I am thrilled to shine the spotlight on today's guest - Selena Blake. Selena and I have been buddies on YIM for about seven years. Talk about a power writer! This woman can dump more words in a ten minute sprint than most of us can do in a 30 or 45 min. time frame. She is an amazing talent with multiple appearances on Best Seller lists to prove it. You can find out more about Selena by checking out her WEBSITE.
In the mean time, let's find out a bit about her newest release - 1 day old!
1 – The new website
looks fabulous! What prompted the redo and what were key points you kept in
mind through the redesign process?
Thanks so much for the
website kudos and for having me over. The website redo was inspired by a shift
in my writing. I wanted something that encompasses everything I'm writing these
days (paranormal AND contemporary.) So it's got a somewhat contemporary, feminine
feel but I kept the wolf and a bit of the moodiness of my paranormals. The
other major component was escape. My books are an escape from everyday life.
That's what I want to remind readers of each time they visit. One other area I
focused on was having really organized, completely detailed book pages.
2 – Go For It
releases today! This is the second book in the series. Does the sexuality amp
up with each new title? What makes them similar yet different?
Woo hoo. Happy book
birthday, Go for It! The sensuality of each book is completely unique. Of the
Girls' Night Trilogy, Go For It is the sweetest. I write what's true to the
story and characters and this story has amazeballs sexual tension, but for
various reasons there aren't as many sexy times as in Ask For It. And Beg For
It is just smokin hot. That one will come with a warning label.
3 – Are you still
using a promotions assistant? If so, what were some of the things you felt you
could hand over to someone else and what did you feel you needed to retain
control of?
I'm not using an
assistant right now. I took several months off earlier in the year and without
having a release out, it didn't make sense to me to keep an assistant.
4 – Your titles have
appeared on some very impressive Best Seller lists. What do you feel is the key
to hitting those high marks?
I think the key to hitting the lists is
building an audience over time, engaging with that audience in a genuine way,
writing great books, writing in a popular genre, being prolific, and then
promote, promote, promote. Easy peasy. ;)
5 – If you could
write your next series, from beginning to end, at any locale where would you
go?
Oh, good question! I'd
have to say Jackson Hole. Incredibly beautiful and inspiring. I'm a sucker for
an amazing view.
Blurb:
This one is for anyone who’s ever quietly loved another. For
anyone who needs to be reminded of their innate self worth. Go For It reminds
us to tell our loved ones we love them as frequently as we can because you
never know what tomorrow will bring. This is the novel that make you believe in
happily ever after, again.
Gretchen Mascoe has had a ‘thing’ for Greg Fairchild for
years but the timing has never been right. So she's sat on the sidelines
watching him date woman after woman. But the time has finally come for her to
tell him how she feels or move on. But how do you move on when you know in your
bones he's the one?
When a freak accident leaves Greg dependent on Gretchen's
generosity and nursing skills he sees a whole new side to his sister's usually
quiet and laced up friend. She's funny and even a little sassy. She bakes
incredible cookies and she mends his wounds while healing his soul. He's
falling hard but guilt is eating him alive. Can he get his foot out of his
mouth long enough to win the girl?
Pick up your copy of GO FOR IT! Visit AMAZON
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