It's so great to welcome my good friend and fellow Harlequin author, Lucy King to my blog today! So fab to have you here, Lucy :D Let's kick off with my questions, I'm looking forward to hearing about your latest releases with Tule...
1.)
What did you want to be when you grew up?
What didn’t I want to be when I grew up... From what I can recall
I changed my mind every week! Apparently my primary school head teacher told my
parents that I could do anything as long as I wasn’t painting my nails. How
rude. But sadly true. I’m easily distracted and an excellent procrastinator and
it’s a wonder I get anything done at all!
2.)
Coffee, tea or hot chocolate?
Coffee, definitely. The proper stuff. With milk. And at least three
before 9am.
3.)
What genre do you typically read? Why?
Not unsurprisingly I read a lot of romance and I love Regencies. When I
need something different I like psychological thrillers and domestic noir. I
recently joined a book club, which is great for trying new genres and authors.
4.)
Share a favourite childhood memory.
This is a tricky one since there are many.... But back in the late
seventies/early eighties every summer we used to go on holiday to Brittany. In
the mornings my mum would give us a franc and send the three of us children to
buy a baguette, which we would polish off before arriving home and in the
afternoons my dad would build helter skelters on the beach. Happy days.
5.)
Do you have any shameless addictions? ie. Tea, Books,
Shoes, Clothes?
Crisps. I can’t have them in the house otherwise I would live on nothing
else.
6.)
What do you think is the biggest challenge of writing
a new book?
For me it’s being faced with a blank page and the thought of the mammoth
task ahead. I have a terrible fear of starting in the wrong place (which is
what usually happens) and then heading off in completely the wrong direction. I
also find it incredibly hard to switch off my internal editor and tend to try
to second guess what my editor might want. It’s all very annoying.
7.)
Do you aim for a set amount of words/pages a day?
Yes. I aim for 2000 words a day and am pleased if I reach 1500. I often
fail. My process means that at the start of a book I write a lot and delete a
lot. I need to get the first couple of chapters nailed before I can move on. As
I get further into the book, though, I know the characters and the story better
and am much more efficient. Then, as the end/deadline looms, I just write until
it’s done so my daily wordcount rockets.
8.)
What are your thoughts on writing a book series?
I’ve written two so far, one with other authors and one by just me. The Fairy
Tales of New York series was fab to do since I got to work with some of my favourite
authors. I find writing can be pretty solitary and it was lovely to be able to
(virtually) chat to and spark ideas off my co-collaborators. The conversations
we had....! My current series, The Maclean
Family Legacy, is a duet which was equally fun to write. This one, though, has story
lines that overlap so the timelines were a bit of a nightmare. One thing I love
about writing series is being able to revisit characters and seeing what
they’re up to.
His Best Mistake
Is it too much to ask for a relationship that works?
When Stella Grant
realises her perfect romance is a lie and that she’s the other woman, she flees
to her remote cottage in the Highlands to lick her wounds.
Billionaire currency trader Jack
Maclean has nothing but contempt for the woman who stole not only his
sister’s fiancé but quite possibly a family heirloom to boot. Nonetheless, he
wants answers and he intends to get them. A quick trip north should do the
trick. Never in a million years could he have predicted a kamikaze sheep and
inclement weather would leave him stranded.
Jack might be gorgeous but Stella isn’t
in the market for a man, especially one who hates her. No matter how attractive
he finds her Stella is the very last person Jack should want. The trouble is,
they’re all alone and the chemistry is irresistible, and, well, what happens in
Scotland stays in Scotland, right?
Bio
Lucy King has been writing contemporary romance since 2009 and honestly
can’t think of a better job to have. Creating swoon-worthy heroes, sassy
heroines and heart-melting happy ever afters definitely beats the many and
varied jobs she had before.
Originally from London, Lucy now lives in
Wiltshire with her family where she spends much of the time reading, failing to
finish cryptic crosswords and trying to think up new and interesting things to
do with mince.
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Thanks so much for having me on your blog xxx
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