Author Interview: E. Paige Burks on Return to Royalty

Hello everyone! And welcome back to my author interview series.

 

 

Today I am interviewing E. Paige Burks, another fellow member of my Indie Eden Book Club and the 2016 winner of the YA category of the Draft to Dream competition. Her fantasy novel, Return to Royalty, is our current Biweekly Read. It’s about a girl who has no idea that she is actually royalty from another world – until a dark, menacing (and broodingly handsome) stranger comes to take her back. Let’s find out more about Paige’s books and see if she has any tips on the writing process!

 

 

 

Let’s start by finding out which question I left out of my list. What is the one question that you wish people would ask you about your latest book? (And what is the answer?)

Hmm…This is tough for me. I think the one that I dislike the most that people ask is “did you really write this?” Um, yeah, I did, haha. I know a lot of people don’t know how we have time to write, but if it’s your passion, you make time for it. So maybe what I wish people would ask is “what’s your advice on writing a book?” My answer would be make time (just 30 minutes a day is all it takes!), set a goal (do it the NANOWRIMO way, you can write 50,000 words in just one month!), and overall be consistent! It’s not that hard, and don’t worry if it’s poo the first time around. First drafts rarely ever become the finished product. Just tell your story.

That is really great advice. I often find that finding time to write is one of the biggest challenges to writing a book too, but it is important to make time, like you said. Aside from people asking if you really wrote your book (which just seems rude, by the way! :P), which typical author interview question do you hate the most?

I’m not sure there are any that I hate. I like to talk about my book