{"id":22225,"date":"2019-02-11T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=22225"},"modified":"2018-12-30T13:52:18","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T19:52:18","slug":"wotr19-authorspotlights-j-leigh-bailey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=22225","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR19 #AuthorSpotlights -J. Leigh Bailey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21541\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?resize=474%2C237\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?resize=1024%2C512 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?resize=300%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?resize=768%2C384 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.gr-assets.com\/authors\/1466547221p5\/4384864.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"J. Leigh Bailey\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;j. leigh bailey--writer of quirky gay shapeshifters who fall in love.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">j. leigh bailey&#8211;writer of quirky gay shapeshifters who fall in love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Where is your favorite place to write and what food must be present?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The majority of my books are written at Panera Bread...and I tend to always get the same thing--cream of chicken and wild rice soup, plus a never-ending supply of Diet Pepsi (a must!)&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">]The majority of my books are written at Panera Bread&#8230;and I tend to always get the same thing&#8211;cream of chicken and wild rice soup, plus a never-ending supply of Diet Pepsi (a must!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What are you favorite things about attending signings?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;I love being surrounded by people who enjoy reading and books as much as I do. Everyone in my family reads, but none read romance, so to find a tribe of readers who not only read romance books, but who also understand my enthusiasm for them is priceless.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">I love being surrounded by people who enjoy reading and books as much as I do. Everyone in my family reads, but none read romance, so to find a tribe of readers who not only read romance books, but who also understand my enthusiasm for them is priceless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What author would you love to meet (Who is your unicorn author)?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Nora Roberts. I had a chance once. We were in the same bathroom at an RWA event, but I refused to be the person who corners someone in the restroom. Also, I tend to do my extreme fan-girling from a distance.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Nora Roberts. I had a chance once. We were in the same bathroom at an RWA event, but I refused to be the person who corners someone in the restroom. Also, I tend to do my extreme fan-girling from a distance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What author would you love to write with?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;TJ Klune--I want to know how he manages to get extreme humor and extreme angst in the same book. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">TJ Klune&#8211;I want to know how he manages to get extreme humor and extreme angst in the same book. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What is your favorite memory so far as an author?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;A French blogger\/reader came to a signing event with a coffee table sized autograph book, professionally printed, hard-covered, with glossy pages that had several book covers in it--including mine! The fact that someone enjoyed my book that much--and that my autograph was important enough to be part of something so impressive--blew my mind. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">A French blogger\/reader came to a signing event with a coffee table sized autograph book, professionally printed, hard-covered, with glossy pages that had several book covers in it&#8211;including mine! The fact that someone enjoyed my book that much&#8211;and that my autograph was important enough to be part of something so impressive&#8211;blew my mind. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What are your social links?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JenniWrites\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/JenniWrites<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JLeighBailey\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JLeighBailey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/j.leigh.bailey_author\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/j.leigh.bailey_author\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What are your buy links?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamspinnerpress.com\/books\/the-night-owl-and-the-insomniac-by-j-leigh-bailey-9681-b?preview=1\">https:\/\/www.dreamspinnerpress.com\/books\/the-night-owl-and-the-insomniac-by-j-leigh-bailey-9681-b?preview=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Night-Insomniac-Dreamspun-Beyond-Book-ebook\/dp\/B07DYJB8D1\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1530304797&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=night+owl+and+the+insomniach\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Night-Insomniac-Dreamspun-Beyond-Book-ebook\/dp\/B07DYJB8D1\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1530304797&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=night+owl+and+the+insomniach<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chasing-Thunderbird-Dreamspun-Beyond-Book-ebook\/dp\/B078ZNVP5Y\/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1516046501&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=j+leigh+bailey\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chasing-Thunderbird-Dreamspun-Beyond-Book-ebook\/dp\/B078ZNVP5Y\/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1516046501&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=j+leigh+bailey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamspinnerpress.com\/books\/chasing-thunderbird-by-j-leigh-bailey-9270-b?preview=1https:\/\/www.dreamspinnerpress.com\/books\/stalking-buffalo-bill-by-j-leigh-bailey-8758-b?preview=1\">https:\/\/www.dreamspinnerpress.com\/books\/chasing-thunderbird-by-j-leigh-bailey-9270-b?preview=1https:\/\/www.dreamspinnerpress.com\/books\/stalking-buffalo-bill-by-j-leigh-bailey-8758-b?preview=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stalking-Buffalo-Bill-Leigh-Bailey\/dp\/1635337534\/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1502487966&amp;sr=8-8&amp;keywords=j.+leigh+bailey\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stalking-Buffalo-Bill-Leigh-Bailey\/dp\/1635337534\/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1502487966&amp;sr=8-8&amp;keywords=j.+leigh+bailey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamspinnerpress.com\/books\/guyliner-by-j-leigh-bailey-7639-b\">https:\/\/www.dreamspinnerpress.com\/books\/guyliner-by-j-leigh-bailey-7639-b<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Guyliner-bailey-j-leigh-ebook\/dp\/B01M0LLQEJ\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1475246119&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=guyliner\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Guyliner-bailey-j-leigh-ebook\/dp\/B01M0LLQEJ\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1475246119&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=guyliner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself. j. leigh bailey&#8211;writer of quirky gay shapeshifters who fall in love. Where is your favorite place to write and what food must be present? ]The majority of my books are written at Panera Bread&#8230;and I tend to always get the same thing&#8211;cream of chicken and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=22225\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#WOTR19 #AuthorSpotlights -J. 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