Books-n-Kisses, is pleased to Welcome Madison Edwards to our blog today. We are looking forward to learning more about Madison and her book According to Plan.
Madison Thank you for having me on your blog today. I’m looking forward to your readers getting to know me a little better.
Q1) Madison, Can you please share a little about yourself
Madison: As a Canadian, questions like this make us look to the ground, shuffle our feet, and blush. But, I’ll share anyway.
I’m a wife, mother, grandmother and when I’m not on my computer, I love having loads of people over for dinner and playing games with friends and family.
I’m a PRO member of Romance Writers of America, Toronto Romance Writers and Passionate Ink.
Q2) What would you say is your most interesting writing quirk?
Madison: My sense of humor. Even when I received my first rejections, all editors commented on my dialogue and how my sense of humor shone.
Q3) Who are some of your favorite writers? Who do you feel has influenced your writing?
Madison: My favorite author is Karen Marie Moning – hands down. Also ~ Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, John Grisham, Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Jeffrey Archer, Jane Austen, and Kristin Higgins. All their books line my bookshelves, and I’ve re-read them many times.
Who influenced my writing? That is so hard to answer because the authors I love to read, I don’t really write in their genre. However, I scoured the books of my favorite authors and wrote down the first three words of each sentence from one chapter. I needed to learn how to escape the pronoun trap. Also, KMM had fabulous sexual tension between her two protagonists, and I backtracked to see where she started adding in that tension. I was shocked to find it was several chapters. This opened my eyes.
Q4) Can you tell us what a typical writing day for you is like.
Madison: I get up around 6:30 a.m. and quickly check my e-mails. If I have a blog entry or a shout out on Facebook, this is when I’ll post. Then off to work in the HR department of a local police service and in the evenings (hubby is a pilot and his job takes him away for days at a time) I’ll write. When hubby’s home I spend time with him.
Weekends are for friends and family. Grandma must see grandchildren, or she’ll wither and dry up. Add to this my writing group and night classes and that takes care of my hours.
Also, spoiled kitties demand equal loving. So much to do, so little time.
Q5) Can you please tell us about According to Plan
Madison: Oh, I’d love to.
The heroine, Shelby Stewart, is sole proprietor of Stewart Investigations. With the help of her best friend Polly, she’s run the agency on her own after her partner and boyfriend, Tank, left her for another woman. The story kicks off when a powerful business man hires Shelby to find his missing son, Harrison.
Things become interesting when Tank shows up, also looking for Harrison. Still attracted to Tank, still mad at Tank, still in love with Tank, Shelby wants him long gone. Not only for the above reasons, but because she wants to find Harrison herself.
We find out Tank never left Shelby for another woman. He’s a Federal Agent and Shelby was in danger. The only way he knew to keep her safe was to make it look like he no longer cared for her and leave. He loves her even more now than he did a year ago, and lucky for him the danger has passed. It’s time to break down the walls Shelby’s erected around her heart.
First, he’ll start with a kiss….
Q6) How did you come up with the idea for these stories?
Madison: Usually driving to work. There’s something about your brain being on autopilot, allowing the subconscious mind to roam. Also, I have been a people watcher all my life, and will listen without guilt to conversations taking place around me. If you don’t want it broadcast, don’t air your laundry in public. I’m just sayin’.
Q7) What is the next book on your To Read Pile that you are dying to jump into?
Madison: I’m waiting for Kate Douglas’ ‘Michael’. Am I the only person who didn’t know about these books?
Q8) What is up next for you?
Madison: At this moment I’m working on Craven Desires. A story that is so layered it scares the crap out of me. But, I can’t stop the voices in my head, so I write, delete, write, delete and dream about hiring a ghost writer. *banging head on desk*
Craven Desires: Eve bought a book. She didn’t know it was about her life.
Eve’s friend wins an all expense trip to Scotland, and takes Eve with her. While touring a castle Eve is transported back to 1611, into the arms of a handsome, sexy man. What sets her heart thudding even harder is the fact he’s the man she’s been reading about from a novel bought in 2011.
Q9) Is there anything else you would like to add?
Madison: My fervent wish for anyone who reads According to Plan is that when you close the book or put down your electronic reader, you have a smile on your face because you’ve come to love my characters as much as I have.
Books-n-Kisses, Madison thank you so much for talking the time to sit down with me. I enjoyed learning more about you and your book. I am looking forward to reading this story.
Madison: Thank you again for hosting me. You must let me know what you did, or didn’t like about According to Plan.
I invite you all to visit me at www.madisonjedwards.com where you’ll find excerpts posted for this book and my three novellas published by Sapphire Nights Books. They’re naughty.
Buy links for According to Plan.
For my gracious host:
Thanks again. I’m very appreciative of you hosting me.
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Hi Madison!
Enjoyed the interview. What does being a "PRO member" mean?
According to Plan sounds like an interesting read and I've added it to the TBR stack.
And Craven Desires? Wow – talk about layers!! Also on the list!
Thanks.
kacbooks(at)hotmail(dot)com
RWA has guidelines for PRO membership, one of them being a request for a full manuscript submission from a publisher. Fortunately for me, not only was my full manuscript requested, but they bought it. This was According to Plan 🙂
Craven Desires is going to be yummy.
Hi Madison, Great interview, Really love the sound of According to Plan, I can't wait to read it and have put it on my TBR list, Thank-you for a wonderful give-away, Julie x x
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Thanks for the giveaway! So, Madison, has your husband read your book and if so, did he like it, dislike it, blush….?!?!?
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Awesome Interview! According to Plan seems like a great book. I have put in on my TBR list which keeps growing. =) Thanks for the giveaway!