1) The best thing I have learned from
an editor or agent is how to be both more concise and less passive with my
wording in my novels. I’m grateful to have so many eyes reading my work and
picking up typos and errors, but have learned that sometimes things slip
through the cracks. You can’t make everyone happy!
2) My typical day is doing yoga, having
breakfast, then off to my day job at a local theatre. I squeeze writing time in
during the evenings when my son is in karate classes or on my lunchbreak. I
would love to be a full time writer one day.
3) I usually don’t read while I’m
closing in on a deadline – unless I’m procrastinating, which I excel at! My day
job is in the box office of a live theatre so I get to read lots of scripts. I
also read self-help and thrillers as well as other cozy mysteries.
4) When I’m done reading a paperback, I
either pass it on to friends or trade if off in a blind book exchange in our
writing group. If the book was written by a friend (like Rachel!) I shelve them
to read again one day. I collect my author friends’ books like I collect
seashells!
5) I’m generally not nervous about
friends reading my books. I’ve been part of a writing group for many years and
have become used to the comments and critiques. I’m usually more concerned with
what my kids have to say! As I venture into edgier novels, I’m sure my worries
about what people say will grow.
6) Inspiration can come from
anywhere: conversations with friends,
places I visit or read about, things I strike off my bucket list (like a new
tattoo), lyrics of a song, weird dreams, prompts in the writing group, you name
it.
7) Blurb from my upcoming novel Steeped
in Trouble (Gemma Halliday Publishing):
Laken Miller Samson
fought cancer and won, losing her narcissistic actor husband along the way. Not
quite ready to start a new life, she's come to Danger Cove to stay with her
sister and discovers not only the Sweet Eden Tea House, but a puppy she names
Sammy. After she sees one of the owners fall dead at the counter, Laken becomes
not only a witness, but a suspect in the eyes of local paramedic Keyon Blake.
She steps in to help keep the tea house afloat while trying to help solve a
murder, not sure either is a great idea. Can she help solve the murder before she
becomes a victim herself?
8) What’s next? I’ve recently finished
Steeped in Trouble for Gemma Halliday Publishing and already have 3 more novel
ideas lined up. One is the fourth and possibly final novel in the Wild Blue
Mystery series. One is a fantasy I’m working on with a friend. The third is still
an idea in progress that promises to give me nightmares.
BIO:
Diane Bator is a writer, storyteller, and artist who has so far published seven novels with two different publishers. She was nominated as Established Artist of the Year at her local Mayor's Breakfast for the Arts and won a Murder In Ink contest in 2010, which launched her passion for writing mysteries. Aside from writing, she also works in theatre and is tossing around the idea of scriptwriting one day.
Website http://penspaintsandpaper.com
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