I am so excited to bring you this guest post … one because I love Jeannie Moon’s books and two because … well … she’ll explain it to you, LOL! So welcome guest author JEANNIE MOON! :snoopydance:
FROM JEANNIE: Carly is good at Dares…and I donโt just mean the heroes of her new books. After being part of an interview on my blog, she dared me to answer my own interview questions. (I guess theyโre tough.) So to celebrate my new release, The Wedding Secret, Iโm answering my own questions. Okay. *rubs hands together* Here goes.
Tell us about The Wedding Secret.
The Wedding Secret tells the story of Harper Poole, whom we met in The Temporary Wife, and Kevin Rossi, the older brother of Meg and Caroline from my first two books. Kevin is a pro baseball player, Harper is a hard-nosed executive and they have chemistry in spades.
Iโm a sucker for swoon-worthy heroes and you are a pro at writing them. Why are your readers going to fall for Kevin? At first they may not. The truth is Kevin could drive you crazy. Heโs a gorgeous pro athlete. He seems to know what he wants, but he makes a bunch of boneheaded moves that really makes you question whether or not he deserves our heroine after all. Kevin is all about the personal epiphany. Once he has that, heโs ready to sweep you off your feet.
Thereโs been a surge in athlete heroes on romance. What do you think prompted the interest?
Um, perfectly toned physical specimens that we can endow with any quality we want? Where do I sign up? Truthfully, Iโve always been a fan of the athlete in romance. Theyโre the modern day rogues and rakes.
The Forever Love Stories have a quick turn around time and you have to write the books fast.
How is it going? Um, very fast. Iโm writing a book now that comes out in October. It was only sold in April, it took me a few weeks to flesh out and now Iโm writing.ย ย Deadlines are tight and itโs made harder by the fact that I have a full time job.
In your opinion, whatโs the hardest part about writing romance? The easiest?
The hardest? Drafting. I donโt like it, I love my ideas and my characters, but actually getting the information down is tough. The easiest is revising. I love the process of polishing a book until it shines.
Do you have any quirky routines you go through before โ during or after โ you start writing?
My office has to be clean. If thereโs clutter or it needs vacuuming, I canโt work.
Do you have any advice for aspiring authors? Pearls of wisdom? Warnings?
The classic, donโt give up. The right break will find you. It took me twelve years to get my first contract. I had a number of close calls, but it took a long time.
Whatโs the best part of this job?
Hearing from readers that my books made them happy. The. Best. The other thing is the romance community. Iโve met so many wonderful writers who are now good friends.
Now weโre going to take a page from James Lipton who hosted Inside the Actorโs Studio. I need quick responses to the following hot seat questions:
Where do you write? Usually my office; sometimes the kitchen table.
Anything you have to have with you when you sit down to work? Coffee
Laptop or desktop? Both. Dropbox is my savior.
Favorite romance plot device? Secret baby and I love wallflower stories.
Least favorite romance plot device? No one in particular.
Whatโs the hardest part of the writing process? The first draft.
Favorite writing music? It depends on the book.
What trait in a man do you find most sexy? Kindness.
The least sexy? Lack of intelligence
Youโre book is going to be made into a movie. Who play the lead roles?
This book. Hmmm. I had Henry Cavill in mind when I pictured Kevin, all square jawed and adorable. Harper has always been Chyler Leigh. She has the right combination of looks, sweetness and kick your ass attitude.
Iโll give away one digital copy of The Wedding Secret to a lucky poster. (domestic only, sorry)J
Thank you so much for having me! Hereโs where readers can find me!
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Jeanยญnie Moon has always been a romanยญtic. When sheโs not spinยญning tales of her own, Jeanยญnie works as a school librarยญian, thankยญful she has a job that allows her to immerse herยญself in books and call it work. Marยญried to her high school sweetยญheart, Jeanยญnie has three kids, three lovยญable dogs and a misยญchieยญvous cat and resides on Long Island,ย NY. If sheโs more than ten miles away from salt water for any longer than a week, she gets twitchy.ย ย The Wedding Secret is the third book in her Forever Love Series from InterMix. Visit Jeannieโs webยญsite atย www.jeanniemoon.com
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Loved the interview
Thanks for reading!
I enjoyed the interview. I wonder what you snack on when you are writing?
I’m trying to eat healthier, so I’ve been snacking on roasted chick peas or multigrain chips if I really need something salty. When I’m not eating healthy I go for chocolate or Lays potato chips. (MUST be Lays.) Plus, I always have coffee. Always.
Great interview! Would love to read your book – signed up for your newsletter and Liked your FB page! ๐
Thank you!
Great interview. How did it feel to have the tables turned on you?
I will be looking for your books. Thanks for sharing!
Ha! My questions made me think, so that was good. It’s always fun doing a guest post because I get to interact with readers! Thank you for commenting. ๐
Sounds good
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I love it when Carly introduces us to someone I haven’t read. Now I need to go buy the first book and get started. I love sports related stories.
I hope you love the books! Thank you! xoxo
Love ya Jeannie Moon!! See you at the FB party :woot:
Thanks, Delene!
I’m over on @carlyphillips blog talking about THE WEDDING SECRET! Come visit! There’s a giveaway! http://t.co/2aVdPwvXsT
Nice interview. I love sport themed books! Especially baseball. I just love the way a guy looks in a baseball uniform. Football and hockey has too many pads…covers everything, but baseball……mmmm mmmm! ๐
Yes, I agree. Love the baseball guys! ๐
I haven’t read any of your books, but I am officially adding them to be “must read” list!! I enjoyed the interview! Must now go like your facebook page! ๐
Oh, yay! I can’t wait to hear what you think! Thanks for commenting. :thumbsup:
Loved learning more about you. Thank you so much for also doing a giveaway!
My pleasure! Thanks for reading, Robin!
Welcome Jeannie! You are a new to me author. Does your series need to be read in order? I usually read books in a series in order, but know some book in a series stand alone well.
That is such a hard question. The short answer is no, each book can stand on its own. However, I like reading series in order. It’s really up to you.
Thank you for commenting. I hope you love all the books!
Thanks for sharing the interview with us and thank you for the chance to enter your giveaway!
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Just added a new author to my TBR shelf! Thanks Carly for introducing me to a new author. Would be super excited to get a digital copy but either way I added Jeannie to my new author must read list ๐
Thank you, Deborah!
welcome! loved the q&a!
I’m glad! I worked hard on those questions. ๐ Thanks for commenting.
RT @Jeannie_Moon: I’m over on @carlyphillips blog talking about THE WEDDING SECRET! Come visit! There’s a giveaway! http://t.co/2aVdPwvXsT
RT @Jeannie_Moon: I’m over on @carlyphillips blog talking about THE WEDDING SECRET! Come visit! There’s a giveaway! http://t.co/2aVdPwvXsT
RT @Jeannie_Moon: I’m over on @carlyphillips blog talking about THE WEDDING SECRET! Come visit! There’s a giveaway! http://t.co/2aVdPwvXsT
I’ll have to check out your books! Welcome!
Thanks for the comment! I hope you enjoy the books!
Thank you for interviewing yourself. I love learning how a writer writes. Where do you like to read? I love my bedroom, I either read in my bed or on the couch I have in my bedroom. I signed up for your newsletter, I already โค๏ธ’D you. Do you get interrupted while reading? I have two fur babies that hate it when I read to much, they either hit me or the book I am reading. If I am on my iPad they worm their way under it so I can’t see the screen. Love my fur babies. :snoopydance:
I read wherever I have a book. That’s the truth. ๐
Nice interview, thank you.
Thanks for reading.
This looks awesome!!! Thanks for sharing and congrats on the new release!
Thank you!
What a great surprise post! The book sounds intriguing and [ahem] I agree about the athletes… :giggle:
So. Much. Fun. I’m so glad there are so many more athlete heroes than there used to be.
Hi, Jeannie! You are a new author for me. I really loved your interview and I signd up for your newsletter and Facebook page. Thanks for the giveaway!
Thank you, Cathy!
You are a new to me author. But I liked the interview and the books sounds great..
I hope you’ll like it! xoxo
.@Jeannie_Moon’s @carlyphillips blog talking about THE WEDDING SECRET! Come visit! There’s a giveaway! http://t.co/xKJbK7LJ8n
I love meeting new writers. Thank you for the interview ๐
Glad to do it. ๐
Sounds like a great book, I’ll be searching you out. Would like to win.
I hope you like it! Thanks for commenting.
Sounds like a great book.
I like it! ๐
RT @romancegiveaway: .@Jeannie_Moon’s @carlyphillips blog talking about THE WEDDING SECRET! Come visit! There’s a giveaway! http://t.co/xโฆ
Love that Carly introduces us to new authors! Being the baseball fan I have been for many a year I will be reading this book!!
Yay! :glasses:
Hi Jeannie,
I hope you are doing well this afternoon. I love being introduced to new to me authors. And, reading about hot athletes is a chore but someone has to do it….kinda like writing about them I would think.
I thank you for your time and sharing of yourself.
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Hi Ginger, Thanks for commenting. I love reaching out to new readers. As for the athletes…I get to write them. A win all around.
I love athlete stories. I look forward to reading your books. Thanks for sharing today.
Thank you, Ellen. I hope you enjoy them.
Excited to read your series now that I know about it. The interview and guest blog sold me on trying them out, but if that hadn’t, the fact you took the time to reply to all the comments would have!
Aw, Jess. It’s my pleasure. Thank you for the comment, though. I hope you like the books. ๐
It’s been one of those days for me. I had to create 2 tests & 2 reviews before I could look at my email.
I loved the interview & what I’ve read about this book. I hope to get to know you better Jeannie. I signed up for your newsletters earlier when I was on facebook when I wasn’t suppose to be. Looking forward to reading this book.
Thank you, Eileen!
Henry Cavill, awesome choice for….well….for anything visible. :yourock:
Chyler Leigh….no idea who that is. :scratch:
I am curious, will you change your questions now?? LOL
And I love Inside the Actors Studio. Best interviews anywhere.
Even people I don’t like. ha
Chyler Leigh played Lexie Gray on Gray’s Anatomy.
I’ll probably adjust the questions a bit. The thing is, while some stay the same, I try to customize certain questions to the guest. So, they’re always changing.
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