See the questions and answers below? Today it's my turn to do a little bit of an interview courtesy of Marie Lavender
who has previously hosted me in a review I did for Carol Round and her book, Journaling For Jesus, and an article I wrote for her blog on Writing Without Worry.
I've also interviewed Marie on my blog here.
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| My two sisters Tricia and Jenn. I'm in the middle. |
What
am I working on?
I
am working on two books, the first is Sunny Side-Up, the second book in the
Susan Cramer Mystery series. It's being read, edited and critiqued by some
trusted readers. The second book I'm writing is The Gift: A Parable of the
Ring, due out Christmas 2015. This book is the last one in the parable series.
How
does my work differ from others of the same genre?
I'd
like to think that my Christian fiction books are different because they
combine fiction and inspiration in one tidy package. On the one hand you get an
inspiring story, on the other, you get ideas to improve your own life. Books
are written in parable style, meaning symbolism is a constant visitor to my
books.
Why
do I write what I do?
I
write to inspire mostly, but I also write to entertain and to inform. That's why
Scrambled was created (a cozy mystery) and why I also wrote Conquering Your
Goliaths: Guidebook (it's written to assist the reader in improving his/her
life) and Marketing Your Book on a Budget (written to assist the new or
established author with low or no cost marketing).
I
get up in the morning, write on my blog, respond to emails, and then the
writing or editing begins. Because I also have a writing business, Idea
Creations Press, I am always mentoring, editing, or ghostwriting for others as
well. I use my computer, though I sometimes write free-hand and transfer my thoughts to my computer later. It doesn't have to be quiet for me, (I've learned through the years to work through noise) but I prefer silence or a carefully chosen CD.
I can finish a book in a year, but, after that, I spend at least another six months perfecting it. That means lots of readers, editors and honest people tell me what works, and what, quite frankly, doesn't.
That doesn't mean my writing is 'perfect' even then, but hopefully that I've weeded out most of the undesirable sentences, questionable dialogue, or outright 'what does this mean?' stuff.
See where this blog tour began here.
