Please welcome Terri Talley Venters today, currently on tour with her book, Carbon Copy at Goddess Fish Promotions. Terri is offering you a chance to win bookmarks, magnetic bumper stickers and a $10 Wild Child Publishing Gift Card for following and commenting during her tour.
Welcome Terri!!!
About The Author:
Terri received her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and
Master’s degree in Taxation from the University of Florida. She is a licensed
CPA and a Second Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. She lives in St. Augustine,
Florida, with her husband, Garrison, and their two sons.
Carbon Copy is the 1st thrilling novel in the Elements of
MysterySeries. The title of each novel will contain an element from the
Periodic Table of Elements. Terri recently finished writing Tin Roof, the
sequel to Carbon Copy, coming soon from Wild Child Publishing. And Terri’s
romantic/suspense novel, Body of Gold, is coming soon from Freya’s Bower. For
more about Terri’s upcoming releases, please visit her website
http://www.elementsofmystery.com/ Terri is the daughter of Leslie S. Talley, author
of Make Old Bones which is also available from Wild Child Publishing.
On the first of each month, Terri also posts free short
stories on her blog. Follow her athttp://www.territalleyventers.blogspot.com/as
she weaves her way through the Periodic Table of Elements.
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BK: Please tell us a
little about yourself...
TTV: I received by
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Master’s degree in Taxation from the University
of Florida. I am a licensed CPA and a Second Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. I
live in St. Augustine, Florida, with my husband, Garrison, and our two sons.
BK: Please tell us a
little about your book....
TTV:
Lilly Allen has brains, beauty, and a trust fund. She's living in New
York City and her career as a reporter is taking off. She's hoping the love of
her life, Grier, will propose soon. She has it all, or so she thinks.
Grier Garrison, Create Life executive, is running the company while his
father, Dr. Michael Garrison, is in the ICU awaiting a heart transplant. Grier
knows the truth about Create Life and its shady side business. He fears Lilly
and her twin brother, Luke, are in danger.
While working on two unrelated stories, stolen newborns and cloning,
Lilly discovers a shocking connection. Horrific things are happening, but who
is behind it all?
BK: What inspired you
to pen this particular novel?
TTV:
For years, people would tell me they knew someone who looked exactly like me.
I’d respond, “I must’ve been cloned!” Then ideas for my story poured into my
head, and Carbon Copy was born.
BK: When did you
first consider yourself a writer?
TTV: When I first saw the book cover for my debut novel, Carbon Copy.
BK: How do you keep
your story flowing?
TTV: I love
writing a great forward pointer/twist at the end of each chapter to keep the
reader turning the page.
BK: Do you ever run
into writer's block, and if so, what do you do to get past it?
TTV: My mother
told me a tip she’d read to avoid writer’s block: “Stop when I know what will
happen next.” It helps me to know what scene I will write next so I’m eager to sit
down and write it. However sometimes inspiration hits, and I write a different
scene.
BK: What is your
writing process like? Do you have any quirks, or must-haves to write?
TTV: I write at home in my
formal living room with a laptop in a comfortable wing-back chair with an
ottoman and my Florida Gator fleece blanket. I keep this room immaculate so I’m
not distracted by a dirty house. I normally write on Thursdays and Fridays
because I’m off from my day job. The boys are in school so I force myself to
take advantage of the quiet time. I never drink while a write and since happy
hour starts around 5pm, I rarely write at night.
BK: Where do you hope
your books/writing will be in the future?
TTV: My goal is to write at least one book a year until I die.
BK: What do you hope
readers will take away from your books?
TTV: I hope the readers will want to read more of my books and tell
their family & friends.
BK: What is one piece
of advice you received that you carry with you in your writing?
TTV:
My mother told me you can start writing anywhere, not just at the beginning.
With Carbon Copy, I wrote the
beginning, the ending, and then I filled in the middle. With Body of Gold, I started with the middle,
wrote the ending, and then I wrote chapter one last because I couldn’t decide
where to start my story. Margaret Mitchell did the same thing when she wrote Gone With The Wind. With Tin Roof, I wrote the ending first, then
the beginning, and I wrote the middle of the novel last. Writing my stories out
of order mitigated writer’s block. I pictured a scene in my head and I wrote
it. My last book, Copper Cauldron, is the only book I wrote sequentially from
beginning to end. I wrote it this way because I had no idea what was going to
happen next.
BK: What is one piece
of advice you would give to new and aspiring writers?
TTV:
Just start writing!
BK: Are you currently
working on any new projects? What can we expect from you in the future?
TTV: More stories from my Elements of Mystery Series. The title
of each novel will contain an element from the Periodic Table of Elements. I’m currently writing, Silver Lining, the final book in the Carbon Copy trilogy. Plus, I have 3 more
books under contract with my publisher: Tin
Roof, the sequel to Carbon Copy;
my romantic/suspense, Body of Gold;
and my most creative book is Copper
Cauldron.
BK: Where can readers
find you?
TTV: Carbon Copy is available from Wild Child Publishing, Amazon, &
the Barnes & Noble Nook store.
My
website: http://www.elementsofmystery.com/
On the first of each month, I also posts free short
stories on my blog. http://www.territalleyventers.blogspot.com/
Thank you so much for
taking time to chat with me today. It's been a pleasure having you and I wish
you much success in the future.
Carbon Copy
Terri Talley Venters
Elements of Mystery #1
Wild Child Publishing
Publication Date: 6/19/12
201 Pages
Romantic Suspense
Lilly Allen has brains, beauty, and a trust fund. She's
living in New York City and her career as a reporter is taking off. She's
hoping the love of her life, Grier, will propose soon. She has it all, or so
she thinks.
Grier Garrison, Create Life executive, is running the
company while his father, Dr. Michael Garrison, is in the ICU awaiting a heart
transplant. Grier knows the truth about Create Life and its shady side
business. He fears Lilly and her twin brother, Luke, are in danger.
While working on two unrelated stories, stolen newborns
and cloning, Lilly discovers a shocking connection. Horrific things are
happening, but who is behind it all?
Excerpt:
As she opened the door to his apartment, Luke’s cat,
Soli, meowed at her. The cat cried as loud as her tiny vocal chords allowed.
Lilly never heard such a loud cry. Summer appeared at Soli’s side and began
licking her sister’s face to placate her twin.
The cats must have entered Luke’s apartment through the
cat door Luke built between the shared walls. The cats liked to be together
when the apartments were empty.
Soli’s cries grew louder. Something terrible had happened
to Luke! But how much did this ten-pound feline really know? Did Soli see
something awful enough to upset her this much? Or did she simply miss her
owner?
Soli looked at Lilly and headed towards the hall. It
appeared as if she wanted Lilly to follow her down the hall. As she trotted
towards Luke’s bedroom, Summer and Lilly followed her.
Lilly paused at the door to Luke’s bedroom, scared to
open it, scared of what she might find on the other side. She took a deep
breath and opened it. As she entered Luke’s bedroom, she scanned the room. It
looked empty.
Soli cried again, even louder than before. Lilly looked
over. The cat scratched at Luke’s closet door. She stared at Lilly, scratched
the closed door, and cried again. Then Lilly smelled something funny. Her
nostrils didn’t recognize the strange odor, but a shiver of foreboding swept
over her.
Lilly braced herself, yet again, for another dramatic
door opening. Yanking the door open, she stared into Thelma’s face and
screamed. Thelma sat upright on the floor of Luke’s closet. Her eyes were
closed, and her faded “I’m with stupid” t-shirt showed a bullet-sized hole in
it. A circle of coagulated blood surrounded the hole in the middle of her
chest. Although Lilly wasn’t an expert in medicine, she knew someone had shot
the maid.
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4 comments:
Thank you for hosting me today!
Great interview. I'll have to take to heart the tips on stopping and writing when you know what will happen next.
Nice to meet you Rebecca! My mother gave me great advice=) thanks for stopping by
Hm... maybe I need to finish some of my books by writing scenes out of order... some day when I have time, that is. LOL
Marci Baun
Publisher
Wild Child Publishing
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