And now we are getting back on track with our author spotlights!
Q. What’s the creepiest place you’ve ever sat in to write or draw inspiration from?
A. Before I really got into writing I used to volunteer with a paranormal tours company and would spend my weekends leading teams around haunted locations I use events that happened to me in my books, especially The Haunting of Hatfield Manor. 90% of the events in that book are from things I have witnessed during these events.
Q. What are some of the quirks you share with your characters?
A. I was going to answer nothing to this question, but then I read it to family and friends and apparently, I share my sayings and my personality with many of my characters.
Q. Of all the characters you’ve written, which one do you like the least and why?
A. I’ve written a lot of dark characters. I think at the moment, there are two I like the least. One is Gerald Banks, from The Eulogy. He tried to kill my MC on several occasions.
The second one is Chris from The Perfect Husband List. He was mentally and physically abusive to my MC George.
Both Gerald and Chris got the endings they deserved.
Q. What was your most difficult character or story to write? Why?
A. The most difficult story to write was The Gods are Coming, from my Fortuna Pack Series. I had written a bonus book for the pack coronations. In hindsight I should have kept it and written it into the Gods book. As it was I had to split the book into two parts.
Q. If any of your books were to be made into a movie, which one would you like to see on the big screen and who would you like to see play your main characters.
A. I would love The Crazy Bookshop made into a film, with Tom Hiddleston playing Ernest.
Q. Describe your writing space? Is there anything you have to have when you write? A favorite type of pen, certain music, a stuffed critter that always keeps you company?
A. Honestly I can write anywhere from a noisy coffee shop to a peaceful bench in a park. I wrote all my first drafts with pen and paper, so as long as I have paper and pen that writes I’m golden.
Q. What has been the biggest influence on your writing? Why?
A. I think my work with the paranormal tours group, plus the fact that I use to read cards at fairs up and down the country. All my experiences in that world have influenced my writing.
Q. Is there a particular genre that you have always wanted to dabble in but haven’t had the opportunity to explore yet?
A. Not really. I’m happy where I am.
Q. Is there a particular book that you’ve written that you wish more readers knew about? If so share a little about it here:
A. The Perfect Husband List. It’s my only contemporary book. George and Chris have been together for six years. George thinks getting married will fix their issues, but Chris refuses to marry him until he works through a list of changes to become the perfect husband. Chris has to go away with work for a year and will give his answer when he comes back. But a year is a long time, especially with the handsome and lovely James Henderson on the scene.
Q. If you were to write a spin-off book featuring one of your side characters, whom would you choose and why? Can you tell us a little about the story you’d like to feature them in?
A. I’m actually thinking of writing a spin off series from my Vampire series, called The Wolves and series. spin-off. The wolves were supposed to only be in The Vampire and the Librarian, but they decided to stay and have appeared in all three books. They deserve their own books.
Q. Do you celebrate when you finish writing a book? If so, how?”
A. No, I celebrate when I publish the book and not before.
Q. What are some of the things you wished you knew about becoming an author before you headed down that path?
A. Marketing, I never realized there was so much involved with marketing a book.
Book piracy, I never gave it a thought until mine appeared on several pirate sites.
Q. If you could have dinner with any author, living or dead, who would that be and what would you like to talk to them about?
A. Sir Arthur Conon Doyle. He was the one responsible for me wanting to be a writer. The first time I read, The Hounds if the Baskervilles, I fell in love with his stories. Indeed this is still my favorite book
Q. If you couldn’t be an author, what do you think you’d be doing for a living?
A. A holistic therapist. I trained in a lot of different therapies.
Q. What is a book you wished you had written and why?
A. The Hounds of the Baskervilles, it’s amazing.
Q. If you could spend a week writing anywhere in the world, where would you want to go?
A. To a cabin either in the woods or near the sea. Both would be bliss.
I'd just like to thank E. for popping in today and taking part in our Author Spotlight. We will be back next week with another lovely edition and a new author to learn about.
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