Interview With Author Linda LaRoque

Shattered Vows
Interview With Author Linda LaRoque

I am so excited today to be interviewing my critique partner and dear friend here in Waco, TX, author Linda LaRoque. Even when our critique group can’t get together face-to-face she is more than willing to read my manuscripts (sometimes lots of copy!) and offer constructive criticism and creative suggestions. Welcome, Linda!

Don’t forget to leave a comment with your email address below and be entered to win a free copy of her latest release, Shattered Vows! We will announce the winner next week. 

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your family.

I was born and reared in Texas and lived out of state only three times in my life. My father was in the Air Force, and when I was very small, we lived in Darlene, Louisiana. At about age eight, Daddy was transferred to Stephenville, Newfoundland. What a wonderful experience. Though extremely cold, it was the ideal place for children to explore and learn. I learned to ice skate and my brother and I tested our skill at building an igloo. The trees were huge, their branches spread our making wonderful places to crawl under and hide.

I’m a retired teacher, my husband is a retired banker, and our children are grown. We have one exceptional grandson and a sweet little dog named Molly.

Tell us about your latest book, and how it came about.

My latest book, Shattered Vows, is an Inspirational Women’s Fiction, a first for me. It’s a genre I’ve always wanted to explore, but my ideas have gravitated toward other genres. This story somehow landed in my head and I had to put it to paper. It is not a reflection of my own life or of the life of anyone I know.

Share about your genre and why you write in this style.

Before Shattered Vows I wrote contemporary western romance, western historical (time travel) romance, futuristic romance, have a romantic suspense, and I’ll continue to write in those genres while I explore the women’s fiction genre.

Since I am only published in the CBA (Christian Booksellers Association) Linda’s experience in the general market has been most valuable. 

What inspires you?

Oh gee, things I see on vacations, dreams, interactions between people, television programs, books I read, and life in general. My futuristic novel, Born in Ice, evolved from a dream.

Tell us about your writing process.

I am what other writers call a “pantster.” I fly by the seat of my pants. I don’t sit down and  plot each chapter, but I do have my idea and know where my story is going. Often I    know how the story will end, but not which streets I’ll take. Some of my most satisfying endings have popped into my head at the last minute.

What are your writing goals?

Since I don’t adhere to a schedule, I’d like to improve my work habits. I’d like to write another women’s fiction and another western historical within the next year.

What do you wish someone had told you about writing?

To take several writing classes in creative writing before beginning. It would have saved me so much time.

Tell us something about yourself that nobody knows.

I was a twirler in high school and junior college and performed in the Cotton Bowl.

Well, Linda, I sure did not know that about you!

What hobbies do you enjoy?

I love to crochet, knit, cross stitch, read, and travel. I used to oil paint and would love to learn to paint with watercolors.

Thank you so much, Linda, for being with us today.

Every reader who leaves a comment with their email address in the next 7 days (Dec 2 through Dec 8, 2014) will be entered to win a FREE copy of Shattered Vows, courtesy of Linda. The winner will be announced next week. No international shipping please.

Where can your readers contact you?

http://www.lindalaroqueauthor.blogspot.com

www.lindalaroque.com

https://www.facebook.com/linda.laroque

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/649259.Linda_LaRoque

Linda’s Amazon Page

Biography: 

Linda LaRoque is a Texas girl, but the first time she got on a horse, it tossed her in the road dislocating her right shoulder. Forty years passed before she got on another, but it was older, slower, and she was wiser. Plus, her students looked on and it was important to save face. 

A retired teacher who loves West Texas, its flora and fauna, and its people, Linda’s stories paint pictures of life, love, and learning set against the raw landscape of ranches and rural communities in Texas and the Midwest. She is a member of RWA, her local chapter of HOTRWA, NTRWA and Texas Mountain Trail Writers. 

Linda writes contemporary western romances, time travel romances and futuristic romances. Shattered Vows is her first Inspiration Women’s fiction.

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