Jasmine's Place Issue No. 14 - December 2014 | Page 49

Do you envisage characters before
plots or the other way round?
No, and that’s one reason I don’t
care for people on the covers of my
books. I like readers to be able to see
the characters from their own eyes,
put faces to the people I write about.
I bring characters into my plot.
Obviously, I have an idea of the main
characters, but as write more about
them, ideas develop, and I make
them come alive.
You released a novella in September
and have just released another one
(Winter Wonderland) - how do you
do it? How are you able to write so
fast?
The novella was fun. I could never
imagine writing two at once, but
after Texting Mr. Right was finished, I
was part way through my Christmas
novella. The reason I’m able to spend
time on these stories is two-fold: I’ve
got a groove going with my ideas and
I’m able to do a couple at one time
now.
My hubby helps with some research
and has formatted a couple of
mybooks into ebooks for me. We’re
good team and he’s my strongest fan
and supporter.
Why do you write about romance?
I generally write romance and
suspense. My book This Side of
Heaven, which I’ve worked on for
two years, and took time away to do
the two novellas, is a novel and
equally suspenseful with romance,
On a Summer Night, released last
October was also a circle of events
among some romance. Texting Mr.
Right was pure Christian romance. I
had fun writing it, but pure romance
isn’t my long range plan. 
Any romantic cues in your life that
you take inspiration from?
I’ve been married to Steve for over
forty-two years and we have a loving
relationship, and having three grown
children and knowing teens, college
kids, etc.
… a Christian couple can
fall in love, and
run into road
blocks … but when
they turn to God and
trust Him, He can
sort out
their difficulties.
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