I so am grateful for Bev's support and encouragement. Bev Prescott is a fabulous author and blogger. Check out her blog at http://bevprescott.wordpress.com and read all about her newest book on her own Next Big Thing Blog post here: http://bevprescott.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/the-next-big-thing-blog-hop-2012/
So here are my answers to the Next Big Thing Blog Hop:
1. What is the working title of your
book?
Infinity’s Song
2. Where did the idea come from for
the book?
This is my
debut novel and it began as a question.
What happens to the “happily ever after” in ten or twenty years?
3. What genre does your book fall
under?
Lesbian
Fiction
4. Which actors would you choose to
play your characters in a movie rendition?
This was
the hardest because I have a unique picture of each character in my head and I’m
not a huge movie watcher.
Cassandra: Not an actor by trade but the closest visually is the
singer Grace Potter.
Helen: Heather Peace (but with an American accent)
Gigi: Jane
Lynch
Meli:
Kathy Bates
5. What is the one-sentence
synopsis of your book?
After
eighteen years, in the face of losses both new and old, Cassandra and Helen are
fighting to find themselves, as well as rekindle their connection to save their
marriage.
6. Will your book be self-published
or represented by an agency?
Self-published
7. How long did it take you to write
the first draft of your manuscript?
The first
draft took a month to write. (It’s
amazing how much time you gain when you give up television.)
8. What other books would you
compare this story to within your genre?
While
I would never presume to compare myself to these two writers, I have said in the past
that this book came about because RE Bradshaw and Syd Parker started a conversation
in my head about women over thirty-five and I wanted to participate in that
discussion.
9. Who or what inspired you to write
this book?
My own
twenty year relationship and conversations with friends who have been married
for a long time inspired this story.
10. What else about your book might
pique the reader’s interest?
Cassandra's and Helen’s journeys of
self discovery and reconnection will resonate with women who have been in long
term relationships who crave or miss that “spark” that can often fade with
time.
To keep this moving into 2013 I am supposed to tag other writers. Please check out these fabulous women who inspire me daily.
Syd Parker: author of six full length, can't put them down, you'll read them twice novels and a great blog too. http://sydparker.blogspot.com
Beth Burnett: author of Man Enough and an entertaining blog to boot. http://bethsnewlife.wordpress.com
L.t. Marie: author of Three Days and One Touch and a seriously steamy blog. http://ltwritingromance.blogspot.com/
Meli Coulson Lussier is an up and coming poet who has more talent in two paragraphs than most writers have in a life time of work. Check out her work at http://www.facebook.com/melismusings
May 2013 bring us all good reading, love and laughter...
