From time to time readers ask me about my writing. I love
sharing information about myself and my writing with them. Below are some of the questions they've asked. Please leave a comment if there is something else you'd like to know.
1 -What is your author name?
I write as
Ruth A. Casie. It's sort of an acronym of my children's names. Ruth is my given name. I was afraid I wouldn't answer to anything else. A. is for Ari. C is for Cori (the bride) and 'asie' is for Staci (her maid of honor).
2 - What is the first book you ever
published?
The first
book I wrote was Knight of Runes
3- What is your publishversary?
The book
was published on November 14, 2011
4- What is your favorite book you've
written thus far?
Each book
has something that makes it my favorite, but if I had to choose one book it
would be Knight of Rapture. Arik will
move heaven and earth to be with his Rebeka.
5- What book took you the longest to
write?
I knew the
story for the second story, Knight of
Rapture, in my Druid Knight series, but it took me a long time to put it
down on paper. When it was done it was wonderful and worth the time.
6- How long did it take you?
About 10
months, but it will be eclipsed by a contemporary time travel story I’m working
on intermittently that’s been in the works for a year!
7- What kind of music (if any) do
you listen to while you write?
I like
soft jazz and classical when I’m writing. Nothing with lyrics. I get distracted
or worse, I find snippets of lyrics in my writing. Really, no kidding.
8- Who is your favorite character
from any of your books?
Rebeka from Knight of
Runes and Knight of Rapture
Jamie Collins from The
Highlander’s English Woman and The
Guardian’s Witch.
Beth from Happily Ever After. She’s a romance
author.
9- What are you currently working
on?
I’ve just finished The
Einstein Theorem. This is a time travel romance about a time traveling art
detective who must decide if she will sacrifice a once in a lifetime career for
her last chance for a timeless love.
10- Do you have anything you snack
on while you write?
I snack on
lots of sparkling water, Crystal Light pink Lemonade and Hershey Kisses
11- What is your favorite quote or line
from one of your books?
This is
not a fair question. It’s like asking me to choose a favorite child. However,
in Happily Ever After. I’ve put my favorite
lines into memes. See for yourself.
12- Are you a self-published or
traditional published author?
I’m a
hybrid author published with Harlequin, Carina Press and self-pubbed under
Timeless Scribes and Knight Media
13- What is your writing inspiration?
I enjoy
telling stories. There are times I can see a picture or read an article and a
story plays out in my head. I get some of my best ideas for stories or work out
plot issues while I’m driving. If you want to hear about how the hero in The Maxwell Ghost got me out of a
speeding ticket, leave me a comment below.
14- What genre do you write?
I write
what I love to read, Medieval Historical Romance and Contemporary Romance.
15- Do you have any writing rituals?
Butt in
chair, music on, write.
16- Do you have a specific place you
write or time?
A year
after my daughter got her own apartment. I commandeered her room and turned it
into an executive office. I spend a lot of time in my office and I wanted it to
be comfortable and mine. It’s filled with books, a large library table, did I
say books, and a corner computer with two screens. Oh, and more books. I have
found that my best time for working on deep POV is the morning and drafting and
outlining in the afternoon.
17- Do you have any advice for
inspiring writers?
Yes. My
advice to new writers is finish the book. You can’t edit and make it beautiful
until you have it on the page. Also, after you get the first book out, write
the next one and the next. That was a hard lesson for me to learn.
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18- What are your writing goals?
Create
stories that people can’t put down.
19- What authors inspire you and
your writing?
Barbara
Michaels, Sarah MacLean, Julie Garwood, Johanna Lindsey, Clive Cussler, Tom
Clancy
20- What will be your next release?
Never Say Never, April, 2018
Eion – Havenport’s Highlander, October, 2018
Einstein’s Theorem *sigh* soon, I promise, soon!
What a fun post! Really enjoyed the Q&A...
ReplyDeleteThanks Veronica. Have a great holiday!
DeleteI want to hear the speeding ticket story!
ReplyDeleteMy stories are character driven. To get to know them better I ‘talk’ to them.
DeleteAlthough when I was talking to one of my characters while driving down the parkway to meet with my writing friends I was stopped for going a tad too fast..
When the policeman asked what was I thinking I hesitated. Not a good thing when you’re talking to a policeman. So, I told him. I’m a writer and was working on a plot point. He asked for more detail.
I told him that I was an author, a romance author. He mentioned his wife read romance books and he asked if she would know me. I told him I hoped so. He asked if I was writing a car chase. I was going 25 miles over the speed limit. (Everyone was going 25 miles over the speed limit *sigh*).
No, not a car chase. I told him I was working on a medieval romance and my hero was on horseback arguing with me about a plot point. He swore he would never do what I had planned. Yeah, but I know what he’s capable of.
The policeman leaned into my car window (he was on the passenger side) and handed me my driver license and registration. He suggested I tell my hero (he nodded at the empty seat) to be a good passenger and be quiet until we got where we were going.
I left with a warning and totally could not remember the plot point I had worked out so nicely. Arghhh!