Do
you write every day?
I try to write seven days a week. Usually Monday
through Friday I treat it as a job going to my home office by 9:00am, break for
lunch then back at it until about 4:30. I cook dinner, watch the news then
usually do some marketing, edits and research while I watch my favorite TV
shows. Some nights the computer is on until about 10:00pm. I’m trying to get
away from that. I also write on the weekends but try to get out and breathe
fresh air, go to a movie or visit family.
Sweet
or salty snacks?
I eat way too much salt. I like to say I do it to
keep my blood pressure from getting too low.
Do
you have a special place you write or just wherever you land?
Writing from home works better for me. My favorite
spot is on an old desk I bought at an antique store for $80. It’s in my little
office that has big windows and lots of pictures of sailing ships on the walls.
I also have some African masks and my grandmother’s cabinet where I store writing
supplies. Some people can write at coffee houses or libraries. I find that I
drink more coffee and people watch at those places.
What
inspires you? Person, place or thing?
All those things inspire me but I find that ‘place’
leads to more story ideas. I have notebooks full of descriptions, folktales and
culture of places I’ve visited.
Here is a blurb from her latest book.
WINDS
OF DECEPTION
Tessa Scott believes her encounter with Ex-Delta
Force Captain Chase Hunter, a year earlier, can finally remain in the past.
After she arrives in Washington D.C. Enigma enlists her help when they uncover
a plot to assassinate both President Austin and the Prime Minister of Israel.
To complicate an already volatile situation a hurricane moves toward the
nation’s capital creating the perfect opportunity to stage an attack.
Lines of loyalty begin to blur as Tessa confronts
life and death events that could change the course of the United States. Complications
arise when Tessa is faced with the knowledge her uncle plans to take revenge
for Israel’s 1967 attack on the USS Liberty and its lost crew members. No one
knows that a powerful member of the government is behind the conspiracy. Tessa
and Captain Hunter join forces to halt the violence against the most powerful
men in the world. She must ultimately choose between her love of country or
exposing the truth against Israel.
The growing attraction between Tessa and Captain
Hunter creates an emotional storm, adding even more dangerous consequences to
The Winds of Deception.
