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Now on to the interview...
Q1) Can you tell us a little about yourself
Q2) LOL. Now I know why we get along so much. You could be my sis from another mama. ;) Tell us, have you always wanted to be an author?
No. It wasn’t until after I graduated from
nursing school and started working that I thought I should chronicle my
experiences as a fresh nurse. So I wrote, but it never went anywhere. I got
into writing romance when I was trying to tell a friend how she would meet her
husband. I turned it into a novel (which never went anywhere), but the need to
write romance novels was born with that book.
Q3) Well, they say there's a writer in everyone. Who are some of your favorite writers? Who do you feel has influenced your writing?
Pearle Cleage is one of my absolute
favorites. When I first read Dorothy Koomson I fell in love with her colloquial
writing style and I thought that if I were ever going to write it would be like
her. Debbie Christiana and Empi Baryeh are two new authors whose work I
absolutely adore. I mustn’t forget the fabulous Kiru Taye.
Q4) Thank you. I'll pay you the fiver for adding my name later. ;) Can you tell us what a typical writing day for you is like.
I go to work, come home, fiddle with social
media (a little more than I should) and at about eight in the evening I start
writing. Depending on my creativity I can write fifty words (which I pat myself
on the back for) or I can write over a thousand. I try to make myself write
every day, but sometimes life gets in the way.
Q5) Don't I just know it. Let’s talk about your new book. Can you tell us a little about it?
Jasmine
Gibson has her world turned upside down when she meets gorgeous Sean Taylor.
He’s the first man she’s been attracted to since her fiancé dumped her two years
ago. But when the disturbing daydreams start, Jasmine begins to fear that her
actions in a past life may have finally caught up with her.
Sean
finds it impossible to stay away from Jasmine even though he can’t shake the
inexplicable feeling of betrayal, simmering deep inside him every time he sees
her.
To
complicate things, someone is out to hurt Jasmine and every time she and Sean
are together, the police have to be called. Even if Jasmine can make Sean trust
her, the two of them may not stay alive long enough to enjoy their love this
time around.
Q6) I do find the idea of reincarnation and past lives fascinating. How did you come up with the idea for this story?
I went to a psychic about ten years ago who
told me I had lived over three hundred lives. She said I had been a prison
guard who was more about implementing rules than being compassionate towards
others and the reason I am a nurse in this life was to learn how to be a caring
individual. Of course I scoffed at her words, but the seed was planted. Eight
years later I implemented it into a novel.
Q7) You a prison guard? Now, that's intriguing. So what is up next for you?
I have a contract with Decadent Publishing’s
Ubuntu line (I’m following in your footsteps Kiru) and the book comes out next
year, tentatively in January. Meanwhile I’m writing, and enjoying life.
Q8) Good for you! Yay for Ubuntu! What is the best piece of advice you would give to a budding writer?
I may sound cliché, but as Nike says ‘just do
it.’ If you want to write then write. No one or nothing is stopping you but
yourself. Sit yourself down (or stand if you want) and let the words in your
head magically flow out into being onto paper or the computer screen.
Q9) Great advice! You love reading, i noticed. What is the next book on your To Read Pile that you are dying to jump into?
I have a hard time choosing which book to
read on my Kindle because I want to read them all, that’s why I bought them. I
end up singing “eeny meeny miny mo” to choose a book. The book I have chosen to
read next is Basement Level 5: Never
Scared by L.R Wright . I’ve heard
good things about this book and can’t wait to see if they’re true.
Q10) Is there anything else you would like to add?
Thank you so much for having me on your blog,
Kiru. I have admired your work since first reading A Valentine Challenge . Oh my, I think I have a little bit of star
(author) fever.
Favorite Quiz
Favorite city: Atlanta, Georgia
Favorite beverage: Hot chocolate with
more marshmallows than drink
Favorite place you’d like to visit: Italy
Favorite place to write: In my
living room
Favorite hobby: Reading
Favorite movie: The Princess Bride
Favorite book: I don’t have just one, if you have a little while, then we can get
into it.
Excerpt
She was coming to terms about their past lives, but he was having trouble just dealing with her in this one.
“I
must have been a great man in previous life,” Sean said jokingly, but Jasmine’s
expression turned serious as she held onto the doorpost. “Are you all right?
Are you getting lightheaded?”
“No,
I’m fine.”
But
he could tell something was bothering her. “Now you’re holding something back
from me.”
“Do
you believe in past lives?”
“I haven’t thought about it. I’ve seen so much
in my travels around the world that I wouldn’t be surprised if it existed. Do
you?”
“I think it might exist, and the thought about
coming back and making your soul better is very appealing. At the same time it
could be painful, especially if you hurt someone else in a past life and met
them again in another.”
Sean
felt a chill go up his spine. He knew there was something more to this
conversation, but he couldn’t pin point it. He wanted to stay and talk with her
about it, but he had to get back to studying.
He
leaned down and kissed her cheek. It was nothing but a friendly kiss, but he
felt the shock of it straight down to the soles of his feet. Jasmine looked
just as affected as he was.
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