Author Spotlight: Natalie-Nicole Bates

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Natalie-Nicole Bates to the blog to talk a little bit about her novel Change of Address and being a writer.

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Do you recall how your interest in writing originated or did you always just know you wanted to be a writer?

I think it was when I was reviewing. I realized that I could write as well as review.

What inspired Change of Address?

I had come up with the premise of what would happen if two people received identical wills leaving them each the same house. Each will is signed and dated for the same days, but two different lawyers, both swearing they are authentic. Who has the genuine will and who has the fake?

Blog Tour: Love 101 Learning to Love - Author Spotlight - Sylvia Hubbard

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Sylvia Hubbard to the blog to talk a little bit about her novel Love 101: Learning to Love and being a writer.

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Do you recall how your interest in writing originated or did you always just know you wanted to be a writer?

It was my mother’s undoing. I used to lie to her ridiculously when I was six and seven. For my punishment, after my whipping, she would have me write the lie down. I found that the lies sounded so much better written out and I could add so much depth to them. My pain became my pleasure and I’ve been a writer ever since.

What inspires most of your novels?

Actual real life incidents or situations I hear or read about. Detroit, where most of my stories take place, is a very interesting place where a fiction writer just couldn’t make this stuff up, I swear.

Is there anything you found particularly challenging when you were writing Love 101? 

Blog Tour: The Illusionist Author Spotlight - Mike Kearby

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Mike Kearby to the blog to talk a little bit about his short story The Illusionist and being a writer.

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Do you recall how your interest in writing originated or did you always just know you wanted to be a writer?

From the moment, I read my first book; (around age 6) I knew that someday I would write. There was something about the mental images created by a writer’s words that were highly addictive.

What inspires most of your short stories?

Author Spotlight: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Amelia Atwater-Rhodes to Pink Fluffy Hearts to talk a little bit about her novels and being a writer.

What was the plot of your very first piece of unpublished fiction you ever wrote?

The very first piece I recall physically writing was a story of intergalactic cats. I was hand-writing it in a pink diary with a heart-shaped lock, which a well-intended relative gave me for a birthday or Christmas when I was five. I know I thought it was awesome at the time, but I wasn’t enough of a prodigy for my five-year-old self to write very well.

Blog Tour: Incendiary - Author Spotlight: Amy Bartol

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Amy Bartol to the blog to talk a little bit about her novel Incendiary and being a writer.

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What was the plot of your very first piece of unpublished fiction you ever wrote?

Inescapable was my first real attempt at writing. I never thought I'd be an author. I still can't believe that I have actually done it. I read a lot of books and when those books end, the stories don't end for me. I find myself still living in the world the author created.

For example, when I read The Outsiders, I found myself still hanging out with Ponyboy in my mind after reading the last page. Maybe he'd head to the DX and he'd see Cherry Valance there and she'd fall in love with him, because he needed that—he needed someone to love him. I think I have always done that. I always continue to write the story in my mind where the author leaves off.

Do you recall how your interest in writing originated or did you always just know you wanted to be a writer?

Blog Tour: Author Spotlight - Anne Pfeffer

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Anne Pfeffer to the blog to talk a little bit about her novel Any Other Night and being a writer.

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What was the plot of your very first piece of unpublished fiction you ever wrote?

I actually still want to write this book. It was called Breaking Up with Jason and was about a crazy girl who broke up with her boyfriend in his high school yearbook. It was fun to write, and I’d love to go back some day and rework it.

Writers tend to have a pretty active imagination for obvious reasons, if you had to describe what the inside of your head was like what would you tell us?

Blog Tour: Author Spotlight - Danica Winters

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Danica Winters to the blog to talk a little bit about her novel The Vampire's Hope and being a writer.

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What was the plot of your very first piece of unpublished fiction you ever wrote?

LOL Oh GEEZ! That’s a terrible question. My first full length novel was dreadful. It was about a man who fell in love with a waitress, but was being stalked by his former girlfriend (a schizophrenic killer).

It was awful, but it was my first attempt at writing professionally and it was what started me writing. So even though it was the worst book EVER, I’m glad I wrote it. It inspired me to always keep learning and working on my craft.

Writers tend to have a pretty active imagination for obvious reasons, if you had to describe what the inside of your head was like what would you tell us?

Promotional Event: Altered (The Academy #1)

Altered (The Academy #1) by Aubrey Coletti
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Mystery, Horror
Release Date: June 6, 2012
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When Toni, Joseph and Charlie arrive at their new boarding school, they are glad to leave their families - and respective problems - behind. Isolated as boarders, they meet a handsome senior with a personality like iced snake's blood, teachers with a penchant for physical punishment, and four other outcasts who reveal that their being brought to the Academy wasn't random at all.

When the arrivals discover that their new school is engaged in "behavior modification" through electric shocks, isolation, restraints, and an ever-evolving set of methods to "fix" them, they declare war on their Academy. During their campaign of sabotage, they fight, hate, scorn, love, and begin to uncover the reasons why they were brought to the school.

But as their war against the school escalates beyond their control, will they become the very things the Academy believes they are: dangerous, delinquent - and mad?

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What was the plot of your very first piece of unpublished fiction you ever wrote?

Oh wow, I don’t even know. Probably something about teenagers with super powers, doing the sorts of things you would expect teens with super powers to do.

Writers tend to have a pretty active imagination for obvious reasons, if you had to describe what the inside of your head was like what would you tell us?

Blog Tour: Author Spotlight - T. Michelle Nelson

Today I'm pleased to welcome author T. Michelle Nelson to the blog to talk a little bit about her novel, The Life and Death of Lily Drake and being a writer.

What was the plot of your very first piece of unpublished fiction you wrote?

Author Spotlight: Jessica Sorensen

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Jessica Sorensen to the blog to talk a little bit about her novel Ember and being a writer.

Do you recall how your interest in writing originated or did you always just know you wanted to be a writer?

Author Spotlight: Blaize Nolynne

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Blaize Nolynne to the blog to talk a little bit about her novel Firefighter Down, District One and it's upcoming sequel.

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Author Spotlight: Andrea Heltsley!

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Andrea Heltsley to the blog to talk a little bit about her young adult novels, and life as a writer.

What was the plot of your very first piece of unpublished fiction you ever wrote?

Author Spotlight: Samantha Young!

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Samantha Young to the blog to talk a little bit about her Fire Spirits series, her first adult contemporary romance novel, and life as a writer. 

What was the plot of your very first piece of unpublished fiction you ever wrote?

Author Spotlight: Jodie Pierce Interview and Cover Reveal!

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Jodie Pierce to the blog to talk a little bit about her new book and life as a writer. Check out the cover of her new book and an excerpt below the interview!

What was the plot of your very first piece of unpublished fiction you ever wrote?

Author Spotlight: J. Bridger

Today I'm pleased to welcome author J. Bridger to the blog to talk a little bit about her debut novel and life as a writer. Check out the excerpt below the interview! 

What was the plot of your very first piece of unpublished fiction you ever wrote? 

Author Spotlight: Mia Hoddell Guest Post

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Mia Hoddell to the blog to talk a little bit about her book and being a writer. After reading this post, I have to say I'm a fan and can't wait to read the new book!

Guest Post by Mia Hoddell