Welcome to the blog LJ & Debbie. Can you please share with us a little about yourself
Debbie: I work full time as a nurse at a small rural Vermont family practice, have three awesome kids and have recently discovered caffeinated hot cocoa! Amazing stuff that!
Laura: LOL Yep. And coffee is even better…wait, café mocha is even better. J
Debbie: Shut up about the coffee and just answer the question.
Laura: Okey dokie. I have three boys who keep me hopping 24/7 as I home school them all (hence the coffee addiction – LOL). I love animals, cheesecake, any type weapon, and anything that goes boom! Um, but not all at one time.
Debbie: (sigh)
Laura: What? I didn’t want any misunderstandings.
Debbie: (smacks Laura upside the head)
Have you always wanted to be an author?
Debbie: Not until my mid-thirties. Up till then I was to busy reading as many books as I could get my hands on.
Laura: Yep…same here. Not until my mid-thirties.
What is your most interesting writing quirk?
Debbie: Hmmm, I don’t think I’m all that interesting. Now Laura, she’s a quac- uh, I mean her interesting quirk is her OCDness. It comes in very handy when I forget everything we’ve brainstormed and she’s got it all categorized by date, time, book, series, character, genre. Etc. My boyfriend thinks I’m slightly nuts because I gave him shi…heck one night when he left the basement door open as we went to bed. He thought he was going to let some warm air in there. Ummm, HELLO!!!! You can’t leave the basement door open at night. The bogeyman will get out. Men! Sheesh!
Laura: (High-fives Deb) You got that right. My most interesting writing quirk? Probably overusing certain words…like my latest is ‘soft’. No clue why.
Debbie: I don’t think soft is a very good word for writers of romance. You need to get over that one.
Laura: I’m working on it. Not like there’s anything ‘soft’ about the suspense stories we write.
Can you please tell us about your latest book(s)?
Debbie: In My Sights is part of the 1 Night Stand series over at Decadent Publishing. It’s the second in a sub series Laura and I are writing about an Air Force Pararescuemen Team.
Laura: It’s sooo much fun. Each guy on the team will meet his perfect mate and have hot sex. They go into the date thinking it’s just for one night, but something happens (doesn’t it always?), and they fall in love. (sigh)
How did you come with the idea for this story?
Debbie: My daughter is in the Air Force, so I love Military themes. Then once Laura and I start talking, the ideas just flow.
Laura: LOL Yes they do. And they take us in some surprising directions sometimes. Well, like this sub-series did. Instead of just being about the romance of each team member, there’s an underlying thread throughout the books. My husband was in the Air Force, too, so I guess that might be why Debbie and I clicked on this theme.
Can you share with us your current work(s) in progress?
Debbie: Right now we are working on Explosive Conditions, which is the next story in our Pararescumen series. We are also working on the sequel to Sins Of The Mind also from Decadent Publishing.
Laura: They’re both romantic suspense. But we also have delved into paranormal romance…with a heavy dose of suspense as well.
Who is the one author that you would love to meet someday and why?
Debbie: Stephen King pops to mind, but I’ve met some really great authors and just love picking their brains!
Laura: Suzanne Brockmann. Seems like she would be great to chat with about military mixing with romance.
What is the best piece of advice you would give to someone that wants to get into writing?
Debbie: Keep writing, keep learning, and take everything with a grain of salt.
Laura: Hang tough. Sometimes it’s hard to believe in yourself in an industry that is so darn subjective. But if you study the craft and keep writing, you’ll get there. Look at Stephen King…he was rejected lots of times before someone finally really looked at his work and saw how good he is.
Can you share with us something off your bucket list.
Debbie: Go to Alaska, sky dive, bungee jump, write a NYT bestseller, drive a Nascar Sprint cup…. Are among a few.
Laura: Go to Machu Pichu, see the Great Barrier Reef, ride in a gondola in Venice, go on a dinosaur dig…the list is loooong.
What is in your To Read Pile that you are dying to start or upcoming release you can’t wait for?
Debbie: Just got Karen Rose’s latest release, Did You Miss Me? Can’t wait to dive into that one.
Laura: Headed for Trouble by Suzanne Brockmann. Mmm, the title is enticing!
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Debbie: Thank You so much for having us here today!!
Laura: Yes, thanks so much! We had a great time!
Thanks so much for having us today! The interview was a blast! 🙂
Yes!! Thanks for having us today.
Loved the interview and learned of 2 new authors. I plan to check further into your books. I like what you ladies have mentioned so far.
Thank you for your time.