A Talk with the Author

Hello everyone,
Things are going well but slow. Can someone talk to life and tell it I need either less interruptions or for it to slow down a little? I would be happy with either choice.

I am currently working on polishing up Indiana Wild: Spirit Pass Book 1 for release. I realized I was going to have to give an abbreviated PG version for the newsletter after I re-read parts of it, otherwise it would have scorched your email! LOL.

I am also resuming my work on Paul's Pursuit: Dragon Lords of Valdier Book 6. I am looking forward to this summer when I hope to be able to spend even more time writing. As always, I have stories buzzing around that are demanding to be written and shared.

I noticed one reader commented she wished I would stay focused on one series and finish it before going off on another. There are several reasons that I don't do that.
 
            First, my mind is constantly going from one world to the next.
                     It is difficult for me to not become involved as the characters
                     start demanding their say.

            Second, I think it helps keep me fresh as I have to revisit that world
                     again before I continue writing on it. The last thing I want is
                     for the world, and the characters, to become too predictable.

             Third, the characters are the ones that provide the story. I don't
                      want to have to force how their tale is told.

So, please forgive me if you get frustrated with the fact I go from one story to the next and then onto another. Just be thankful you don't have my brain as it buzzes around!


Ask and I Shall Answer
 

This section is devoted to questions that readers send to me. I try to respond personally but sometimes I may miss someone or I realize that others may have the same questions. Here are a few I have recently received.

FAQ:  Are you going to be creating more Book Trailers?

Answer: Yes! Thanks to my book designer, Melody Simmons, I now have a book trailer for Choosing Riley! She did a fabulous job on it. Click here to view it.

FAQ:  Are you going to write about other aliens like Cree, Calo and Mel from Cornering Carmen? 

Answer: Yes. Twin Dragons: Dragon Lords of Valdier Book 7 will be coming out later this summer/early fall. I loved the brothers and Mel is going to show them that Southern girls have a lot of grit!

FAQ:  Would it be possible to tell me, when the 3rd book of Lord of the Kassis will be released and if it contains the romance between Risteards and Ricki?

Answer:  Jo's Journey will be the next Lords of Kassis book and should be out this summer. Risteard and Ricki's will be the next one. Expect it in late fall if all goes well with the other books.

FAQ:   Please tell me Tina is as fiery and will make Viper as miserable as Riley did Vox.

Answer:  While this was not a true question it deserves an answer. Yes, but in her own unique way. Tina has a different personality than Riley's but that does not mean she is a push-over by any means. She also has had Grandma Pearl as a role model in how to stand up for herself when she needs to. Contrary to some reviews, Riley, Tina, and Grandma Pearl are not 'trailer trash'. Both girls went to college, Riley for Criminal Justice and Tina for Accounting, while Pearl did what she could to raise them after their mother died. Life is not always easy but neither should they be condemned. Yes, Riley has a mouth on her - be thankful you don't hear me and the other 'ladies' talking when the computer systems go down. We would make Riley sound like a saint! - ) Since I can't defend her on the review page, I'll defend her here! It is also true she is not a petite delicate 'little' thing. She is a real woman who is just as beautiful in her plus size. I don't know if anyone has ever looked at some of the plus-size models but they are gorgeous! Vox would squish anyone else.