Let's Get to know Rebecca!
*What would you be doing right now if you were not an author?
Probably be a stay at home or working mom. I worked in childcare for
years and actually have a degree in child development. So I guess in a way its
my back up plan. I also performed on stage locally for many, many years and
although it’s probably not something I would go back to do, I do miss it.
*5 years ago: what were you doing?
Just being a mom and working at a local child
care center. So, not really exciting, I guess.
*Do you have a certain writing ritual?
Not really. I used to but I had to take some
time off for personal reasons and I am just now getting back into everything.
Right now, I guess you could say my ritual is “making lists and doing them.”
*What has been the toughest criticism given to
you as an author?
I
don’t usually read reviews so all of my criticism comes from my beta readers.
But, if we are going for the worst: I had to re-write all of Soul of Flame
because the initial beta readers felt that the emotional connection with the
characters was lacking. So, I went through the book paragraph by paragraph and
re-wrote it. That was hard to do, and even harder to accept that I basically
needed to scrap the work and start over.
*Ever fangirled over another author? Who was
it?
I’m not really the fangirl type, because it
happens to me too. So I try to stay cool. But, the operative word here is try –
because I did sit next to Colleen Hoover at dinner once. She told me I gesture
like a crazed chipmunk. Sadly, I think she’s right.
*Is there an author you'd like to meet?
Unfortunately all the authors that I would like
to meet have passed on. It’s quite unfortunate, actually. Mary Brown, Frank
McCourt, Jane Austen. There are many indie authors I would like to meet, but I
may or may not be stalking them on social media, so I kinda feel like I have
met them already.
*Biggest writing pet peeve?
Hmmm
– probably the misconception that I stay at home and do nothing. Or that I have
tons of money because I’m an author. There are days I work from sun up to sun
down, and times I don’t leave my house for days at a time in order to stay
caught up- or at least attempt to. And… I mostly eat Ramen.
* Do you read other's reviews of your books?
No. And I actually encourage others not to read
reviews of the books they have written as well. Reviews are really written for
other readers, to help them gauge if a book is for them, not for the author to
determine work quality. If you, as an author, feel you need a critical review
to help improve your craft – hire a professional or have a trusted friend help
you go through it. As a reader – yes, I read reviews of other books for the
same reason everyone else does – to gauge weather or not there are Vampires in
them ;)
SHORT BIO:
Rebecca
Ethington is an internationally bestselling author with almost 700,000 books
sold. Her breakout debut, The Imdalind Series, has been featured on bestseller
lists since its debut in 2012, reaching thousands of adoring fans worldwide and
cited as "Interesting and Intense" by USA Today's Happily Ever After
Blog.
From
writing horror to romance and creating every sort of magical creature in
be-tween, Rebecca's imagination weaves vibrant worlds that transport readers
into the pages of her books. Her writing has been described as fresh, original,
and groundbreaking, with stories that bend genres and create fantastical
worlds.
Born and raised under the lights of a stage, Rebecca has written
stories by the ghost light, told them in whispers in dark corridors, and never
stopped creating within the pages of a notebook.
HOW CAN READERS REACH YOU?
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/Rebecca_Ethington
Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/yKAEz
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/rebecca-ethington
Website: www.rebeccaethington.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebeccaethington.author
Twitter: @RebEthington
Instagram: http://instagram.com/rebeccaethington#
Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/user/1280822781
You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwKr4zggGMlbSzTqQGaYVCA
New
Orleans has been alive with paranormal activity for the last few months.
Creatures of the night are coming in and out of the ancient city, searching the
world for relics in a mad attempt to close a tear in the veil between worlds
they were told only they could repair.
However,
they were misled.
On
the other side of that veil, dwelling amongst the damned souls of Hell, are the
Noir, a brutal race that feeds off the sins of the world, ripping apart those
damned for eternity in their need for life and survival.
Ruled by the master of Hell, their task has been laid
out for them, and they have other plans for the sacred relics.
Amazon: http://hyperurl.co/Noir10
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