About the Author<\/b>
\nJacquie writes Romantic Suspense with tough, alpha males who know what they want, until they’re gob-smacked by heroines who are strong, contemporary women willing to show them that what they really need is love.
\nJacquie has been blessed with a long, happy marriage and enjoys writing romance novels that end with happy-ever-afters.
\nJacquie lives in paradise along the west coast of Canada with her family and loves reading, writing, and flower gardening. She swears she can’t function without coffee, preferably at the beach with her sweetheart. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
What inspires you to write romance books?<\/b>
\nFrom the time I was twelve years old, I knew I wanted to be a writer. That year I wrote a short story called Count Daffodil after spending countless hours in a desperate search for ideas. The story garnered me an A and was read aloud through the school’s loudspeaker system. Needless to say, after that I was hooked.
\nI grew up, got married, raised a family and left my writing urges to simmer in the background unattended.
\nI owned and operated a successful diner in my hometown for a number of wonderful years before deciding to live my dream of becoming an author.
\nMy first book, Tidal Falls, a romantic suspense novel about second chances, released September of 2014.<\/p>\n
Tell us about how you write:<\/b>
\nFirst things, first; Coffee \uf04a
\nThen I usually open my blog, check for comments that need answering, do the SM trail, and end with my emails. That takes up most of my day, then it\u2019s family time. Around nine or ten at night the house gets quiet and I can work on my newest project, a paranormal romance. I do that until midnight or so, go to bed, read a couple of chapters, and start the whole process over the next day. I know, exciting hey?<\/p>\n
Do you listen (or talk to) to your characters?<\/b>
\nThey talk, I listen \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
What advice would you give other writers?<\/b>
\nThe best advice I\u2019ve received is to join critique groups, get as many eyes on your work as possible before publishing. This is key in the editing process, I love my critique partners. Worst advice, funnily enough, came from some of these aforementioned groups. One would say change this, so I would. Another would say change that, so I did. Then came the second best advice, from my DH. He saw my frustrations, listened to my whining, then looked me in the eye and asked, \u201cWhose book is this?\u201d Trust yourself, no one knows your story better than you.<\/p>\n
How did you decide how to publish your books?<\/b>
\nI\u2019m happy I decided to go the self-publishing route. It\u2019s enabled me to be my own boss. That being said, there\u2019s no one else to blame if I don\u2019t succeed. There\u2019s a lot of work involved in becoming an indie author. And that\u2019s after writing the best novel the world\u2019s ever seen. You need to be willing to take on all aspects of the business, because that is what being self-pubbed is; a business. From cover design, to formatting and uploading, to book-keeping and promoting. Writing is a full-time job.<\/p>\n
What do you think about the future of book publishing?<\/b>
\nI think we’re lucky to be writing now. There are opportunities we would never have had before!<\/p>\n
What genres do you write:<\/b>: contemporary, suspense, paranormal<\/p>\n
What formats are your books in<\/b>: Both eBook and Print<\/p>\n
Website(s)<\/b> Your Social Media Links<\/b> Jacquie writes Romantic Suspense with tough, alpha males who know what they want, until they’re gob-smacked by heroines who are strong, contemporary women willing to show them that what they really need is love.
\nAuthor Home Page Link<\/a>
\nLink To Author Page On Amazon<\/a>
\nLink to Author Page on other site<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/JacquieBiggar<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/Facebook.com\/jacqbiggar<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/Twitter.com\/jacqbiggar<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/Pinterest.com\/jacqbiggar<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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