{"id":20190,"date":"2018-02-24T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=20190"},"modified":"2018-01-02T13:23:50","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T19:23:50","slug":"wotr18-authorspotlight-attending-author-maggie-adams-authrmaggieadms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=20190","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR18  #AuthorSpotlight &#8211; Attending Author Maggie Adams  @AuthrMaggieAdms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wotr-attending-author.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wotr-attending-author.png?resize=300%2C204\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wotr-attending-author.png?resize=300%2C204 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wotr-attending-author.png?resize=768%2C522 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wotr-attending-author.png?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wotr-attending-author.png?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.gr-assets.com\/authors\/1435542139p5\/9867300.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Maggie  Adams\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Maggie Adams is an Amazon Best Selling romance author. Her first book in the Tempered Steel Series, Whistlin\u2019 Dixie, debuted in Amazon\u2019s Top 100 for Women\u2019s Fiction, humor, on November 2014. Since then, she has consistently made the Amazon best seller 5-star list with her Tempered Steel Series. Her series has launched the tiny town of Grafton, Illinois, into international recognition with sales in Mexico, Ireland, Scotland, Australia and the UK. She is the recipient of the Dayreader Reviews Best of 2015 for Leather and Lace, the Readers Favorite Award for Something\u2019s Gotta Give in 2016, the Indie Romance Convention Romantic Comedy Award 2017 for Forged in Fire and the 2017 New Apple Awards nomination \u2013 Suspense for Cold as Ice.\\nShe also writes erotica (Lustful Trilogy), paranormal romance (The Legends Series), young adult romance (Sweet Tea Sisters), and women\u2019s fiction (Minx). &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Maggie Adams is an Amazon Best Selling romance author. Her first book in the Tempered Steel Series, Whistlin\u2019 Dixie, debuted in Amazon\u2019s Top 100 for Women\u2019s Fiction, humor, on November 2014. Since then, she has consistently made the Amazon best seller 5-star list with her Tempered Steel Series. Her series has launched the tiny town of Grafton, Illinois, into international recognition with sales in Mexico, Ireland, Scotland, Australia and the UK. She is the recipient of the Dayreader Reviews Best of 2015 for Leather and Lace, the Readers Favorite Award for Something\u2019s Gotta Give in 2016, the Indie Romance Convention Romantic Comedy Award 2017 for Forged in Fire and the 2017 New Apple Awards nomination \u2013 Suspense for Cold as Ice.<br \/>\nShe also writes erotica (Lustful Trilogy), paranormal romance (The Legends Series), young adult romance (Sweet Tea Sisters), and women\u2019s fiction (Minx). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What authors do you always read or suggest to others?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;So many new indie authors are fabulous reads! It's opened up the writer's imagination to take readers to many fantastic places! I found Lexi Blake, Shayla Black, Chelle Bliss, Mina Carter, Selena Kitt, Alexandra Ivy, Kallypso Masters, Shannon Nemechek, and Maria Vickers just to name a few.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">So many new indie authors are fabulous reads! It&#8217;s opened up the writer&#8217;s imagination to take readers to many fantastic places! I found Lexi Blake, Shayla Black, Chelle Bliss, Mina Carter, Selena Kitt, Alexandra Ivy, Kallypso Masters, Shannon Nemechek, and Maria Vickers just to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the most surprising thing you have found out with the writing process?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;I thought I was a fairly organized person until I started trying to market my books. Trying to figure out what works and what doesn't is a trying process. Then remembering to focus on that and not get distracted (by other author's great new releases, usually!).\\n&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">I thought I was a fairly organized person until I started trying to market my books. Trying to figure out what works and what doesn&#8217;t is a trying process. Then remembering to focus on that and not get distracted (by other author&#8217;s great new releases, usually!).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you working on now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;2018 will bring the conclusion to my Lustful Trilogy, book seven in the Tempered Steel Series, a paranormal spinoff to the series, and a romantic comedy for women entitled, \\&quot;Minx.\\&quot;\\n&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">2018 will bring the conclusion to my Lustful Trilogy, book seven in the Tempered Steel Series, a paranormal spinoff to the series, and a romantic comedy for women entitled, &#8220;Minx.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your social links?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.maggieadamsbooks.com  - website\\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maggieadamsbooks - book page\\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/maggiesminxes -fan club page\\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Maggie-Adams\/e\/B00PKHNK6E- author page\\nhttps:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/9867300.Maggie_Adams\\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/AuthrMaggieAdms - twitter\\nhttps:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/maggiesminxes\/- Pinterest\\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maggieadamsbooks\/ - Instagram\\t\\nhttps:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maggie-adams-006a8b142\/ - LinkedIn\\n\\n&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maggieadamsbooks.com\">website<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maggieadamsbooks\">book page<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/maggiesminxes\">fan club page<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Maggie-Adams\/e\/B00PKHNK6E\">author page<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/9867300.Maggie_Adams\">Goodreads<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AuthrMaggieAdms\">twitter<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/maggiesminxes\/\">Pinterest<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maggieadamsbooks\/\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maggie-adams-006a8b142\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your buy links? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Here are the author pages which have the links to my books on these websites - \\nhttp:\/\/www.maggieadamsbooks.com\\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Maggie-Adams\/e\/B00PKHNK6E\\nhttp:\/\/google.com\/+MaggieAdamsBooksMaggieAdamsBooksChat\\nhttps:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/maggie%20adams\/_\/N-8q8\\nhttps:\/\/www.kobo.com (search Maggie Adams)\\nhttps:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/profile\/view\/maggieadamsbooks\\nhttps:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/artist\/maggie-adams\/290509485\\n&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Here are the author pages which have the links to my books on these websites &#8211;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maggieadamsbooks.com\">http:\/\/www.maggieadamsbooks.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Maggie-Adams\/e\/B00PKHNK6E\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Maggie-Adams\/e\/B00PKHNK6E<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/+MaggieAdamsBooksMaggieAdamsBooksChat\">http:\/\/google.com\/+MaggieAdamsBooksMaggieAdamsBooksChat<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/maggie%20adams\/_\/N-8q8\">https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/maggie%20adams\/_\/N-8q8<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\">https:\/\/www.kobo.com<\/a> (search Maggie Adams)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/profile\/view\/maggieadamsbooks\">https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/profile\/view\/maggieadamsbooks<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/artist\/maggie-adams\/290509485\">https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/artist\/maggie-adams\/290509485<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Review.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6163\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Review.png?resize=116%2C51\" alt=\"\" width=\"116\" height=\"51\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Melinda&#8217;s Review of\u00a0<span class=\"item\"><span class=\"fn\"><a class=\"bookTitle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/23636892-whistlin-dixie\">Whistlin&#8217; Dixie (Tempered Steel, #1)<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"by smallText\">by<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"authorName\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/9867300.Maggie_Adams\">Maggie Adams<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/1419885030?book_show_action=false&amp;from_review_page=1\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself. Maggie Adams is an Amazon Best Selling romance author. Her first book in the Tempered Steel Series, Whistlin\u2019 Dixie, debuted in Amazon\u2019s Top 100 for Women\u2019s Fiction, humor, on November 2014. Since then, she has consistently made the Amazon best seller 5-star list with her &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=20190\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#WOTR18  #AuthorSpotlight &#8211; Attending Author Maggie Adams  @AuthrMaggieAdms<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[590],"tags":[607],"class_list":["post-20190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writers-on-the-river-attending-author","tag-maggie-adams"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-5fE","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20191,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20190\/revisions\/20191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}