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WOMEN UNDER FIRE giveaway winners
Check the list to see if you are one of the lucky giveaway winners. To claim your digital copy of WOMEN UNDER FIRE, Book 2 in the Grayce Walters series, please send your name and email address to MyAuthorConcierge@gmail.com
September 16 -Melanie Lewis
September 17 – Joann Heinz
September 18 – Judy Roberts
September 19 – Patricia Carter
September 20 – Mary Williams
September 21 – Tay Tay Sanders
September 22 – Candida Aguilar
September 23 – Sandi Hawk
September 24 – Mariama Diallo Chendeka
September 25 – Geanie Ramirez
September 26 – Carrie Ann Babij
September 27 – Denise Fackler Van Plew
September 28 – Judy Roberts
September 29 – Lynnette White Holmes
September 30 – Elizabeth Edwards Rosada
The Film Noir Influence
In Women Under Fire, Grayce and her cross-dressing best friend share their love for dark, gritty, melodramatic film noir with lots of lively discussions. This photo from Rear Window with Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly inspired me to capture my own noir scenes on film. These two photos were taken at Jack Block park, one of the Seattle-based locations in Women Under Fire.
If you haven’t sampled Women Under Fire yet, enjoy this excerpt.
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An Interview with an Interesting Character
One technique authors use to get familiar with their characters is conducting an interview. Posing a variety of questions and imagining how a certain character would respond helps to develop a complex, believable hero or heroine. Instead of interviewing a fictional character, I’m going to share few questions from an interview I recently did. I hope you discover something new about me!
How long have you been writing?
Five years.
Do you ever suffer from writer’s block? If so, what do you do about it?
It is very difficult when you’re writing for deadline. I always go outside. Nature always helps me relax and to slow my brain from spinning.
Tell us something about your newest release that is NOT in the blurb.
My newest release has a terrorist plot. I’ve consulted with a national terrorist expert who consults with the CIA. My family is worried that either the FBI or CIA are going to come for me over my Google Searches and emails.
Are you working on anything at the present you would like to tell us about?
As I finish Women Under Fire, I’m making notes for my Regency release, part of The Code Breakers Series. A Cantata of Love. I find when I’m stressed about my writing, I love making up the next book’s plot.
What are you reading now?
Mary Balogh’s latest release The Escape and Julie Garwood’s Hotshot. I’m always reading several books at once.
What is your favorite food?
My favorite food is kale salad. I also love seafood, so it’s convenient living in Seattle.
Where are you from and what do you love best about your hometown?
I’ve lived in Seattle for so long, I consider it my hometown. Seattle is physically outstanding with water and mountains on all sides. Love my city and have made it a character in my Grayce Walters Series.
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever done in the name of research?
I love all the things I do for research: go to Gay Bingo, work with Seattle’s Fire Department, go to museums in Paris, but probably the weirdest is I’m ALWAYS listening to people’s conversations. I want to hear how people are talking to each other. I once stopped and tied my shoe for 5 minutes to hear a couple argue.
Jacki Delecki is the author of Regency and contemporary romantic mysteries. Her most recent release is Women Under Fire, Book 2 in the Grayce Walters Series.
Seattle and Washington State home to bestselling romance authors
In 2013, the estimated annual sales value of romance was $1.08 billion, according to BookStats. Some of the bestselling authors contributing to this number hail from here in Seattle and across Washington State. Here are a few of the well-known romance authors representing the Pacific Northwest.
Debbie Macomber (Port Orchard)
Lisa Kleypas (Bellingham)
Kristin Hannah (Bainbridge Island)
Julia Quinn (Seattle area)
Jayne Ann Krentz w/a Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle (Seattle area)
Washington state is also home to six RWA chapters. For a comprehensive listing of romance writers based in the Pacific Northwest, visit the membership listings for these chapters.
Inland Empire Chapter (Spokane)
Peninsula Chapter (Washington)
Who is your favorite Washington State romance author? Or, if you’re a writer from Washington State, tell us what you love most about living in The Evergreen State!