1. Hello and welcome
to my blog! To start off, what made you decide to take the plunge into the
world of publishing?
Firstly, thank you for inviting me to post to your blog.
In a word Amazon,
they’ve made it possible for anyone to put their thoughts out there on the web,
whether you agree with those thoughts or not.
2. Tell me about your book.
2. Tell me about your book.
Its romantic comedy
but not as we know it!
An office based
romantic comedy with Emma and David being the main characters that have a few
secrets and a taste for coffee shops. I’m British so my humour is sometimes
crude, sometimes just funny but definitely British. Although I have American
fans that like British humour.
3. Who/what inspired you to write?
3. Who/what inspired you to write?
I changed roles with
my current employer and the move wasn’t good. Bullying on an epic scale. Moving
jobs isn’t so easy when there are few of them about. So after a particularly
bad day at work I got home and watched a programme on TV about a guy who
started writing and then self-published on Amazon. He was making a living at
it. Now someone else writing and making a living at it is not you writing and
making a living at it, so I thought back to my school days when I had to write
a story and then the rest of the class would grade me on it. I did quite well
so I thought I’d give it a go.
Even if I don’t make
a living at it I still enjoy it and the pleasure it gives others.
4. Do you have a favorite author?
4. Do you have a favorite author?
Difficult one this, because I don’t read romance I only participate in it.
I used to own a hair
salon so I was always reading business books to try and get ahead; economics
isn’t that boring when the world finances are in turmoil!
5. If you could accomplish one thing with your books, what would it be?
5. If you could accomplish one thing with your books, what would it be?
To make people laugh.
6. What do you do when you're not writing?
I work full time
until I can earn enough or get a publishing contract with my writing. In my
spare time I ride motorcycles, go for walks in the Peak district national park
and play a little golf (badly) although to be fair it’s a nice walk!
7. Can we expect more books from you soon?
7. Can we expect more books from you soon?
The second in the
series I’m hoping to have out around Christmas.
Off-beat Questions
1. Your book is about an office romance. Ever had an office romance yourself?
Yes several, I have
fond memories of them all and with each new romance you discover a bit more
about yourself and others.
2. Your book looks light-hearted; comedic, almost. Will you tell us a funny thing that has happened to you?
Right then this is embarrassing but here
goes; We were in Rome and had just had a lovely
meal in a beautiful Italian restaurant. I had ordered the Pollo Carbonara which
those of you who know Italian food will know it is a rather creamy dish. To cut
a long story short our walk back to the hotel was about half an hour and it was
probably 10mins into the walk when my stomach began to grumble.
Now I thought it was going to be a fart.
I was wrong, and what followed was a
reminder to us all, that too much creamy food can and does have consequences.
Author Bio.
I’ve worked in various occupations from
offices to a hair salon, I’ve even worked abroad.
I work full time but hopefully at some
point I would like to be able to write for a living as I enjoy it so much.
My hobbies are walking in the peak district
national park, riding motorcycles (It’s good to scare yourself) and
occasionally golf, which is just an excuse to go walking really.
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