Faye Hall

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I write Australian Historical Romances, each filled with passion, deceit and murder. I currently have 8 books published.

I try to encompass much of my own families history into my books, as well as setting most of them in my home town in North Queensland, Australia.

I am happily married to my childhood sweetheart and soulmate and living in North Queensland.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest release, Heart of Stone, is slightly different to my other books. The idea for that book came more from the unspoken history of blackbirding in our area of Australia. For those that don’t know, blackbirding was the title given to the slave trade in Australia’s past, mostly dealing with the islanders called Kanakas that were forcibly brought into the country. The main female character in the book is in fact an Irish slave, another scandalous past of Australian history.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Too many to mention! Some of them are humming weird tunes, poking tongues at my characters, wiggling in my chair – you get the drift.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Although I’m a historical romance author, I take inspiration from so many different kinds of authors from Amanda Quick, to Harper Lee and even Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently finishing edits for Lust & Chastity, the first book in my Sins of the Virtuous series. I also have another book from that series, Indulgence & Temperance which is contracted so edits for that shouldn’t be far away either. In the mean time I am trying to get the rest of the books in the series written to send off to the publisher.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My publisher, Beachwalk Press, does a lot of promo for me. I usually contact a few blog sites about promoing my work, and of course I have my own website.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
To learn to take criticism and to never give up.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
That a bad first draft is better than a blank page.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Could I say a best Seller? Hahaha wouldn’t that be great though? Seriously though I’m just trying to write as many good books as I can and try to get them published both to bring recognition to myself but also to Australian based romances.

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?
Lord of the Flies is a must. Then To Kill a Mockingbird. Then probably Ravished and Deception by Amanda Quick.

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