Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a romance author who loves writing about the strong, alpha male. I have written 4 full length books, and one novella (which is currently free on Amazon.)
I live in Vancouver, Canada and have been writing my entire life. It may sound corny, but I love taking walks on the beach and I find a lot of inspiration by walking in nature.
I am a voracious reader, I will devour a book in one sitting and if the story holds my attention, I will read until the book is done.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Puck Me Secretly is a hockey sports romance book. My boyfriend is an avid hockey fan and I have absorbed a lot of hockey in my life just by osmosis. The speed, skill, strength and endurance of professional hockey players inspired me to write this book. I thought that having a professional hockey player as my love interest would make for an interesting (and hot) story.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know if I have an unusual writing habits, but I do have unusual writing hours. I tend to write until 3 AM on a regular basis. I guess you could call me a night owl. There is something really magical about the dead of night, when the rest of the world is asleep, and I feel like I am the only one up. I do write during the day as well, but my favorite writing time is at night.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Marianne Zapata with her book, “Wall of Winnipeg and Me” really influenced me with her slow burn. I could not put that book down. The anticipation and pacing of that story just about killed me. I have read that book at least 5 times. I grew up reading Nora Roberts. She is the queen of story telling. That woman can write a page turner like nobody’s business. LJ Shen really influenced me to write in first person POV. She is a magical writer – if you haven’t tried one of her books, you need to. Right now!
What are you working on now?
I am currently working on a hockey novella for a compilation that I am grateful for being invited to participate in. It’s going to feature the works of a lot of amazing (and seriously big) romance writers, but this free compilation will only be available to people signed up to our newsletters – so if this is of interest to you, be sure to sign up for my newsletter on my website, for your opportunity to get this free book.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have a website which features all of my books. A lot of my readers have signed up for my free newsletter. I usually send out a newsletter about once every 6-8 weeks and tend to tell a story (about my life) with funny gifs. I love it because a lot of my readers will write me back with their own funny stories – and I love hearing from my readers.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes – don’t make all the newbie mistakes I made!! The best advice I can give is hire the best designer possible for your covers, get your books professionally proofed, start a newsletter as soon as humanly possible and make some writer friends. This business is lonely. Have some peeps. When you first launch your book, it’s going to be very easy to get caught up in spending al your time promoting it – but find a balance between promotion and writing.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Make writing your priority. I’ve seen too many authors put out their first book and then months, sometimes years go by without another book in sight. The best way to promote your book is to write another book. So make writing your top priority. Publish, publish, publish.
What are you reading now?
Crew, by Tijan.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Gosh, good question. Probably a lot of caffeine? A new writing hoodie? I think and I hope that what is next is writing more books. I have so many books planned, I just want to focus on publishing and writing. My readers keep telling me to write faster, so that is what I am trying to do!
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?
Only 4 books? This isn’t going to work for me! I need my laptop!
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, by Marianna Zapata
Sparrow, by LJ Shen
French Relations & Well Groomed, by Fiona Walker
The entire “Dollar Series” by Pepper Winters
(See how I did that? I am actually bringing 9 books!! LOL)
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