Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a native Texan, a bit on the older side (but that’s our secret okay!) who loves to read everyday. Now that the children are all grown up and it’s just hubs and I, an attempt to write a few books – that have been rattling around in my head for years – seemed like a good plan. At least I hope it was!
My very first book: Murder at the Knife’s Edge is the first book in the Mystic Pines Mystery series. I hope you folks enjoy it.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Murder at the Knife’s Edge, book one of the Mystic Pines Mystery series.
A native Texan, I’ve always loved the smaller hidden away towns one can find here. There’s always a unique and quirky group of people to be found in these smaller towns and that was what I wanted to portray in my series.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Well, I don’t think so, but if you ask my husband: I tend to carry on conversations with myself and he finds that a bit unusual.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I would have to say Wendy Corsi Staub and Heather Graham. I love their books and would like to be able to write that well someday.
What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on the second book in the Mystic Pines series as well as an idea for a YA Sci-Fi Novel series.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
For now, it’s my website/blog,facebook page, and Goodreads, but I’m working on finding other places as well. I’d truly like to connect with some readers.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Only for those who might be sitting at home thinking about writing a book. Just DO IT! Just jump in there, start writing and see where it takes you. When I say this is my first book, talking about my own, it literally is my first book! I simply woke up one morning and decided to start writing and wound up here. You just never know where an idea will take you till you dive in and give it a shot.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
To just write . . . without worrying about chapters and scenes and punctuation (not my thing at all) and let the editor worry about the rest. Once I relaxed about the punctuation part, the story became better.
What are you reading now?
I’m just about done with Hargrove House, The Haunted Book One, by Allie Harrison. Great story so far!!
What’s next for you as a writer?
To just keep on going with my Mystic Pines series, but also try something different. I’d love to write a haunted house or ghost story as well as Sci-Fi. I’ll just keep on writing and see where the adventure takes me.
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?
Hmmm let’s see . . . The Shinning by Stephen King, The Blackstone Chronicles by John Saul, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, and Portrait of Jennie by Robert Nathan.
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