The Author Interviews, Round 1: #12: Charlotte Summers
My next featured writer isCharlotte Summers, author ofSupernatural World (Different Kind of Hell Series).
You are living in the world from your latest novel. Where are you?I'm England, I'm in the present however we know that werewolves exist. We don't really like them.What is it like?It's not that bad, you would think the world was normal-ish. That is until You see werewolves running round, running from hunters. I'm not going to take part in it though.Who is your favourite author?My favourite author is called Cheree Alsop. Why? Her books saved my life...... she is also a great fiction wiriting and the books pull me in and want to stay forever.Where do you get your ideas?I get my ideas from everyday life. I also get ideas from my dreams.Why do you write?I write escape the real world, I write to create a world where I can go and get lost without a care for the world.How do you deal with bad reviews, rejection and criticism?Because I'm such a new author, I haven't really gotten any reviews yet however if I did I would take them on board and try to write better.What do you find difficult about writing?I find it difficult when my ideas stop, my characters won't talk to me and when I don't have enough time to write.What do you love the most about writing?I love the way you can create your own world, how the words leap from the page and into your mind.What advice would you give to aspiring writers?KEEP WRITING! It might be hard however if you keep at it you will get there.Give us your top three book marketing/ promotion tips.1) a Facebook page. 2) get your friends and family to spread the word. 3) keep trying, put your titles on websites, other books and even try asking other wiriting groups.Would you agree a good book must withstand more than one read?Yes!What do you look for when shopping on Amazon for a Kindle book? Are any of them more important to you than others?I look for books with a look page length, this means I will have a new good with a good amount in it. When I look on Amazon, I am willing to give anything ago. Once I find a good book they become important however the most important is the books by my favourite author: Cheree alsopDo you have a favourite genre?FantasyWhat would it take for you to leave a book review?The book has to touch my heart in a way that nothing else can.After downloading book one of a series for free or discounted on Amazon, do you ever go back and pay more for book two? If not, why?If I like the first one then yes. If I don't like it then no becuase I cannot read something that I didn't enjoy the first book of.Do you ever visit an author's website?If so, what do you look at? Yes, I look at their book covers and the reviews.If an author offered you a free book, would you sign up to their mailing list?Yes.Do you ever enter giveaways and/ or order signed copies?No becuase by the time the author does giveaways, I've already got the book.Are you more likely to buy a book if there are various formats available?Not really, I have a kindle so put everything on that.To support this author, please consider purchasing a copy of the book. Many thanks.
You are living in the world from your latest novel. Where are you?I'm England, I'm in the present however we know that werewolves exist. We don't really like them.What is it like?It's not that bad, you would think the world was normal-ish. That is until You see werewolves running round, running from hunters. I'm not going to take part in it though.Who is your favourite author?My favourite author is called Cheree Alsop. Why? Her books saved my life...... she is also a great fiction wiriting and the books pull me in and want to stay forever.Where do you get your ideas?I get my ideas from everyday life. I also get ideas from my dreams.Why do you write?I write escape the real world, I write to create a world where I can go and get lost without a care for the world.How do you deal with bad reviews, rejection and criticism?Because I'm such a new author, I haven't really gotten any reviews yet however if I did I would take them on board and try to write better.What do you find difficult about writing?I find it difficult when my ideas stop, my characters won't talk to me and when I don't have enough time to write.What do you love the most about writing?I love the way you can create your own world, how the words leap from the page and into your mind.What advice would you give to aspiring writers?KEEP WRITING! It might be hard however if you keep at it you will get there.Give us your top three book marketing/ promotion tips.1) a Facebook page. 2) get your friends and family to spread the word. 3) keep trying, put your titles on websites, other books and even try asking other wiriting groups.Would you agree a good book must withstand more than one read?Yes!What do you look for when shopping on Amazon for a Kindle book? Are any of them more important to you than others?I look for books with a look page length, this means I will have a new good with a good amount in it. When I look on Amazon, I am willing to give anything ago. Once I find a good book they become important however the most important is the books by my favourite author: Cheree alsopDo you have a favourite genre?FantasyWhat would it take for you to leave a book review?The book has to touch my heart in a way that nothing else can.After downloading book one of a series for free or discounted on Amazon, do you ever go back and pay more for book two? If not, why?If I like the first one then yes. If I don't like it then no becuase I cannot read something that I didn't enjoy the first book of.Do you ever visit an author's website?If so, what do you look at? Yes, I look at their book covers and the reviews.If an author offered you a free book, would you sign up to their mailing list?Yes.Do you ever enter giveaways and/ or order signed copies?No becuase by the time the author does giveaways, I've already got the book.Are you more likely to buy a book if there are various formats available?Not really, I have a kindle so put everything on that.To support this author, please consider purchasing a copy of the book. Many thanks.
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