Sunday 30 April 2017

Get To Know - James Grey

Book Questions


Tell us your latest news?

I finished the Emma series at last! And the third and final book, Her Calling, will launch exclusively in paperback in York! 


What book are you reading now?

The Master and Margerita by Mikhail Bulgakov

Your books are so emotional. How long does it take for you to be able to get the characters out of your mind and move on to the next?

I don't get into my characters' mind enough, I would say! 


Are the names of the characters in your novels important?

Not too much, I just try to avoid names that annoy people and which I like. Sometimes girl characters have the names of girls I have liked or enjoyed in my life ;) 
 

What are the most important attributes to remaining sane as a writer?

Keep a regular social life going. And shack up with somebody who has a day job, so you can quit yours. 


What is the most demeaning thing said about you as a writer?


One of my scenes in Breaking Free was described as bordering on rape. That wasn't cool. 

How do you react to a bad review of one of your books?

Luckily I have had very few. I don't mind constructive criticism but it is annoying when people buy erotic books and then complain they are erotic, for example! 


What was the hardest part of writing your book?

Sitting down for enough hours and doing it. I find it helps to go away to the country for a weekend, far from anywhere and everyone. Paying for an Air BnB focuses my mind!


Did you learn anything from writing your book and what was it?

Writing about Emma has helped me know what I want in life, and what's important.  


Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?

With the Emma series, especially, I think the message is quite clear by the end, but I don't want to spoil the surprise! Her Desire Awakened gives the message that a woman can live out each and every fantasy if she wants to.  

Have you ever read or seen yourself as a character in a book or a movie?

Not particularly, although I would enjoy being Christian Grey! 

Describe in 5 words, your writing:


What do you use to write your book?

Occasionally I write by hand, but mostly I type straight into computer.  

Do you listen to music while you write or read?

Occasionally classical music. Nothing with words works for me.  

If you could write with any other author(s) who would it be and why?

I'd love to write with a female author who is big in the erotica world. It would be great to have some help with describing male characters, and also to try bringing double perspective to a story or a scene. 



NON- BOOK QUESTIONS


When you were a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

Astronaut 

Did/Do you have a nickname?
Not really 


What are your pet peeves?

Things that take longer than they should. And technology that doesn't work. 


What is your favourite coffee shop drink?
Latte, but sometimes I branch out into chai latte 


What's your favourite tv show?
Big Bang Theory 

What is your favourite kind of cookie?
Chocolate chip! 


If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three things would you have and why?

Beautiful woman, TV with all the sport channels in the world, and a fridge that keeps on refilling itself. 


Where would you go if you had a time machine?

Back to the eighties! 


Which is your favorite quote?

Winston Churchill: If you stop and throw a stone at every dog that barks, you will never reach your destination. 


If you were an ice cream what flavor would you be?

Lemon 

What song best describes you?

None I can think of 



THIS OR THAT

Pepsi or Coke
Coke 

Michael Fassbender or  Colin Farrell
Don't know either 

Cows or Sheep

Sheep! Cows can hurt you. And lamb tastes good. 

. Castle or Town house

Castle 

City or Country

Country 

Lover or Fighter

Lover 

Pop or Rock Music

Rock 

80’s or 90’s

90s 

Singing or dancing


Singing 

Saturday 29 April 2017

Get To Know - Sarah Michelle Lynch

Book Questions


Tell us your latest news?

My next release is called Hetty and comes out on May 1st. It’s a new adult novel about a girl whose image ends up on the side of a derelict building (for some reason…)

What book are you reading now?

I’m about to start The Night Mark by Tiffany Reisz.

Your books are so emotional. How long does it take for you to be able to get the characters out of your mind and move on to the next?

The very first characters I created (five or six years ago) are still in my head and living, too. You don’t ever move on. You just tell the story they want to tell at the time. Then you never know if they’re going to tell you more later down the line…
Are the names of the characters in your novels important?

Sometimes.
What are the most important attributes to remaining sane as a writer?

I was a journalist before I wrote fiction so the transition wasn’t too drastic. I’ve always been incredibly disciplined and yet I never take myself too seriously. The writing, yes. Myself, no.
What is the most demeaning thing said about you as a writer?

Oh, that I was writing books to rob people…
How do you react to a bad review of one of your books?

I don’t react. You can never please everyone. You love a book, put it out there, and some people will worship you for giving them a piece of your heart, while others will assume you set out to confuse them on purpose.
What was the hardest part of writing your book?

The hardest part of writing any book is the first blank page. After that, it’s easy. Well, not easy. Just hard to contain myself once I've overcome the first hurdle.
Did you learn anything from writing your book and what was it?

I’ve learnt that every book breaks me in a bit more, so the books thereafter come easier.
Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?

There are messages in all my novels but some are more deeply embedded than others. I think readers need to go back a few times to spot the secrets I hide within the pages.
Have you ever read or seen yourself as a character in a book or a movie?
 
No!
Describe in 5 words, your writing:
 
Mind-bending, consuming, passionate, intentional, pulverising.
 
What do you use to write your book?

What don’t I use?
Do you listen to music while you write or read?

Rarely, but sometimes in a break, I’ll listen to a particular song to get me ready to write the next scene.
If you could write with any other author(s) who would it be and why?


Probably my husband, but he’s a very abstract writer. He’s of the opinion that writing shouldn’t make sense!! Yeah, try working with that…
NON- BOOK QUESTIONS
 
When you were a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

Writer.
Did/Do you have a nickname?
 
Several then, several now – none of them that good!
What are your pet peeves?
 
People posting relentless negative shit on social media for no reason other than to piss other people off.
What is your favourite coffee shop drink?
 
I quit caffeine last year, so probably hot chocolate these days! With all the trimmings.
What's your favourite tv show?
 
There are too many! Some of my faves at the moment include Homeland, Lucifer, Man in the High Castle, The Night Manager… any good dramas. I used to be a massive Sex and the City fan but I watch that back now and realise how out of date it is already.
What is your favourite kind of cookie?
 
Really chewy.
 
If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three things would you have and why?
 
A cow that produces chocolate milk, an unlimited supply of shampoo and the complete works of Shakespeare! Surely self-explanatory.
Where would you go if you had a time machine?
 
Jane Austen era.
Which is your favorite quote?
 
There are too many.
 
If you were an ice cream what flavor would you be?
 
Ice cream, bleugh! Vomit flavour probably! Ha!
What song best describes you?

You’d have to ask my husband.
THIS OR THAT
 
Pepsi or Coke
Neither seeing as though I quit caffeine
 
Michael Fassbender or  Colin Farrell
Fassbender
 
Cows or Sheep
Cows
 
Castle or Town house
Castle
 
City or Country
Country
 
Lover or Fighter
Lover
 
Pop or Rock Music
Rock
 
80’s or 90’s
Child of the 90s, sorry.
 
Singing or dancing
Singing
 

Monday 24 April 2017

Release Day Blitz ~ Love After Losing ~ Anthology



Release Day Blitz - Love after Losing
Author - L Chapman, H.A. Robinson, Maryann Jordan, Karen Frances, Karen Ferry, KL Shandwick , Krissy V
Book - Love after Losing
Event Date - 24th April
Hosted by Hooked on books & Cherry0Blossoms Promotions


Life after Losing is the subject that each of our seven authors were given and it is amazing how they have all written very different stories. 


Some are very sad and deal with loss of family members; we also have a couple of lighthearted romantic comedies which takes us through loss of a different kind. One author even gives us a romantic suspense dealing with this issue.

It’s always fascinating how one subject line can be interpreted in so many different ways.

Grab a drink, sit back, relax and enjoy being taken deep into the minds of seven amazing authors. 

SANDS (Stillborn and NeoNatal Death Syndrome) is very real and all the authors were delighted to part of something so amazing.




 H.A. Robinson


 Karen Ferry



  Karen Frances


  KL Shandwick


Krissy V


L.Chapman


 Maryann Jordan







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