Books-n-Kisses is pleased to welcome Dani Harper back to the blog!!!
Dani Harper is a newspaper editor turned paranormal author. There isn’t anything she likes better than exploring the supernatural — unless it’s writing sizzling and suspenseful romance. Of course, all of her stories have at least one foot in the netherworld.
Q1) Can you please share a little about yourself?
Hi, I’m Dani and I absolutely LOVE all things paranormal. I used to have a tiny farm in northern Canada and now I live on an island in Alaska. My husband and I run a commercial salmon boat, and it’s been an adventure for me to learn about the ocean. I’m owned by two pugs, Fiona and Toby, and they’re snoring next to me as I type this. When I’m not writing, I love reading, painting, hiking, crafts, sewing and most of all, gardening.
Q2) Have you always wanted to be an author?
Definitely! I’ve loved books from the time I could walk. And I knew that I wanted to be the one who made up the stories. When I grew up, I moved into newspaper and magazine writing, but as much as I enjoyed that, it still wasn’t my dream. I wanted to create, not report.
Q3) What is your most interesting writing quirk?
I don’t know if it’s interesting, but I tend to talk out loud when I write. I also admit to making faces and assuming the expressions of the characters I’m writing about. This tends to make people look at me oddly when I’m writing at a coffee shop or at the airport.
Q4) Can you please tell us about your latest book(s)?
My new release, CHANGELING DAWN, is book 3 in my shapeshifter series, but the story can stand alone. “Never judge a man by his species. Love, danger and archeology combine as human Josh and werewolf Kenzie work to rescue a shapeshifter child.”
Q5) How did you come up with the idea for this story?
I’m never certain where the ideas come from. Usually it’s a case of characters suddenly popping up in my head. I can “hear” them talking to each other, and I know immediately what they look like and sound like and even what their names are. As far as the plot goes, I’m afraid I have to rely on the characters to reveal it to me – this can be pretty frustrating at times if they’re not forthcoming!
As far as wolfen shapeshifters, I think that may have been inspired by a real life event when I lived on the farm. One bright sunny morning, an entire pack of wolves loped across my yard in front of me. They were beautiful animals but what I remember most is that they seemed happy. It remains one of the most incredible experiences of my life.
Q6) Can you share with us your current work(s) in progress?
I’m working on Book Four in my Macleod family Changeling series, and also beginning a new Changeling trilogy with brand new characters.
Q7) Who is the one author that you would love to meet someday and why?
There are many authors whose work I adore, but I think if I only got to meet one, it would have to be Christine Feehan. Her Carpathian series introduced me to the paranormal romance genre. In fact, it was a short story “Dark Dream” in an anthology titled “After Twilight”. I was SO hooked by the Carpathian hero, Falcon, and the world that Feehan had created! I would want to meet her just to be able to say “thank you”!
Q8) What is the best piece of advice you would give to someone that wants to get into writing?
I’m still learning myself, but if I was going to give advice, the first thing I’d say is to read, read, read. Plus, I created a page on my website with some resources that might be helpful to a beginning writer. http://www.daniharper.com/FOR_ASPIRING_AUTHORS.html
Q9) Can you share with us something off your bucket list?
I’d like to visit the countries that my family came from, especially Wales, Ireland and Scotland.
Q10) What is in your To Read Pile that you are dying to start or upcoming release you can’t wait for?
I’m a big fan of Patricia Briggs’ shapeshifters, and I’m waiting for the release day of Fair Game, the next book in her Alpha and Omega series. What I’m really dying for, however, is the third installment in the Dorina Basarab series by Karen Chance!
Q11) Is there anything else you would like to add?
It’s been said that “romance readers are the nicest people” and I’ve found that to be true. I’m so grateful for their support! The best part of being a writer is that magical co-creative relationship with the reader – their imaginations make the characters live as much as mine does. And I have to thank the many book bloggers and reviewers who have generously shared my work with their fans. I’d never get the word out without them! Thank YOU, Kelly, for inviting me over to Books-n-Kisses today!
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