The Great Big Book
Tour
I’ve been invited to join in on “The Great Big Book Tour” that commences
December 21, 2012 and for the next few days. I haven’t joined in one in a
while, so we’ll see what kinds of questions we have to answer and whom we’re
going to meet on this tour. Choo! Choo! All aboard! We're leaving now!
1)
What is the working title of your book?
I’ve just finished two novels and they released
at the end of this year: Good Intentions and Out
for Justice.
2)
Where did the idea come from for your book?
My ideas come to me from a variety of sources.
Dreams, newspaper articles, magazines, real life news stories, and thoughts I
may have from time to time.
The idea for Good Intentions came from a
newspaper article that caught my eye. It was a very long article about a family
who attempted to adopt a pregnant teenager, and subsequently her baby. The
story interested me, because this family was already made up of a mom, dad, and
five children. It was a very heart warming article.
Out for Justice came
to me in a dream. The entire story was there, and I even had exact vivid images
of how the characters would look and act. I woke the next morning and wrote and
wrote as much as I could remember. I love how stories come to me like that. I
wish I had a machine attached to my head so I could capture all my dreams!
3)
What genre does your book fall under?
Good Intentions
would be under contemporary family drama.
Out for Justice
would be filed under contemporary romantic suspense.
4)
Which actors would you choose to play in your movie rendition?
I’ve never thought about my stories in that way,
so this is a hard question. Each character is unique and I don’t craft them
after a movie actor. I guess, in Out for Justice, Karen, the homicide
detective would probably be played by a young Ashley Judd. In Good
Intentions, the pregnant teenager, Megan, could be played by Kirsten
Dunst, and Tracy, the mom, could be played by someone like a younger Kathleen
Turner.
I really don’t like putting movie actors to fill
in for my characters, as I want my readers to develop the full character from
what they read and fill in with their own imagination.
5)
What is the one sentence synopsis of your book?
OUT FOR JUSTICE: Rookie Detective Karen Sykes is out to prove she is
good at her job, finding justice for a darkness in her past through law
enforcement
GOOD
INTENTIONS: Good Intentions is the tragic story of one woman’s
efforts to help a teenage mother.
6) What
other books are similar to yours?
As far as Good Intentions is concerned, I’ve
never read of another book like it.
In Out for Justice, the plot twists
make it unique from other romantic suspense books I’ve read.
7)
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
Good Intentions took
a very long time. Nearly two years of writing and about two years of editing.
Out for Justice took
nearly a year of writing and about a year of editing.
8)
What other books would you compare this story to?
I guess Good Intentions could be compared to
a Jodi Picoult book. It has that kind of drama in it.
Out for Justice, I
don’t compare it to a particular book, but if you read romantic suspense,
you’ll definitely enjoy Out for Justice.
I try not to compare my books to others because
I’d rather the reader begin the journey of self discovery themselves and not be
biased by anything I’ve compared the books to that might cloud their reading
pleasure.
9)
Who or what inspired you to write the book?
In Good Intentions, the
mother of five in the newspaper article who loved enough to want to adopt a
pregnant teenager inspired me. She is truly an inspiration.
As for Out for Justice, I felt that my
story is a conglomeration of all rookie female homicide detectives. I didn’t
choose a particular one. She came to me in a dream.
10)
What else about your book might interest the readers?
In Out for Justice, rookie homicide
detective, Karen Sykes, fights to bring justice for the murder of a
four-year-old boy. She has personal reasons for getting so involved in the
case. She also feels an attraction to one of the crime scene technicians.
In Good Intentions, Tracy Reynolds, the
mother of five, has so much love to give that she can’t turn her back on Megan
and her baby. She does have a tendency to bring home every stray in the
neighborhood and her friends and family have their doubts. Tracy struggles to
prove everyone wrong even though the odds are stacked against her. Read how she
overcomes every obstacle thrown her way.
You can find these books at your local B&N bookstore
or ordering it at any bookstore, or by clicking here:
Happy Reading!
--
Vicki
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So, how did 2012 fare out for you? Did you get to see all your favorite movies? Take your vacations? Live your life by scratching off a few items on your bucket list?
