Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello my name is Tina Ness. I’m a Contemporary Romance Author from Minnesota. My first novel It Will Always Be You is the first of three books from my You Series, however this isn’t one of those books that leaves you with a cliffhanger that requires you “have to” buy the next book. I do hope that you enjoy it enough to just want to continue on with the series. I ran my own photography business from my home for eight years before finally deciding to take the leap and do what I’ve always dreamed to do and I haven’t regretted it for one single second since that day. It feels like what I was meant to do.
I live in Minnesota with my wonderful husband, two teen daughters and two crazy boxer dogs. I have a very close extended family that I spend a lot of time with also. I’m a romance junkie with a love for food, wine, fitness and nutrition. I enjoy cross-country skiing, boating, fishing, photography, writing, reading, travel and simply anything that inspires me or makes me laugh.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
It Will Always Be You. I have to honest when I starting writing this book I didn’t know where it was going at all, it really just flowed from me organically. It was kind of a spiritual experience for me. I still read it and think “Oh, my God, I actually wrote that.”
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Same as answer above. I don’t plan I just let it flow organically. I don’t ever write unless I’m really feeling it.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I know it’s a bit of a lame answer, but not one author really sticks out in my head. There are bits and pieces of many authors that resonate. Most of what I read is romance, although I do keep intending to broaden my genre experiences.
Emma Chase’s writing style in Tangled however does stick out in my head due to the unique writing style and male perspective and Jamie McGuire and Coleen Hoover are stand outs as well, however I do miss the steamy when reading them.
What are you working on now?
Promoting my book like a mad women and trying to catch up on housework! Honestly it’s all I have time for right now being that I need to introduce myself to the book loving world to sell books. I will be getting back to the second book Before There Was You of my series VERY soon though!
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
That is a good question that I’m trying to find out for myself right now!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Well for me it was my contact and consultant at Wise Ink Publishing. I am self-published, but worked with Wise Ink for consulting, developmental editing and basic editing. This to me was well worth every penny. Consulting for me is #1!
Also, be VERY open to everything the tell you to work on, this is how you grow!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I have been studying Law of Attraction with Abraham Hicks for about two years and everything I have read and listened to has made me believe in myself and this is a very new concept to me. If you truly believe within every ounce of your being that you will have something, you will. It is really that simple! I have to say from the second I decided to become an author I haven’t questioned myself once. I’m not kidding!
What are you reading now?
Honestly, just finished my own book. There is something about reading your own book on something other than your computer that is so very cool!
Next on my list however is Wallbanger by Alice Clayton
I will also be looking for any female written romance book from a male perspective, since my next book Before There Was You is told from my character Marshall’s perspective.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I need a vacation! It’s been a REALLY long time!
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?
Lisa Renee Jones, Inside Out Trilogy
Emma Chase, Twisted and Tangled series (okay, so I cheated a little by picking two series)
Eat, Pray, Love (saw the movie, but never read the book)
Money and the Law of Attraction, Ester and Jerry Hicks
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