Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My paranormal romance Two Worlds Two Men is my first published work. I live in beautiful northern Michigan in the town of Traverse City. I guarantee our aquamarine colored water, quaint beach towns and growing culinary, wine and beer industries will surprise and delight you. I love the outdoors and spend lots of time walking my two dogs, Piggs and Diggs. Piggs is a chunky little Puggle and Diggs is the longest Corgi you have ever seen! In addition to the romance book I’ve also written a crime fiction and non fiction book.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Two Worlds Two Men is a paranormal romance that entails a love triangle. My heroine, Jocelyn Stewart, juggles two lovers between present day Edinburgh Scotland and medieval Scotland. While writing the book I was inspired to convey that love can come in several different packages. There is not necessarily a right or wrong relationship because each of us must find what works for us as individuals.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
None that really jump out at me though others may have a field day answering that question!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I enjoy Patricia Cornwell, Dr. Wayne Dyer and Frances Mayes. I have such diverse reading tastes that it is almost a crime to only list a few authors, but I read based on my mood. I enjoy everything from a smoky romance to a self-help book.
What are you working on now?
A non fiction book about having the courage to pursue your dreams. I just finished up editing and plan on getting it published in the near future. My hope is to inspire others to push forward towards their own goals and not give up before they even started.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My best investment towards promotion was a virtual blog tour. I highly recommend this to any author seeking an online presence and a desire to connect directly with readers of their genre. I started from nothing as far as an online presence and my blog tour gave me Good Reads and Twitter followers I may never had found by myself. Plus, I have an easily accessible profile online with the numerous interviews and guest posts that the blog tour required of me in order to participate. An added bonus is that I sincerely enjoyed myself and had lots of fun.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be persistent and realize that it’s important to see yourself as becoming published in order to have anyone else believe it. Begin to see yourself as the person you hope to become and this causes the momentum to flow and doors to open.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
You must envision it and thoughts become things.
What are you reading now?
Nothing! I am in the process of moving again and my time for pursuits like reading have been very limited of late.
What’s next for you as a writer?
My non fiction book is next on my list to release.
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 would take anything written by Dr. Wayne Dyer because I can reread his books and interpret an entirely different message then the last time I read it. Every read is fresh and allows another perspective. That is important if one only has 3-4 books to read over and over.
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