Interview With Author Tiffany Andrea
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve published five women’s fiction books, one comedy, one romantic comedy, and have many more in progress. I’ve also published an Author’s Toolkit writer’s resource.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Total Bull is my most recent novel. It’s a romantic comedy which was inspired by two of my favourite things: dogs and puns. It’s the first book in a series of sixteen interconnected standalone novels that each feature a new furry friend. I’m a dog lover and adore everything about them, so it only made sense for me to include them in my other love, writing.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I get tunnel vision. I finish first drafts alarmingly fast. People always ask me how I manage, but I only have one gear, so I can’t imagine doing it another way.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Many of my indie author friends keep me motivated and inspired. I can’t say one in particular encouraged me to start writing.
What are you working on now?
Books 2 through 6 of my new series. Since the stories are all interconnected, I’m piecing them together several at a time so I can get a feel for each main character as they appear in the other stories.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have yet to figure that out. To be honest, promoting my books is not a comfortable thing for me. I’m proud of them and I’ve gotten great feedback, but imposter syndrome and self doubt are formidable foes. Actively marketing is a new thing. I’ll report back.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
As cliche as it might be, write the story you want to tell. Yes, if sales are your goal, it’s important to write something that other people will love too, but chances are, if you are passionate about it, that will resonate in your writing.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The issue is always further back than you think.
If you run into an issue where you feel stuck in your story, go back a few chapters. Change something there and try again. (But do that in a separate document, so if it doesn’t work, you don’t lose the original.) And on that note, always back up your work in multiple places.
What are you reading now?
Another indie author’s debut novel, Follow the Hummingbird.
What’s next for you as a writer?
This new series will likely take up the next two years of my writing time. Beyond that I have a few more ideas for other series. All of my books, even as they span different places and genres, always have an interconnected element. So characters from one series pop into another, etc. Being able to revisit and develop characters keeps me inspired because everyone has a story to tell. I’m happy to give them all that chance.
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?
Probably one about survival methods because I’m practical. Beyond that, I’d take A River in Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa because that book highlights how humans can live in horrific circumstances and still never lose hope. Also, Morning Man by my friend and author, Barbara Kellyn because it made me laugh more than any book ever.
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