you give us a go-for-the-gut answer as to why you wanted to
be an author?
I desperately needed a creative outlet after leaving my job as a
producer of TV and radio commercials to stay home with my children.
Tell us (we won’t tell promise!) is it all it’s cracked up to
be? I mean what are the perks and what are the demands?
Since I’m not a New York Times best seller (yet) there are few
perks. The biggest perk is knowing
something that you crafted to give others pleasure is out there for the public
to consume.
Which route did you take – traditional or self-published – and
can you give us the nitty gritty low down on what’s that like?
My first sale was many years ago to Harperpaperbacks and was a thrilling
experience. The cover, the feel of the
paperback in my hands was exhilarating.
Needless to say, publishing has undergone (and continues to undergo)
major changes. Today, I’m pleased to be
publishing in an e-pub format. I think
it allows more readers to enjoy books at a reasonable price. This being said, I would hope there will
always be a place for traditionally published books.
Tell us for real what your family feels about you spending so
much time getting your book
I have always put my family first. It is a choice I made years ago. Now, with my family grown I still try to
write in a way that least inconveniences my husband. Whether this has impacted my career it’s hard
to say but looking back, I wouldn’t change a thing.
Do your pets actually get their food on time or do they have to
wait until you type just one more word?
Our poor dog was always patient and understanding. I miss her still.
In writing your book, how did you deal with the phone ringing,
your family needing dinner or your boss calling you saying you’re late?
Luckily, I was rarely writing under a deadline and was able to
keep everything up and running.
What was the craziest or insane thing that happened to you in
the book publishing process?
Getting an email from a New York editor praising my main-stream
book throughout the email saying how well paced it was, how she read it in one
sitting and how much she enjoyed it, only to have her add at the end that she
was sorry but she didn’t buy “this kind of book.”
How about the social networks? Which ones do you
believe help and which ones do you wish you could avoid?
I’m not terribly tech savvy so I’ll have to pass on this. I do know authors who are very successful in
harnessing various social networks to improve their sales.
What is one thing you’d like to jump on the rooftop and scream
about?
Editors second guessing what a reader will or won’t read and
trends that seem to dictate every book written must include werewolves, demons,
time travel or whatever.
Okay, too much sugar for you today! Here’s a nice cup
of Chamomile tea and come on over and sit under the cabana and watch the waves
roll in. Now…can you tell us what you love about being a published
author and how all those things above doesn’t matter because it’s all part of
the whole scheme of things and you wouldn’t have it any other way?
Well, it’s certainly not for public adulation. (Trust me there’s very little of that for the
average writer.) I know it sounds
insincere but I really get a deep-seated satisfaction sharing my stories with
others. I know few writers who write
only for themselves. We write because we
want to give the pleasure of a good story to others. This is an intoxicating reason to write. As writers, I think we’re all addicted to
sharing the pleasure of a good story.
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