We are pleased to welcome Lisa Darling to the blog today to chat about her newCan you please share with us a little about yourself

I never know what to say here so I’ll just try to make it short and sweet. I love; chocolate, writing, trying to garden, my cat, my kids, my husband of 26 years, classic cars, fast motorcycles, movies, Bruce Springsteen, Stephen King, and magick. I am addicted to; Facebook and its games!  I hate; stupid people.  Yeah, I guess that about sums it up in a nice little package.

Have you always wanted to be an author?

Yes, since 4^th grade I knew I would be writing all the rest of my days.

Can you share with us your typical writing day.  Is there anything you have to have while writing?

Generally, after my hubby leaves for work in the morning (I’m currently unemployed and looking for work), I check/answer email, check site stats, then head to FaceBook to check that and play a few word games to warm up.  Then, most days, I’m off to blog—another warm up exercise. After that I gather my; coffee, cigs, cold drink, candles, incense, iTunes, and then open the file. If it’s a good day, I’m lost in the Zone until 3-4pm with my fingers flying across the keyboard.  If it’s not a good day, I’m back to FaceBook for more games while I try to figure out my next move in the story.

Most challenging or rewarding part of writing?

Most challenging; getting started! The older I get the harder it is to get going along. Most rewarding; getting a note from someone who read and truly enjoyed one of my books.

Can you please tell us about your latest book(s)?

One September 21^st, the third full-length novel in my OF WAR Series “Child of War-Rising Son” releases. The series revolves around Ares God of War, his half-Fey half-human wife, Alena, their son Raven and the Greek pantheon. The series is set in modern day though I’ve tried to keep the old world flavor to date. In “Rising Son” Raven gets his chance to redeem himself as he comes of age, to call the kid a hellion would be putting it very mildly. In this story we’ll find out if Raven can reconcile the fact that he’s not a full-blooded Olympian, that he’s hated by nearly every Olympian outside his Father, Mother, and Brother Eros, or if he’ll go through with destroying the mortal world which is in utter turmoil.

How did you come with the idea for this story?

As with all of my stories, the Muse dropped it in my lap. He asked; what if Ares fell in love? Not in lust and not in extreme, but temporary, infatuation but REAL love. I’ve been intrigued by Ares God of War since high school and then in the early nineties a little show called “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” appeared on TV with this absolute HUNK to portray Ares. Oh my lord! I fell in LUST the second Kevin Smith exploded onto the screen.  So, when the Muse asked, I thought it was an interesting question and we ran with it. I thought it would make a good novel so “The Heart of War” was born but then it turned into a series on me.

Can you share with us your current work in progress?

As of this writing, I haven’t begun it yet, but the next work will be the final installment in the OF WAR Series, “Spoils of War”.  I don’t want to give anything away since “Rising Son” hasn’t released yet but let’s just say, in “Spoils of War” we’ll see if Ares can get Alena to fall in love with him all over again and if they can finally their Happily Ever After.

Who are some of your favorite authors?

My all-time hero is Stephen King, I always bend a knee at the Altar of the Master. I’ve always found hours of lustful enjoyment in the works of Harold Robbins, Jacqueline Susan, Judith Rossner, and VC Andrews.

Do you feel that any of your favorite authors have inspired your writing style? 

Oh definitely! There is a Kingism or some nod to him in every single story I write. The OF WAR Series is dedicated to Red and Andy from “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank” Redemption, I can’t possibly tell you just how much I love those two! They are my absolute favorite characters. I cried my eyes out reading the short story and the movie always makes me bawl, the second Red gets parole I start crying!  I say hi entire monologue right along with him from start to finish, it ends with the best line in the world; “I hope.” My eyes are welling just telling you about it. If you’ve never read the story or seen the movie do yourself a favor, get “Different Season” or rent the flick, you won’t be sorry.

What is in your To Read Pile that you are dying to start or upcoming release you can’t wait for?

My TbR pile is so large at the moment I’m not adding anything to it. A strange thing has happened to me as I’ve gotten older, I seem to only have the attention span—and interest—in the news! I can read any news article but when it comes to a book, lately, nothing has been able to hold my attention.  Pretty sad, huh?

Is there anything else you would like to add?

If anyone is interested in reading the OF WAR Series, I’d like to stress this is not a YA series, it is written for adults, and contains several scenes of graphic sex and violence. I’d also like to thank you for having me here today, I’ve enjoyed it very much.

LINKS:

Website: http://www.moonsmusings.com
Blog: http://lbdarling.wordpress.com
FaceBook: http://facebook.com/lbdarling (“fan page”)
Twitter: @lb_darling

GoodReads- http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1577311.Lisa_Beth_Darling

My Books are Available On:

Amazon.com/Kindle- http://www.amazon.com/Lisa-Beth-Darling/e/B002BMDA9I/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1

Smashwords- https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/lisadarling

Nook- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/lisa-beth-darling

iBooks- http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/lisa-beth-darling/id411650358?mt=11

Kobo- http://www.kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=Lisa+Beth+Darling&t=none&f=author&p=1&s=averagerating&g=both

Giveaway: 1 e-book set of the OF War Series to date:

The Heart of War
Child of War-A God is Born
Christmas Eve on Olympus (a short story enhancement to the series of full-length novels)

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