Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I grew up in the Los Angeles area, which, as a cowboy and Indians fan, left me frustrated. I yearned to live in a small town, so I moved to Utah but ended up in Salt Lake City which is not small anymore. Unable to complete my education in fine arts, I discovered romance novels. One morning woke to a scene I knew belonged in a book. I dragged out a typewriter and began. Didn’t get that one published but my next book was a Golden Heart Finalist which won me an agent and, a year later, a contract with Kensington Books. Since then, I have had nine historical romance novels published. I have two finished, waiting for revisions, three others started, and a whole file of story ideas.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My newest book is Divine Gamble. Despite it being rejected by my editor, I liked the story and kept at it in free moments. This year I finished and published it. I don’t recall what inspired it, my fertile imagination probably. And the characters who refused to leave me alone until I told their story.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m a pantser who keeps trying to be a plotter.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
A. B. Guthrie, Jr., Larry McMurtry, Lucia St. Clair Robson, Maggie Osborne, Penelope Williamson, Elizabeth Lowell. There are too many.
What are you working on now?
The first book I ever wrote, a time travel called Time Weaver set at the 1834 mountain man rendezvous.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use any and all I feel can benefit me.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes, be prepared for a life change and total devotion to your work or you’ll never succeed.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Stop worrying about the mistakes you make and learn from them. When you get to the point where making the book the best it can be is more important than your ego, you’ll know you’re a writer.
What are you reading now?
Seducing Susannah by E. E. Burke
What’s next for you as a writer?
A new book
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?
A blank journal, a dictionary and a thesaurus.
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