TWITTER'VIEW WITH EROTICA DARLING (Aofie Brennan)

SYNOPSIS

The Cougar Diaries is a year in the life of Aoife Brennan. A newly single woman, Dubliner and mother to two teenage boys - she has to fight for her way of like, overcome the antiquated legal divorce system, secure a fair future from her estranged ex and LIVE! This is about a woman living and loving again, making mistakes, embracing life and giving it lots of welly!

Let's begin our TWITTER'VIEW with Erotica Darling.

Dragonheart: Thank you so much for joining me today.

Erotica Darling: Thank you- I'm very excited. This is my first live Twitter interview :-) 

Dragonheart: Thank you! Tell us about your current project please.

Erotica Darling: The Cougar Diaries, Part II, part one is already published and available on Amazon, Smashbooks, Lulu, etc.

Dragonheart: What sparked the idea for this project?

Erotica Darling: I actually started off writing a non-fiction book about divorce. Then I became terribly broke & segued into a bonkbuster instead!

Dragonheart: :-) When can we expect to see Part II?

Erotica Darling: I am more than half way through Part II, so another month, I would say. It's writing itself!

Dragonheart: Fantastic! How do you choose character names?

Erotica Darling: The characters normally name themselves. Once or twice I've gone back and changed them, but mostly the names stick.

Dragonheart: Music seems to influence a lot of authors, what music influences you?

Erotica Darling: Music comes and goes in my books. In the first there was very little, but in the second I am using lyrics as the romance grows...

Dragonheart: I love that! How do you handle "writer's block?"

Erotica Darling: It doesn't happen often, but if I am juggling a story line, then going for a brisk walk is fantastic for clearing plot lines.

Dragonheart: Who has been your greatest influence?

Erotica Darling: My parents. They made me believe I could do anything, there was no such word as "can't", so I knew I could write books.

Dragonheart: That's awesome! Do you have or have you ever had a muse?

Erotica Darling: No, I've never had a muse. I think I need another 4-letter 'm' help though - a maid to clean the house as I write!

Dragonheart: LOL, I think we could all use one of those. What subject is TABOO in your writing?

Erotica Darling: I don't think I would not write about something if the story called for it. I err on the side of reality, but not sensationalism.

Dragonheart: What do you do when you aren't writing?

Erotica Darling: When I am not writing, I sing in a choir, I walk a lot, horse ride when I can and meet friend. I love laughing. :-)

Dragonheart: If there was one book you wish you'd written, which would it be?

Erotica Darling: Atonement. The main character rewrote the ending. I'm doing that in my books. Giving ME a happy ending.

Dragonheart: Yes, happy endings are the best! What is your greatest passion?

Erotica Darling: My greatest passion is writing. Nothing thrills me more than being happy with my writing - except perhaps someone liking it very much.

Dragonheart: What one word best describes you?

Erotica Darling: Can I have two? Horribly-positive.

Dragonheart: Yes, you can have two. :-) If you could change places with one of your characters, would you? Which one and why?

Erotica Darling: My main character Aoife - because I am writing her a happy ending. :-)

Dragonheart: Is there one, current, TV show, that is can't miss for you?

Erotica Darling: I don't really watch television...except for current affairs and yes that is terribly boring. lol

Dragonheart: No, not boring, if that's what you enjoy. Money is no object, where do you go?

Erotica Darling: Someplace warm. We don't get too much sunshine in Ireland (although we've just had a mini heatwave). My bones love sun.

Dragonheart: Tell us, please, the first two books on your TBR list.

Erotica Darling: So hard to choose just two...But I'd like to read these nest..Colum McCann, Transatlantic, Lionel Shriver, Big Brother.

Dragonheart: Tell us one thing we may not know about you.

Erotica Darling: I once swam, on horseback, no more than twenty feet, from bathing hippos, in South Africa.

Dragonheart: How exciting! What do you want to be when you grow up?

Erotica Darling: That's easy....A successful and critically respected author.

Dragonheart: Final question, Of the 7 Deadly Sins, which one have you committed most recently?

Erotica Darling: Lust! I am writing some pretty racy scenes in my books so now I just have to meet Eddie Redmayne (of Les Mis fame) :-) please!

Dragonheart: Thank you so much for joining me today. It has been an honor and a true pleasure!

Erotica Darling: I have had a blast! Thank you for my first live Twitter interview. Brilliant! xxx

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TWITTER'VIEW WITH AUTHOR PAXTON HELLING

THE WAREHOUSE

SYNOPSIS

Where is the best place for a psychopath to hide? Within the penal system, where he serves justice one death sentence at a time. 

This book is part one in a three part trilogy.

New York's death penalty was abolished in 2007, the Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, ruled the death penalty statute unconstitutional because of a defective protocol it determined was coercive in nature.

Seven years later, that had changed...and by the following winter of 2015 over a hundred inmates on it's now infamous death row had found death by a lethal, three way injection system. That number would increase each year until finally reaching a point well past any previous mark.

In 2022, however, it was all to change, again.

The Warehouse project was moving along nicely. New York Governor Mr. Hugh Clayton and his Chief of Staff Mr. Benjamin Bailey were at the precipice of solving mankind's most trying riddle. And with the help of a software engineering genius (code name Bios), and a world renowned neuroscientist (code name Cluster), they had not only cracked the code to the psychotic mind, but they had also developed a protocol of their own. And with their program now ready to go live, all they needed to complete this masterpiece was their final test subject.

You are invited to watch history in the making as the future of technology unravels the folds of the human psyche. DNA, the very code of life itself, gives up its secrets as the technology, the software, and the program "fixes" one criminal mind at a time.

But be careful what you believe because when the plot turns back onto itself like a double helix, all bets are off as the reader is faced with the heart pounding...beginning.

Let's begin the @vdkwes Paxton Helling TWITTER'VIEW Author of The Warehouse Psychological Thriller

Dragonheart: Welcome Paxton and thank you for joining me tonight.

Paxton: Thank you, I have been looking forward to this.

Dragonheart: As have I. Tell us about your current project.

Paxton: THE WAREHOUSE > A psychological thriller. The first book of a three part trilogy.

Dragonheart: What sparked the idea for this project?

Paxton: With a background in neuroscience, I wanted to explore the possibility of using technology as a way to "fix" the criminal.

Dragonheart: Interesting idea! When can we expect to see book 2?

Paxton: I am hoping to have it ready in the fall of 2013 or early 2014.

Dragonheart: Looking forward to it. How do you choose character names?

Paxton: I Google a list of baby names and while going down the list, I choose the one that seems to "fit" the character I am creating.

Dragonheart: Music seems to influence a lot of authors, what music influences you?

Paxton: I've always connected with Grunge Bands. Nirvana and Pearl Jam have inspired me with their unique form of storytelling. 

Dragonheart: Have you always wanted to write?

Paxton: Ironically, NO. ADD and dyslexia are the culprits. I do, however, love to tell stories, so the process is very time consuming.

Dragonheart: Who has been your greatest influence?

Paxton: I would have to say God. I am inspired by the vast complexities of the world around us.

Dragonheart: Do you have or have you ever had a muse?

Paxton: In my case a muse isn't necessarily an entity, rather, a formation from my subconscious that seems to drive the narrative.

Dragonheart: A muse in any form. :) What one subject is TABOO in your writing?

Paxton: The death of children or animals. 

Dragonheart: I like that! What do you do when you aren't writing?

Paxton: I enjoy the Cliche's of life--family and friends. I also love to mountain bike as well as golf and hike.

Dragonheart: If there was a book you wish you'd written, which would it be?

Paxton: I'm not an avid reader, so there isn't one particular title, but I wish I could have written the screenplay for THE MATRIX.

Dragonheart: Interesting choice. What is your greatest passion?

Paxton: Inspiring others! It's amazing what we are capable of accomplishing if we'd just remove FEAR and FAILURE from our vocabulary.

Dragonheart: :) What one word best describes you?

Paxton: Persevering

Dragonheart: If you could change places with one of your characters, would you? Which one and why?

Paxton: Alex, the computer programmer, he has the power to write whatever code he wants into the minds of those who are in THE WAREHOUSE. 

Dragonheart: Is there one, current, TV show, that is "can't miss" for you?

Paxton: The Following

Dragonheart: It is addictive. Money is no object, where do you go?

Paxton: Wherever a whim would take me. Could be the mountains or the sea. I guess it'd depend on my mood at the moment. I like both.

Dragonheart: I know you said you aren't an avid reader but....Can you tell me the first two books on your TBR list?

Paxton: I can give you one. I am currently reading WISHBONE by BROOKLYN HUDSON. So far I'm loving it.

Dragonheart: You have excellent taste. Tell us one thing we may not know about you.

Paxton: :) I probably wouldn't read my own books, but I would be the first in line to watch them at the movies. LOL!

Dragonheart: What do you want to be when you grow up?

Paxton: Content and satisfied. I hope to look back and enjoy the many accomplishments along the way.

Dragonheart: Final question. Of the 7 Deadly Sins, which one have you committed most recently?

Paxton: Envy. When I read other authors, I am a bit envious of their talents.

Dragonheart: Thank you so much for joining me tonight Paxton. It has been a true pleasure. 

Paxton: Likewise. I really enjoyed my time, have a great weekend.

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TWITTER'VIEW WITH AUTHOR DIANE STRONG

THE RUNNING SUSPENSE SERIES:

Each a stand-alone story, all featuring a runner as the main character. The Running Suspense Collection will engross and move you. 

This riveting collection of short stories features an unforgettable cast of characters: Luke Randall, a simple. fifty-something widower finds himself fighting for his life after following a scruffy puppy into a house of drug-crazed squatters.

Cora Franklin, an attentive mother of two makes a decision that will forever change her life, if she lives through it. 

Issac Fisher, a young Amish father and husband leaves the Amish community only to return secretly to visit a long lost lover.

Claire, a flirtatious teenage girl in love with an Ironman bound track star loses her innocence after she catches the eye of a twisted red-haired groundskeeper.

A disgruntled husband loses his mind while waiting for his wife to awake from a coma after she is found at the bottom of a ravine during a long-distance trail run.

A tuff as nails single mom is put into an unthinkable situation in a sad-looking trailer house after she loses her keys during a run. 

Often surprising, always suspenseful this collection will captivate and enthrall you. It may even make you think twice before heading out on your next run.

Let's begin with the Diane Strong TWITTER'VIEW Author of The Running Collection Suspense

Dragonheart: Welcome Diane. Thank you so much for joining me tonight.

Diane: Thank you so much for having me.

Dragonheart: It's an honor. Tell us about your current project.

Diane: I have two, I am finishing up my Running Suspense Series (putting it into a paperback collection), and I am starting a new fiction novel that I'm really excited about.

Dragonheart: Sounds interesting! What sparked the idea for this project?

Diane: The stories are suspense stories with runners as the MC. I got the ideas for all of them while running on back country roads. I would run by an abandoned house and think "hmm, what if...? And the story would build from there. There are 6 stories now.

Dragonheart: And they are amazing! How do you choose book covers?

Diane: I just think them up in my mind. I try to get an image that will represent the story and catch someone's eye.

Dragonheart: How do you choose character names?

Diane: The characters tell me their names.

Dragonheart: Wow! Music seems to influence a lot of authors, what music influences you?

Diane: I love all music, but it doesn't really help me write. I prefer silence when I write so I can hear the music of the story.

Dragonheart: What a beautiful answer! How do you handle "writers block?"

Diane: Simple. I go for a run. It works every time.

Dragonheart: Who has been your greatest influence?

Diane: Probably the English teachers I had in high school and college. They encouraged me even though that wasn't my major.

Dragonheart: Teachers are our greatest resource. Do you have or have you ever had a muse?

Diane: The death of my mother was the muse that got me writing again after 15 years.

Dragonheart: I'm sorry for your loss. What one subject is TABOO in your writing?

Diane: Children. My stories can get a little twisted and sick, but I leave kids out of the real bad stuff.

Dragonheart: What do you do when you aren't writing?

Diane: Homeschool my kids, RUN, bike, swim, hike and do fun stuff with my family. We love to be outdoors.

Dragonheart: :) If there was a book you wish you'd written, which would it be?

Diane: Born To Run by Christopher McDougall. It was such a great read and it influenced so many people including myself. Nearly every runner who reads that book looks differently at the way they run. And many of us wear little to no shoe.

Dragonheart: I think I know the answer to this but....What is your greatest passion?

Diane: Running...duh. But there is more. I am passionate about protecting the earth, nutrition, animals, living green, buying organic, supporting local farmers, living life to the fullest, being optimistic and being happy...no matter what.

Dragonheart: What ONE word best describes you?

Diane: I noticed the CAPS on ONE :) That is tough. Okay, one word to describe me...UNIQUE. Or maybe...no, never mind.

Dragonheart: LOL If you could change places with any of your characters, would you? Which one and why?

Diane: Switch places with one of my characters? Hell no!

Seriously, I wouldn't trade places with anyone, especially my characters.

Dragonheart: :) Is there one, current, TV show, that is can't miss for you?

Diane: I don't have a TV, so no. When I do watch a movie, I usually get documentaries or comedies. "This is 40" was a hoot. "Food Inc", "Food Matter", "Forks over Knives" and "Super Size Me" are big winners in my view too.

Dragonheart: NO TV? Money is no object, where do you go?

Diane: If money was no object I would go backpacking around the world. New places, new people and lots of exercise...perfect. :)

Dragonheart: Tell us, please, the first two books on your TBR list.

Diane: I am currently reading "Flying Lessons" by Francis Potts and have "The Cloud Seekers" by Jayne Lockwood in cue.

Dragonheart: Tell us one thing we may not know about you.

Diane: I once gave mouth-to-mouth to a chipmunk. Hey, you asked. 

Dragonheart: Nothing wrong with that! What do you want to be when you grow up?

Diane: When I grow up? I want to be a big kid. I don't want to take life so seriously, just play.

Dragonheart: Final question. Of the 7 Deadly Sins, which one have you committed most recently?

Diane: Gluttony. I ate almost an entire head of cauliflower today...and I intend to have a couple of beers after this TWITTER'VIEW.

Dragonheart: :) Thank you for joining me tonight Diane. It has been an honor and privilege.

Diane: and thank you Debby, this was really fun!

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