Interview With... Elizabeth A. Lance
To all who are reading this,
The following interview was very unexpected, and was conducted upon the spur of the moment. But you know what? It was a lot of fun!
Join me on this journey as I meet author, Elizabeth A. Lance and learn about her successful Regency series!
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Name: Elizabeth A. Lance
Age: 42.
Living in: Southern Indiana
Hi Elizabeth, thanks for joining me today! So, what are three interesting facts about yourself that you'd like to share with the readers?
1. I love to do word searches, and I'm pretty good at them too.
2. I married my high school sweetheart and we've been married for 22 years.
3. I sing and dance in my car and I don't care who is watching.
What made you want to be a writer?
I have always loved to write and when I was a freshman, I wrote a story for Nerd Day and shared it with the class. Everyone loved it. I think it was then that I decided I wanted to be a writer.
What motivates you to write? The characters in my head badger me until I get their stories out on virtual paper. Do you have a particular writing process? I don't especially. I'm what nearly everyone calls a write by the seat of her pants writer. What I mean by that is that I don't write an outline, and sometimes I have no idea what's going to happen until I sit down at the keyboard. If I need to do any research, I do it as I'm writing, which trust me is sooooo much easier now that we have the internet! I used to have to take my notebook and go to the library every time I needed new information! How do you manage the deadly problem that is writers block? Oh lord. The dreaded words all authors hate... WRITER'S BLOCK! Actually, if I can't get somewhere on one particular story, I will go work on another. If that doesn't work then I do some writing exercises, like character sketches and asking my characters silly questions until they are ready to speak to me.
What is a piece of writing advice that you will always remember?Write what you know, and if you don't know it, do your research. What is the most influential book you have ever read, and why do you think so? Oh gosh, now we are getting scholarly! I can only answer this personally, it may not be influential to anyone else, but it was a little book, a Regency called Miss Ryder's Memoirs. It is what led me to writing Regency and to believing that I could be successful at it. And believe it or not Twilight also inspired me to write Paranormal YA, which is how my Soul MatesSeries came about. Have you ever derived any inspiration from your home or from anywhere you have visited? Yes definitely! I have lived all over the mid-west, but I use southern Indiana as the home of Max in my Soul Mates series. One of my short stories, Kismet was written while I lived in Texas and it takes place in San Antonio. The Regencies of course take place in Europe and I have not had the chance to visit across the pond yet, but one day I will.
Courting Danger was the first in the Regency series. Did you have any previous publications prior to this? Courting Danger was the first book that I published and I actually self-published it first. Then I released my Soul Mates: Scent book and Sarah Davis of Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly read it and loved it and signed me. Then last summer I talked to her about bringing my Regencies on board with the company and she loved the idea. So we gave it a new cover and here we are! What is the Regencyseries all about? Well, it is about four girl friends who were at finishing school together, their lives and loves. Of course that is just the basic story line. These aren't your typical debutantes, they lead adventurous lives and meet dangerous men. They are from England, but they travel to France, Austria and Italy. They help capture murderers and thieves and assassins. Of course being involved in all the clandestine activities was never their plan, all they really want is to meet the one they are meant to be with and fall in love.
What drove you to write about regencies? I fell in love with the time period when I was reading everything I could get my hands on. I love the elaborate dresses and parties and the elegance. When men were gentleman and women were ladies and everything was flirty and innocent. You currently have a YA paranormal series and the Regency series. What genre do you plan on tackling next, and what does the future hold for you? Oh I would love to write some Steampunk! It's my new favourite genre to read. And I have always loved the Mad Hatter and I have a stand alone book floating around in my head involving him, so that could happen. I also have several more Soul Mates books to write.
Thank you for such a fantastic interview, Elizabeth!
Be sure to check out the Regency series: Agents for the Crown, consisting of three so far: Courting Danger (which was up for the Reader's Choice Award), Artifice and Charade on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com and Barnes & Nobles! You can also find Elizabeth here: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethAnneLance?fref=ts
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Yours, with eternal ink,
Zoe
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Currently reading: Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
The following interview was very unexpected, and was conducted upon the spur of the moment. But you know what? It was a lot of fun!
Join me on this journey as I meet author, Elizabeth A. Lance and learn about her successful Regency series!
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Age: 42.
Living in: Southern Indiana
Hi Elizabeth, thanks for joining me today! So, what are three interesting facts about yourself that you'd like to share with the readers?
1. I love to do word searches, and I'm pretty good at them too.
2. I married my high school sweetheart and we've been married for 22 years.
3. I sing and dance in my car and I don't care who is watching.
What made you want to be a writer?
I have always loved to write and when I was a freshman, I wrote a story for Nerd Day and shared it with the class. Everyone loved it. I think it was then that I decided I wanted to be a writer.
What motivates you to write? The characters in my head badger me until I get their stories out on virtual paper. Do you have a particular writing process? I don't especially. I'm what nearly everyone calls a write by the seat of her pants writer. What I mean by that is that I don't write an outline, and sometimes I have no idea what's going to happen until I sit down at the keyboard. If I need to do any research, I do it as I'm writing, which trust me is sooooo much easier now that we have the internet! I used to have to take my notebook and go to the library every time I needed new information! How do you manage the deadly problem that is writers block? Oh lord. The dreaded words all authors hate... WRITER'S BLOCK! Actually, if I can't get somewhere on one particular story, I will go work on another. If that doesn't work then I do some writing exercises, like character sketches and asking my characters silly questions until they are ready to speak to me.
What is a piece of writing advice that you will always remember?Write what you know, and if you don't know it, do your research. What is the most influential book you have ever read, and why do you think so? Oh gosh, now we are getting scholarly! I can only answer this personally, it may not be influential to anyone else, but it was a little book, a Regency called Miss Ryder's Memoirs. It is what led me to writing Regency and to believing that I could be successful at it. And believe it or not Twilight also inspired me to write Paranormal YA, which is how my Soul MatesSeries came about. Have you ever derived any inspiration from your home or from anywhere you have visited? Yes definitely! I have lived all over the mid-west, but I use southern Indiana as the home of Max in my Soul Mates series. One of my short stories, Kismet was written while I lived in Texas and it takes place in San Antonio. The Regencies of course take place in Europe and I have not had the chance to visit across the pond yet, but one day I will.


Thank you for such a fantastic interview, Elizabeth!
Be sure to check out the Regency series: Agents for the Crown, consisting of three so far: Courting Danger (which was up for the Reader's Choice Award), Artifice and Charade on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com and Barnes & Nobles! You can also find Elizabeth here: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethAnneLance?fref=ts

Yours, with eternal ink,
Zoe
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Currently reading: Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
Published on May 13, 2013 06:01
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