1.
What were you before you became an author? Did this influence your
choices as a writer?
I worked as a secretary/bookkeeper, a
newspaper columnist and reporter, an assistant to the emeritus
professor/managing editor of a psychology journal at Texas Christian
University, and as a bookkeeper for the tax assessor-collector of a small
county west of DFW. My favorite job was as wife and mother to two daughters.
None of those influenced my choice as a writer but each contributed to
gathering knowledge about different types of people. I love people watching in
general but working with various personalities is fuel for my stories.
2.
Are you genre specific or general? I don’t mean major genres but
subdivisions or romance, mystery or paranormal.
I write western—historical, contemporary,
and time travel romances, and an occasional mystery. Most of my titles are
historical western romances. I especially love the time period between the
Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century. I simply love writing, though,
and write whatever I wish at the moment. Except, lately I’ve been engaged in
writing in multi-author projects (MAP) and I find that intriguing. The author
who conceives the premise invites other authors to join her MAP. The stories
are stand-alone but share a common premise and usually a common locale.
Although I write romances, they include a touch of mystery and adventure.
3.
What is your latest release?
STUART, Bachelors and Babies book 10.
This was a fun book to write and contains one of my favorite heroines. I’m
excited about the reception it has received and the great reviews.
4.
What are you working on now?
POLKA WITH PAULINE, The Matchmaker’s Ball
Book 8, set in Creede, Colorado, is already up for preorder and will be
released March 28.
5.
Did your reading choices influence your choice of a writing
career?
I don’t think so, although I love Louis
L’Amour books. Actually, I loved writing before I found western historical
romances. When I read the first one, I was hooked forever! I have diverse reading
interests which include about everything except horror or erotica or
space sci-fi. My favorite books are still western historical romances. I can’t
get enough of them.
6.
Where can we find you?
NL
Link https://carolineclemmons.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=0a24664c906875718d975ad7b&id=7c2e488a51
Amazon
Author URL https://www.amazon.com/Caroline-Clemmons/e/B001K8CXZ6/
Bookbub
Author URL https://www.bookbub.com/authors/caroline-clemmons
Pinterest
https://www.pinterest.com/caroclemmons
2 comments:
Janet, thank you so much for having me as your guest.
I love your books and I'm glad you're working on another one. You've had an eclectic list of jobs!
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