Friday, April 14, 2023

Friday Rebecca Decker is visiting and talking about Who She Was Before #MFRWAuthor #music teacher #music #romantic suspense

 

1.  What were you before you became an author? Did this influence your choices as a writer?

 

I’ve been a music teacher for 37 years, piano and guitar. I have a degree in music education. It definitely influences my writing. My first novel, just released last year, features a music teacher as the female lead. And music plays a major role, providing many of the clues to solve the mystery.

 

 

 

2. Are you genre specific or general? I don’t mean major genres but subdivisions or romance, mystery or paranormal.

 

I had intended to write romance in general, but my focus has become romantic suspense. I love doing research and creating clues to mysteries and alternating between the suspense and the romance.

 

 

 

 

3. What is your latest release?

 

Note by Note is my first completed novel, published on Amazon last year. It’s a romantic suspense centered in Sydney, Australia. But there is quite a bit of travel involved - Tasmania, Florence, Seattle, Hawaii, the Mediterranean. I did a lot of traveling over the years and always loved Australia. It begins with a plane crash and the mystery revolves around why it happened and leads to clues in art and music in all the exotic locations.

 

 

4. What are you working on now?

 

I’m working on two projects right now. The first is a direct sequel to Note by Note featuring Finn and Jess in another mystery. And I’m experimenting with time travel this time. But that will only be a fun side trip for them. I don’t intend to make time travel a theme in the rest of the series. It’s just something I want to try.

 

The second project is Memory by Memory, a part of the series called Hearts in Danger I’m developing around the family and friends of Finn and Jess. The first is about Max Chase, who helped them in Hawaii. As the story opens, he has lost his memory and it slowly returns as he unravels a mystery involving the doctor who tries to help him.

 

 

5. Do your reading choices influence your choice of a writing career?

 

Definitely. I’ve always been an avid reader. I gravitated toward Sandra Brown when she wrote Harlequin series romance. When she began writing romantic suspense, I was hooked. She is an amazing story teller. I also like Alyssa Day, Barbara Delinsky, and Suan Mallery.

 

 

 

6. Where can we find you?

 

Social Media Links:

 

Stella’s website - https://www.stellaanngeorge.com/

 

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/stellaanngeorge

 

Stella’s Groovy Readers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/604428980941450

 

Twitter - https://twitter.com/stellaanngeorge

 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stellaanngeorge/

 

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@stellaanngeorgeauthor

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