How did you choose your title?
The
original title for Fractured Light (before I knew it was going to be a series)
was called BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON. Harlequin sounding isn’t it? I completely
picture a bare-chested man riding bareback on a horse….maybe that’s why I liked
it at first.
Anywho,
the first thing my publisher did was change it. They suggested Shades of Light.
Um, maybe. I thought “Shades” sounded to soft for my novel, so that’s when I
came back and suggested Fractured Light. It was well received and made the
titles for the next books in the series very easy: FRACTURED SOUL and FRACTURED
TRUTH.
Tell us about the cover and how it came to be.
Other
than giving my okay, I didn’t help with the cover at all. My publisher
contracted the work out with a reputable illustrator. What’s interesting about
my cover, though, is I’ve had many people ask if it is me on the cover. Nope.
The illustrator and I have never met.
Did you self publish or publish traditionally and why?
I
published traditionally through Cedar Fort Publishing. They publish roughly 120
books a year. The reason I chose this is I already run a home based business in
something unrelated to writing so I didn’t want to dedicate the time required
to make my writing into more of a business venture. Although I probably still market
just as much as if I had self published. J
What
part of the writing process is the hardest for you?
Editing,
but not the process itself. They way I edit is I have to print my entire
manuscript then I go through it with a pen. What I hate is entering all those
stupid changes back into the computer. It seems to take forever!
What tips can you give on how to get through writers block?
You have
to get out of your “writing environment”. Go for a walk or a drive. Listen to a
new kind of music specific to the scene you want to write. For example, if you
know you need a fight scene, but you’re not sure what direction to go, find
some good ace-kicking music and listen to it while picturing your characters.
This has always worked for me.
Find Rachel
Buy Fractured
Light
Buy Fractured Soul
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