Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve published three books. My debut came out last year in the series titled “A Lady’s Wish.” The series is about three impoverished young ladies living in the Lake District of England near a real mystical site called the Fairy Steps.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is titled “A Most Inconvenient Wish”. It’s book three in the series. Sophia was the “mean girl” of the three sisters and seriously needed a comeuppance. She was determined to marry a peer of the realm, but you know how love is: It’s just as easy to fall for a gentleman farmer as it is for an earl.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I prewrite scenes in notebooks. In fact, I must have a brand new notebook and set of pens for each new story idea. For some reason having that notebook signals my brain that it’s time to do something with these people in my head.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Kathleen Woodiwiss, Julia Quinn, Valerie Bowman, Sarah MacLean, Nalini Singh, Jill Shalvis, Kristin Callihan, Jane Austen, Mary Stewart, L. M. Montgomery. I could go on and on and on. I love to read.
What are you working on now?
I have a few irons in the fire right now. I’m working on a novella about a lady artist trying to get her painting shown in the Royal Exhibition only to have to have approval of her secret ex-lover set in London and Brighton in 1825.
I have a series that I’m planning about three young ladies that aren’t particularly suitable marriage material and a matchmaker set around 1802.
I’m also working on a contemporary series of women with unusual jobs set in Hickory, NC.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook I guess. I’m still trying to figure out this whole marketing thing.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Do not give up even when you want to. Vicky Dreiling told me one time that when you get that feeling that you’ve had enough of rejection, you are just sure that its not going to happen to you, that’s when you’re most likely to have something happen. That’s exactly how it happened for me.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
While storytelling is an art, the craft part is important too. Never settle with your work. Push yourself to get better with each book and each revision. Learn to put more of you into your stories to help bring out the emotion. Readers crave that emotional depth, but it’s the hardest thing for a writer to do: let that go. I’m still working on it.
What are you reading now?
I’m reading Nalini Singh’s Rock series. Started it this weekend and honestly, I’m on my third day of book hangovers.
What’s next for you as a writer?
While I’m published as an eBook author, my dream is to go to the grocery or Walmart and see my book on the shelf. I’m not there yet, but I’ll get there.
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?
I can’t just bring my eReader? HMMMM. Julie Garwood’s The Secret. Linda Howard: Prey, Julia Quinn anything Bridgerton, and Kylie Scott Lick.
Author Websites and Profiles
Eileen Richards Website
Eileen Richards Amazon Profile
Eileen Richards’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account
Pinterest Account