Hello everyone! It's another new month and with that comes a new Author
of the Month. This will consist of a post that includes an interview
with the chosen
author, along with featuring them in my sidebar for that entire month.
New feature I started on my blog in September (Refer HERE if you would like to see the original post & if you would like to be apart of this as an author).
January's author is Temple West
About the Author
The debut author of the YA paranormal romance Velvet is as
nerdy in real life as she is on the Twitter. Armed with a very shiny
English degree, she spent four months in Oxford holed up at the
Radcliffe Camera amongst the hush of ancient books and the rich musk of
academia. Returning to Los Angeles, she acquired a concurrent degree in
film, mostly as an excuse to write essays about The Princess Bride and Hook.
She can sew (poorly), drive stick (please fasten your seatbelt), and
mostly lift her feet off the ground while stuttering into first gear on a
very small motorcycle. She currently lives in Nashville and is the
proud mother to a one-year-old laptop and a vintage Remington
typewriter.
Get in touch with Temple through:
The Interview
I
would like to take the time before you read the Interview to thank Temple for taking some time to partake in this. She was quite busy, but
was sweet enough to agree. I also can't wait for Cashmere, book 2 in The Velvet trilogy to come out! Enjoy
1. What inspired you to become a writer?
Temple: Writing
came to me more like an acquired childhood motor skill than because of any
decision I consciously made. As soon as
I learned how to write, I did, constantly.
2. Which author’s do you admire?
Temple: All of
them! If you take the time to write a book, then that's a huge accomplishment.
More specifically, however, I'm a huge fan of Laini Taylor, Scott Lynch, Nathan
Garrison, and Brent Weeks.
3. Where did the inspiration for Velvet come from?
Temple: The Old
Testament of the Bible. There are a few
references in there about a race of people called the Nephalim. Some thought they were giants or sorcerers or
simply great warriors. I already loved
vampires so it got my mind churning about their origin story, though I didn't
end up using the Nephalim in Velvet
4. Who is your favourite character in Velvet?
Temple: It varies
every time I answer this question but today it's definitely Lucian.
5. Which character was the hardest to write and which character was the
most fun?
Temple: Some of
the smaller characters are the hardest to write because I know them the
least. But in another sense, it's
Caitlin, because she is the story. The
most is, again, Lucian.
6. If you could describe Velvet in three words, which would you use?
Temple: Witty
vampire banter.
7. What two quotes do you like to live by on a daily basis?
Temple: My mother
and father each had a saying when I was growing up. My mom always told me to find a way, not an
excuse. Basically, if you want to do
something or be something or achieve something, find a way instead of
complaining about how you can't do it or how hard it is. My father always told me to work hard, to be
smart, and to be kind. I've tried to
live my life in alignment with their advice.
8. While writing, what’s one thing you absolutely require (food, drink,
blanket, etc)?
Temple: I either
need it to be very quiet, or at a medium level of white noise. I often wake up, huddle in a cocoon of
blankets on my bed, and write for several hours before work. I don't go get coffee or food and I only turn
on one light. I have my laptop by my bed
so I don't even have to get out. The
quickest I can go from sleeping to writing, the more efficiently I can use my
writing time.
9. When you’re not writing, what do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Temple: Everything
else. Ha! I love going out for breakfast and coffee, I love scouring thrift
stores for craft projects, and I'm a huge binge-watcher when it comes to sci-fi
and fantasy shows.
10. What’s one piece of advice you
would give to an aspiring writer?
Temple: Read as
often you write, and then write all the time.
Read stuff outside your genre, too, and watch movies -- you can learn
how to craft narratives by absorbing stories from multiple mediums.
Books by Temple
First rule of dealing with hot vampire bodyguards? Don't fall in love.
After losing both her parents before age seventeen, aspiring designer Caitlin Holte feels like her whole world has been turned upside down, and that was before the terrifying encounter with a supernatural force. Then, she learns that her hot bad-boy neighbor, Adrian—who might have just saved her life—is actually a half-demon vampire.
Suddenly Caitlin is stuck with a vampire bodyguard who feels that the best way to protect her is to become her pretend boyfriend. Trouble is, Caitlin is starting to fall in love for real, while Adrian can never love a human. Caitlin trusts Adrian to keep her safe from his demon father, but will he be able to protect her heart?
After losing both her parents before age seventeen, aspiring designer Caitlin Holte feels like her whole world has been turned upside down, and that was before the terrifying encounter with a supernatural force. Then, she learns that her hot bad-boy neighbor, Adrian—who might have just saved her life—is actually a half-demon vampire.
Suddenly Caitlin is stuck with a vampire bodyguard who feels that the best way to protect her is to become her pretend boyfriend. Trouble is, Caitlin is starting to fall in love for real, while Adrian can never love a human. Caitlin trusts Adrian to keep her safe from his demon father, but will he be able to protect her heart?
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