Glad to speak
with you today Debra Jayne!
Hello and I
appreciate you asking me.
Please tell
us about all about you…as the non- author first then about you as author.
Well, I am retired
professionally from social work since 2004. I still volunteer three or four
times a month though, and I enjoy working especially with people with
disabilities.
As an author,
I just got published a year and a half ago and it's a great learning process. I
never knew at this age, that I could enjoy web design, graphics and making book
trailers. You are never too old to pursue what you love!
How long have
you been writing?
I have been writing since I was seven years old. I wrote a
story called Ghost and Sabre and sold it for fifteen cents. I was hooked.
What inspires
you to write Romance novels? Is that the only genre you write?
One of my
inspirations for my book came to me after a long depression from the break up
of my marriage. I found a crooked heart-shaped stone in the grass one day. It
reminded me that even though hearts get broken and scarred from loss, that
you are still capable of love. Finding the stone renewed my will to go on,
and I realized it had a message for anyone recovering from heartbreak.
I also write science fiction and enjoy that,
as well as my favorite, paranormal romance.
How many
words per day do you like to write? Is that a daily goal or weekly goal?
I have
writing “spurts” which are moments of inspiration where I write for hours or
whole days then it slacks off and I do research. I never set word count goals.
What is the
name of your first book? How long ago was
It
printed?
My first book is called
Radiance: Love after Death and it was published a year and a half ago.
Where did you
market it and did you have a good sale number?
My publishing company, XoXo
marketed it on their own site, on Amazon, Book Strand, and All Romance E-books.
I promote it online in every social venue I can find, like blogs,
Facebook,Twitter etc. My book is in e-book form as of now , so it takes a lot
of time with a strong online presence. My sales are decent and I think my next
releases will do even better, since I know so much more about promotion.
I understand
you have a book series. How many books are in the series (or will be in the
series when completed)? How did you come to write a series?
There are three
books in my series. The second follow up to Radiance: Love after Death is: A
Kiss from the Past and will be this year and the third will follow shortly
after. Readers hate to loose characters they come to know and enjoy. Also,
authors who do series have greater book sales over all.
How do you
feel about online book reading? Do you have a book that you’ve written for a
digital shelf like i-books or kindle?
Online book reading is great! Yes, I have
a kindle book and I think it's wonderful. How awesome to pick out a book and
read it instantly. It saves time and money. I love that! Reading became so much
easier to do because of electronic reading devices.
Do you think
it’s fair to ask buyers to purchase a digital novel for the same amount of $ as
a print novel?
I think digital copies should be just as competitive as print
copies, because even though you don't have a copy in hand, it was still the
same amount of work for the author to produce it.
How do you
think the change in the publishing industry affects authors today?
The trends
of switching to publishing electronic books has been amazing. There are pro's
and con's. Due to the large amount of self publishing markets there are floods
of e-books, so the markets are very diverse and more competitive. On the other
hand, e-books are better environmentally, since there are no trees cut down to
produce paper.
If you could
give a budding author advice what would it be?
Be friendly to other authors and
publishers. Some of the best promotion I have learned has been from friends I
have made online.
Can you
recommend our readers a publisher that you would like to work with?
I would
love to work with Little and Brown who published Stephanie Meyers Twilight
series.
If you could
be a famous author, who would it be and why?
Shakespeare. His work will live on
through the ages. The beauty of his work in Romeo and Juliette is haunting and
unforgettable. That, now, is a legacy!
Tell us where
we can find your book(s) and provide a link!
Thank you! My
links and social media are below:
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