Ask the Author: Christina Benjamin
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Christina Benjamin
Hello Scott. I really, really want to. I LOVE audiobooks. It's the primary way I read so I do hope to add the boyfriend series and some of my other books to audio in the future. I don't have a date to give you, but it is on the 2021 agenda. Feel free to join my Newsletter so you can be the first to know about things like this. http://eepurl.com/gk0Hxb
Christina Benjamin
Hi Ayesha! I'm so happy you enjoyed Tomboys Don't Love Christmas. I had the BEST time writing it. It was so fun to bring all the characters together for a mini reunion. I'd love to make it a tradition to revisit them each year back at Champs for a little Xmas special. I really want to do it again for 2021. So that's a hopeful 'yes' for now. Join my NL so you can follow along with what I'm currently writing and vote for future projects. http://eepurl.com/gk0Hxb
Christina Benjamin
So many great questions. I loved writing in this Tomboy world with Maggie and Stephanie so much. I'd love to write more about the Prince family. Especially. Will. He's my favorite brother. Have you read Tomboys Don't Love Christmas? It's a mini reunion between all of my Tomboy characters and Will makes a cameo. Not sure if/when I'll get to write more about them but I'd really like to continue the series. Join my NL to stay up to date with what's coming next. http://eepurl.com/gk0Hxb
Christina Benjamin
Hi Ren, I'm so happy you enjoyed the Tessa Hart part of the story. I reference her and her band in Dangers of Dating a Diva and Tomboys Don't Kiss the Quarterback. I would love to give Tessa her own story. I'm hoping to map that out in 2021. Join my NL to get more info on what I'm currently writing and vote for upcoming projects. http://eepurl.com/gk0Hxb
Christina Benjamin
Easy! I'd go to Hogwarts so I could take potions class, help Hagrid with his magical creatures, play quidditch and use a port key to go to Diagon Alley to buy one of Hermione's bottomless purses and get a timeturner necklace. Ya know, just a usual Wizarding day. (It's not like I've thought about it. LOL.)
Christina Benjamin
Hi Kaitlyn,
Yes I have a lot in the works. The Lost Boyfriend should be our in March. That will be my first release with more to follow. Join us in the Words & Wine FB group and you can follow along as that book comes to life.
Yes I have a lot in the works. The Lost Boyfriend should be our in March. That will be my first release with more to follow. Join us in the Words & Wine FB group and you can follow along as that book comes to life.
Christina Benjamin
I went to my favorite bookstore today. There was a sign out front that read, CLOSED, and they were burning all the books.
Christina Benjamin
I love summer reading! I've been looking forward to 3 books in particular.
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare
The Romeo Catchers by Alys Arden
I don't get much time to sneak reading in since I'm busy with writing, but these amazing authors always hook me and I'm looking forward to escaping into their worlds this summer.
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare
The Romeo Catchers by Alys Arden
I don't get much time to sneak reading in since I'm busy with writing, but these amazing authors always hook me and I'm looking forward to escaping into their worlds this summer.
Christina Benjamin
What ARE the sounds in my attic?
Christina Benjamin
Hi Gracie, Thanks for writing. I'm glad you hear your enjoyed The Practice Boyfriend. Hannah and Cody were so fun to write. I'm currently working on another book in The Boyfriend series. It's called, The Almost Boyfriend. It's not about Cody and Hannah, but it's references their story a bit and has all the same fun drama, angst and love. Follow me on Amazon to be alerted when it's being released. And I'd love to have you share your review of The Practice Boyfriend on Amazon if you haven't already.
PS - I'm toying around with writing a follow up Novella about Cody and Hannah, so stay tuned.
Thanks, Christina
PS - I'm toying around with writing a follow up Novella about Cody and Hannah, so stay tuned.
Thanks, Christina
Christina Benjamin
Hi Angela, Thanks for writing. I'm glad you hear your enjoyed Cody and Hannah's story. It was so fun to write. I'm currently working on another book in The Boyfriend series. It's called, The Almost Boyfriend. It's not about Cody and Hannah, but it's references their story a bit and has all the same fun drama, angst and love. Follow me on Amazon to be alerted with it's being released. And I'd love to have you share your review of The Practice Boyfriend on Amazon if you haven't already.
PS - I'm toying around with writing a follow up Novella about Cody and Hannah, so stay tuned.
Thanks, Christina
PS - I'm toying around with writing a follow up Novella about Cody and Hannah, so stay tuned.
Thanks, Christina
Christina Benjamin
Hi Kathi, Thanks so much. I love hearing you enjoy The Geneva Project series. Those books have so much of my heart. And I do hope to write about Ivy. I think it could be a cool spin off series. I don't have a date for it yet. But if you follow me on Amazon and you'll always be alerted of new books I have. I would love to have you share you reviews on Amazon as well too if you haven't already.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
Christina Benjamin
Oh wow! This is an awesome question. And so hard to answer. My answer probably changes with each book I write or read. I fall for character couples hard and have had way too many book boyfriends to count.
Current book couple crushes would have to be Celaena and Rowan from Throne of Glass and Damon and Elena from The Vampire Diaries. But Nova and Geneva will always have a special place in my heart, from The Geneva Project.
Current book couple crushes would have to be Celaena and Rowan from Throne of Glass and Damon and Elena from The Vampire Diaries. But Nova and Geneva will always have a special place in my heart, from The Geneva Project.
Christina Benjamin
Hi Ginger,
I would LOVE to do a hard cover for The Geneva Project one day. When I have all 4 books finished I want to do a collector's edition as well. It would be great to offer them in hard cover. Right now all the books are paperback because they are print on demand, but I will definitely offer hard cover at some point. Follow my facebook page for The Geneva Project because I'll be sure to post when they become available. www.facebook.com/thegenevaprojectbook
Thanks,
Christina
I would LOVE to do a hard cover for The Geneva Project one day. When I have all 4 books finished I want to do a collector's edition as well. It would be great to offer them in hard cover. Right now all the books are paperback because they are print on demand, but I will definitely offer hard cover at some point. Follow my facebook page for The Geneva Project because I'll be sure to post when they become available. www.facebook.com/thegenevaprojectbook
Thanks,
Christina
Christina Benjamin
I always say that The Geneva Project chose me. I think I've always had an inner monologue running through my head and when I finally wrote that voice down, it was Geneva's and I just let her voice guide the story. Writing The Geneva Project has been an adventure, and I often feel like I'm discovering the story as I write it. It's been a true joy to work on.
Christina Benjamin
I take a lot of my inspiration just from my life experiences and things that I come across in day to day life. I'm also a very visual person, so art, photography, beautiful landscapes; they all stick with me and impact my writing. Music is another big one for me. Music is like words of the soul, they can say so much in a note, that would take me paragraphs to get across. I love the emotion that music can make you feel and I strive to get that into my writing.
Christina Benjamin
I just finished the second book in The Geneva Project series. It's called Secrets. It's official release date is Sept. 27th. Right now I'm busy promoting Secrets. I have a fall book tour coming up in FL and Alabama. After that, I'm going to get back to work on book 3 in The Geneva Project series.
Christina Benjamin
Keep writing. Even if you don't know what you're writing yet, just keep putting your ideas down. I know if I don't write everything down the minute it comes to me, it can get lost forever, buried under the millions of fleeting thoughts bouncing through my mind at any given moment. Also, write what you love to read. Someone once gave me that advice and I've found it most helpful. I love reading YA and I've had the most fun writing it.
Christina Benjamin
For me the best part is having the creative license to take my story anywhere that excites me. Creating new worlds and creatures has been so fun. With The Geneva Project, I can put so many different inspirations into one island, that exist no where else but in my imagination. I also love creating my characters and bringing them to life in such a way that they evoke connections in my readers. Being in the drivers seat is an amazing opportunity.
Christina Benjamin
I usually try to change my setting. Maybe go to a coffee shop to write or a library or going outside with just a pen and paper rather than my laptop. Sometimes a change of scenery is all it takes to give you that spark back.
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