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Immortality and Beyond. May I offer you a drink?
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Witches Brew. Thanks! I’m delighted to be here today.
Wonderful. Now that we're all settled in Cindy, I'm so excited to chat with you today. I love the covers on your books and can't wait to start reading them. For you guys, Cindy is offering you a chance to win your choice for Book 1 Steam & Sorcery or Moonlight & Mechanicals in pdf or epub formats. Leave a comment with your email telling Cindy what is that draws you to want to read her books.
BK: When did you first realize you wanted to be a
writer?
CSP: It was a gradual
thing for me. I’d noodled around with it my whole life but didn’t really give
it a serious shot until my mid-30s.
BK: Please tell us a little bit about your
current release...
CSP: Moonlight &
Mechanicals is the fourth story (second full-length book) in the Gaslight
Chronicles series from Carina Press. It features Wink, a street kid adopted
into the nobility, now all grown up and a brilliant engineer. She has to choose
between a Knight of the Round Table (in this world, they still exist, the
descendants of the originals.) who adores her and the taciturn werewolf,
Inspector Liam McCullough, who she has loved since she was sixteen. Of course
they also have to save England while they’re at it.
BK: What inspired this particular novel/book?
CSP: When I decided
to try writing a steampunk romance, Wink and Liam were the first characters to
form in my mind. As they evolved, though, I realized the story started much
earlier, with Wink’s adoptive parents. (Steam & Sorcery, book 1 of this
series.) Wink and Liam were put on hold for a while, but now it was their turn.
BK: How do you keep your writing different from
all the others that write in this particular genre?
CSP: I like to think
I have my own voice. In this genre, a lot is about the world. Mine mixes magic
and paranormal with the futuristic technology that often goes with steampunk,
and I think I’ve built memorable characters who can stand on their own.
BK: What was the hardest thing about writing this
story?
CSP: Keeping Wink and
Liam apart long enough to make it a story. They’d both been in love with each
other for years.
BK: Which character was your favorite to write
for in this story? Why?
CSP: I’m particularly
fond of George the clockwork mastiff. He can do things that even Wink, who
built him, can’t quite explain. He’s made of brass and nuts and bolts, but
there’s something very real about
George.
BK: Tell us about the one scene you had the most
fun writing…
CSP: It was actually
three scenes. One by one, each of Wink’s younger brothers corners Liam and asks
about his intentions. Since they’re family friends, much younger than he, and
Liam really doesn’t plan to marry Wink (at this point in the story, anyway)
it’s awkwardly uncomfortable.
BK: Will this become a series? If so, what
inspired it to be a series? OR If it is a series, what inspired it to become a
series?
CSP: LOL, I think I
answered that above. Plus, once I dove into this world, it was too much fun to
let it go with just one book.
BK: Now for a little fun, and into your everyday
life, What is a day in your life like?
CSP: Pretty
unexciting. I’m the servant for two dogs. I get up, I write, interspersed by
letting them in and out. I have two college-aged children who may be playing
x-Box while I’m trying to write. (My desk is in the family room.) My husband
cooks, we all grumble about cleaning up, and then I either write more or watch
TV or read.
BK: What do you like to do when you're not
writing?
CSP: Like most authors, I read voraciously. I’m a
fan of The Big Bang Theory, Castle, Warehouse 13, Doctor Who and other geek TV.
We watch a lot of history, science, and military channels in our household. In
the summer, we hang out as much as possible in costume at Renaissance fairs.
We’re just starting to get into the steampunk social scene and I’m really
enjoying that!
BK: What is one thing your readers would be most
surprised to learn about you?
CSP: Unlike a lot of
writers, I’m really good at math. I used to tutor high school students and do
ACT/SAT prep in any math up to calculus.
BK: What do you like to read? Who is your
favorite author?
CSP: Wow, the list is
endless. I love paranormal romance, with Jayne Ann Krentz (under all her names)
and Elizabeth Peters/Barbara Michaels as prime examples. Also romantic
suspense, some with a touch of paranormal, like Linda Howard and Elizabeth
Lowell. I also read some SF and Fantasy, like Jim Butcher, Douglas Adams and
Terry Pratchett. And historical romance, like Julia Quinn and Stephanie Laurens.
BK: What is one piece of advice you can give to
aspiring writers/authors?
CSP: Be in it for the
long haul. Don’t expect it to be easy, but don’t give up when it gets rough.
BK: What are you currently working on?
CSP: I’m revamping Nailed, a short story I did with
Resplendence Publishing into a longer novella, at their request. I think the
new one will be out after the first of the year.
About Cindy Spencer Pape:
Award-winning author of over forty popular books and
novellas in paranormal, historical, and erotic romance, Cindy Spencer Pape is
an avid reader. According to The Romance Studio, her plots are “full of twist
and turns that keep the reader poised at the edge of their seat.” Joyfully
Reviewed said, her “colorful characters and plot building surprises kept me
spellbound,” and Romantic Times Magazine says her “characters are appealing,
and passionate sex leads to a satisfying romance.”
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Genre: Steampunk Romance
Publisher: Carina Press
Date of Publication: Oct. 22. 2012
ISBN: 978-14268-9452-7
Number of pages: 276
Word Count: 74,000
Cover Artist: Kix by Design
Book
Description:
London, 1859
Engineer Winifred "Wink" Hadrian has been in
love with Inspector Liam McCullough for years, but is beginning to lose hope
when he swears to be a lifelong bachelor. Faced with a proposal from a Knight
of the Round Table and one of her closest friends, Wink reluctantly agrees to
consider him instead.
Because of his dark werewolf past, Liam tries to keep his
distance, but can't say no when Wink asks him to help find her friend's missing
son. They soon discover that London's poorest are disappearing at an alarming
rate, after encounters with mysterious "mechanical" men. Even more
alarming is the connection the missing people may have with a conspiracy
against the Queen.
Fighting against time—and their escalating feelings for
each other—Wink and Liam must work together to find the missing people and save
the monarchy before it's too late...
1 comment:
Love the cover art!
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