Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I live in the city with my husband, who makes sure I look great on all the photos and two kids. But I dream of moving into a cottage in the most remote corner of Scotland, where I could write steamy contemporary romances, stare at the Ocean and eat scones. The rest of the family isn’t impressed.
I love to write as much as I love to travel. I combine the two in my debut novel and on my award-winning family travel blog Coolkidzcooltrips. You can find me sitting at the computer before dawn and on the playground every afternoon chasing my girls and thinking of the next plot twist.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of the book is Faodail, a Scottish word for a lucky find. It is set in Altnaharra, a fictional remote island far in the North of Scotland, where the weather is moody and everyone knows everyone’s business. I got the idea for the book, when we were in the North of Scotland on holiday, staying in the small whitewashed cottage overlooking the cliffs and the sea. Not wanting to leave, I figured if I write about it, I can keep returning there in mind over and over again.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I just procrastinate a lot :).
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have an eclectic taste and love to read a lot. I am a huge fan of Daniel Silva and his spy novels, I love good thrillers but sometimes only a romance will do. I like Maya Banks, Nora Roberts, Kristen Proby, etc.
What are you working on now?
Faodail is a standalone novel, but not wanting to leave Scotland, I am writing a novel, which centers around one of the characters introduced in Faodail.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’d say bother people.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t give up. I know it’s simple and we’ve all heard it, but writing is daunting and I know I often wonder why am I even doing this. But at the same time I can’t imagine not doing it. So, my advice to new authors is don’t give up writing and keep trying. Something will eventually work. This I tell myself too.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Try a different approach. If it doesn’t work, try another different approach. Don’t give up.
What are you reading now?
I am reading Tova Mirvis’s The Outside world.
What’s next for you as a writer?
More writing, that’s for sure.
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?
2 Daniel Silva’s books, I could read those over and over again. Something from Rachel Gibson and Pablo Neruda’s poetry to keep me sane.
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