Congratulations to Linda Henderson who won a copy of The Department Store by Jorja Lovett from last week's guest post. Make sure I have your email address so the book cab be sent to you.
Q1) Ella,
welcome to my blog. Can you tell us a little about yourself
My
name is Ella Jade and I’m an erotic, contemporary romance author. I live in NJ
with my husband and two boys. When I’m not spinning tales of love, life and
spice I’m busy attending PTO meetings and chasing after my kids.
Q2) Nice
to meet another author with young kids. Have you always wanted to be an author?
Yes!
I’ve always been a writer. The plots and characters have played out in my head
my whole life but I never knew what to do with them. That all changed when I
found the eBook industry.
Q3) I'm
thankful for eBooks too. J Who are some of your favorite writers?
Who do you feel has influenced your writing?
I grew
up on Nora Roberts and Stephen King. Nora Roberts taught me how to weave a
series long before I started putting my words on paper.
Q4) Very
popular choices. Let's talk about your typical writing day. What is it like for
you?
My
kids are in school full time so after they get on the bus I try to run my
errands and get some house work done before I start my writing day. A good
writing day is about three hours of uninterrupted time. That doesn’t always
happen since edits and promo pop up quite often.
Q5) Ha.
The dreaded promo. This brings us nicely to your new book. Tell us a little about
it.
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This
is my first attempt at paranormal romance. I’m really excited to finally be
able to tell this story. It's been in my head for years.
It’s a
time travel story but I tried to give it a different spin. I only went back
fifty years to 1963. Not an era you see often but it worked for this book. I
have a reluctant present day witch who can’t seem to shake a persistent warlock
who appears in her dreams. He always ends the dream in a whisper...
Q6) Interesting
concept. How did you come up with the idea for this story?
I love
time travel, witches and warlocks. It seemed natural to put all three together.
When I sat down to create the story I had no idea how I was going to tie it all
together but I’m very happy with the final outcome. I hope the readers will be
too.
Q7) I'm
sure they will. What is up next for you?
I have
two more releases coming up in February and March. Both the start of new
series. The one in March, Stealing His Heart, is a baseball romance. I can’t
wait to share that hero. He’s pretty cool.
Q8) Great.
What is the best piece of advice you would give to a budding writer?
Keep
plugging away. Rejection is part of the process but if you really believe in
your story keep trying. I believe there’s a story for everyone. You have to be
persistent and find the outlet and the audience.
Q9)
What is the next book on your To Read Pile that you are dying to jump into?
My
Kindle is full of TBR books. I’m excited about several. I just need to sit down
and read. Once I’m out of my crazy release schedule I plan to catch up.
Q10)
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Thanks
so much for having me today.
Favorite
Quiz
Favorite
city: Orlando (big Disney fan)
Favorite
beverage: Starbucks Iced Tea/Lemonade
Favorite
place you’d like to visit: Disney
Favorite
place to write: My kitchen table. I have a great view of the backyard from
there.
Favorite
hobby: I guess I can’t say writing? LOL
Favorite
movie: I have so many but a few that have stayed with me from my younger years
are... Pretty Woman, The Princess Bride and Overboard. I can watch them every
time they’re on.
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