What genre do you write and why?
I write Women’s Fiction
mainly because it is what I enjoy reading and relate to most. Plus, there is so much to write about. Women’s lives have become incredibly complex
between balancing family and careers while trying to lead fulfilled individual
lives and dealing with the pace of modern life.
Yet, despite the complexities, women have the same basic need to love
and be loved. It’s a commonality we all
share and what I love writing about.
Tell us about
your latest book.
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Degrees of
Love: A Novel is about a modern, working mother who on the surface has it
all—the house, the car, the family, the career—but is still inexplicably
unhappy. Then she meets her new boss and
goes through a sort of awakening that changes the course of her life. It’s about marriage and family and an
exploration of love, which includes love of family and self
as well as variations of desire.
What marketing methods are you using to promote
your book?
Phase 1 began with
submitting for editorial reviews and then moving on to individual reviewers via
giveaways and e-mail lists. Social Media
has been key, including Goodreads, Twitter, Facebook, Facebook Ads, and
actively soliciting Bloggers. (Degrees is being featured for the month
of January on Women Writers, Women(‘s) Books!)
Phase 2 will include outreach to bookstores, libraries, and book clubs.
What formats is the book available in?
Currently Degrees is available in paperback and
e-book. I hope to have an audio version
out before the end of 2018.
Who are your favourite authors?
That is a
really hard question to answer. There
are so many that I really enjoy and my tastes vary based on my mood. All-time favorites are probably W. Somerset
Maugham, Jane Austen, and Henry James.
Contemporary favorites are Lauren Willig, Laura Dave, and Rachel Gibson.
What's your favourite quote about writing/for
writers?
“If you can tell stories, create
characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter
a damn how you write.” – Somerset Maugham
How
long did it take you to write your book?
I wrote the first draft
in about four months and then took another five years revising and
editing. I didn’t work on it continually
though. It would sit in the drawer for a
year or more at a time until something would spark my imagination and the story
would pull me back.
What
is your work in progress? Tell us about it.
I am currently working
on a novel about a woman who married her high school sweetheart after becoming
pregnant in high school. In her mind,
they have a successful, happy marriage and is completely blindsided when he
leaves her the day after their daughter graduates from high school. The working title is First Time Single. Themes of
love, marriage, and forgiveness are explored, but the tone is much lighter than
Degrees of Love.
Who
or what inspired you to become a writer?
I really can’t say what
inspired me to become a writer. I’ve
always been an avid reader and enjoy storytelling in all formats—plays, movies,
books, etc.. I have an M.F.A. in theater and started out as an actress and
later directed plays. Writing felt like
the natural medium to explore next. As a
novelist, I get to be playwright, actress, and director.
Does
your family support you in your writing career? How?
Absolutely. Just as some families are sports families, my
family is the artsy family—one of my daughters wants to be a screenwriter and
the other a concept artist for film, and my husband used to be an actor, built
sets, and still plays multiple instruments.
They all understand the urge to create and give me space to write. My book launch was family event with everyone
pitching in and cheering me on.
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