NOTE from Angela:
Due to taking last weekend off, we are a bit going over our time.
Winners will be drawn and announced on Monday. Watch Twitter or this blog for Winner Postings!
Thank you all for visiting us over the past 9 days! I hope you'll become a new follower.
Creative Blessings!
UNDER A
MULBERRY MOON is a beautifully crafted anthology compiled by talented authors.
Each day for
the next nine days, each author will have a turn letting us get to know them.
But first... the ladies have a gift for EVERYONE who stops by... a free
download of MEDLEYS & MUSINGS - a sampling of every story from Under
the Mulberry Moon. Go HERE to download
your copy
But that's
not all!!!! Three of the participating
authors will each be giving away a copy of UNDER A MULBERRY MOON to lucky
visitors who leave a comment. You MUST leave a comment ABOUT THE ANTHOLOGY to
qualify. So comment about one or all of the stories the authors share. Each
comment will be assigned a number. Then on Thursday July 26th, I will select 3
winners using Random.org
Let's meet Zina!
I’m always asked ‘where do you get your
ideas’. So, where do you get yours?
I
attend a heritage society, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. One of our historical
lessons dealt with mills from the 1800’s. The instructor said it was not one of
her favorite topics, that the manual was full of mill layouts and photos. I
asked to borrow her lesson booklet. From that was born Millwright’s Daughter.
Which comes first, the story, the
characters, or the setting?
For
me, it depends of the book. Sometimes I have a plot in mind. Sometimes it is
the setting. For this, it was first the theme, and next I chose the setting for
my mill which is based on the Tulloch Mill along the Stanislaus River in
California.
Which of your heroines most represent
you, or the ‘you’ you’d like to be? Why?
My
all-time favorite heroine at this point in time is Delphina Blakewell in Dead Set Delphinia. She is intelligent,
understands business and finance, and desires to be independent of the
expectations of her family and society.
What is the single most important part
of writing for you?
I
love telling a good story with an accurate historical setting. I was a family
historian before I was a historical novelist. It was the stories of real people
in the actual conditions under which they lived that captured my attention.
What’s the most romantic thing a guy
can do (or has done) for you?
Understand
and laugh at my dry sense of humor.
Here's Zina's Three:
If I was a first-time reader of your books,
which one would you recommend I start with
and why?
I
would suggest starting with Kizzie’s
Kisses. It is fast-paced, full of action, has some of my favorite
characters, and deals with some real challenges faced by those who were not
directly involved with the Civil War, but who faced the challenges of civilians
of that era.
How much of your personality
and life experiences are in your writing?
Quite
a bit of my life experiences, and probably streaks of my personality (more or
less, depending on the character), end up in my writing. After all, who else’s
understanding and internal outlook am I drawing from? I write fiction, not
textbooks.
What do you do to relax and
recharge your batteries?
What
else? I read. I also enjoy quilting or photoshopping images to promote my
books.
Your contribution to the anthology is MILLWRIGHTS DAUGHTER:
BLURB:
Adventure! Mystery! Romance! Nine award-winning and
bestselling authors present sweet western historical stories to ignite your
imagination and feed your passion for reading. Let us sweep you away from your
daily cares and entertain you with our sigh-worthy novellas set between 1865
and 1900.
EXCERPT:
You can read an Excerpt HERE from Zina's blogpost.
Make sure to come back here and leave a comment to be eligible for the drawing!
I can't wait to read this and all the stories in the anthology - UNDER A MULBERRY MOON.
The FREEBIE you've provided definitely has me wanting to read the full anthology. Remember to download the Free teaser then purchase your full anthology.. I mean - you can't just have one- right? LOL
Thank you for featuring my book on your blog, Angela. I have so enjoyed your posts with the questions and answers about the authors in this anthology.
ReplyDeleteRobyn Echols w/a Zina Abbott