"Featuring" author...

[Candace]

Well we made it 1 month shy of year for the featuring authors thread. Wow! I am gonna shake things up a bit. Today is the last day of featuring authors. Though whenever I get a chance to interviews our fave cozy authors, I will post it. I am starting a new thread called Book Reviews of my Personal Collection. Check the new thread for more info!

[Candace]

In the past I have done a Featured Author week. Being how popular is was I am bringing it back but with a few changes. The author will get one day. I will post about their books, what series they write, etc and if I am lucky enough to get one, an interview.

Starting off the New Featured Author posts is Leann Sweeney:

Leann Sweeney

www.leannsweeney.com

She writes the following series:

The Cat in Trouble and The Yellow Rose

Her books:

The Cat in Trouble series

The Cat, The Quilt and the Corpse 2009
The Cat, The Professor and the Poison 2010
The Cat, The Lady and the Liar 2011
The Cat, The Wife and the Weapon 2012
The Cat, The Mill and the Murder 2013
The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim 2014

The Yellow Rose series

Pick your Poison 2004
A Wedding to Die for 2005
Dead Giveaway 2005
Shoot from the Lip 2007
Pushing up Bluebonnets 2008

Short stories

Dying Embers 2009

Mini Interview with Leann Sweeney

#1 Where do you see yourself as a writer in 10 years?
L.S. I see myself writing what I know, which is all any writer can ever do. One thing is for certain, even if there are no contracts, no publisher and no agent, I will still write. It's just who I am.

#2 If you could live anywhere regardless of the weather, where and why?
L.S. I would live where I am now (South Carolina) but the only thing I would change is having my family closer so I could see them more often. Of course, they might not feel the same way. 

#3 What genres do you like to read when you are not writing?
L.S. I am always reading something in the mystery, suspense or thriller genres. I have read a lot of books in my time, from horror to romance to historical fiction to true crime to the classics, but now just give me mystery!

#4 Do you do book signings, if no do you have plans to, when and where?
L.S. When I lived near Houston I was always doing signings—Murder by the Book is one of the best mystery bookstores in the country--but now we are in a more rural area without an independent bookstore anywhere close. I don't have any plans!

#5 Do you" base" any of your fictional characters in your books from people in your personal life?
L.S. My characters are never based on any one person. Do I watch and listen and learn so I can create better characters? You bet. It's all grist for the mill. But I take traits from various folks and make a new person. That is one of the most fun parts of writing for me!

#6 What are working on now?
L.S. I am working on the 7th Cats in Trouble Mystery that will be out in 2015. #6 is out August 5th of this year.

#7 Do you have any talents other than being a great writer?
L.S. Talents? I guess quilting is a talent, I can draw a little, paint a little and at one time I played the piano. I am also a pretty good cook. It runs in the family. My grandfather was a chef and my grandmother was a baker.