{"id":20318,"date":"2018-03-18T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=20318"},"modified":"2018-01-23T18:33:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T00:33:53","slug":"wotr18-authorspotlight-attending-author-jolanthe-aleksander-joli_aleksander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=20318","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR18 #AuthorSpotlight &#8211; Attending Author Jolanthe Aleksander  @Joli_Aleksander"},"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\/1449199981p5\/14442826.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jolanthe Aleksander\" \/><\/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;Jolanthe Aleksander&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Jolanthe Aleksander<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>When and Why did you start to write?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;I wrote here in there starting in high school, mostly poetry. It was a way to express my thoughts without censure from anyone...paper only quietly listens, it doesn't judge. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">I wrote here in there starting in high school, mostly poetry. It was a way to express my thoughts without censure from anyone&#8230;paper only quietly listens, it doesn&#8217;t judge.<\/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;Oh my...the list is looooong. I'll start off with Jenna Jacob, Patricia Briggs, Anne Bishop, Laurell K. Hamilton, Darynda Jones, Nora Roberts, JR Ward, Sierra Cartwright, Lexi Blake...so many more.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Oh my&#8230;the list is looooong. I&#8217;ll start off with Jenna Jacob, Patricia Briggs, Anne Bishop, Laurell K. Hamilton, Darynda Jones, Nora Roberts, JR Ward, Sierra Cartwright, Lexi Blake&#8230;so many more.<\/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;The Muse is either your best friend or she's a PITA&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">The Muse is either your best friend or she&#8217;s a PITA<\/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;A fairytale re-telling with a twist for a box set&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">A fairytale re-telling with a twist for a box set<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>When writing are you a pantser or plotter?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;somewhere in between&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">somewhere in between<\/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;Facebook Author Page: www.facebook.com\/JolantheAleksander \\nEclectic Bard Books: http:\/\/eclecticbardbooks.com\/category\/jolanthes-musings-and-ramblings\/\\n\\nTwitter: @Joli_Aleksander\\n\\nAmazon: http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/JOLANTHE-ALEKSANDER\/e\/B0163KCF7G\/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1\\n\\nGoodreads: https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/14442826.Jolanthe_Aleksander\\n\\nBookBub: www.bookbub.com\/authors\/jolanthe-aleksander \\n&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JolantheAleksander\">Facebook Author Page<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eclecticbardbooks.com\/category\/jolanthes-musings-and-ramblings\/\">Eclectic Bard Books<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Joli_Aleksander\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/JOLANTHE-ALEKSANDER\/e\/B0163KCF7G\/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1\">Amazon Author Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/14442826.Jolanthe_Aleksander\">Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/jolanthe-aleksander\">BookBub<\/a><br \/>\n<\/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;Beyond the Veil of Whispered Dreams~The Veil Book 1 \\nwww.amazon.com\/dp\/B015NP04Q6\\n\\nThe Veiled Path to Destiny~The Veil Book 2\\nwww.amazon.com\/dp\/B072YT686B&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Beyond the Veil of Whispered Dreams~The Veil Book 1<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B015NP04Q6\">www.amazon.com\/dp\/B015NP04Q6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Veiled Path to Destiny~The Veil Book 2<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B072YT686B\">www.amazon.com\/dp\/B072YT686B<\/a><\/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>Kelly&#8217;s Review of Beyond the Veil <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/1463758819?book_show_action=false&amp;from_review_page=1\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kelly&#8217;s Review of Veiled Path to Destiny <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/2087294488?book_show_action=true&amp;from_review_page=1\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself. Jolanthe Aleksander When and Why did you start to write? I wrote here in there starting in high school, mostly poetry. It was a way to express my thoughts without censure from anyone&#8230;paper only quietly listens, it doesn&#8217;t judge. What authors do you always read &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=20318\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#WOTR18 #AuthorSpotlight &#8211; Attending Author Jolanthe Aleksander  @Joli_Aleksander<\/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":[686],"class_list":["post-20318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writers-on-the-river-attending-author","tag-jolanthe-aleksander"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-5hI","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20318","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=20318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20319,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20318\/revisions\/20319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}