26Jan 2011 by diannagunn

MuseItHot! Author Interview: Kay Dee Royal

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Today's author interview is with Kay Dee Royal, author of Big Girls Don't Cry Wolf, published by MuseItHot! Publishing. She will be available later on today to answer any questions you may have. 1. Can you tell us a bit about your e-book, Big Girls Don’t Cry Wolf? I first got the idea for my protagonist, Brea, when I saw a contest asking for a strong, intelligent, plus-sized, confident-in-her-body heroine. I loved the concept and so did Brea. The story relates to two sets of twins (lots of 2’s here). Brea loses her twin sister at age fourteen, although Brea (now age twenty-six) never has felt Belle’s death. Brea takes over the family business, a rustic vacation resort, throwing herself into its success. Grey and his brother Blake (twin werewolves)…
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19Jan 2011 by diannagunn

Author Interview: Rebecca Ryals Russell

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Today's interview is with MuseItUp author Rebecca Ryals Russell, a YA author whose first novel comes out on April first. 1. When did you decide to become a writer and what inspired you to do so? I've written things since age 8, but never wrote to be published until 3 years ago when I retired from teaching and the kids were self-sufficient. I was inspired by a story line that's been in my head for 30 years. 2. Can you tell us a bit about the projects you have coming out with MuseItUp Publishing? I currently have 7 books contracted for next year. The first is Book 1 of the YA series Seraphym Wars: Odessa due out April 1, 2011- While fighting inner demons of a rape at age 16,…
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12Jan 2011 by Dianna L. Gunn

MuseItUp! Author Interviews: Ginger Simpson

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Today's author is Ginger Simpson of MuseItUp, whose book, Hurricane Warning, was published with MuseItUp on November First, 2010. This interview was done and put away before the book's publication. About the Author: Ginger retired in 2003 to devote more time to her writing but soon discovered there is much more to being an author than just penning a novel; you have to promote and market yourself. Amidst the time spent online, blogging, chatting, and posting excerpts and blurbs, she also enjoys time with her eight-year-old grandson, Spencer. He's the light of her life, and she's inspired by the way he's overcome hurdles that autism has put in his path. Ginger may never be a NY Times best-selling author, but she'll settle for being Spencer's "Nee Nee." ~Can you tell…
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09Jan 2011 by diannagunn

Author Interview: Isabo Kelly

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Award winning author Isabo Kelly has a gypsy soul, which she’s indulged wholeheartedly over the last sixteen years, living in Las Vegas, Hawaii, Germany, Ireland and New York. There’s no telling were she might end up next (though Italy keeps coming up in conversation). After finishing her Ph.D. in Zoology in Ireland, Isabo buckled down to concentrate on writing. She’s published numerous science fiction, fantasy and paranormal romance novels, short stories and novellas. To learn more about Isabo's books, visit her at www.isabokelly.com. 1. Can you tell us a bit about your most recent work? My most recently published story is a short paranormal romance call Mate Run published in the FANG BANGERS anthology from Ravenous Romance. The story is about two were-tiger lovers trying to make their relationship permanent…
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09Jan 2011 by diannagunn

Author Interview: Amanda McIntyre

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Today's interview is with Crescent Moon Press author Amanda McIntyre, author of romance in the historical, paranormal, and contemporary genres. 1. Can you tell us a bit about your most recent work? At present, I have several different “irons” in the fire. I just released an historical Victorian-set holiday story called A CHRISTMAS PROMISE (Decadent Publishing, Dec. 2010) that is the tale of a young Irish widower and his son who survive the trip to America only to find the streets are not paved with gold. But the kindness of a complete stranger (albeit beautiful) restores his faith and allows his broken heart to love again. My most recent full novel, THE MASTER & THE MUSES (Harlequin Spice, June 2010) is a London Victorian set against the landscape of characters…
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08Jan 2011 by Dianna L. Gunn

Author Interviews: Karina Fabian

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Today's interview is with multi-genre author Karina Fabian. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiniyIMno7o&fs=1&hl=en_GB&rel=0] 1. When did you first decide that you wanted to be a writer? There's a big difference between deciding you WANT to be a writer and deciding to BECOME a writer. Frankly, the first isn't that important. I decided to actually become a writer during the season of Lent 1996. I gave up reading fiction for Lent and took up writing, asking God to lead me in my writing. One thing He's led me to is Catholic science fiction, which resulted in my latest book, Infinite Space, Infinite God II, and anthology edited by my husband and me. 2. What was the first story you ever wrote about? How far back shall we go? I still have the tall tale I…
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08Jan 2011 by Dianna L. Gunn

MuseItUp! Interviews: Kevin Hopson

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Hello everybody and welcome to day three of Nanowrimo. For the last several months, since my Interview with Lea Schizas, I've been working on a series of interviews focused mainly around MusItUp! authors. I will be posting one of these interviews a week, each Wednesday, until I run out of interviews to post. Today's author is Kevin Hopson, whose story World Of Ash has just been released. He's the first author that I interviewed and his interview was done during the summer. I'll also be reviewing World of Ash in the next week or two here on the blog. Introducing the Author Kevin has only been writing fiction for a short time, but he has been a freelance writer for nearly 10 years, covering subjects such as energy, finance, and…
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