Unfortunately we didn’t win the backstage passes, but we did get tickets to the concert. We dressed up as pigs and stood in a large barrel filled to the top with pork and beans and oinked to the lyrics of Shameless in front of a huge crowd of people. We entered a radio contest to try and win tickets and back stage passes. When I was 20, my friend and I wanted to go to a sold-out Garth Brooks concert. Living in the Midwest, it was very different from what I’m used to and a wonderful new experience. I recently went to Hawaii (the big island) with my family. What is the most interesting trip you have ever taken? His is the face I picture whenever I think of the heroes in my books. This may sound silly, but I would love to meet Robert Pattinson in person. Which famous person, living or dead would you like to meet and why? “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Wayne Gretzky What is your favorite motivational phrase? But when I do manage to get some free time, reading is my favorite thing to do to unwind. I used to read about 4-5 books a week when I was younger, but since having kids I’m lucky if I can read 1 or 2 a month. However, I have to say that some reviews can be downright mean, and those do hurt.

Regardless, I do read every review, good or bad, and though it’s sometimes difficult, I always try to learn from them, especially the bad.

Unfortunately, negative reviews can often do just the opposite. When my self-confidence is faltering, as it often does, they are just what I need to give me the motivation to keep on writing. What are your thoughts on good/bad reviews? I’m still trying to figure that out myself. While historicals are by far my favorite, I am currently working on my first full-length contemporary novel which I hope to have finished by the end of January.Īny tips on how to get through the dreaded writer’s block? Since then, I have self-published three more historical novels and one contemporary novella. Regardless, it was an amazing feeling to be able to put my story out there for people to read, and hopefully enjoy. I don’t see him as cruel at all, just a man trying to protect himself in the only way he knows how, a man who has been deeply hurt and just needs the right woman to fight for him and break down his emotional barriers. While most people seem to truly enjoy the book, a handful of reviewers have left some very scathing reviews, primarily due to the main character, Nicholas, and his “cruel” treatment of the heroine, Ashleigh. I was surprised, and continue to be, at the love/hate reactions this book receives. Shortly after Amazon announced their KDP program, I decided to take the plunge and self-published my first historical romance novel, Until You. As the years went on, I also became interested in writing my own stories.

I fell in love with romance novels when I was a teenager, and I’ve been addicted ever since.

His Jilted Bride by Rose Gordon