I'd like to welcome a fellow author in the Ellora's Cave PRICKED line, the lovely and talented Anya Richards. She was gracious enough to answer a few uncommon interview questions and give a peek inside her mind.
Do you have any
rituals when you write? A certain pen to chew on, a particular drink, or
something like that?
- Tea! Gallons of it. Black, two sugars (I keep trying to cut back, without success) and nothing fancy. My favorite brand is Red Rose.
How do you edit a
manuscript? On your computer, by making notes on an e-reader, or do you print
out a copy and attack it with a good ‘ole fashioned red pen?
- I edit—obsessively—as I write, so definitely on my computer.
If you could send a
message back in time to yourself as you’re writing your first book, what would
you tell yourself?
- Good question! Either, “Cut back on the word count. No one is going to buy a 160K book from a newbie,” or, “Enjoy the freedom of writing whatever comes into your head. It doesn’t last!”
Do you have a
significant other, and if so, do they read your books? What do they think of
them?
- My husband is my greatest fan and has read almost everything I’ve written. He lets me know if they’re hot enough, but I don’t press him for comments on things like continuity or flow LOL!
Who is your favorite
character in the book you’re currently promoting? Why?
- Hard question…you’re diabolical! I love my hero Jakuta, who’s strong and temperamental yet sweet and all-round yummy, but I’ll let you in on a little secret. There’s a reoccurring character in my Unveiled Seductions series, Ula, and although she’s so far only played a small part in the stories, she’s such fun, she’s my favorite! My critique partners tell me she needs her own story, but when you meet her you’ll understand why that would be a monumental task. Ula will need a lover of amazing character and talent to pin her down!
Where can we find you
online?
- You can find my website at www.anyarichards.com
- and my blog at www.anyarichards.blogspot.ca
- I Tweet at https://twitter.com/#!/AnyaRwrites
- and https://www.facebook.com/pages/Anya-Richards/198866786907326 takes you to my Facebook page.
Fleeing Fate
Anya
Richards
Jakuta Dagbo knows bad weather’s approaching, even though
the sky above the faie world is clear. And when Gràinne Bairdie walks into The
Midnight Café wanting an arcane tattoo, he realizes the tempest raging into his
life has nothing to do with wind and rain. Just one look at her brings his
storm god libido, and the protective instincts he no longer trusts, to
thundering life.
Gràinne’s a banshee on the run, desperate to claim the
emotions she’s sure are rightfully hers and with no time to explore the sparks
of need flying between herself and Jakuta. What she’s trying to do will bring
the wrath of the Banshee Council down on her head, and she knows they’ll do
anything to stop her.
Yet, as Gràinne and Jakuta peel back the layers of their
lives, searching for the answers she needs, they can’t ignore the lightning-hot
passion searing their blood. And when emotion reaches its apex, demanding
complete surrender to the cyclone of desire, neither can resist. Even if it
means Gràinne’s banshee wail of release will be her last.
Fleeting
Fate is available at Ellora’s
Cave, Amazon
and other e-book retailers July 4, 2012. And look for Book Two in the Unveiled
Seductions series, Stone-Hard
Passion, on July 27, 2012, but available now for pre-order!
