So here I go!
What is the title of your next book?
SECRETS IN TIME is coming out in April 2013
from Lyrical Press.
I was hoping I would have a cover to brag about but my
Publisher got the full brunt of Hurricane Sandie and has been without
power for weeks on end.
It’s only a short book (about 45K words) compared to
my previous books which have all nudged 100 thousand words. So it will be a quick read.
Where did the idea come from for the book?
This is my first unabashed romance. It originated from a writing exercise I did with my
writing group in Singapore way back in 2001. I can’t remember what the task was
but I was going through some snippets of writing a couple of years ago and came across it again. It caught my eye and I found myself drawn to turn it into a story.
What genre does your book fall under?
Time Travel! I have always LOVED time travel books and
in this book I manage to combine my two passions – the English Civil War AND
time travel!
Which actors would you choose to play your characters
in a movie rendition?
That is such a hard question. Sometimes I have certain
people in mind but most of the time I like to keep it fairly vague and allow
the readers to impose their own images on my characters faces but if I’m pushed
to it:
NATHANIEL – Gabriel Aubry (with dark auburn hair)
JESSICA – Aussie actor Jessica Marais
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
For love, a man will cross time itself.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an
agency?
Lyrical Press which published my last book, GATHER THE BONES, is bringing out SECRETS IN TIME as an ebook. However I will make it
available in print shortly after its release.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of
your manuscript?
It’s hard to say because I wrote it in bits and
pieces. When I said I picked it up a couple of years ago, it was when my father
was in his last illness (He had suffered from Alzheimers/Dementia for a number of years). In his last days I would come home from sitting with him and just write and this was the story I wrote.
It was something I felt compelled to do, almost as if I needed to escape from the reality of what was happening in my world. After his death it took me a year to come back to it
but once I settled into it, SECRETS flowed.
What other books would you compare this story to
within your genre?
I loved Suzanna Kearsley’s book Mariana. It's once of the best time travel books I've read.
Who or What inspired you to write this book?
I think I’ve answered this question above. No one particular inspiration, just a combination of factors.
What else about your book might pique the reader's interest?
It’s not just about romance, there are strong family
ties that bind the characters too. What will a father do for a beloved son?
That's it from me. I am looking forward to sharing SECRETS IN TIME with you.
And here are some more lovely historical authors I've
tagged to tell you about their Next Big Thing!
In the meantime while you are waiting impatiently for SECRETS IN TIME, don't forget my latest release GATHER THE BONES is out and getting some great feedback. If you like mystery, history, romance and ghosts with a dash of Downton Abbey, this is the book for you!
