**Author Peek** Interview with Chicki Brown, BORN TO BE WILD (The Lake Series Book One)
**Author Peek** Interview with CHICKI BROWN
BORN TO BE WILD
INTRODUCING…Chicki Brown.
Before we get started talking about your writing, tell us a little about yourself, where you’re from, what you do for a living (if you’re not a full – time writer) what hobbies you have, etc. Whatever you’d like to share to introduce yourself.
My name is Chicki Brown. Really, folks. That’s not a pseudonym. My father said when I was born I had feet like a chicken. I’ve been stuck with it ever since I was two days’ old. J
I’m a small town Jersey girl who graduated from the same high school my father attended. Since 1994, I’ve lived in Atlanta, Georgia, the Jewel of the South.
I’m married with two grown daughters and five grandchildren. My love of reading was passed down from my mother, and I’ve always been a voracious reader. It wasn’t until 2000 that I started writing seriously. My first book was published in 2010. Other than reading, my other passion is music. I’m considering becoming a contestant on the new music game show, Shazam!
Being a full-time novelist is my dream, and I love every minute of it.
1. What’s your favorite part of the writing process?
Besides the actual creation of the story, I love doing the research into my character’s professions, their location, and other details. Even though I write fiction, I use real settings and with each book I learn so much.
While I was writing my last series, which was six books, I had to research fitness trainers, endometrial cancer, Las Vegas, public school media specialist, Nigeria, vigilante groups, Doctors Without Borders, sex addiction, sex therapists, South Bronx and the Upper West Side, New York, chief of surgery, starting a fashion line, MRSA, medical internship/residency, voice coach, Paris, France, urology, neighborhood health centers, autism in adults, and more.
The problem with enjoying the research is that it’s so easy for me to get lost in all the fascinating details when I should be writing. I have to limit my research time.
