Week 20: THE NEXT BIG THING BLOG HOP

The past few years have been full of high profile reads—50 Shades of Gray, Twilight, and more. Love them or hate them, you have to admit you have at least heard of them.

As Independent Authors we all dare to dream we will be next, and well let’s face it, you never know ... right?  With some hard work and the right marketing any one of us could be the next most talked about Author.

With that thought I jumped on this Hop, what is a blog traffic hop? Well I didn’t know until I asked.

Basically, it’s an Independent Authors game of tag. 

One author posts, and then tags five other authors, who each link back to them. Exponentially it is a marketing gold mine, and you my fair reader have hopefully just increased your to read list. Finding new and exciting authors you may never have found otherwise. Some of us are still writing, others are just being released. 

Either way, for you Fiction Lovers, a treasure trove awaits and I’d like to thank fellow Author Marci Baun for tagging me to participate.

Click the links to find out about Marci Baun's books.

Hieroglyphs: http://www.wildchildpublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=84&products_id=314

Last Chance: http://www.freyasbower.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=4

Website: http://marcibaun.com/

In this particular hop I and my fellow authors each in their perspective blogs have answered 10 questions where you get to learn about our current WIP (Works in Progress) as well as some goodies as to our process, from characters and inspirations to photographic / cinematic eye candy! I hope you enjoy it!

If this or any other items pique your interest, please feel free to comment and share your thoughts and questions.

HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS

1: What is the working title of your book?

            Slave Trader – In the Name of Freedom.

2: Where did the idea come from for the book?

I think my main character, Detective Billie McCoy came first before the actual idea for the book. Once I’d established her, I put together some villains and thought about where I could go with them and eventually ended up with slave traders. 

3: What genre does your book fall under?

            I would say action / adventure / crime.

4: Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

            Umm. I have been looking but haven’t yet found anyone suitable. I think I would like someone new and unknown so they could grow and build their own reputation with the movie, and then the next one :)

5: What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

            Slave Trader – In the Name of Freedom is an action/adventure story which follows Detective Billie McCoy in her fight for freedom after she is caught up in a modern day slavery trade run by a corrupt cop.

6: Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

            My book is represented by Wild Child Publishing.

7: How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

            My story flowed quite easily so I wrote my first draft probably within a couple of months. It’s all the editing that follows which takes up the time.

8: What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

            To tell you the truth, I haven’t really seen any that I can compare mine to but I’m sure there must be some out there, somewhere, maybe.

9: Who or What inspired you to write this book?

At the time I wrote Slave Trader (many years ago), there weren’t too many heroines around, in books or movies, so I decided to create my own. I wanted someone who wouldn’t crumble at the first sign of trouble, someone strong in character and genuine in personality, and someone able to look after herself … hence Detective Billie McCoy stepped into my world.

10: What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

            It’s fast moving with many twists and action scenes, and amidst it all is a building bond of friendship between certain unlikely characters.

Below you will find authors, who will be joining me by blog next Wednesday, November 14. Do be sure to bookmark and add them to your calendars for updates on WIPs and New Releases! Happy Writing and Reading!

Chad Mcpherson: Author of Dangerous Waters

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/chad.mcpherson.142

Blog - http://cmmichaels.blogspot.com/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/UFAuthor

 

Victoria Roder:

Children’s Chapter, The Curse of King Ramesses II: http://www.wildchildpublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=72&products_id=398&zenid=cd58e59d1e3ab1844861ef8061fd2b35

 
Website: www.victoriaroder.com

Blog: http://victoriaroder.blogspot.com/

Molly Dean: Author of The Twilight Garden

Website: www.mollydean.com

 
Twitter: Molly Dean@mollydean1

Facebook: www.facebook.com/molly.dean7

Rae Lori:

Website - http://www.raelori.com

Blog - A Writer's Dream - http://raelori.blogspot.com

Sale sites - Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Rae-Lori/e/B002J4W09O

 

Sandy Curtis:

Website: www.sandycurtis.com

Blog: http://sandycurtis.com/blog/?cat=1

Buy Fatal Flaw at: http://clandestinepress.com.au/content/sandy-curtis