Author Interview – Dawn Taylor
Today stopping by the bayou comes another great author interview. This time from Dawn Taylor. If you haven’t read her work, you really should.
Where is your favorite place to write? My favorite place to write is my home office, although my best ideas come right before I fall asleep.
Out of the protagonists you’ve written about so far, which one do you feel you relate to the most? In my short story, “The Double Nickel Tour,” I can relate to my protagonist, Carol. By taking the chance to overcome her fears, she discovers a new life is waiting for her. I am not a risk taker, so writing about the nervousness of her first international flight was relatively easy to do.
What’s the most surprising thing you learned writing your current book? My debut novel is “Something’s Not Right with Lucy.” The main character is seven-year-old Lucy. As I saw the world through a child’s eyes, I realized how many things adults don’t explain to children and her confusion attempting to sort things out for herself.
How long on average does it take you to write a book? I have written a non-fiction book and a fiction book. Each took about two years. Both required extensive research, plus the writing and editing phases.
What is your favorite childhood book? My favorite childhood book was “Charlotte’s Web.” My fourth grade teacher read a chapter a day to the class and I anxiously waited to find out how it ended.
What is the oddest topic/subject you have ever googled for research for a book? The oddest topic I have researched was how long it takes a drowned kitten to float. Not the most pleasant topic, but I want my stories to be realistic.
How do you select the names of your characters? Naming characters has always been easy for me. I just imagine the character and a name pops out. I actually give it very little thought.
What is your writing Kryptonite? My writing Kryptonite would be noise. I must have complete silence to write.
Lighting round. Pick one.
Morpheus or Dionysus? Dionysus
Gâteau De Sirop or Beignets? Beignets
Turbodog or Andygator? Turbogod
Shrimp or Gator? Shrimp,
House of Blues or Hard Rock Café? Hard Rock Cafe
DC or Marvel? Marvel
How can readers discover more about you and you work? Readers can discover me at dawnmtaylor.com, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/authordawntaylor/, and on Amazon at amazon.com/author/dawnmtaylor.com.
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Life’s Roux: Wrong Doors, my steamy romantic comedy, is available at Red Sage Publishing. To order, follow the link to http://bit.ly/2CtE7Ez or to Amazon at http://amzn.to/2lCQXpt.
My new book, Out of the Penalty Box, a fiction romance is now available for at http://amzn.to/2Bhnngw. It also can be ordered from iTunes, Nook, or Kobo. For more links where to purchase or to read the blurb, please visit http://bit.ly/2i9SqpH.
My steamy short story “Cargo” in Pirates: Boys Behaving Badly Anthology #3 is available for purchase. Find it at http://bit.ly/2C5GlLa.
Don’t have much time for reading or in a hurry? Check out my microfic, “Country Club Charades” in Fake For You at https://www.hottreepublishing.com/fla....
Also, my paranormal romance short story “Under the Magnolia Tree” in Haunted Hearts (Holiday Heartwarmers 4th vol.) is available for purchase. It can be read for FREE on Kindle Unlimited. Find it on Amazon at http://amzn.to/2DV5btz.
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