Mariposa's Musings

What inspired you to become a writer? I don't know if it was so much inspiration as it was something I had to do. From the time I was little I made up stories and had ideas. As I grew older, I was smart enough to start jotting them down. Who are your favorite romance characters (besides your own?) Any character in a Roxanne St. Claire, Robin Wells, Jill Shalvis, or Kristin Higgins book. Hands down. Wish they were all real! Tell me what inspired this story. Funny story. One night, a few years back, my husband, sister-in-law, friend, and I went to this secluded abandoned house. We did this on occasion--visited "haunted" locations. The house was not visible from the road, and was surrounded by dense woods. We're all walking down this gravel path when I stop. Just stop. Like I can't walk any farther. In a blink, the flashlight flies from my hand and across the path. A voice whispered in my ear, but it was in another language, so I don't know what ...

Tell me about yourself.   How long have you been writing? I started writing in 2007 when my life was at its busiest. I was remodeling my house, working a labor intensive full-time job, plus trying to run a household in the chaos. The decision was easy though. I took a good hard look at where I wanted to be in five years and what I wanted to do. I knew I wanted to write and I made the time. What inspired this story? Life inspired this story. The novel took me four years to write and a year to get it out the publishing gate but I poured my soul into it. Who is your favorite shifter/vampire character (besides your own)? Oh, this is a fun one. Edward Cullen from Twilight and Aiden Wait from Being Human. I love Edward’s heart and Aiden realness. Edward is what I’d like a vampire to be like and Aiden is more what I expect one would really be. I love them both. How do you balance your day-to-day commitments with your writing life? I don’t have a set writing schedule s...

Did you know the teddy bear that appeared with Shirley Temple in "Captain January" was sold at an auction of 20th Century Fox props for $450. in 1978? I'm visiting my friend and Reno writer Diana's Sprain's blog today. Find out what happened when Theodore Roosevelt met a bear in the woods.  Hope to see you there!