Friday Featured Author: R. C. Mathews
Today’s Featured Author is R. C. Mathews. First, a bit about the newest release from this author: Begin Again | Wish Come True Series, Book 3, and then the interview.
Begin Again
Wish Come True Series Book 3
By R.C. Matthews
Genre: New Adult Romance
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When Tyler Johnson spends the evening at a bar celebrating her cousin’s pseudo bachelorette party, she boldly takes on Jordan’s bet. A note on a napkin, placed provocatively in their waiter’s back pocket, and two minutes later he’s calling Tyler’s cell phone…asking her for a date. Bet won! It was all in good fun. So when things start to heat up on their first date, she suddenly has cold feet. He works at a strip club and picks up babes on a regular basis. No thanks.
That is until college resumes in the fall and Mr. Hottie shares her English class and turns out to be everything she has ever wanted in a boyfriend…but can’t have now…because she judged the book by its cover. Unless she can convince Chase Bronson to begin again.
WARNING: This book contains profanity and explicit sexual content.
R.C. Matthews was raised in the Metro-Detroit area along with three sisters and a brother by deaf parents. Her father is a voracious reader and that gene lives on in all of his children. Now the reading gene is sprouting in her own two sons who love to read J.K. Rowling, Rick Riordan and may others. In fact, R.C. Matthews plans to try her hand at writing a teen fantasy fiction based on her son’s favorite board game Talisman … someday.R.C. Matthews graduated from a liberal arts college with a B.A. in Accounting and German and continues to work as a certified public accountant. She lived for four years in Germany and she enjoys traveling with her family (loving husband, two sons and a stepson), reading, downhill skiing and playing board games with her family.
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Tell us about your release?
Begin Again is a new adult novella starring Tyler and Chase – both sophomores in college. What’s fun about this story is the role reversal. Chase works at a strip club as a waiter and Tyler is the good girl. There is a lot of drama, some steamy sex and laughs as well. Although this is book three in the Wish Come True series, it can be read and enjoyed as a stand-alone book. And at 115 pages it is a fun, quick read.
Are you a plotter or pantser?
Definitely a pantser. Most of my books start out as a high level idea of what I want, then I rough sketch the ideas in Word by giving each chapter a name that reflects what I hope to achieve during the chapter. Then I’ll write one short paragraph of each character’s background. That’s about it before I start writing and just let it flow. My stories never end the way I originally anticipated. In fact, it wasn’t until Chapter 11 out of 14 in Begin Again that I figured out how I would end the story.
What was the most difficult part of the publishing process for you?
Marketing is always the most difficult part of the publishing process. It drains a lot of time that I’d prefer to spend on my writing. But someone has to do it.
How about the most fun?
The covers are always a lot of fun. I enjoy watching my story come to life on the cover.
What inspired you to write your first book?
I’ve always loved writing. But soon after reading my first romance novel in college, I knew I had to try my hand at writing one. It took me twenty years to actually put pen to paper but I finally did it. And I love it!
Do you have any writing rituals? (Time of day to write, must have beverages? Etc?)
Not really. Other than having peace and quiet, I don’t really have any rituals. I can write any time of day and on any day of the week. But when I’m not feeling the muse I stop. I’m not one of those writers that forces myself to write every single day. Writing if fun for me. I want to keep it that way. Forcing the words would make writing into a chore.
Who is your go-to author, the one you know you can always count on to deliver a great story?
Jane Austen! LOL. Seriously. I read her books over and over. I’m a big fan of diversity. If you follow me on GoodReads, you’ll see that I read a wide variety of authors. It’s rare that I read many books from just one author – that only happens if I bought a series and loved it.
What projects are you working on at the present?
Right now I’m writing a “Billionaire Obsession” erotic romance serial under my erotic romance pen name – Vickie Valentine. The first book, Meeting the Boss, was published recently. It’s a lot of fun because the heroine is super confident and sassy. I’m also putting the finishing touches on Make Me Whole which has a release date of June 2, 2015 with Loose Id.
What do your plans for future projects include?
I’ve had several requests for a 4th book in the Wish Come True series which would include Derek Murphy (the hero’s brother from Date Night). I hadn’t planned to write it, but I might. I really enjoy writing short stories so I’m sure there will be several in the near future.
