WIP Blog Hop

I was tagged by Dani-Lynn Alexander at http://www.danilynalexander.com/

Here are the rules:
* Give credit to the person/blog that tagged you
* Post the rules for this hop
* Answer these ten questions about your current WIP (Work In Progress) on your blog
* Tag five other writers/bloggers and add their links so we can hop over and meet them.

1. What is the working title of your book?
    Stirring the Flames

2. What genre does the book fall under?
    Urban Fantasy/Paranormal romance

3. Which actors would you choose to play your characters for the movie rendition?
    Ari would be played by a blonde Angelina Jolie. Andreas by a younger version of Rufus Sewell.


4. What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
    Sworn to serve and protect, Ari might have to throw it all away to rescue just one.

5. Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
    I hope it will be published by Etopia Press that has the rest of the series.

6. How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
    It's not drafted yet. I have a rough outline, but the story will be written during NaNoWriMo this November. It will take me two or three months after that to rewrite, revise and polish for submission

7. What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
     I think it's difficult for an author to make that comparison, because we see all the differences. If I have to pick one, I would say Tanya Huff.

8. Who or what inspired you to write this book?
    This book is just the natural progression in a series. This is book five. Book one came out in September and book two is scheduled for December 2012. I started out to write the first book as a regular mystery, but my main character insisted on being a witch! The law enforcement element was inspired by the police officers I met in my former career and the setting by the beauty of the Mississippi River.

9. What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest? I think it's biggest draw is the paranormal aspect, but there is also a strong romantic element.
 
10. Who will you pick to tag?

Tag, you’re it!

I ’tagged’ the following authors:

Catherine Cavendish

Rhonda Laurel

Courtney Farrell

Terri Herman-Ponce

Jerrie Alexander

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