Author FAQ
1. Why do you write?
a. I write because I love it. I also hope that other people will enjoy the stories and characters I write about.
2. What is the hardest thing about writing?
a. For me the hardest part is when it’s time to let my characters out into the world. They become real in a sense and it’s hard to let go.
3. What does literary success look like to you?
a. For me, it’s not about money or fame. I’ve always wanted to write a story or series that touches at least one other person. My favorite authors have done so much for me merely through their words and worlds they’ve created. I’d love to be someone’s favorite author.
4. Who is your favorite author?
a. There are so many amazing authors out there, both in the main stream and the indie world, but if I had to pick one that has been a favorite for years it would be J.R. Ward. I love the worlds she creates and the strong characters. If I could live in the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, I think I would.
5. What draws you to the genre?
a. I’ve always loved anything paranormal, and I love stories about love. It’s my favorite genre to read and get away in.
6. Were you good in English/writing classes in school?
a. I wasn’t awful, but I struggled with the limitations a lot of my teachers put on our creative writing assignments. There is on teacher who encouraged our creativity and I will forever be grateful for that. In fact, it was a note she wrote on an old assignment of mine that got me back into writing after years of thinking I couldn’t do it.
7. Do your characters hijack the story?
a. YES! All the time! One minute I’m happily writing a story, following the outline quite nicely and the next my characters take a sharp left turn and I’m left dumbfounded trying to figure out where it all went wrong. I find those are the stories that end up being the best. Stories and characters need to be an organic thing or the book suffers.
8. What is your writing style?
a. I prefer to write in the first person. I feel it’s easier to immerse yourself in the world that way. As for how I prefer to write? I used to only hand write my works before typing them, now I do a mix of straight typing and some handwritten scenes before typing them.
9. Where do you prefer to write?
a. My favorite place to write is at my desk with music playing in the background. More times than not, my husband is working at his desk next to mine and my cats are sleeping soundly nearby.
10. Do you write under any other pen names?
a. Yes, I actually write as Mia Echo as well. Contemporary Romance
11. What is you writing Kryptonite?
a. Movies. I love movies like I love my books and if I get sucked into a good one, it takes me a while to decompress and get back into my own stories.
12. Does it help to be friends with other writers?
a. Absolutely! I’ve met some amazing people through my writing!
13. What was your favorite book as a child?
a. “Island of the Blue Dolphins”
14. If you could tell your younger writer self anything, what would it be?
a. It would be not to worry about what other people think, and to never give up. There will always be someone out there better than you but there will also always be someone who appreciates your work as well.
15. What is the biggest thing you notice while reading, now that you’re a published author yourself?
a. I find myself picking out scenes and statements for teasers and other marketing ideas, especially when I’m reading something another indie author as written.
a. I write because I love it. I also hope that other people will enjoy the stories and characters I write about.
2. What is the hardest thing about writing?
a. For me the hardest part is when it’s time to let my characters out into the world. They become real in a sense and it’s hard to let go.
3. What does literary success look like to you?
a. For me, it’s not about money or fame. I’ve always wanted to write a story or series that touches at least one other person. My favorite authors have done so much for me merely through their words and worlds they’ve created. I’d love to be someone’s favorite author.
4. Who is your favorite author?
a. There are so many amazing authors out there, both in the main stream and the indie world, but if I had to pick one that has been a favorite for years it would be J.R. Ward. I love the worlds she creates and the strong characters. If I could live in the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, I think I would.
5. What draws you to the genre?
a. I’ve always loved anything paranormal, and I love stories about love. It’s my favorite genre to read and get away in.
6. Were you good in English/writing classes in school?
a. I wasn’t awful, but I struggled with the limitations a lot of my teachers put on our creative writing assignments. There is on teacher who encouraged our creativity and I will forever be grateful for that. In fact, it was a note she wrote on an old assignment of mine that got me back into writing after years of thinking I couldn’t do it.
7. Do your characters hijack the story?
a. YES! All the time! One minute I’m happily writing a story, following the outline quite nicely and the next my characters take a sharp left turn and I’m left dumbfounded trying to figure out where it all went wrong. I find those are the stories that end up being the best. Stories and characters need to be an organic thing or the book suffers.
8. What is your writing style?
a. I prefer to write in the first person. I feel it’s easier to immerse yourself in the world that way. As for how I prefer to write? I used to only hand write my works before typing them, now I do a mix of straight typing and some handwritten scenes before typing them.
9. Where do you prefer to write?
a. My favorite place to write is at my desk with music playing in the background. More times than not, my husband is working at his desk next to mine and my cats are sleeping soundly nearby.
10. Do you write under any other pen names?
a. Yes, I actually write as Mia Echo as well. Contemporary Romance
11. What is you writing Kryptonite?
a. Movies. I love movies like I love my books and if I get sucked into a good one, it takes me a while to decompress and get back into my own stories.
12. Does it help to be friends with other writers?
a. Absolutely! I’ve met some amazing people through my writing!
13. What was your favorite book as a child?
a. “Island of the Blue Dolphins”
14. If you could tell your younger writer self anything, what would it be?
a. It would be not to worry about what other people think, and to never give up. There will always be someone out there better than you but there will also always be someone who appreciates your work as well.
15. What is the biggest thing you notice while reading, now that you’re a published author yourself?
a. I find myself picking out scenes and statements for teasers and other marketing ideas, especially when I’m reading something another indie author as written.
