Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
A lifelong lover of Romance, I began writing about six years ago. I wanted to bring a more realistic view of rodeo and horses to western romance and ended up with bits of magic, mayhem and humor filling the pages. I married a rodeo cowboy and have spent the last thirty-five years training and competing on barrel racing horses. To say I love the western lifestyle is an understatement. We live on a hay and cattle farm and continue to rodeo in our spare time.
I just published my second book, Radio Rose. The first, Sugarwater Ranch, is set in Oregon and is the story of a bull-rider.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Radio Rose, a Change of Heart Cowboy, book is set near Trinidad, Colorado. When I was looking for a location, imagine my surprise when I learned Trinidad is called the Sex Change Capital of the World. It’s peopled with a crew of characters who are a little off center to say the least.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to write in streaks. One week, I’ll write for many hours each day and the next, I think about what’s to come.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Jennifer Crusie, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Katie Lane and RL Naquin are my must read authors. The loveable characters and bits of humor get me every time.
What are you working on now?
I working on the sequel to Radio Rose. It’s called Love and Other Useless Things and features one of the twins from the first book. Her bright blue hair captures her cowboys attention.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/stephaniebergetwrites and the gang here at Awesomegang.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, write, write. There’s no other way to learn.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Get a great editor.
What are you reading now?
I’m reading the second in Sandra Owen’s K2 team series, Someone Like Her. Sandra writes a wide range of books with everything from Historicals to this Seal series.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m working on a Novella in the Change of Heart Cowboys series and the next book in the Salt Creek Cowboys trilogy following Sugarwater Ranch.
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?
Welcome to Temptation and Faking It by Jennifer Crusie, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon and Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. I could read them over and over. Well, I have.
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Hey, Steph. Nice interview. So impressed you’re working on a couple of books at once. I try to avoid that, but sometimes it’s necessary. I’m almost finished reading, ROSE. Delightful book, great descriptions. Keep on cranking those books out.