Creating
realistic, unforgettable characters one story at a time…
Karen Wiesner is an
accomplished author with 113 titles published in the past 18 years, which have
been nominated/won 134 awards, and has 42 more releases contracted for spanning
many genres and formats. Karen’s books
cover such genres as women’s fiction, romance, mystery/police procedural/cozy,
suspense, paranormal, futuristic, fantasy, gothic, inspirational, thriller,
horror, chick-lit, and action/adventure. She also writes children’s books,
poetry, and writing reference titles such as her bestseller, First Draft in
30 Days and From First
Draft to Finished Novel {A Writer’s Guide to Cohesive Story Building} (out of print; reissue
available now in paperback and electronic formats under the title Cohesive Story Building). Her third offering from Writer’s Digest Books is Writing
the Fiction Series: The Complete Guide for Novels and Novellas, available now. Her previous writing reference
titles focused on non-subsidy, royalty-paying electronic publishing, author
promotion, and setting up a promotional
group like her own, the award-winning Jewels of the Quill, which she founded in
2003 and disbanded in 2014. For more information about Karen’s fiction
and series, consult her official companion guide The World of Author Karen Wiesner: A Compendium of Fiction. Visit
her website at http://www.karenwiesner.com. Check out Karen's author page at Facebook, where
you can like, friend and follow her: http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor. If you would like to receive Karen’s free e-mail
newsletter, Karen’s Quill, and become
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Day 1
1. What were
you in your life before you became a writer? Did this influence your writing?
Actually, as
I wrote my first book when I was 10, I'd have to say that I was a writer first.
Following that, I worked in the school library from elementary to high school,
then as an aid at a local school during the summer. I also was a dishwasher and
did data entry for quite a few years. I had my first book published in 1997.
Since then, I've become an editor and cover artist as well. Other than working
in the school library, I wouldn't say any of my "careers" had any
influence on my writing--just made me want to write full-time, as I do now.
2 Are you
genre specific or general? Why?
I'm all over
the place, and I think that's a good thing. Most of my books can be placed in
several category of fiction. I don't intentionally set out to write in more
than one. I just can't seem to rein myself in. A book ends up what it ends up.
3. Did your
reading choices have anything to do with your choice of a genre or genres?
I guess in some ways my reading choices influence
my writing. I read across genres in nearly every category I write in. However, I
have yet to write anything in the historical or western genres. I don't read a
whole lot in those genres either. I haven't written a Regency or science
fiction, though I do read in both categories. I never say never, since I might
someday write in any genre I haven't thus far written in if a really good story
idea comes to me. There are worlds to discover everywhere. Horror, really,
really good horror, is a special pleasure to me. I can't get enough of this genre, so I'd like to write more horror in
the future.
4. What's
your latest release?
CLUMSY GIRL'S GUIDE TO HAVING A BABY, Book 6, Friendship Heirlooms Series,
which is one of my featured releases tomorrow.
5. What are
you working on now?
I'm never working on
just one thing because I believe writing in stages is the only way to make my
books the highest quality they can possibly be. In 2016, I'm alternating
between the following projects (and you can see how I plan to do it here): http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/kswiesner/WIP.html
CROOKED HOUSE, Book 3, and RETURN TO BLOODMOON
MANOR, Book 4, Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series
PROMISES IN THE DARK, Book 4, Angelfire II Quartet
BRIAR'S PATCH, Book 7, and FOR AULD LANG SYNE, Book 8, Adventures in Amethyst Series
ALL GOOD THINGS, Book 7, Friendship
Heirlooms Series
FALCON'S BEND CASE FILES, Volume III
with Chris Spindler
6. Where can
we find you?
See
biography above.
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