Author Interviews

Author Interviews

Please enjoy this collection of interviews from authors in the romance genre. They have graciously shared with us tips and insight into their personal writing process. This is a wide range of authors with different backgrounds and stories to tell.

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Author Interview: Faye Hall

About the author:Come on a journey with me through 19th century North Queensland, Australia and explore the passions and hardships of unique characters. There is corruption, deceit and murder, as well as cattle rustlers, slave traders and hell fire clubs. Explore townships of Jarvisfield and Inkerman, as well as Ravenswood and Bowen. One book even incorporates my great grandmothers cattle station 'Inkerman Downs Station'. As well as an author, I am also the most spoilt wife in the world, and a very contented mother. Come and discover all the passion and drama of North Queensland history with me @ https://www.faye-hall.com ...

Author Interview: Leslie LeBlanc

About the author:I'm a wife, mother, Younique presenter, and multigenre romance author. What inspires you to write romantic fiction?I've been inspired to ever since I read my first Harlequin romance as a young teen. Tell us about how you write.I've always written from dual points of view. Do you listen to or talk to to your characters?Only in my head. What advice would you give other romance writers?constantly learn to improve writing and how to market How did you decide how to publish your books?I decided to self publish because I found the traditional publishers don't always understand the desires ...

Author Interview: Sianah Nalika DeShield

About the author:No stranger to the world of words, Sianah Nalika DeShield has utilized her passion and affinity for writing to empower others and advocate for a better world. Having found a love of writing at an early age, Sianah once dreamed of taking her talents to the world. With an early focus on literature, language, English, and history, her skills developed as a base from which she would launch into socio-political advocacy and beyond. In her beloved home of Liberia, the author found a discrepancy in not only a lack of writers in her country but of unequal opportunities ...

Author Interview: Tori L Wilson

About the author:Tori Wilson is a young author who began her writing career at only nineteen years old. She is now twenty one years old and has had three books published. Tori lives in a small town and is attending college, majoring in art education. In her free time, she enjoys singing, dancing, painting, modeling Japanese fashion at local anime conventions, and studying foreign languages. Tori's latest book, The Skeleton Lady, is a romantic suspense filled with action-packed twists and turns. What inspires you to write romantic fiction?I'm inspired to write romantic fiction because I've always enjoyed reading romance and ...

Author Interview: Omni Delano

About the author:Omni is a thirty-five-year-old mother of three teenagers, one boy and two girls. In 2012, doctors found a tumor on her pituitary gland and bleeding on her brain. As a result, she could no longer work and had to give up recently acquired managerial role. Rather than sit around at home in pain, doing nothing all day, she decided to start writing. This resulted in her novel Lily's Awakening, the first of a six-book series, Elemental Guardians. While she is also a caregiver for her grandfather, she continues to write at her home in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. She ...

Author Interview: C.D. Gorri

About the author:I’m C.D. Gorri, Paranormal Fiction Author and Creator of the Grazi Kelly Universe. I’ve always been an avid reader, and I have a profound love for books and literature. When I’m not writing or taking care of my family I can usually be found with a book or tablet in my hand. I live in my home state of New Jersey with my husband, our children, and our dogs, Dash and Chewie. I’m a busy mom of three and finding time for leisurely reading was never easy, so I write stories that are fast-paced, yet detailed with satisfying ...

Author Interview: Anita B Evans

About the author:I remember reading my first romance novel about a pirate and beauty when I was working in a library. I started writing in high school, all because I enjoyed poetry. I won a couple of poetry contest when I was in school. Within the last 3 years I started to write and read romances again. As a native of Dallas, Texas, I love to use the Big D for the base of all my stories. I am the proud mother of 3 adult children and have no pets since my iguana went to glory. When I am not ...

Author Interview: Ann Bradford

About the author:About Ann Bradford Romance and erotica author Ann Bradford was born and raised on the prairies. She loves her rural lifestyle and hopes the passion for the simpler things in life slips into her writing. A romantic at heart, Ann enjoys nature, reading, and spending time with her family and St Bernard. Ann is happily married with two children and works for a non-profit organization. What inspires you to write romantic fiction?I'm just a romantic at heart and feel every story deserves to be told. Tell us about how you write.I let things emerge and allow my story ...

Author Interview: Brienne Dubh

About the author:I come from a performing background with over 10 years acting experience. I have worked as a producer on various film projects before going on to set up my own production company. I am a trained editor and have also written and produced several short films scripts. Originally from England, after a few years of travelling the world I moved to Ireland where I currently live with my husband, 2 young daughters, 16 chickens, a pet rabbit and a cat named Tilly. I'm just finishing up my fourth book which is fantasy/ paranormal due out later this year ...

Author Interview: Renee Conoulty

About the author:Renee Conoulty is an Australian Air Force wife and mother of two. She writes stories of dance, romance and military life including Don’t Mean a Thing, Catching Onix, Wife, Mother, Woman, and Best Friends for Now. When she’s not devouring books, reviewing and blogging on HeySaidRenee, or writing her own stories, Renee can be found swing dancing. Or possibly napping. What inspires you to write romantic fiction?I have an optimistic view on life so I enjoy writing stories with happy endings. Romance always had a happy ending so I find myself drawn to that genre. Tell us about ...

Author Interview: Brighton Walsh

About the author:Brighton Walsh spent nearly a decade as a professional photographer before deciding to take her storytelling in a different direction and reconnect with her first love: writing. When she’s not pounding away at the keyboard, she’s probably either reading or shopping—maybe even both at once. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and two children, and, yes, she considers forty degrees to be hoodie weather. Her home is the setting for frequent dance parties, Lego battles, and more laughter than she thought possible. Visit her online at brightonwalsh.com. What inspires you to write romantic fiction?I love the ...

Author Interview: R.M. Duffy

About the author:My love of reading started in elementary school. When everyone groaned about finishing their reading lists, I was already halfway through mine. It wasn’t until I was about thirteen when I picked up my first romance novel. That was all it took. I was instantly hooked on the genre. My love for it grew so much that one day, many years later, I decided I wanted to write my own stories. It has been one crazy, scary, rollercoaster ride, and I hope it never ends. When I’m not staying up until the crack of dawn writing, my husband, ...