Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I live in a remote part of rural Victoria, Australia with my husband and three dogs. Apart from my dogs, my passions are art, oriental antiques, and unusual architecture.
I have written over fifty romance books, most are Amish Romance. Amish Romance is my favourite genre. Having been raised in a strict Anabaptist-related religion, I relate to the way in which the Amish community functions, particularly in their personal relationships.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Secrets Come Home. I wrote it because I loved the characters and the situations in the ten book series, Amish Secret Widows’ Society series. The main character in Secrets Come Home is an eighty-years plus amateur Amish sleuth – Ettie Smith. I grew up surrounded by much older people and many of my characters are influenced by those people.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write every day. I wouldn’t say that I have any unusual writing habits only that I’m constantly thinking about characters, settings, and situations they’re going to get into.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I don’t know if I’ve been influenced by her, but I do like Agatha Christie’s work because of the unexpected twists and turns. Also Jane Austen, but what romance writer doesn’t like Jane Austen?
What are you working on now?
Right now I’m working on Book 2 in the Ettie Smith Amish Mysteries. I can’t give too much away about it, as I’m only in the very early stages.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ve only just opened a Facebook page and have never promoted my books.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
The best advice I can give new authors is to read, read, and then read some more. When they like a book, go back and dissect it, to see what they liked about it.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It sounds basic, but the best advice I was given was to plot. I started off not plotting and found I had written myself into a corner and had to waste most of what I’d written to start again, or to backtrack.
What’s next for you as a writer?
More of the same. I have more Amish Romance books in the pipeline and more Amish Mysteries.
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?
There are so many books I’d like to read. I’m interested in a wide variety of subjects such as sociology and criminology – I’d take the time to read books related to those topics. I also like to read autobiographies. I guess I would take War and Peace because it’s long (lol, if I’m going to be on the island for a while) and also because I’ve never read it.
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