Friday Augustina Van Hoven is visiting and talking about being Panster or Plotter #MFRWAuthor #Panster #Plotter #Paranormal #Time

 

 

1. Are you a panster or a plotter or perhaps a bit of both?

 

I am definitely a plotter.  The first thing I do when I begin a new story is create an outline. This gives me the road map I need to write the book. I can write a lot faster if I know where I’m going and what needs to happen in a chapter.

 

2. Which comes first - characters or plot for you?

 

The first thing for me is the plot.  I begin with a “what if question” and get the basic idea of the story.  Once I know where the story begins and how it ends, I list all the people that live in this world and develop them.

 

3. What are you working on now? Is this a book in a current series or something totally new?

 

I’m currently finishing my first novella in a new series.  I love ghost stories and the supernatural.  I have created a new series that will release each year before Halloween. The genre is supernatural suspense. I have named this The Eldritch Series. The title of the first book is Harbinger.  

 

4. Do you have some kind of object or place that figures in most of your books? I use gems a lot, hospitals and caves.

 

Most of my books have something to do with time. There is either time travel or stories set in the future or the past. History fascinates me and I enjoy researching it for my different books.

 

5. Do you write every day or just when the spirit hits?

 

I write every day. I have a minimum word count and I can’t go to bed until I reach it.

 

6. Where can we find you?

 

You can find me in the following places:

Website:     https://augustinavanhoven.com/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/augustinavhoven

FaceBook:  https://www.facebook.com/Augustina-Van-Hoven/

Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.co.uk/augustinavhoven/

Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.com/Augustina-Van-Hoven/e/B06Y3JKV7T%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Bookbub page: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/augustina-van-hoven

 

 

7. Who are your favorite authors? What about a book you’ve enjoyed?

 

My favorite author is JRR Tolkien.  I read The Hobbit when I was eleven years old and Lord of the Rings when I was twelve. These two books have greatly influenced my writing. I love fantasy, supernatural and science fiction. All of my stories have different elements of those things in them.