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Do you get emotional
Interview with Author Quiz:
Do you ever feel yourself becoming quite emotional when writing a particularly intense scene and is there a specific passage in particular where this was the case?
Yes. I often get emotional when writing certain scenes. In Captured Lies, the scene where Bailey is standing at the gravesite of her mom while the minister is doing the service, was very emotional for me. Bailey is berating herself for the poor relationship she had with her mother and questions why she didn't do something to fix their relationship before it was too late. Too often we live with regrets. This was more emotional for me as my father passed away while I was writing Captured Lies.
Where did the inspiration for your first/latest* novel, Captured Lies, come from?
It was as simple as driving down the road and having a plane fly overhead at a really low height (or so it seemed to me) and I began to wonder, what if it crashed? Would anyone survive? What if it was a baby that survived? What would happen to the baby? What if this happened years ago, when babies weren't included on the manifest? What if the baby had been kidnapped? The story built from there.
To read more....http://authorquiz.blogspot.ca/2012/12...
Do you ever feel yourself becoming quite emotional when writing a particularly intense scene and is there a specific passage in particular where this was the case?
Yes. I often get emotional when writing certain scenes. In Captured Lies, the scene where Bailey is standing at the gravesite of her mom while the minister is doing the service, was very emotional for me. Bailey is berating herself for the poor relationship she had with her mother and questions why she didn't do something to fix their relationship before it was too late. Too often we live with regrets. This was more emotional for me as my father passed away while I was writing Captured Lies.
Where did the inspiration for your first/latest* novel, Captured Lies, come from?
It was as simple as driving down the road and having a plane fly overhead at a really low height (or so it seemed to me) and I began to wonder, what if it crashed? Would anyone survive? What if it was a baby that survived? What would happen to the baby? What if this happened years ago, when babies weren't included on the manifest? What if the baby had been kidnapped? The story built from there.
To read more....http://authorquiz.blogspot.ca/2012/12...
12 Year old Author - Pamela Shine
Red Flames: Wizards’ School by Pamela Shine
Bio: I am 12 years old and wrote my first book Red Flame: Wizards’ School while I was still 12.
http://redflamebooks.com/
My Interview with Pamela
When did you start reading?
At four years old
What is the first book you remember reading?
Goldilocks and the three bears. It was a kid’s book but still had quite a few words in it to explain the pictures.
What attracted you to or got your started reading?
It started as a pass time hobby then whilst at first primary school reading became part of my learning. Whilst at school I would regularly visit the nearest library every two weeks or so.
What was the first book that had that ‘wow’ factor for you?
‘The Anti-Prom’ by Abby McDonald. It was a funny story with quite a few tense areas. I read it in 5 hours and enjoyed every second! But there’s also ‘The Karma Club’ by Jessica Brody which I read the day after which was also amazing!
What genres have you read?
To read more click here...
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Bio: I am 12 years old and wrote my first book Red Flame: Wizards’ School while I was still 12.
http://redflamebooks.com/
My Interview with Pamela
When did you start reading?
At four years old
What is the first book you remember reading?
Goldilocks and the three bears. It was a kid’s book but still had quite a few words in it to explain the pictures.
What attracted you to or got your started reading?
It started as a pass time hobby then whilst at first primary school reading became part of my learning. Whilst at school I would regularly visit the nearest library every two weeks or so.
What was the first book that had that ‘wow’ factor for you?
‘The Anti-Prom’ by Abby McDonald. It was a funny story with quite a few tense areas. I read it in 5 hours and enjoyed every second! But there’s also ‘The Karma Club’ by Jessica Brody which I read the day after which was also amazing!
What genres have you read?
To read more click here...
http://wp.me/p2ydBl-7F
Interview with Kim from Read Your Writes Book Reviews
Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Kim from Read Your Writes Book Reviews. If you love to read and want to know if a book is good or not, Kim writes really thorough reviews that let's you get a feel for the book, so you can tell if it is one that you will like to read or not.
Kim's Bio: Oh, the tell me about yourself question.... Let’s see... I’m a shy girl from Texas, who loves Tex-Mex. I don’t talk very much, because I’m shy. But get me on the computer and I’m a totally different person. I’m a former accountant (but I’m nice and a little funny) turned stay at home mom to two humans, two cats, and a Husky. I’m lucky enough to hear the Pacific from my living room.
Read Your Write Website: www.readyourwrites.blogspot.com
1. When did you start reading?
Honestly, while most girls were reading Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, I was reading The Knowledge Encyclopedia. I could actually tell you everything you wanted to know about all 50 states. Then when everyone was reading the latest Sweet Valley High books, I was reading the one magazine my mother bought, Newsweek. Are you sensing a nerd vibe? I didn’t really start to love reading until around 2008, when the first Twilight movie came out. I had to find out what the big fuss was all about so I started to devour the books. After reading all of them in a fairly short amount of time, I discovered I liked reading. Up until that point I was always on my computer playing The Sims.
2. What was the first book you remember reading?
I’m going to have to say Run Spot Run, because that’s the book that popped into my head.
3. What attracted you to or got you started reading?
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Kim's Bio: Oh, the tell me about yourself question.... Let’s see... I’m a shy girl from Texas, who loves Tex-Mex. I don’t talk very much, because I’m shy. But get me on the computer and I’m a totally different person. I’m a former accountant (but I’m nice and a little funny) turned stay at home mom to two humans, two cats, and a Husky. I’m lucky enough to hear the Pacific from my living room.
Read Your Write Website: www.readyourwrites.blogspot.com
1. When did you start reading?
Honestly, while most girls were reading Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, I was reading The Knowledge Encyclopedia. I could actually tell you everything you wanted to know about all 50 states. Then when everyone was reading the latest Sweet Valley High books, I was reading the one magazine my mother bought, Newsweek. Are you sensing a nerd vibe? I didn’t really start to love reading until around 2008, when the first Twilight movie came out. I had to find out what the big fuss was all about so I started to devour the books. After reading all of them in a fairly short amount of time, I discovered I liked reading. Up until that point I was always on my computer playing The Sims.
2. What was the first book you remember reading?
I’m going to have to say Run Spot Run, because that’s the book that popped into my head.
3. What attracted you to or got you started reading?
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Interview and Review with Author Jessica Tornese
An Author’s Journey through Reading with Jessica Tornese
Author's Website: www.jessicatornese.com
1. When did you start reading?
About the age of 5. I have always had my nose in a book for as long as I can remember.
2. What was the first book you remember reading?
I remember being enthralled with Babysitter Club books and Boxcar Children books- then came Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew- I loved a good mystery!
3. What attracted you to or got you started reading?
I guess I always loved the escape a book provided-I liked feeling a part of the world of the characters for just a moment. Reading can take you so many places.
4. What was the first book that had a real 'wow' factor for you?
I think I was really in love with Anne of Green Gables. I think the book is timeless and it stuck with me. I always wanted to go to Prince Edward Island and see the location from the movie, too! As an adult, the first book I remember thinking about for days, was The DaVinci Code.
5. What genres have you read? Was there any progression to the genres you've read over the years? Did you start in one genre and then discover others the older you got? i.e. scifi and then romance, then paranormal, then espionage....
I am more of an author hound. I find an author I love, then read everything they have available until I get my next big kick. As a young adult, I started with mystery/thriller books by Mary Higgins Clark and James Patterson, Lee Child and Michael Connelly- then moved to more drama genres like Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander, Jodi Picoult books, and Phillipa Gregory books. I also love Christian inspirational fiction. I LOVE historical fiction the most!
6. Who are your favorite authors and when did you start following them?
I absolutely adore Jodi Picoult, Francine Rivers, Diana Gabaldon, and Mitch Albom. I just read Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah and was so moved.
7. What genre(s) do you read today?
Right now, I am doing a lot of different genres, but mostly YA as I am trying to explore the genre my books are in. I like to see what’s out there and keeping the interest of the teens.
8. What do you like in a story? What does it have to have to grab you?
I choose a book by the first few pages. I pick it up in the store and flip through it. I love James Patterson because he gets right to the action- no fluffy details and distractions. That’s what gets me- that and a striking cover or title. Anything that looks aged/historical, I am all over it.
9. What got you started with writing? And how long have you been writing?
I wanted to write a book that remembered the childhood of my father. He grew up like no one else I know- and it was a life I admired and wanted others to know. He is a strong man...
To read the full interview, click here: http://wp.me/s2ydBl-1344
Interview on LA Talk Radio Two Talk Books
How did I come up with tangling family secrets and lies with drug trafficking and a black market for organ donors - willing or not - for Tainted Waters? Check out my interview with Starla Faye on Two Talk Books... http://wp.me/p2ydBl-rx
An Interview with the Lovely Dii from Tome Tender
I am so excited to be able to bring to you today one of my favorite book reviewers. Yay! And in honor of her doing an interview we are doing a – we are giving away Giveaway $10 Amazon gift card and some of Dii’s favorite ebooks. Check it out below and be sure to enter.I am honored that I convinced Dii to do this interview with me. I ‘met’ Dii about a year and a half ago or so. I’m not sure how we met. I think I might have pestered asked her to read and review my first book, Captured Lies. She graciously said yes. Not only does she read an insane amount, yay! (read below) but she is so helpful and supportive of all authors but in particular Indie Authors. Yay! And if that isn’t perfect enough she does reviews. Yay! She is funny. She makes me smile a lot. Yay! And as you will read in her interview, we both have an odd affliction of keeping pillows (I too am starting to get rid of them. Anyone keep pillows, just in case?).
I am thrilled that Dii has done this interview with me. Honestly it will make you chuckle.
Please check out her website: http://tometender.blogspot.com/
Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DiiBylo
Like her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomeTender
I promise you won’t be disappointed.
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Now to the interview:
A Book Blogger’s Journey through Reading – Dii from Tome Tender
1. When did you start reading?
Wow, I think my first book was on papyrus paper! Hmm, probably around six years old.
2. What was the first book you remember reading?
Read full interview here: http://wp.me/p2ydBl-19K
