Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a country girl, really, and always have been. I love goats, and goat milk, and I love being a crunchy mama. I’ve written three novels to date. Actually I write under the pen name “Camille Esther,” so if you see books by Camille Esther, you’ll know that’s me.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My most recent novel is titled Doctor and King, and it is actually a retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. I started thinking to myself, “what real-life events would give rise to a legend like the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty?” So, Doctor and King is my imagination of how such a story would have started, without any fairies or magic.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I love to write by hand. It just works better for my creativity, I guess. But it makes it harder, because then I have to type everything into the computer. So…I kind of go back and forth on that, based on my time constraints.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I can name a few that really inspire me. Treasure Island was always one of my favorites. The Gammage Cup, Coral Island, and The Chronicles of Narnia. There are others, of course, but those are some of the top ten. Always adventure, and a lot of historical fiction as well.
What are you working on now?
I’m actually working on more than one project, but one of them is a story about a milkmaid. I grew up milking goats, and I guess I wanted to work some of that into a story.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
So far, AMS ads have worked best for me.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t give up; and listen to the advice other authors give you. (Don’t listen to non-authors; they won’t know the right things to tell you.)
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Work so that at the end of every day you can look back and see one small thing that you did towards your goals. Even if it is small, it is a step forward.
What are you reading now?
The Worth of a King by Kendra Ardnek.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Um, more writing, ha ha. Seriously, though, I need to expand my series, and learn more marketing tactics.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Bible.
Crescent Tides by Aaron Gruben
A book on survival
Another book on survival
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