When did you start writing and what inspired you to start?
I hadn’t planned on writing. A couple of years ago, it struck me out of the blue. I know I’m strange, but I see things like a story board. I saw this scene in my mind and I just happened to write it down out of boredom during a road trip.
Talk about Gemini Witching: Elements 101
Gemini Witching: Elements 101 was first released as an e-book May 2012. I was invited to a book signing back in March of this year and decided to push for the print copy. So with additional edits I was able to re-release in February 2013. It is also published the Audio book version at Audible.
How did you come up with the title?
I think it made itself. Like the book, at times, I have no idea who even wrote it!
Who are some of the authors you particularly admire or who’ve had some influence on your own writing?
For many years I’d gotten away from reading. As my children were entering grade school, we found Harry Potter. Where would many in the paranormal groups be without JK Rowling? So I credit her for breathing life back into my imagination. I went from there to the Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyers. But I’m not completely entrenched in Paranormal. I’ve enjoyed mystery by JA Jance & Rebecca Forster, extreme humor with Janet Evanovich and wait patiently for Diana Gabaldon’s next installment of the Outlander series.
When I got to the truly “grown-up” realm of paranormal I discovered Charlaine Harris, Laurel K Hamilton (both with ties to Arkansas) and then discovered Sherrilyn Kenyon, JR Ward, Lara Adrian, Larrisa Ione, Elisabeth Naughton and of late I can’t get enough of Lilliana Hart (a neighbor over in Texas). Since I entered the arena of independent published authors I’ve come to know not only the ladies I mention below as being part of my support system, but others such as Charity Parkerson, Meggan Connors and Tess Mallory.
I find that each book I read and other authors that I meet that I cannot ignore the influence they may have directly or indirectly. I find my imagination soars with every piece I read, hand I shake or silly stories we share behind the scenes. They are amazing people!
What is your favorite book by another author?
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Are there any new authors that have grasped your interest?
I have a very twisted sense of humor. I love when someone takes something so every day and makes it their own with a sense of humor and sass. I’ve listed Ione, Naughton, Adrian, Ward, Kenyon, Harris and several others above. A few of which who have been around for several years. Hart is one of my latest discoveries as well as ME Franco, and then ME Franco led me to Jeaniene Frost (If you like vampires and paranormal, these ladies rock)
I had no idea what steam punk was until I read my friend Meggan Connors “Jesse’s War” and was fascinated with the amount of details one has to research and then go the distance with creating new worlds with that genre. I’ve signed up for several groups that spot lights other authors and click on all of the FREE downloads I can. So I discover new authors daily. When one really strikes a chord with me, I become a sponge soaking up everything they’ve written.
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