{"id":24000,"date":"2019-12-22T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-22T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=24000"},"modified":"2019-10-18T14:05:51","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T19:05:51","slug":"wotr20-authorspotlight-amy-hale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=24000","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR20 #AuthorSpotlight &#8211; Amy Hale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/69877744_2408101289473212_4647245031923515392_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23789 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/69877744_2408101289473212_4647245031923515392_n.jpg?resize=474%2C247\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/69877744_2408101289473212_4647245031923515392_n.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/69877744_2408101289473212_4647245031923515392_n.jpg?resize=300%2C157 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/69877744_2408101289473212_4647245031923515392_n.jpg?resize=768%2C401 768w\" 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\/1548557126p5\/10749541.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Amy  Hale\" \/><\/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;My name is Amy Hale and I'm an award-winning, best-selling author of paranormal romance, romantic comedy, and romantic suspense. I live in Southern Illinois with my wonderful husband and two fantastic children. We also live with more pets than any sane person should have.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">My name is Amy Hale and I&#8217;m an award-winning, best-selling author of paranormal romance, romantic comedy, and romantic suspense. I live in Southern Illinois with my wonderful husband and two fantastic children. We also live with more pets than any sane person should have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;When you are writing, what are some go to's that you needs? IE Foods to eat, noise level, place to sit.&quot;}\">When you are writing, what are some go to&#8217;s that you needs? IE Foods to eat, noise level, place to sit.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;When writing I need a comfortable chair, a cup of coffee or large glass of tea, depending on the time of day, and my noise canceling headphones. Sometimes it's just quiet, other times I write to music. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">When writing I need a comfortable chair, a cup of coffee or large glass of tea, depending on the time of day, and my noise canceling headphones. Sometimes it&#8217;s just quiet, other times I write to music. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you favorite things about attending signings?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;I love meeting readers and getting to hang out with them. It's also great to spend time with my author friends. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">I love meeting readers and getting to hang out with them. It&#8217;s also great to spend time with my author friends. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;What author would you love to meet (Who is your unicorn author)? &quot;}\"><strong>What author would you love to meet (Who is your unicorn author)?<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve met one of my unicorn authors &#8211; Julia Quinn. But if I had to chose another, it&#8217;d be J.K. Rowling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you are writing, do you have a consistent schedule where you write every day at the same time or are you a sit and go on different days to get it done kinda person?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m currently a sit and go kind of person, because I&#8217;ve had to change the way I do things. But I&#8217;m currently working on a new schedule where I can write consistently every day.<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;What is your favorite memory so far as an author?&quot;}\"><strong>What is your favorite memory so far as an author?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s so hard to choose. There have been so many amazing moments. I think it was when a young lady approached me and so nervous she could barely talk. She said she loved my books and was anxious about meeting me. I gave her a big hug and tried to make her comfortable while we talked. She was just so sweet!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have a book that is your most prized possession? What is it and why is it so amazing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My most prized possession would be my signed copy of The Duke and I by Julia Quinn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your social links?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.authoramyhale.com\">http:\/\/www.authoramyhale.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/authoramyhale\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/authoramyhale<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/authoramyhale\/\">http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/authoramyhale\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/authoramyhale\">http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/authoramyhale<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/profile\/amy-hale\">https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/profile\/amy-hale<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your buy links? (You can list individual or links to your Amazon\/ibooks\/Koko\/etc Author Home Page.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Amazon: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amy-Hale\/e\/B00RQ3QTTU\\nKobo: https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/search?query=author+amy+hale\\nApple Books: https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/author\/amy-hale\/id961130103&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Amazon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amy-Hale\/e\/B00RQ3QTTU\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amy-Hale\/e\/B00RQ3QTTU<\/a><br \/>\nKobo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/search?query=author+amy+hale\">https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/search?query=author+amy+hale<\/a><br \/>\nApple Books: <a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/author\/amy-hale\/id961130103\">https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/author\/amy-hale\/id961130103<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself. My name is Amy Hale and I&#8217;m an award-winning, best-selling author of paranormal romance, romantic comedy, and romantic suspense. I live in Southern Illinois with my wonderful husband and two fantastic children. We also live with more pets than any sane person should have. When &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=24000\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#WOTR20 #AuthorSpotlight &#8211; Amy Hale<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23789,"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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[611],"tags":[682],"class_list":["post-24000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-author-spotlight","tag-amy-hale"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/69877744_2408101289473212_4647245031923515392_n.jpg?fit=960%2C501","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-6f6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24000","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=24000"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24001,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24000\/revisions\/24001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}