Author Interview-Mary Vine
What inspired you
to become a writer?
I read a lot in my twenties and thirties and somehow I
thought I could do it, too. I first started writing at age 36, but was shy
about telling anyone. Finally, I gained enough courage to take a few chapters
to my neighbor, a retired high school English teacher. Her encouragement kept
me going.
The older I get the more I really like kick-ass heroines
in books and television. I like Susan
Elizabeth Phillips’ heroines, especially in Nobody’s
Baby But Mine and Ain’t She Sweet. I like reformed bad boys in books and in real
life. I’ve got one right at home.
Tell me what
inspired this story.
For many years I’ve dreamed of a big house. Not always
the same big house, but variations. And they usually belonged to me. Finally, I
decided to write about it in A Haunting
in Trillium Falls. I’ve always been a sucker for haunted house stories that
included a romantic storyline as well.
How do you balance
your day-to-day commitments with your writing life?
I’ve written when I’ve worked full-time and now I write
working part-time. Seems I get the same amount of words on the page either way.
I think the part-time schedule makes me think I can procrastinate longer. I
write the most during the summers, or when I become part of a monthly challenge
to write at least 100 words per day.
Is there anything
else you’d like to share with our readers?
During a book signing event, I had the honor of meeting
Steve Bronson, who happens to be pictured on the cover of my book, A Place to Land. Poor guy, I made him
take off his sunglasses so I could see his handsome face (his face was mostly
covered by a cowboy hat on the cover). He was very gracious about it. As he
walked off into the sunset, I noticed he’s taller than I expected him to be. In
my opinion, he makes a great Jackson, the hero of the story.
A Haunting in Trillium Falls
A courageous but naïve woman and a benevolent but cynical
man reconcile to evict ghosts and restore a mansion.
Taylor Glenn makes a deal on a haunted mansion in
the town where she accepts her first teaching job. Her naïve optimism assures
her that her depressed grandfather will come to life and help her rebuild it
with the passion he once possessed for restoring old homes. Three deaths are
connected to the tower room and no local workman will set foot inside except
for the former owner, successful real estate developer, Dillon Nash. She
wonders if this captivating man is the salvation she needs or an even greater
threat to her survival when mysterious events happen in the house.
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Sony – https://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/mary-vine/a-haunting-in-trillium-falls/_/R-400000000000001065470
It’s
also at Overdrive Content Reserve (distributes to libraries and various
retailers)
