Q&A with Connie Suttle

[LeAnn]

Hi New Adult Book Clubbers! We have the lovely Connie Suttle joining us for a Q&A this week! Connie is the author of Hope and Vengeance, Blood War, Hot Demon in the City, The Rose Mark and many more. Please leave your questions for her below. :)

[Katrina]

Who is your favorite character that you have written?

[Connie]

Katrina wrote: "Who is your favorite character that you have written?"

Katrina wrote: "Who is your favorite character that you have written?"

I think my favorite character (for now) is Corinne/Zaria, as she goes by both names. She is featured in the R-D (reincarnation drug) series, and the First Ordinance series.

[J.]

If you could be any book character for a day, who would you choose and why?

[Cassie]

What is your "must have" when you get in writing mode?

[Debra]

What inspired you to become a writer?

[Sophie]

If you could visit one of the places in your books which place would you like to visit and why?

[Kento]

How long on average does it take you to write a book?

[Lu]

What inspires you the most to write?

[Amanda]

When you write a book do you outline the whole story or write by the seat of your pants?

[Irma]

How many hours a day do you write?

[Connie]

J. wrote: "If you could be any book character for a day, who would you choose and why?"

That's a tough one, because there are so many characters I love. In this case, I think I'd go gender-swapping and be Aragorn from Lord of the Rings :)

[Connie]

Irma wrote: "How many hours a day do you write?"

That varies, depending on what normal life throws at me during the course of the day. I usually write at least six-eight hours, and more if I can fit it in :)

[Connie]

Amanda wrote: "When you write a book do you outline the whole story or write by the seat of your pants?"

I generally have a (very) sketchy outline--I know where the story begins and ends, and the high points along the way. The rest? All pantsing, lol!

[Connie]

Cassie wrote: "What is your "must have" when you get in writing mode?"

coffee!

[Connie]

Luana wrote: "What inspires you the most to write?"

That's a great question. Stories come to me at odd times and places. Twice, I've been on vacation and working on something else when a new idea hit me. Both those ideas turned out to be fun books to write :)

[Connie]

Kento wrote: "How long on average does it take you to write a book?"

Usually 6-8 weeks to get it done, then editing, proofing, revisions come after that. It's an intensive process, but (thankfully) I don't have another job to worry about :)

[Connie]

Sophie wrote: "If you could visit one of the places in your books which place would you like to visit and why?"

That depends on my mood. If I'm feeling good, it would be Le-Ath Veronis (the vampire planet). If I'm looking for peace and solitude, it would be SouthStar on Avendor, where the Mighty Hand rules and nobody ages while they're there.

[Connie]

Debra wrote: "What inspired you to become a writer?"

For me, it wasn't so much inspiration as desperation. I'd always toyed with the idea, but never got very far with writing a novel. My husband almost died in 2007, and I found myself sitting in his ICU hospital room, watching him breathe on a ventilator. I started carrying a notebook with me, and my first finished novel began as handwritten words on paper.