Interview with author Jenn Nixon

Hey everybody, author Jenn Nixon stopped by to talk about her new book MIND: The Beginning.

What inspired this book?

My brother and I, though not twins, have a very strange connection. We have, at times, had the same thoughts at the same time, even when not together. I took that weird aspect of our lives and created Dina and Duncan, threw in a little Sci-Fi and came up with the concept for MIND: The Beginning.

How would you describe your writing style?

Tomboy Fiction with Heart. I’m a hopeless romantic, but have never been what most would call a girly-girl. I’m a jeans and T-Shirt, football watching, videogame playing tomboy who loves a happily ever after ending.

What is your writing process?

I tend to “plot” in my head for a while before putting anything down on paper. I write up character sheets and flesh out a barebones plot, then I sit down, start writing and let the characters take me where they want to go.

If you could spend a day with any literary character, who would it be and what would you do?

Does Doctor Who count? They’ve written books about him! An alien who can travel in space and time is probably the coolest character in the universe, I’m not sure I could top him! We would step into the TARDIS and have amazing adventures.

What advice would you give new authors?

Learn all you can about writing. With writing comes rules like eliminating crutch words, showing not telling, and scene and sequel writing. The best advice I can give is to join a writer’s group, find critique partners you trust to read your work and give you honest feedback, continue to learn with each new project, and never, ever give up if it’s your passion.

About the book:

After Dina Ranger loses telepathic contact with her brother, she breaks into his apartment and stumbles onto a special government unit responsible for monitoring the psychic population. She’s offered a job where she can use her psionic gifts to help people.
Stranded on earth over a hundred years ago, Liam of Shria is searching for a metal needed to repair his ship when he finds Dina, a telepathic investigator, and narrowly saves her from an exploding alien pod. Together, they uncover a plot to rebuild an ancient weapon and discover the truth behind Dina’s abilities while unlocking dangerous secrets about the alien presence on earth.
Can they stop a powerful weapon meant to enslave the human race? Can their relationship survive the secrets of the past or will it tear them apart?

About the author:
Jenn’s love of writing started the year she received her first diary and Nancy Drew novel. Throughout her teenage years, she kept a diary of her personal thoughts and feelings but graduated from Nancy Drew to other mystery suspense novels.
Jenn often adds a thriller and suspense element to anything she writes be it Romance, Science Fiction, or Fantasy. When not writing, she spends her time reading, observing pop culture, playing with her two dogs, and working on various charitable projects in her home state of New Jersey.

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Past Release: Romantic Suspense, Lucky’s Charm