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What were you in
your life before you became a writer? Did this influence your writing?
Thanks
so much for having me as a guest again on you blog, Janet.
I
worked in the fashion industry for over 30 years as a pattern cutter. I guess
this had little influence whatsoever on my writing. Except, that I worked with
some interesting women who had many tales to tell of their escapades in life.
For anyone who has worked in the close environment of a factory with a large
assortment of women and a few men who tend to divulge their private lives to
all and sundry, you know what I mean when I say that early on I learnt a lot of
the basic facts of life from my fellow workmates. Whether this influenced my
writing I don’t know, but it sure taught me a thing or two about relationships
and the foibles of various types of people.
2. Are
you genre specific or general? Why? I don't mean genres like romance, mystery,
fantasy etc. There are many subgenres of the above.
I am basically a Romance writer and have stuck to this
genre through my writing career. My romances cross sub-genres as I have dabbled
in Time-Travels, Contemporary, Historical, Family Saga, and even written one
Sci-Fi/fantasy.
3. Did your reading choices
have anything to do with your choice of a genre or genres?
Certainly.
I read romances extensively before taking up writing them. My favourite choice
of reading material has always been time-travel or historical romance. I
have nothing against erotica, horror or even mysteries but I am a dyed in the
wool romantic, and always have been.
4. What's your latest
release?
My
latest book out is A Call Through Time, a Time-Travel set in Britain around
450AD just after the Romans left and invaders from across the sea where
starting to come across to find fresh pastures in the lush valleys. And also to
invade, ravage and rampage across the land. My hero (An English Earl) goes back
in time and meets the woman who has been sharing his dreams for years. He
learns that there is a purpose for this sudden trip back, and that is to rescue
the fair maiden from the clutches of one of these dastardly invaders from Europe.
There is a smattering of sorcery, magic, fairies, shapeshifting and even
reincarnation in this one.
5. What are you working on
now?
My
current work in progress is Amethyst, another contemporary set in Australia as
are all of my modern romances. Amy is going out with easy-going Tony. They live
in a small country town where everyone knows everyone else (and their business)
and because these two have been going around together for most of their lives
everyone now considers them a couple. But Amy still yearns for the affections
of Tony’s older, more serious brother, who spurned her young love when she was
just a teenager, and went off to the big city to make his fortune. When he
returns home and says he is prepared to settle down in the small town again, she
is not so sure that he won’t miss the fast life he has been living in the city.
Add a touch of football (Footy to the Aussies) and you have a triangle of
people at odds with each other and their hearts.
6. Where can we find
you?
Thanks so much for having me as a guest once again on you blog, Janet. Tricia.
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