Colleen’s Comments (group member since Apr 21, 2014)

Colleen’s comments from the Colleen Houck Book Club group.

Thanks so much to April for being an awesome guest and congrats to our winner Sarah! Don't forget to join us next month for another chance to win books from my featured author!

Sarah wrote: "When you write your books you always seem to add an animal as a main focus in some way shape or form do animals inspire you when you write?"

Yes, I think they do. I love animals of all kinds, even those that don't exist. I've been a dog mom for years and I wouldn't mind owning more.

Allana wrote: "Have you ever thought about turning the Tiger's Curse saga into coloring books? :)"

That would be cool. A company approached us once about turning them into comic books but it never worked out.

What does your writing day look like?

Any must haves as you write?

I love that you write a lot about the northwest since I get all the references. Have you always lived in Portland?

April wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Any other genres you have considered writing?"
I did a funny romantic comedy that didn't sell - possibly because it made fun of women's magazines.
I have tried my hand at a chapter ..."

Ooh I think paranormal cops. ;)

April wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Hi April. Long time fan and first time question asker ;) How did you get started writing?"

I started writing when I was still in grade school. In fact, I wrote a short story about ..."

Wow! That is an amazing story!

Welcome to the chat! Colleen will be answering questions during the month of November 2018. One lucky person who asks a question anytime between now and then will win a prize pack!

Do you have a favorite tv detective?

Why murder mysteries?

Hi April. Long time fan and first time question asker ;) How did you get started writing?

Thanks Nicole for the great chat this month! I love this series and learning more about Blackbeard. The winner of the chat is Maggie!

Don't forget to check back next month when I'll be showcasing another awesome author!

Nicole wrote: "Colleen wrote: "How did you get started writing?"

My mother always told me I should write, but I didn't start writing seriously until 2008. That was when I decided I wanted to get published. My fi..."

Wow! I didn't realize it was your first book. Did you know this was YA when you were writing it? In my case, I thought I was just writing clean romance for women.

Nicole wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Do you have a favorite pirate movie?"

I love the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie the most. I still enjoyed the others, but the first one is definitely my favorite. Even though..."

Ah...then follow up question. Do your prefer Jack or Will Turner?

Nicole wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Are you a panster or a plotter?"

I used to be a panster, but I have since learned that plotting is my friend. If you have an idea of where you want the story to go, it helps a lot ..."

I'm more of a panster. I usually have a vague idea of where I want to end up but I follow a winding path to get there. By the end I'm usually very surprised at how it turned out.

Thanks so much to everyone who joined the Tiger's Dream Q & A! The winner of the Dream Prize Pack is...Anna! Congrats and thanks everyone. Don't forget to join my next Q & A which will be focused on The Lantern's Ember! If you love Halloween like I do, this is the book for you!

Milena wrote: "This is so interesting! I think you still should write a book based on Russian folklore! I would love to read it! (Russian is my first language)
Also, Hunted by Meagan Spooner is a superb Beauty and the Beast retelling with a Russian twist :-)"

That's on my TBR list! It would be really fun to do something with Russian folklore someday.

Shannon wrote: "I'm ready for the last book to release on audible. Any date planned?"

No date yet but it is coming! Tantor Audio bought the rights.

Angharad wrote: " I’m not sure how I feel about Kishen in his human form on the cover. I miss my tigers. Also I know for a fact that the egg Kishen picked is the same stone that the seal that his kingdom had. But I may be wrong. "

we almost put Fanindra on the cover. At the end it felt right. Kishan earned his place on the cover. He was more than the curse and more than a tiger and I wanted to show that. You are right about the egg and you will learn more about that in the book. Good catch! ;)