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June 7, 2019
The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Firefly Raspberry Lemonade Cocktail
I can’t believe it’s June already!
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Even more shocking? It’s the one year anniversary for Rafe and Juliet, the hero and heroine in my debut novel EVERY DEEP DESIRE! So this month I’m helping Rafe celebrate their First Anniversary here on the blog with a surprise party!
Rafe Montfort ~ “I can’t believe it’s been a year since I was released from prison and returned home to the Isle of Grace. I’d been gone for eight long years, and Juliet had divorced me for good reason. But after a long, hard fight, and with the help of my buddies (I’m looking at you Nate Walker, Pete White Horse, Calum Prioleau, and Detective Garza!), we we able to take down my enemies and win back my wife.
Actually, I think it was more about her forgiving me than my winning her back. Either way, we remarried and now it’s our first anniversary. So, again with the help of my buddies, I’ve decided to surprise her with a party at Boudreaux’s. Boudreaux’s is the restaurant deep in the marshy forest, along the river, on the Isle of Grace. It’s where we had our first and second wedding receptions and it’s so isolated and private, if you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll never find it.
Since it’s a private party for us and those we love, it’s a perfect spot. It has an outdoor kitchen and dance floor, a Cajun band, and local food, both grown and caught. All beneath a canopy of ancient oaks draped with Spanish moss and tiny white lights. I’ve invited our friends and family: Kells Torridan’s men (all ex-Green Berets), Calum and Garza, my father and brother, and our neighbors (except for the Marigny brothers since they’re probably poaching on Juliet’s land).
I picked up Juliet at work in downtown Savannah, with flowers, and drove her out here. As soon as I opened the car door, everyone cheered. Juliet was so surprised, she started to cry. But Calum saved the day when he appeared with the cocktail he’d made just for her: Firefly Raspberry Lemonade. A combination of raspberry lemonade and locally-made sweet tea vodka.
I could’ve planned a private celebration for us, but since our new life together would never have happened without our friends and family, I felt it fitting that we enjoy this day together. And from Juliet’s laughter coming from the dance floor, I know I made the right choice. Now I’m drinking with my buddies, watching my wife dance with her girlfriends, and I couldn’t be happier. The very fact that I’m here and not still in prison is a miracle. A miracle I want to celebrate with everyone I love.”
The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Firefly Raspberry Lemonade
The Firefly Distillery on Wadmalaw Island, off the coast of Charleston, SC makes the best sweet tea vodka I've ever had. All the ingredients are grown on their rural farm and they even buy their tea from the tea plantation just down the road. The ingredients are that fresh!
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2 ounces Firefly sweet tea flavored vodka2 ounces Simply raspberry lemonadeFresh lemon slices and mint leaves for garnish.Instructions
Pour the Firefly vodka and Simply Raspberry Lemonade over ic.Garnish with lemon and mint leaves and enjoy.Serves 17.8.1.287http://sharonwray.com/the-hungry-writer/the-hungry-romance-writer-firefly-raspberry-lemonade-cocktail/[image error]
Sharon Wray is a librarian who once studied studied dress design in the couture houses of Paris and now writes about the men in her Deadly Force romantic suspense series where ex-Green Berets meet their match in smart, sexy heroines who teach these alpha males that Grace always defeats Reckoning.
Her acclaimed debut book EVERY DEEP DESIRE, a sexy, action-packed retelling of Romeo and Juliet, is about an ex-Green Beretdetermined to regain his honor, his freedom, and his wife.
EVERY DEEP DESIRE is available on: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | IndieBound| Kobo| Google
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April 26, 2019
Cover Reveal for One Dark Wish
“Tender romance… exciting adventure!”—Publisher’s Weekly
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ONE DARK WISH, the second book in my Deadly Force romantic suspense series, follows the struggles of a group of ex-Green Berets determined to win back their honor and protect the women they love.
This is the second cover for ONE DARK WISH, and there may have been other renditions along the way. But I think this cover beautifully represents Nate and Sarah’s love story–a love story tinged with longing, regret, and ultimately hope.
I have to give huge credit to Dawn Adams, the Sourcebooks Art Director, for going above and beyond with this cover! It’s not easy coming up with artwork for a forbidden romance that also has a National Treasure-like plot.
“One Dark Wish … everything I love in romantic suspense…Twisty plots, fantastic characters, and pitch-perfect pacing. Fabulous!”—Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author
I also want to send out a huge thank you to Allison Brennan and Cherry Adair for reading this book and giving me such wonderful blurbs. And another huge thank you to Brenda Novak for including EVERY DEEP DESIRE, the first book in the series, in her September subscription box the same month ONE DARK WISH comes out. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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Her life must be forfeit for his to be redeemed
Historian Sarah Munro is not used to being shot at, but that’s just what happens while she’s poking around cemeteries on Georgia’s Isle of Grace, searching for the key to a centuries-old cipher. Her quest has unwittingly drawn the attention of two deadly enemies intent on destroying each other—and anyone who gets in their way.
Ex–Green Beret Major Nate Walker is on a mission of his own: to restore the honor of his men. To do that, he is required to stop Sarah—or one of his own men will die. Caught in the middle of a deadly rivalry, Nate can’t afford to trust the woman standing in his way. But his heart says he can’t afford not to…
Thank you all for celebrating with me today! I hope you love ONE DARK WISH as much as I loved writing it.
One final thing–it’s available for preorder (print and e-book) at these various retailers. It’s also available in audio format (both CD and Audible).
AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | BOOKS-A-MILLION | INDIEBOUND
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Sharon Wray is a librarian who once studied dress design in the couture houses of Paris and now writes about the men in her Deadly Force romantic suspense serieswhere ex-Green Berets meet their match in smart, sexy heroines who teach these alpha males that Grace always defeats Reckoning.
Her acclaimed debut book EVERY DEEP DESIRE, a sexy, action-packed retelling of Romeo and Juliet, is about an ex-Green Beretdetermined to regain his honor, his freedom, and his wife.
EVERY DEEP DESIRE is available on: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | IndieBound| Kobo| Google
And adding it to your Goodreads TBR list is also always appreciated!
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April 25, 2019
The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Yogurt Pound Cake
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But I’m also on another deadline and need a quick and easy dessert everyone will love. So what does a busy romance writer do when she needs a dessert to wow her relatives (besides going to Wegman’s)? She makes Yogurt Pound Cake.
It’s really easy and can be altered by adding chocolate chips or Grand Marnier. Or can also be served as is with strawberries and whipped cream or ice cream. Regardless of how you change/don’t change this recipe, it’s sure to be a hit. I’ve never had any leftovers!
Happy weekend, everyone!!
The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Yogurt Poundcake
This is a super-easy recipe that can be easily changed by adding liqeurs or chocolate or any other kind of flavoring. It can be baked in a bundt pan or two 9"-round pans. I love this recipe because it's so versatile and I've made many different variations. This recipe came from my father-in-law's twin sister. They're both in they're late eighties now, but she still cooks and bakes whenever she has company!
10 minPrep Time
1 hrCook Time
1 hr, 10 Total Time
Yields 8-10
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1 cup butter, melted1 cup vanilla (or plain) low-fat yogurt2 cups sugar3 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla or lemon juice or other flavoring*1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon baking soda2 1/2 cups flour1 Tablespoon lemon rind*Fresh strawberries and powdered sugar for garnishInstructions
Preheat oven to 350º.Place melted butter in a glass bowl.With a whisk, mix in yogurt, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.Then add salt, baking soda, flour and lemon rind.Place in a greased and floured bundt pan.Bake 1 hour. Let cool for 30 minutes before removing from pan.Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with fresh strawberries.*This recipe can be adapted:Add Grand Marnier and grated orange rind instead of vanilla and lemon rind.Use fruited yogurt instead of vanilla or plain.Add mini chocolate chips or chopped dried fruit to batter before baking.7.8.1.297http://sharonwray.com/the-hungry-writer/the-hungry-romance-writer-yogurt-pound-cake/—————————————————
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Sharon Wray is a librarian who once studied dress design in the couture houses of Paris and now writes about the men in her Deadly Force romantic suspense serieswhere ex-Green Berets meet their match in smart, sexy heroines who teach these alpha males that Grace always defeats Reckoning.
Her acclaimed debut book EVERY DEEP DESIRE, a sexy, action-packed retelling of Romeo and Juliet, is about an ex-Green Beretdetermined to regain his honor, his freedom, and his wife.
EVERY DEEP DESIRE is available on: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | IndieBound| Kobo| Google
And adding it to your Goodreads TBR list is also always appreciated!
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April 19, 2019
The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Kahlua Carrots
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Since it’s one of the last weekends in April, and it looks like the weather is finally warming up, this weekend will probably be the last time we have a bonfire outside until September. So the plan is to make an easy dinner, like Kahlua Carrots with the Yankee Cranberry Roast Beef or Heroine Chicken, and then head outside with Amazing Hot Chocolate for dessert!
The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Kahlua Carrots
My kids hate carrots so I adapted a recipe I found in my grandmother's recipe box. You can also use canned, drained carrots to cut down on the cooking time. I also added the roasted and salted pumpkin seeds because I love that sweet/salty flavor!
5 minPrep Time
25 minCook Time
30 minTotal Time
Yields 4 servings
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4 large carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch wide circles1 Tablespoon unsalted butter1 Tablespoon brown sugar1/4 cup KahluaRoasted and Salted Pumpin seeds for garnish.Instructions
Heat a medium saucepan 1/2 filled with water until boiling. Add carrots and simmer for 20 minutes, or until carrots are tender.Drain carrots and set them aside.In another saucepan, melt butter.Reduce heat to low and stir brown sugar into the butter until it's dissolved.Stir in Kahlua.Stir in cooked carrots until coated.Cook on low until carrots are heated through.Serve immediately.Top with pumpkin seeds, if desired.7.8.1.296http://sharonwray.com/the-hungry-writer/the-hungry-romance-writer-kahlua-carrots/—————————————————————————-
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Sharon Wray is a librarian who once studied dress design in the couture houses of Paris and now writes about the men in her Deadly Force romantic suspense serieswhere ex-Green Berets meet their match in smart, sexy heroines who teach these alpha males that Grace always defeats Reckoning.
Her acclaimed debut book EVERY DEEP DESIRE, a sexy, action-packed retelling of Romeo and Juliet, is about an ex-Green Beretdetermined to regain his honor, his freedom, and his wife.
EVERY DEEP DESIRE is available on: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | IndieBound| Kobo| Google
And adding it to your Goodreads TBR list is also always appreciated!
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April 12, 2019
The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Horseradish Mashed Potatoes
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They’re super-duper easy to make and so delicious that my kids would eat them for breakfast. You can use any kinds of potatoes, even those that are getting a little “soft”. Or, mix different potatoes for a fuller flavor.
I have to admit I don’t ever measure my ingredients in this recipe–I just make it by taste. I also use seasoned salt (the kind without MSG) instead of regular salt, but you can season it however you like. Some people add green onions or parsley or even garlic. These mashed potatoes are and an easy recipe that can be adapted for all tastes!
The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Horseradish Mashed Potatoes
These are the best "mashies" I've ever had. It's my mother's recipe, and even though my sister are now in charge of the big family and holiday dinners, everyone wants Nana to make the mashies. They're best served hot. But, if you like potato pancakes, chill the leftovers for 24 hours then fry them up in a lightly oiled pan. Enjoy!
5 minPrep Time
15 minCook Time
20 minTotal Time
Yields Serves 4
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6 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered (or 5 large potatoes)3 Tablespoons butter3/4 cup sour cream1 Tablespoon horseradishSalt (or seasoned salt) and pepper to tasteInstructions
Fill a large pot with cold, salted water. Bring to a boil.Add the potatoes and cook until tender-yet-firm, about 15 minutes. Start checking after 10 minutes. (Do not overcook!)Drain potatoes and return to the hot pot.Add butter and blend with a hand mixer until butter his mixed in, but the potatoes are still chunky.Blend in sour cream and horseradish until smooth and whipped.Mix in salt (or seasoned salt) and pepper to taste.Serve immediately.7.8.1.295http://sharonwray.com/the-hungry-writer/the-hungry-romance-writer-horseradish-mashed-potatoes/————————————————
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Sharon Wray is a librarian who once studied dress design in the couture houses of Paris and now writes about the men in her Deadly Force romantic suspense serieswhere ex-Green Berets meet their match in smart, sexy heroines who teach these alpha males that Grace always defeats Reckoning.
Her acclaimed debut book EVERY DEEP DESIRE, a sexy, action-packed retelling of Romeo and Juliet, is about an ex-Green Beretdetermined to regain his honor, his freedom, and his wife.
EVERY DEEP DESIRE is available on: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | IndieBound| Kobo| Google
And adding it to your Goodreads TBR list is also always appreciated!
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April 10, 2019
Daring Debuts ’19: Author Interview with Martine Fournier Watson
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A mysterious peddler claiming to sell bottled dreams arrives in a small town rocked by a child’s disappearance, and his dreams awaken the long-buried desires of the townspeople.
“Astonishing . . . The Dream Peddler unfolds like a gorgeous poem, leading us deep into the lives of its characters, and exploring the vast underground legacy of our own desires. This is the must-read book of the year.” —Rene Denfeld, bestselling author of The Child Finder.
“Fournier Watson’s tale is gorgeous and carefully paced, with subtle tensions among the townspeople and lush descriptions of the natural world. Themes of coming and going, holding on and letting go, permeate this highly engaging, captivating, and, yes, dream-infused story.” —Kirkus Reviews
SHARON: Welcome, Martine, to the Daring Debuts Author Interview! Can you please describe what THE PEDDLER OF DREAMS is about?
MARTINE: Traveling salesmen like Robert Owens have passed through Evie Dawson’s town before, but none of them offered anything like what he has to sell: dreams, made to order, with satisfaction guaranteed.
Soon after he arrives, the community is shocked by the disappearance of Evie’s young son. The townspeople, shaken by the Dawson family’s tragedy and captivated by Robert’s subversive magic, begin to experiment with his dreams. And Evie, devastated by grief, turns to Robert for a comfort only he can sell her. But the dream peddler’s wares awaken in his customers their most carefully buried desires, and despite all his good intentions, some of them will lead to disaster
SHARON: What a great idea! Can you share a teaser?
MARTINE: There was a scuffling just outside the door. Evie’s head snapped to the sound. “Benny?” At once her sluggish veins quickened, as every drop of her went rushing toward that little noise. She ran and pulled the door open and looked out into the snow. Her lantern light glanced off the beady eyes of a startled raccoon. She heard herself screaming at it.
SHARON: Where did you get the idea?
MARTINE: I was a huge fan of L. M. Montgomery growing up, and my favorite heroine was Emily of New Moon. Emily wants to be a writer, and in the final book of the trilogy she writes her first novel but is unable to sell it, so she burns it. All the reader ever knows about this book is that it was a modern-day fairytale called A Seller of Dreams. Since I could never know any more than this, my curiosity about the burned book eventually led me to write my own version.
SHARON: I remember that LM Montgomery book! What’s the story behind the title?
MARTINE: I really owe the title to L. M. Montgomery as well, but hers felt a little too formal to me, so I tweaked it.
SHARON: No spoiler, but tell us something we won’t find out just by reading the book jacket?
MARTINE: Despite the book’s title, there are actually only four dreams in The Dream Peddler that are described in any detail. And only two of those are concocted by him.
SHARON: Why is your favorite character?
MARTINE: This is a tough one! The Dream Peddler has a large cast of characters, and I love all of them. I always have a soft spot for the young people, though, so one of my favorites is eight-year-old Ali McBryde. Although I have to question his morals, I admire his determination and precociousness, and I’m jealous of the fact that he doesn’t have a shy bone in his body.
SHARON: If you could spend a day with one of your characters, who would it be and what would you do?
MARTINE: I’m ratting myself out here, but I actually think I could have a really fun day with my old busybody spinster, Violet Burnley. She bakes incessantly, so we’d do that together and then we’d eat cake. She would play her piano, and I’d sing along because I love to sing. She also has a great collection of books!
SHARON: That sounds like fun. Are your characters based on real people, or do they come from your imagination?
MARTINE: It’s a bit of a mixture. Characters come to me already formed, and I get to know them better as I write, so they’re not based on anyone I know. But I often throw in little bits and pieces from real people when I’m rounding them out, either as personality traits or backstory. For instance, Evie Dawson, my protagonist in The Dream Peddler,hates to be laughed at, and that’s modeled on my own mother’s feelings.
SHARON: How long did you take to write this book?
MARTINE: The first draft took about six months, and then I spent maybe another eight months or so getting feedback from beta readers and revising. Finding an agent took a long time! Over eighteen months and a grand total of one hundred and nine queries. Once on submission, it didn’t take dreadfully long to sell—maybe about five months.
SHARON: Wow! That’s fast for publishing. What kind of research did you do for this book?
MARTINE: My research was in two parts. I wanted to know as much as I could about the dreaming process and what kinds of things are possible in terms of influencing our dreams and remembering them. This was fascinating, because I discovered all the things I’d written that felt far-fetched to me are actually quite plausible! The other branch of the research was understanding farming communities and how they operated during the early part of the twentieth century. Not quite as scintillating, but in order to make the characters and their way of life tangible, I really needed to have all the details, even down to what crops would have been planted or harvested at which time.
SHARON: What did you remove from this book during the editing process?
MARTINE: Quite a lot! I tend to be a wordy writer, and much of my editing time is spent pruning my prose. The basic plot of the book never changed, but I definitely deleted a few scenes as well. They were originally there to give the reader a little more context and backstory for some of the characters, but in the end they weren’t necessary, and they just weren’t interesting enough.
SHARON: I’m a wordy writer too. Are you a plotter or a pantser?
MARTINE: I am a pantser all the way. The process of discovery is what makes writing so joyous for me. I think if I always knew exactly where my plot was going, I would grow bored.
SHARON: What is your favorite part of your writing process?
MARTINE: Definitely the drafting, although it wasn’t always that way. I was in my thirties before someone enlightened me about how first drafts are supposed to stink. Once I started drafting more quickly instead of stewing over every word, it became my favorite part of the process. I love the feeling of a great idea for a scene popping into my head and rushing to get it all down.
SHARON: I had to laugh because I HATE drafting. What is the most challenging part of your writing process?
MARTINE: It depends on the book, but editing is always hard for me. Once I’ve written the book, I’m afraid to look at it again, to be overwhelmed by the mess, and I really have to talk myself into it. With my current project, I also did myself the great disservice of writing it out of order as scene ideas popped into my head, having only a vague idea of how they’d fit into the storyline. Organizing that jumble of scenes into a coherent narrative, linking them up with new writing, is the hardest thing I’ve ever done as a writer.
SHARON: I can imagine how hard that must have been. Can you share your writing routine?
MARTINE: I don’t have a routine, and I write anywhere and everywhere. I have to keep paper and pen handy everywhere I go! I love best to write outside, usually sitting on our back porch, but if it’s too cold you’ll usually find me on the living room sofa.
SHARON: Have you ever gotten writer’s block?
MARTINE: I wish I could be more helpful on this, but writer’s block isn’t something I have experience with. My head is always swimming with ideas. I do get “blocked” in terms of being afraid to sit down and do the editing work, although that’s not really the same thing. And there isn’t any magic cure except to force myself to get started. It’s like a dive into cold water—the anticipation is bad, but once you’re in it’s glorious.
SHARON: If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be?
MARTINE: I would tell her that thing about how first drafts are supposed to be terrible.
SHARON: That’s so true. How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have?
What’s your favorite writing advice? Ignore all the advice and trust your instincts. ~ Martine Fournier Watson @MFournierWatson #DebutAuthors19
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MARTINE: I have one finished book in the drawer, an awful middle grade novel that I wrote when I was about twenty-five. I realized quite soon after I wrote it that it wasn’t any good, and it also wasn’t worth my time to try to make it better. The premise wasn’t strong enough.
I also have one other literary novel that I abandoned around halfway through. I started it as a NaNoWriMo project, and after discovering that I hate NaNoWriMo, I was so soured on the book that I decided to put it aside. I “won” the challenge, but all I really got out of it was the knowledge that working at that breakneck pace just isn’t for me.
SHARON: Do you have any writing quirks?
MARTINE: I don’t know if this counts as a quirk, but I detest typing. I draft everything longhand in notebooks and then transcribe. There’s something about typing that deadens the writing for me—I don’t know how else to describe it. Everything feels more vivid when I’m putting pen to paper and scribbling furiously to try and keep up with my mind.
SHARON: I do a lot of work in notebooks too. There’s something very freeing about using pen and paper. Can you tell us a bit about yourself?
MARTINE: I’m originally from Montreal, Canada, but I’ve been living in the U.S. for fifteen years. Although I have a master’s degree in art history, I was actually a stay-at-home parent to my two children for many years before I decided to start writing again.
SHARON: How did you get into writing?
MARTINE: I have a very clear memory of writing my first short story in the first grade, and I was pretty much hooked from that point on. I never studied writing formally except for a single poetry class, but I have always made time for it no matter what my job was.
SHARON: What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
MARTINE: It’s a pretty typical list of things that introverts enjoy! I love to read, walk on the many trails through the woods around my town, draw and paint. I sometimes stalk writers I admire on Twitter. I also love to travel but don’t get to do that as much as I’d like.
SHARON: Apart from novel writing, do you do any other kinds of writing?
MARTINE: I write short stories from time to time, but I’ve become a bit lazy about doing the work required to publish them. And for this one year, my debut year, I’m blogging about the whole experience at www.thedebutanteball.com, which is a big time commitment but really fun and completely new for me.
SHARON: Can ou share something about yourself most people probably don’t know?
MARTINE: For many years in high school I was serious about acting and considering it as a career. I wanted to be on stage, and I also sang, so I spent four years training my voice at the McGill Royal Conservatory in Montreal to that end.
SHARON: How interesting! Which book influenced you the most?
MARTINE: I’m not sure I can narrow it down to just one, but certainly one of my all-time favorite books is one that I happened to be reading around the time I was writing The Dream Peddler: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. His writing is everything I could hope mine to be, and his agent was one of the first I queried. I also read everything by Donna Tartt—she is brilliant.
SHARON: What are you working on right now?
MARTINE: I recently finished a readable draft of my second book, so I’m waiting to get feedback from a few kind writers who have agreed to critique for me. It’s another adult literary effort, this time about two eighth-graders who become friends without realizing that one of them has found something precious the other recently lost.
SHARON: I can’t wait to hear more about that. What’s your favorite writing advice?
MARTINE: Ignore all the advice and trust your instincts.
SHARON: What are you currently reading?
MARTINE: Right now I’m reading The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker and loving it! I wanted to read it because it’s about a small town overtaken by a mysterious sleeping sickness that seems to cause powerful dreams, and I was curious about what it might have in common with my own book. I’m so glad I discovered it, because the writing is beautiful and the story completely absorbing.
SHARON: Thank you so much for doing an author interview with us, Martine. And I wish you great success with your new release!
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Martine Fournier Watson is originally from Montreal, Canada, where she earned her master’s degree in art history after a year in Chicago as a Fulbright scholar. She currently lives in Michigan with her husband and two children. The Dream Peddler is her first novel.
You can find THE DREAM PEDDLER here: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | PRH
You can find Martine here: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads
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Sharon Wray is a librarian who once studied dress design in the couture houses of Paris and now writes about the men in her Deadly Force romantic suspense serieswhere ex-Green Berets meet their match in smart, sexy heroines who teach these alpha males that Grace always defeats Reckoning.
Her acclaimed debut book EVERY DEEP DESIRE, a sexy, action-packed retelling of Romeo and Juliet, is about an ex-Green Beretdetermined to regain his honor, his freedom, and his wife.
EVERY DEEP DESIRE is available on: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | IndieBound| Kobo| Google
And adding it to your Goodreads TBR list is also always appreciated!
The post Daring Debuts ’19: Author Interview with Martine Fournier Watson appeared first on Sharon Wray.
April 5, 2019
The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Slow Cooker Yankee Cranberry Roast Beef
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I’m finishing the revisions on the third book in the Deadly Force Series and working on a novella. And, I’m preparing for a cover reveal for ONE DARK WISH, the second book in the series which comes out in September.
I’m also having company this weekend and tonight I’m cooking. So I pulled out one of my most trusted crock pot meat recipes and am preparing one of my family’s favorites: Slow Cooker Yankee Cranberry Roast Beef. Yes, I know it sounds like a fall supper, but while the snow is gone it’s still cloudy and cold here in Virginia. Tonight’s roast beef, red wine, and maybe dessert by an outdoor fire is a perfect way to celebrate a long, hard week. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
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Sharon Wray is a librarian who once studied dress design in the couture houses of Paris and now writes about the men in her Deadly Force romantic suspense serieswhere ex-Green Berets meet their match in smart, sexy heroines who teach these alpha males that Grace always defeats Reckoning.
Her acclaimed debut book EVERY DEEP DESIRE, a sexy, action-packed retelling of Romeo and Juliet, is about an ex-Green Beretdetermined to regain his honor, his freedom, and his wife.
EVERY DEEP DESIRE is available on: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | IndieBound| Kobo| Google
And adding it to your Goodreads TBR list is also always appreciated!
The post The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Slow Cooker Yankee Cranberry Roast Beef appeared first on Sharon Wray.
April 3, 2019
Daring Debuts ’19: Christie Grotheim Author Interview
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Forever searching elsewhere, Marjorie Moore is consumed with wanting, or in her opinion, needing. Feeling trapped by her town and her family, she escapes through obsessive shopping, pill popping, and fantasizing about a possible affair with a friend from high school with whom she reconnects on Facebook. Her growing credit card debt “forces” her to sell prescription drugs—which she secures at her receptionist job at the local hospital—to her dysfunctional friends. As her web of lies at home and work unravels, Margie wrestles with whether she is capable of becoming present in her own life.
“Maybe you know a Marjorie Moore; maybe you are one. She’s dauntless, desperate, and a little bit delusional. In her debut novel, Manhattan-based writer Christie Grotheim delves deep into the American heartland to explore a flawed search for fulfillment. Her lovable protagonist’s insatiable desires and misguided antics shed light on our own search for escapes—and search for self—and perhaps that is why we cheer her on wholeheartedly.”
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“Grotheim writes unflinchingly about life’s letdowns—and how we come back from them—with infectious humor. She has crafted a character to whom we can all relate, and whom we love not only in spite of her imperfections, but because of them.” —Kera Yonker, founder of Final Word
“A riveting, modern-day House of Mirth. Marjorie Moore, our lovable Texas screw-up, makes one bad decision after another. The book is merciless, scathingly funny, achingly full of heart, and impossible to put down.” —Olivia Dunn, MFA, Nonfiction Writing Program, University of Iowa
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SHARON: Welcome to the blog, Christie! Can you tell us what your book is about?
CHRISTIE: Of course! “Introducing Marjorie Moore, a deluded dreamer whose hunger for more triggers an epic midlife crisis—and yet somehow we still root for her! Her insatiable desires and misguided antics shed light on our own search for escapes—and search for self—and perhaps that is why we cheer her on wholeheartedly. “
SHARON: What a wonderful premise. Where did you get the idea for THE YEAR MARJORIE MOORE LEARNED TO LIVE?
CHRISTIE: Marjorie Moore is a flawed protagonist who is always searching elsewhere, for otherness, and I have known people like that in my life both in Dallas and here in New York. I feel it’s a very unhealthy outlook, and I wanted to explore this theme through Margie’s search for fulfillment. I wanted to create a satirical character that we could laugh at a little—but relate to, and I found myself relating to her more than I cared to admit: my way of rationalizing things, my own search for escapes, my own struggle to be present in the moment.
SHARON: It’s such a great title. How did you come with it?
CHRISTIE: I came up with the title early on, and it just stuck! I liked the alliteration, and it became even more meaningful when I realized at the time I wrote the novel, I too was learning how to live. I was reevaluating how I spent my time and who I spent it with; where I find joy, and what I value. There are a lot of ways we relearn to live, and Margie’s story is just one of them, but I believe it will resonate with many different people on many different paths.
SHARON: I can’t wait to read it! Do you have a favorite character?
CHRISTIE: My favorite character, if of course, Margie herself: I tried to create a character who was human, quirky and real. The challenge was creating a flawed protagonist who was a bit desperate and delusional, but still relatable, so it was important for me to make her authentic and give her depth.
SHARON: Are your character based on real people, or do they come from your imagination?
CHRISTIE: I do find I can create more realistic characters by pulling from people I know: the mannerisms of one, the looks from a couple of others, certain characteristics of another. I use the amalgam as a starting point that is then evolved and is developed until they become their own being, and I as a writer have a complete unique image of them in my mind. Marjorie Moore really came alive for me, and then took on a life of her own, driving the character-driven plot forward.
SHARON: Can you tell us why you chose the setting of your novel.
CHRISTIE: I feel that my novel could have taken place almost anywhere: in middle-America or New York City, but I chose a place I know well, as a kind of homage to Texas. I grew up in Longview, went to college at TCU in Fort Worth, and lived in Dallas for a few years before moving to NYC. Until recently, my sister lived in Flower Mound, which the suburb Prairie Mound is based on—but unlike Marjorie Moore, I found it quite charming. I wanted to be able to recapture and describe the landscapes, the smells, and other details that reminded me of my childhood.
SHARON: How long did you take to write this book?
CHRISTIE: The entire process has taken about five years. The saga of Marjorie Moore started as a short story in a 92Y workshop with Adam Langer. The class’s enthusiastic response inspired me to write a few chapters of a novel after the workshop ended, which I then set aside to focus on graphic design—and paying the bills. I picked it up a year and a half later—and liked what I read—and felt the novel had momentum, and that the message was relevant enough to continue. I pushed forward full-force, taking another class at the 92Y with Sandra Newman, where I continued developing the novel and workshopping chapters. I worked hard on the novel the entire year until I had a tight manuscript to query. The query process took nine months, and while I mostly queried agents, I approached one small press, Heliotrope Books, who took on the project—and we finally signed a book deal in November 2017. The publication process took a year and a half, leading up to the thrilling release date of April 2nd!
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SHARON: What a great story of persistence. What kind of research did you do for this book?
CHRISTIE: Not much deep research was required of this book, other than referencing visuals of the towns mentioned, like Paris, TX. Prairie Mound is a fictional town, combining two suburbs I know well: Grand Prairie and Flower Mound. And I had to double-check pop culture referenced in the book, to make sure it was in keeping with the timeline of the book, since Margie is a few years younger than I am myself.
SHARON: What did you remove from this book during the editing process?
CHRISTIE: While certain scenes were certainly streamlined and cut down, I did more building and expanding than removing, for example, adding depth of character through more backstory and specific memories from Margie’s troubled childhood.
SHARON: Are you a plotter or a pantser?
CHRISTIE: I’m a little bit of both. I’m not into methodical plotting because this is not the main draw for me when I read. I can read about any subject and be carried through any plot if the prose is beautifully written. But when I write I do have a sense of the ending, and the themes I want to convey. And I do utilize outlines of chapters, and scenes and objectives within each chapter, which helps me with pacing, character development, and the character-driven plot.
SHARON: What is your favorite part of your writing process?
CHRISTIE: I like getting into the zone and writing for hours uninterrupted, getting lost in a scene or description as I conceive it. I also enjoy refining on a sentence and paragraph level, massaging the language when I already have something on the page to play with. I don’t mind further edits because I like how it can lead to something new—a new line of funny dialogue or a better metaphor. For me writing is like reading: I love getting lost in another world, but it’s even more exciting because it’s one that I am creating.
SHARON: What is the most challenging part of your writing process?
CHRISTIE: I believe the most challenging part of writing, like any art, is knowing when it’s complete. Knowing when continuing to edit no longer improves it, trusting when you as an artist feel that it’s finished, and having the confidence to let it go and release it into the world.
SHARON: Yes, knowing when things are completed is hard for most writers. Can you share your writing routine?
CHRISTIE: Since I’m a freelance graphic designer, I can’t write every day. But my ideal routine is getting up relatively early and diving in, before he stress of the day is allowed to enter my mind, and writing at least four hours, which for me is ideal, sometimes extending to six or eight if I’m really in the zone. I try to write in blocks of time, blocking off three days or a week in between design projects.
SHARON: Have you ever gotten writer’s block?
CHRISTIE: I rarely get writer’s block, and I have found the best way to overcome it is to force myself to sit down and continue, knowing that I will almost always get past it within fifteen or thirty minutes.
If you could tell you younger writing self anything, what would it be? Christie, push past your fears and insecurities, and allow yourself to write. ~ Christie Grotheim @cgrotheim @DebutAuthors19
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SHARON: If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be?
CHRISTIE: I never thought I could write a novel. Perhaps because of the great literature that I read and love, I felt maybe I wasn’t intelligent enough, that my vocabulary wasn’t broad enough. At the time I started writing I was obsessed with David Sedaris, Jonathan Ames, and Augusten Burroughs. And I had an epiphany: this is not rocket science—they are merely putting one sentence after the other, using language within my capacity. They had a voice and a point of view. Since I felt the personal essay form was more approachable, I allowed myself to write, word by word, sentence by sentence, and found that I too had a voice. So I would tell myself: Christie, push past your fears and insecurities, and allow yourself to write.
SHARO: Do you have any writing quirks?
CHRISTIE: I have to sit Indian style, cross-legged hunched over on my sofa, to the detriment of my aching back and neck!
SHARON: That sounds painful!! Can you tell us a bit about yourself?
CHRISTIE: I love all forms of art from oil painting to sculpture, from theater to standup comedy. My husband is a musician, and we both love to create. He is one of my most trusted readers and a great editor!
SHARON: What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
CHRISTIE: I like being surrounded by nature and art, whether that is through travel or hiking in Central Park or going to museums and exhibits in the city. I try to let myself be inspired by other types of beauty and art that will hopefully find itself into my pages.
SHARON: Sounds lovely! Apart from novel writing, do you do any other kinds of writing?
CHRISTIE: I’ve been writing headlines, taglines and blocks of copy for years, within my graphic design work. I’ve been writing creative non-fiction and humorous personal essays for a decade. While I’m mostly focused on my fiction now, I try to write a few new humor essays, to break things up and practice the craft.
SHARON: Do you have a book that influenced you the most?
CHRISTIE: There is no one book that influenced me the most, but some of my favorite writers are: Martin Amis, John Irving, David Sedaris, Jonathan Franzen, Jeffrey Euginides, Vladimir Nabokov, Milan Kundera, Anthony Doerr, Barbara Kingsolver, David Foster Wallace, and Marilynne Robinson—to name a few! I have been moved and inspired by so many writers over the years.
SHARON: What are you working on right now?
CHRISTIE: I’m working hard on my second novel, A Ballad in Cobalt Blue; I’m deep into it and kind of obsessed with it right now: it’s my very heart and soul. I find pouring myself into it relieves the anxiety I feel about marketing my current book, uses a completely different energy, so it allows for balance and an escape from this exciting but intense process!
What is your favorite writing advice? There is no room and no place for a boring sentence. ~ Christie Grotheim @cgrotheim @DebutAuthors19
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SHARON: What is your favorite writing advice?
CHRISTIE: One of the best pieces I received, from Jonathan Ames who was kind enough to read one of my essays when I was just starting out after I randomly sent him an email. His thoughtful response: “I really enjoyed your story. Keep writing! And remember to make every sentence entertain!” I have taken that to heart, and feel it’s great advise. There is no room and no place for a boring sentence.
SHARON: What are you currently reading?
CHRISTIE: Right now I’m reading advanced reader copies of noels from fellow debut authors with books coming out this year, and I’m really enjoying them. There are so many unique and talented voices coming out this year! Of the books I read this summer, my two favorites books were Manhattan Beachby Jennifer Egan and Wildby Cheryl Strayed, and my absolute top two books that I’ve read in the last five years are The Poisonwood Bibleby Barbara Kingsolver and All the Light We Cannot Seeby Anthony Doerr. And I try to squeeze in some classics; the last two that struck a chord with me were 1984and The House of Mirth.
SHARON: Thanks so much for spending the day with us, Christie. And good luck on your debut release!
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Christie Grotheim is a New York-based writer whose stories have been featured in Salon, The New York Observer, and Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood. Grotheim studied creative writing at the New School and the 92nd Street Y, where Marjorie Moore was conceived, and birthed a few years later as her debut novel. More of her published writing can be found on www.christiegrotheim.com. Follow her at @cgrotheim on Twitter and @christiegrotheim on Instagram.
You can find THE YEAR MARJORIE MOORE LEARNED TO LIVE here: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
You can find Christie here: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads
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Sharon Wray is a librarian who once studied dress design in the couture houses of Paris and now writes about the men in her Deadly Force romantic suspense serieswhere ex-Green Berets meet their match in smart, sexy heroines who teach these alpha males that Grace always defeats Reckoning.
Her acclaimed debut book EVERY DEEP DESIRE, a sexy, action-packed retelling of Romeo and Juliet, is about an ex-Green Beretdetermined to regain his honor, his freedom, and his wife.
EVERY DEEP DESIRE is available on: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | IndieBound| Kobo| Google
And adding it to your Goodreads TBR list is also always appreciated!
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March 29, 2019
The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Banana Pudding
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I know last week I said there was no dessert coming, but that’s because I was stressed about getting my third book in the Deadly Force series done. But book 3 is in and I was in a good mood! So tonight we’re serving a classic southern dish: Banana Pudding. I can already hear the cheers coming from the patio!
Nate ~ “We’re just about to eat Banana Pudding (my favorite) when I decided to check out where we were going to watch the movie. I assumed we’d be watching it on the big TV in Calum’s family room. So imagine how surprised I was to discover Calum has a mini-theater in the house!
I’d decided on Young Frankenstein for tonight’s movie, but then I found Calum’s collection of classic horror flicks . . . still on reel film. When I uncovered the 1974 Jun Fukuda version of GODZILLA VS MECHAGODZILLA, I knew that’s what we had to watch. A perfect ending to a perfect night.
The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Banana Pudding
This is a recipe I adapted from my sister-in-law. She uses Pepperidge Farm Chess cookies but my kids prefer the vanilla wafers. Although both cookies taste delicious in this dessert. It's also wonderful without the cookies if you don't want the added sweetness. The key to getting this pudding to set is to make sure everything is cold before you start and letting it chill for at least three hours before serving.
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8 ounces cream cheese, softened14 ounces sweetened condensed milk5 ounces vanilla pudding (I use the Jello brand package, not instant)3 cups whole milk1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract8 ounces Cool Whip (or other frozen whipped topping), thawed4 bananas, sliced12 ounces vanilla wafers (optional)Instructions
Chill a large bowl and beaters for fifteen minutes.In the large chilled bowl, and using chilled beaters, beat cream cheese until fluffy.Blend in condensed milk, pudding mix, milk and vanilla extract.Blend until smooth.Fold in 4 ounces (half container) of Cool Whip or whipped topping.Line bottom of 9 x 13-inch glass pan with vanilla wafers. layer banana slices over wafers. Top with pudding mixture. Cover pudding with remaining whipped topping. Chill for 3-4 hours.If using individual cups, layer wafers, bananas, pudding, and whipped topping the same way in wide-mouthed glasses suitable for pudding. Chill for 3-4 hours.Notes
If you don't want to use the cookies, to cut down on the calories and sweetness, leave them out. It's delicious anyway!
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In case you’ve never heard of this 1974 movie, here’s a scene I found on YouTube!
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Sharon Wray is a librarian who once studied dress design in the couture houses of Paris and now writes about the men in her Deadly Force romantic suspense serieswhere ex-Green Berets meet their match in smart, sexy heroines who teach these alpha males that Grace always defeats Reckoning.
Her acclaimed debut book EVERY DEEP DESIRE, a sexy, action-packed retelling of Romeo and Juliet, is about an ex-Green Beretdetermined to regain his honor, his freedom, and his wife.
EVERY DEEP DESIRE is available on: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | IndieBound| Kobo| Google
And adding it to your Goodreads TBR list is also always appreciated!
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March 27, 2019
Daring Debuts ’19: Eva Seyler’s New Release The War in Our Hearts
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France, 1916: Estelle Graham faces a nightmare. Expecting to meet her beloved husband and bring their newly adopted daughter home to Scotland, she instead finds him gravely injured and unconscious in a casualty station. As she fights for his care, she takes solace in his journals and letters.
In a farmhouse in Somme, Captain Jamie Graham is forever changed when he meets young Aveline Perrault. Both of them broken and walled off from the cruel and cold world around them—made even crueler and colder by the Great War—the pair form an unlikely bond She finds in him the father she never had, and with her love, he faces the pain from his own childhood.
Discover the depth of love and faith in the face of brutality and neglect as they learn to live while surviving World War I.
SHARON: Welcome to the blog, Eva. Can you share a teaser from THE WAR IN OUR HEARTS?
EVA: “Captain Jamie Graham finds a teen girl on an abandoned farm near the front lines of the Battle of the Somme. She looks on him as her saviour and refuses to leave him, dressing as a boy to escape detection by his superiors until he can get her safely away to Scotland with his wife.”
SHARON: This is such a wonderful premise. Where did you get the idea?
EVA: I’ve felt for a long time that there wasn’t enough WWI fiction out there, and as I was thinking about what I should write, I got a visual in my head of a red-headed girl standing in a barn. That was Aveline, and when she had some trouble, Captain Jamie Graham came to her aid.
SHARON: Is there a story behind the title?
EVA: My best friend came up with the title and it stuck! I was able to tuck in a line to neatly tie the title to the story after she came up with it, too, which was super awesome.
SHARON: Can you tell us something we won’t find out just by reading the book jacket?
EVA: There’s a sixteen-year-old runaway fisherman’s son named Willie Duncan who’s pretending to be twenty, and he’s kind of adorable and I’d like to write more about him someday.
SHARON: Do you have a favorite character?
EVA: I have incredible fondness for Estelle Graham, my MC’s wife, who is gorgeous, graceful, and sweet, yet doesn’t take sh*t from anyone. But my very favourite is my MC, Jamie Graham, who wasn’t even originally supposed to BE the main character, but he completely took over in spite of all my intentions.
SHARON: If you could spend a day with one of your characters, who would it be?
EVA: I’d pick Estelle, definitely. She has a mischievous streak that would make her a Tremendously Fun Friend.
SHARON: How long did you take to write this book?
EVA: It took almost exactly nine months from writing the first words to beginning the querying process, and another six months to complete the edits and proofreading.
SHARON: Wow! That’s fast in the publishing world. What kind of research did you do for this book?
What is your favorite part of the writing process? I like the polishing part, when ...I get to rearrange and reword and weave everything together into a harmonious, well-crafted whole. ~ Eva Seyler @the_eva_seyler
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EVA: Honestly I felt like I was drowning sometimes, but the upside is that I’ve learnt so much I can continue to write about WWI and already have the basic history of the era covered in my head. For TWIOH particularly, I needed information about trench warfare more than anything else. Eye-Deep in Hell by John Ellis and Hot Blood, Cold Steel by Andy Simpson were both amazing resources.
SHARON: Are you a plotter or a pantser?
EVA: Pantser. When I have a solid idea where the story is going, then I make my detailed timelines and write my character sketches and all that technical jazz.
SHARON: What is your favorite part of your writing process?
EVA: I like the polishing part, when I have the bulk of the story in place and I get to rearrange and reword and weave everything together into a harmonious, well-crafted whole.
SHARON: What is the most challenging part of your writing process?
EVA: Turning it over to beta readers before it’s reached a state of perfection.
SHARON: I know that pain well! Can you share your writing routine?
EVA: I write whenever and wherever I can. I use Google Docs, so I can (and do!) write on my phone or iPad in the car, sitting around waiting for people, relaxing the the bath, whatever. I also try to make time at my computer at least once a day for concentrated writing time with an actual keyboard under my fingers.
I write by hand sometimes early in the process, and I take most of my notes and do my character sketches by hand too. Usually about halfway through writing a novel, I’ll print out the initial draft and annotate it by hand (adding scenes, indicating rearrangements, making notes of things that are still needed and where they should go) before completely re-typing the work from scratch.
SHARON: Have you ever gotten writer’s block?
EVA: If I can’t think of anything new to write that’s relevant, I’ll go back and do some editing, or draw pictures of characters/scenes, or pick my friends’ brains for ideas.
SHARON: If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be?
EVA: Probably I would tell it, “Someday you’re going to write fanfiction and it’s going to change your life. You think that’s something to scoff at now, but you just wait and see.”
If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be? Probably I would tell it, “Someday you’re going to write fanfiction and it’s going to change your life. You think that’s something to scoff at now, but you just…
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SHARON: How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have?
EVA: I have two completed works besides TWIOH: an old novel called Hide, which I will never go back to, and a novel-length fanfiction. As far as unfinished works, I have four at the moment: a fictionalised memoir, a post-WWII novel, a novel about Belgian refugees in WWI, and a book set during the summer of 1925 in western Oregon near where I live.
SHARON: Can you tell us a bit about yourself?
EVA: I’m a stay-at-home, homeschool mom to my two daughters. I overextend myself constantly trying to do ALL the things, because I enjoy so many things I hate washing dishes, I’m very disorganised, and my brain retains pointless information from, say, the 1980s, whilst simultaneously filtering out 96.6% of anything someone said to me five minutes ago.
SHARON: How did you get into writing?
EVA: I’ve been writing since I was little, but I never really FINISHED anything until roughly 2008, when I wrapped up a novel I’d started a couple years prior, and after that I quit writing completely until 2016, when I got sucked into writing fanfic and realised I missed writing a lot and wanted write my own book.
SHARON: What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
EVA: When I’m not writing, I’m teaching my human children, eating chocolate, cooking or baking, wasting time on Twitter, or making weird shrieky noises every time I see my non-human children.
SHARON: Can you share something about yourself that most people don’t know?
EVA: The wider world probably doesn’t know how actively I despise summer, sunshine, and being hot. I have reverse seasonal affective disorder (yes, reverse SAD is an actual thing).
SHARON: I’ve never heard of reverse SAD. What are you working on right now?
EVA: I’m working on my post-WWII novel, because it’s the closest to completion. It is a very ambitious and complex piece of work that isn’t coming together as easily and magically as TWIOH did, but I think it’s totally worth the extra trouble.
SHARON: What are you currently reading?
EVA: I just finished Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison, and I’m starting Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado. Also in the middle of The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde.
SHARON: Thanks for spending the day with us, Eva! I wish you much success with your new release!
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Eva was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She left that humidity pit at the age of three and spent the next twenty-one years in California, Idaho, Kentucky, and Washington before ending up in Oregon, where she now lives on a homestead in the western foothills with her husband and five children, two of whom are human.
You can find Eva here: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Goodreads
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Sharon Wray is a librarian who once studied dress design in the couture houses of Paris and now writes about the men in her Deadly Force romantic suspense series where ex-Green Berets meet their match in smart, sexy heroines who teach these alpha males that Gracealways defeats Reckoning.
Her acclaimed debut book EVERY DEEP DESIRE, a sexy, action-packed retelling of Romeo and Juliet, is about an ex-Green Beretdetermined to regain his honor, his freedom, and his wife.
EVERY DEEP DESIRE is available on: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | IndieBound| Kobo| Google
And adding it to your Goodreads TBR list is also always appreciated!
The post Daring Debuts ’19: Eva Seyler’s New Release The War in Our Hearts appeared first on Sharon Wray.
