Location: ESSEX,
ENGLAND UK
Question:
How long have you been writing?
I've
been writing for publication for about 18 months now. I've always written-
poetry, short stories snippets of novels. But, it was only when I had the
inspiration to write my first novel, "Cassandra by Starlight",
that the bug really bit.
Question: What was the name of the first book you ever published, and when was it published?
Question: Was this book published by a publisher; or did you self-publish?
All
my books are traditionally published, and I've been very fortunate to have a
wonderful publisher. Boroughs Publishing Group is based in Ventura, California
and as authors we have a wonderful support team led by the Editor in Chief,
Chris Keeslar. It was only the second publisher I submitted to, and I was
really fortunate to have the lovely Jill Limber see the story beneath my
questionable formatting and she decided she wanted Cassie and Bennett's story.
Question:
Tell our readers about this very first book. (For example: What was the inspiration for writing it, and
what was it about)?
And, therein lies a tale; at the beginning
of last year, I read a newspaper article about some fool standing on a motorway
foot bridge and throwing a concrete bucket down into the traffic on the
motorway below. The woman in the car was badly injured. After the initial rage
at this idiot’s actions, I started to think. What if that has been someone
throwing themselves off the bridge? What if they landed on a car and the person
in that car was rushed to a hospital? What if the person who died in the
suicide attempt had a family member who went to see the woman and they fell in
love?
This was the basic premise for the book. All I needed were the heroine
and hero. The heroine was easy enough for reasons I’ve already mentioned above.
The hero started out being a professional business man and ended up being a
younger man, in the film and theatre world, inspired by someone I was watching
on TV at the time. Anyone that knows me knows of my passion for Benedict
Cumberbatch and he was the inspiration for Bennett Saville.
From there, the book just grew and grew and eventually I had a
trilogy.
Question:
Can a person still buy this book?
If so, where?
Absolutely
the book can still be purchased. The links are all below.
Boroughs
Publishing Group
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Amazon.com
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Amazon.co.uk
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All Romance
ebooks
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Kobo
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Smashwords
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Barnes and
Noble
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Question:
How many total books have you published?
I have 3
full-length novels published and 2 novellas. "Cassandra by Starlight"
and "Together in Starlight", the first two of my trilogy; my latest
bestseller "Stripped Bare", which is my first M/M Gay romance; "Confounding
Cupid", a novella with a Valentine's theme and "The Magick of
Christmas", another novella obviously Christmas based.
(All
available at the below url):
Question:
Any future writing projects in the works? If so, tell us about it, and any pertinent
dates to go with it.
Oh good
heavens, yes. There's a lot in the pipeline at the moment. I have a schedule
that means if I get three hours sleep a day, it's a lot... I will need coffee and a lot of focus. The
current plan is virtually a book each month up until the first quarter of 2014.
I've been very busy writing and I have a lot of finished material, which my
publisher is now ready to publish.
So, this
is the plan but it's subject to change dependent on my mental health (lol). I'd definitely give or take a month or two
after November.
(Here
is a listing of my scheduled releases):
Oct 2013 WAITING
FOR RAIN - My second M/M book
Nov 2013 STARLIGHT AND PROMISES - The last book in my Starlight trilogy
Dec 2013 SAVING
ALEXANDRIA - an S and M themed M/F romance
Jan 2014 WORTH
KEEPING - my third M/M book
Feb 2014 DOUBLE
ALCHEMY - a two book paranormal romance suspense series
Question:
What is the title of your current book, and tell us a little
about it.
My
current release is "Stripped Bare" and it is currently in the
Amazon best seller rankings in the Gay Romance category. It tells the story of
Matthew Langer, lawyer and Shane Templar, escort and hacker. The two men are
thrown together when a mutual friend is injured and the sparks fly between the
two men.
The
blurb is below, to give you more of an idea about what it's about.
Though two years past,
Matthew Langer is still getting over the death of a loved one. He's steered
clear of serious relationships, but when he meets the ir-resistible, dirty
mouthed and tempestuous Shane Templar that decision has never been harder.
Shane is sexy, warm and funny, and Matthew finds himself trying like hell not
to care about him. Especially, when Shane, with his quick wit and hacking
skills, is quick to stand up for justice and avenge wrongs. Then Shane strikes
at the wrong target, and Matthew realises just how far gone he already is. At
the threat of losing for good, yet another man who’s broken through his armour,
Matthew finds his heart stripped bare. He must face the demons of his soul or a
future without love.
Last
question,
if someone comes across this article and reads it, what would you like to tell
them about why you think they should try reading your book or books? (Basically, what can you offer
them in the way of information or entertainment)?
I am
first and foremost a story teller. I write stories with real characters who are
flawed, human and, I hope, believable. I try and bring a sense of realism to my
plots and make readers experience something and somewhere that perhaps they
haven't been before. Overall, I want to entertain readers, so when they put the
book down and think, 'Oh my God, I really enjoyed that and I really loved those
characters.' Hopefully, I achieve that.
Anything
else you'd like to add that I didn't ask you, but you would like to share with
our readers?
I
like diversity and I enjoy putting underlying threads into my books that may
titillate a reader’s imagination and perhaps even make them go find out a
little bit more about the subject mentioned. "Cassandra by Starlight"
deals with the more serious subjects of child abuse, female on male rape, schizophrenia
and the seriousness of celebrities being stalked.
Other
topics in my books include the Razorgang wars in Sydney in the 1920’s, a
seventeenth century ghost story in the Val theatre, spousal abuse, the London
gang scene, the psychology and influence of cults, hacking and the practice of
S and M.
So
there's always underlying threads that I hope will interest a reader and make
them think.
Website - www.susanmacnicol.com
Twitter - @SusanMacnicol7
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