Angela Knight Talks About Her Work & More...

I met Angela several years ago, after I had the pleasure of reviewing her book, The Forever Kiss. We became friends and she an inspiration to me. I love her work, love her, and love how she can turn blank pages into hours of page turning reads!

Thank you Angela for taking the time from your busy schedule to be interviewed by moi! You are the best!

Tell us a bit about yourself.

I have been a professional writer for 20 years, beginning with a stint as a comic book writer in 1988. Now I'm a New York Times bestselling author of vampire and futuristic romance.

Wow, that is quite impressive!

When did you know you were meant to be a writer?

When I wrote my first story, "The Mouse that went to the moon," at age 9.

How old were you when you penned your first book? And was it one that became published?

Again, the "Mouse that Went to the moon," which wasn't published.

If you can, name your favorite book and characters. They don't have to be from the same book.

My favorite character is Miles Vorkosigan, created by Lois McMaster Bujold, because the hero is a physically handicapped military genius who is clever, witty, and doesn't let his disabilities stop him. I also adore J.D. Robb Eve Dallas from the IN DEATH books. My favorite book is DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY by Bujold.

I am a fan of Eve Dallas myself!

How did you get started in the publishing world?

As a comic book writer; I had written a series called "Cycops." Some of the ideas from that novel -- computer viruses that attack people through their computer implants, etc. -- also appeared in the TIME HUNTERS sereis.

What is your favorite genre to read and to write?

I love paranormal erotic romance featuring vampires.

Any favorite authors you would like to name?

Lois McMaster Buljold, Nora Roberts, Linda Howard, Laurell K Hamilton, JR Ward, -- these are just a few.

If you could change the ending of one book you've ever read, which one would it be and how?

I can't think of one. Generally, authors give a book the ending it needs.

What do you have coming down the pipes next?

MASTER OF FIRE, the next book in the MAGEVERSE series.

Any words of wisdom to wannabe published authors?

Don't give up. Read everything you can, and actively work to improve your skills in areas such as grammar, if necessary. I like EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES on comma placement.

Is there any one person in your life that made a difference in your writing career?

My husband, who has been endlessly supportive and encouraging.

Any thing you would like to say to your fans?

I truly appreciate the e-mails you send my telling me about what you think of my books. It means a lot to me to know someone would take the time to write me.

BIO:

Angela Knight is the USA Today bestselling author of books for Berkley, Red Sage, Changeling Press, and Loose Id. Her first book was written in pencil and illustrated in crayon; she was nine years old at the time. A few years later, she read The Wolf and the Dove and fell in love with romance. Besides her fiction work, Angela's publishing career includes a stint as a comic book writer and ten years as a newspaper reporter. Several of her stories won South Carolina Press Association awards under her real name.

In 1996, she discovered the small press publisher Red Sage, and realized her dream of romance publication in the company's Secrets 2 anthology. She went on to publish several more novellas in Secrets before editor Cindy Hwang discovered her work there and asked her if she'd be interested in writing for Berkley. Not being an idiot, Angela said yes.
Whatever success she has enjoyed, she attributes to the marvelous editors she's had over the years. David Anthony Kraft and Dwight Zimmerman at Comics Interview taught her the nuts and bolts of fiction writing. Alexandria Kendall of Red Sage discovered her talent for romance writing and encouraged her to believe in herself. And she will be forever grateful to Berkley editor Cindy Hwang, who has been unfailingly supportive.

Angela lives in South Carolina with her husband, Michael, a polygraph examiner and hostage negotiator for the county's Sheriff's Office. The couple have a grown son, Anthony.

Visit Angela at

www.angelasknights.com

http://angelasknights.blogspot.com/

Guest Author Angela Knight Will Be Here...

Next week! Angela is a USA Today Best-Selling author and a personal friend. Her insight into the literary world and her past and present books make her a force to be reckoned with. She rocks when it comes to paranormal and erotic romance. Stay tuned to see the exact day and make sure to mark your calendars to find out her tips for writers and her comments to readers!

Looking forward to having her and you all here with us!

And Here's Dayana...

Delivered as promised, Dayana Knight. Dayana is a personal friend and an awesome author of paranormal and erotic romances. Now, take a peek into her life and heart.

Tell us a bit about yourself.

I am a writer of dark fantasy and erotic paranormal romance. I grew up with the written word and with the desire to write. At eleven years old, I penned a romance novel in a spiral bound notebook complete with cover art I drew myself. I took journalism and creative writing in both grammar school and high school. I can't remember a time I haven't written in some capacity.

When did you know you were meant to be a writer?

I don’t really know that I ever thought about it. I just evolved into writing within my present capacity. The more interesting story would be how I dropped into writing seriously. I actually suffered the loss of my father and my dog within months of each other in 2000 and had no vent for the horrible grief I felt so I began writing earnestly. Began journaling my emotions, then I gradually began penning stories, joined Writer’s Village University and the rest is history.

How old were you when you penned your first book?

See Above.

And was it one that became published?

LOL No, however, I wish I knew what happened to that story. I’d love to read it todayJ

If you can, name your favorite book and characters. They don't have to be from the same book.

Oh that’s easy. I fell in love with Jamie and Claire way back in Diana Gabaldon’s first book of the series, Outlander. This is a time travel romance, which I’ve read over and over with each new book release to the series.

How did you get started in the publishing world?

Not without much stress and anxiety, LOL I braved up at some point and began to submit to agents first, then pub houses. I can tell you as the old cliché goes, I have enough form rejection letters to wallpaper my office. I’d give up, shelf the idea then break it out, dust it off and begin all over again.

What is your favorite genre to read and to write?

Definitely dark urban fantasy and paranormal, though I do love crime suspense and do write in the genre as well.

Any favorite authors you would like to name?

Laurell K. Hamilton, J.R. Ward, Katie McAllister, Patricia Cornwall, Diana Gabaldon, Anne Rice-Vampire/Witch series, and many I can’t think of at the momentJ

What do you have coming down the pipes next?

Well, I’ve got three projects in the works and hoping for time to delve in and finish them. I’ve got a sequel to Curse of the Marhime in process, a new paranormal project working title- A Jersey Tale and a previously released crime suspense novel, Dancing on the Edge, in rewrites, for re-release and a sequel in the works for that as well. Now all I need is time and solitude, LOL

Any words of wisdom to wannabe published authors?
Never give up.

Is there any one person in your life that made a difference in your writing career?

Yes, below is a note to my fansJ

Thank you for your support and please keep your eyes to my website and blog for new releases, contest information, especially now with Hallowe’en and the winter holidays upon us. I will be updating my website and Dayana’s Happenings to reflect a ton of new activities planned. Please don’t miss a Trick or Treat.

Bio:

Dayana Knight was born and raised near the legendary Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey. As a young girl, she was fascinated with all things supernatural and paranormal. She began writing at about age eleven, but has only taken the craft seriously in the last ten years.

Dayana enjoys solitary walks in mist-covered forests, visiting century-old cemeteries, and spine-tingling ghost stories. She loves old houses, and antique furniture which she says breathe lives of their own. Oh the stories they could tell if only they could talk! And, of course, her favorite holiday is Halloween.

She now lives in Southern Florida with her husband of twenty-six years, and her beautiful Sheltie, Bea.

Dayana belongs to Florida Romance Writers, Inc, Romance Writers of America, and does free lance reviews in her spare time.

Links:

www.dayanaknight.blogspot.com

www.romawolftales.com

You can also find her at Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/home.php?ref=home

MySpace:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/home.php?ref=home

Twitter:

http://twitter.com/DKWolftales

Published Works:

Curse of the Marhime

http://www.thewildrosepress.com/curse-of-the-marhime-roma-wolf-tales-1-p-944.html?zenid=eb042a170de1be7eb3feff122c8e2072

Bestial Cravings

http://www.thewildrosepress.com/bestial-cravings-p-1254.html?zenid=eb042a170de1be7eb3feff122c8e2072

Eternal Obsession (Erotic)

http://www.thewildrosepress.com/wilderroses/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=173&products_id=662

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME!

Okay, for some of you, this might not be a big deal. However, one year ago today Beware What You Wish, was released.

I can't believe the year went by so quickly.

Thank you readers for buying Beware and loving it!


Faith

Keep your eyes on this blog....

I will be announcing when Dayana Knight and Angela Knight's interviews will be up. I'm sure
we all will have a great time, seeing how these two behave when they are put on the hot seat!

So get all your chores done, come hungry for information, and get comfortable.

Looking forward to having you hear for these two exciting chats!

Faith

It's too quiet. Come & tell me...

What you are reading or writing. What type of books do you like on a rainy day. What turns you off!

Don't be shy!

Faith

ELIZA MARCH TELLS ALL HER EROTIC SECRETS!

Eliza March debuted with her first novel in June. Since then, the Queen of Smut, as she calls herself, has teased and intrigued readers with her erotic romances. She is a name to be reckoned with and a force like a storm when it comes to putting out what readers want.

Now welcome Eliza who will tell us about her pubbed books and what she has coming up next in the way of hot, breathtaking sexual encounters.

Why did you begin writing erotic romances?

My writing is hot because I like to read sizzling titillating sex scenes without a lot of euphemisms (Sorry, you’ll see this word used again in a different context below - so don’t freak out that it’s my new favorite word of the day) I used to read tame romance, and as it got hotter I discovered I enjoyed it more. My writing style took on the same pattern, always picking up steam.

Honestly, I’m trying to get an agent or publisher interested in my ability to write across a wide range of genres. Erotica is open to all the genres I like to write, and I get to be explicit. I also write paranormal romance and romantic suspense and those books are less about the sex and more about the character driven plots.

Who is one of your favorite characters so far in your books?

The pat answer I always hear from authors is... “the one I’m working with now” but that’s not entirely true. I have a Cajun police detective working a serial case in New Orleans in one book. I’m crazy in love with him. He’s got the slow sing-song accent, the dark handsome looks, cocky–in-your-face attitude, and a great sense of humor. Oh, and can he dance! He’s not even the hero...which makes him available. Because he hasn’t found his certain someone or his book yet, he’s all mine and the reader’s. I think I’m savoring him while I can. Once he gets his own book, he’ll get the girl and the happily ever after...until then...heh, heh, heh, he’s mine to do with as I please. Mmm.

(So now you see how I’ve answered your first question here with a little more honesty.)

Where do you come up with your characters?

My answer is always the same -- ‘My characters act out their story.’ and for the most part that’s true. I’ve never cast spells (though sometimes I wish I could) like Candace in ‘Witch of Air and Fire’ or had a ménage with two wizards (though sometimes I wish I could – LOL) I’ve never shape-shifted either (though sometimes ... ah, you know the drill) like my characters in ‘The Lion, The Leopard, and The Wolf’ or had a ménage with two Were-beasts (though...there was that one time I wondered if...Oh! Never mind. I was drifting.) but I do write like Ailsa, and I could very well have had that wild Hot Highland Fling if given the opportunity.

Self-practiced? I’ve never blown up a boat although a character in one of my books has – sex is no different. Okay, okay -- I will admit to one thing. I’m not a virgin. Now that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!

Any advice to newbies?

Do your homework. Ah, not like that!

Join a writer’s group who offer critiques. It might help if the genre is comparable to the one you write. My first writer’s group was a retired group of seniors; some had been in the clergy. One was a nun, another a newspaper columnist, a screenwriter, a poet, nuclear sub captain and an FBI guy. What an interesting group of people, but I can’t tell you how difficult it was to stand up and read my stuff out loud in front of the nun who kept fanning herself and moaning.

Seriously, find a group you respect and who can also respect what you write.

Read the publishers’ submission guidelines. The first thing I had accepted I wrote for “a call for submissions.” Find out what they want and write it.

If you already have a manuscript fitting the guidelines, then send it in. You can’t get published if your manuscript stays ‘under the bed’ that’s a euphemism for not sending it out electronically in this day and age.

What do you have coming up next?

I’ve been having more than a ménage with several Gods of Atlantis. The hunky guys are trying to get back their emotions. The one keep-saking them doesn’t fit the prophesized description. But despite that, they feel connected to this woman. While catering to her every need, they discover she’s the ‘One.’ When they start ‘feeling’ emotions, something they haven’t experienced in over four thousand years, things get interesting. The whole time they’re worried about getting back their ability to care, ironically, the heroine is worried about being a little older than these guys. Little does she know...

Thank you so much for being with us today! Please visit Eliza and her hot heroes and heroines at Eliza March Writes

COUNTING THE DAYS UNTIL...

Eliza March is our guest blogger. She is awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Announcing Author Spotlights

Yes, you read it correctly. After taking careful note and being the most honored guest of Dayana Knight and a few other awesome authors, I too plan on doing some spotlights and interviews.

I will be annoucing the time and date for Dayana Knight to be chatting with us this month, as well as Eliza March in early October and Angela Knight near Halloween.

I will also be hosting several other authors we all know and love in the upcoming months.

Please let me know what or whom you like to see on my blog.

Until then write from the heart and soul!

Faith

SAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STORE!!!!

SAVE SOUTHERN FAMILY MARKETS!!!

1-866-904-4736

THEY ARE GOING TO BE CLOSING THE NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE THAT SERVICES MANY OF US IF THEY DON'T HEAR FROM US!!!

CALL CALL CALL

Do Something Nice For Yourself!

Some of you may or may not know, but I lost my dear soul-mate three years ago this month on the 28th. My dd and I had planned on going out of town, but things didn't work out. Now, she is treating both of us to massages and lunch at a local spa on Saturday after work.

So, remember, be good to you! It's a wonderful feeling!

Hugs!

Life In The Fast Lane

Hi everyone! I've been so busy, I have solely neglected my website! Guess what? I'm back...lol.

My editor Callie Lynn Wolfe at The Wild Rose Press made my night back in July when she bought Dunbar's Curse, the second book in Bound by Blood, The Legends series. I was thrilled.

Please check out the book covers, profile, poll, links, etc. Also I will be starting interviews with authors of all genres beginning in September. A dear friend Dayana Knight gave me the idea, since her site is always such a pleasure to view.

I will be inviting her to come and visit me here so we can find out all about her and check out her blog site in my blog site links.

Well, let me know what you think. I'll be adding more content as I move into the month of September.

A special thank you to Eliza March who walked me through some of the steps of adding content, and to my darling daughter who is always there for her Mom!

Write from the soul and never give up!

Faith

Vamps & Me...

Come and blog with me at Dayana's awesome site! We'll talk vamps, romance and more!!!!!!

Dayana Knight
Paranormal Romance
Author, The Roma Wolf Tales Series
Curse of the Marhime, Book I
Bestial Cravings, Companion Short
www.dayanaknight.blogspot.com
www.romawolftales.com

Romantic Times Booklovers Convention 2009

Hi all...
I just wanted to say if you are in Orlando for the convention, please stop by Club RT on Thursday and Friday to say hello. I am anxious to meet new readers and will love a chance to say hello to old friends as well. I will be at the eBook Expo on Wednesday as well as the Saturday book fair. Remember, if you are there, look me up!
Write from the heart!
Faith

KENSINGTON'S SOUL IS OUT!

Hi everyone! Sorry, it's been awhile since I posted, but it's been hectic. "Kensington's Soul," the first in my paranormal series, "Bound By Blood, The Legends," is out as you see in my header. It's been a glorious ride...lol. Albeit a wild one.

Zacke and Miranda have consumed me with edits...lol, but now that they have earned their place in the spotlight, I have been moving forward with, "Dunbar's Curse, " the second in the series. I hope to have it to my editor by May 1st.

I am also going to be signing books at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Orlando next month. There will be an ebook signing for "Beware What You Wish, " and then a print book signing for "Kensington's Soul." Mark Johnson, the awesome cover model for KS will be signing books with me at the book fair on Saturday the 25th.

I look forward to seeing old and making new friends at the convention.

Now don't be share, please let me know what you think and what you may be reading or writing.

Write from the heart and soul!

Faith