I was fortunate to visit the Adriatic Sea when our cruise ship sailed to Croatia, so I understand author Zrinka Jelic’s love of her beautiful homeland. What a treat to visit the setting for her book, Bonded by Crimson, just after I’d read it. And what a treat to have her on my blog today. Welcome, Zrinka. Talk about the books you’ve written. What was the first seed of an idea you had for your book? How did it develop? My ideas come from everyday life. It can be a dream or a segment of a dream, or from a Read More
Tag: vampires
From Vampires to Sci-fi to Romance, Linda Kepner Likes Adventure in Her Stories
Linda Kepner and I had crossed paths long before we knew each other as writers. Today, our paths merge again on our author journeys. I am so pleased to welcome her to my blog today. So, Linda, please tell us a little about yourself. I am a multi-genre writer – I write science fiction, fantasy, slightly historical (1969) romance, and vampire fiction. I grew up on a farm in New York State, about 65 miles from Montreal; graduated from a college (Eisenhower) and got my advanced degree (Geneseo) in the same Finger Lakes region where Elizabeth’s The Cavanaugh House is Read More
For Nancy Gideon Research is the Icing on the Cake
How to describe author Nancy Gideon? Several adjectives come to mind: dedicated, persistent, adaptable and courageous. I’m so pleased to have her as my guest today. Welcome, Nancy! Talk about the books you’ve written. What was the first seed of an idea you had for your book? How did it develop? I was meeting with my Zebra editor at an RWA (Romance Writers of America) conference to talk about my Dana Ransom westerns when he asked if I’d ever thought about writing vampire romance – a brand new genre in the early ‘90s. It took me by surprise but when Read More