Thank you for being with us today,
Lisa!!!
I’m pleased to be back – I love
Giveaway Gal!
How long have you known you wanted
to be an author?
Since 2002 when I took a writing
course online. I was gainfully employed at the time, so it wasn’t scary to
think about it. Of course, that was my last regular paying gig.
Can you tell me a little bit about
your newest book?
Meow Mayhem is a contemporary sweet, romantic mystery that takes place
in a little town in eastern Illinois. Here’s the back cover write up:
After being left at the altar, Ivy Amanda McTeague
Preston uproots herself and her cat,
an Egyptian Mau named Memnet, from her boring and lonely life to start over at the
urging of Mayor Conklin, a fellow pedigreed Mau owner.
Truesdale Thompson is ready to move in a fresh direction with his life. A private man
whose physical wounds are the only outward sign of a tragic accident in his past, True
and his cat, Isis, open a branch of his trendy little bookstore and coffee shop in Apple
Grove.
When Ivy takes a mysterious message while the mayor is away on business, only Ivy’s
criminology professor mom and True believe there’s something rotten in Apple Grove.
Can Ivy carry on her romance with True while saving the town from further Mayhem?
an Egyptian Mau named Memnet, from her boring and lonely life to start over at the
urging of Mayor Conklin, a fellow pedigreed Mau owner.
Truesdale Thompson is ready to move in a fresh direction with his life. A private man
whose physical wounds are the only outward sign of a tragic accident in his past, True
and his cat, Isis, open a branch of his trendy little bookstore and coffee shop in Apple
Grove.
When Ivy takes a mysterious message while the mayor is away on business, only Ivy’s
criminology professor mom and True believe there’s something rotten in Apple Grove.
Can Ivy carry on her romance with True while saving the town from further Mayhem?
When a reader gets done with your
book, what do you want them to come away with?
I hope readers have had an enjoyable
few hours’ worth of entertainment, as really, that’s one of the main goals of
fiction. Maybe a reader will learn something about cats or cat scratch fever,
or taking chances or how afraid Americans were during war times and built
tunnels or other structures in their communities to hide in, and hopefully
understand that life’s too short to be greedy and ridiculous.
Is there a place you have always
wanted to visit? A vacation spot, historical monument, overseas, etc?
I’ve only flown over Great Britain.
I’d love to spend a month there, tramping around with a guide.
If you could have dinner with 2
people, who would they be?
Jodi Piccoult and JK Rowling,
today... I’d love to know how they decided on their genre and how it worked to
leap into the best seller category, and the consequences of their success.
What one event would you love to be
at? Historical or future?
I remember last time I visited I
said something about a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first viable moonbase.
Today…such choices! I’d like to watch, from an enclosed safe bubble, the
building of St. Basel’s in Moscow. I’ve been there, but it would be terrifying
and haunting, but intriguing to see how it went up.
Do you have a favorite hobby?
Is there something about you most
people wouldn't know?
Well, I guess I spilled the beans
above, but I spent a couple of weeks touring Russia—the Soviet Union—back in
1981 for a college seminar. I’m not positive I’d like to go back. There’s
something quasi-democracy does to a nation that might have been best served
behind locked doors.
Do you have any suggestions for the
aspiring writer?
I’ve said it before, but it bears
repeating: this is a business. An author’s
business is to be READ, not to finish a book or whatever. In order to be read,
authors must tell others that a book is available to be purchased, thus the
business part. Fair trade must happen: a book that meets the expectations of a
reader must be offered in exchange for cash. You will meet people along the way
who enjoy creating unhappiness, and even when given a book free, and even if it
was enjoyed somewhat, you will be booed, because there are a lot of people who
love to boo. You cannot let those boos overcome the oohs, however tempting it
might be. The last writer standing wins, but that does not mean you can cheer
the dropouts, either. Character counts.
Any last thoughts for your readers?
Chew well and thoughtfully, leave
positive feedback and tell others when you enjoy something—spread the word.
It’s fun, and you never know who might talk back.
So, if you love a good mystery, this sounds like an interesting one!! One of my readers will win a copy so get your entries in below.
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**DISCLOSURE: I was given a free product in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given, and all thoughts are 100% mine. Please read my full disclosure policy HERE.**
8 comments:
Thanks for letting me visit today, Charity.
Lisa also wrote The Last Bequest
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
I confess, Linda. This is a different series.
Awesome giveaway. Awesome book.
She also wrote A Summer In Oakville
Hey, Karla, thank you...
and Debijot: I also confess, that along with my bud Shellie, we wrote Oakville, and had way too much fun holding down tables and booths at Panera doing so. Miss her!
I see she also wrote "Harpstrings".
Lisa also wrote The Map Quilt
twinkle at optonline dot net
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