{"id":25869,"date":"2020-11-23T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=25869"},"modified":"2020-09-28T19:21:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T00:21:32","slug":"wotr21-authorspotlight-sophie-stern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=25869","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR21 #AuthorSpotlight &#8211; Sophie Stern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-25687\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?resize=474%2C267\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?resize=1536%2C864 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.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-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/510Sd7n-cXL._US230_.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sophie Stern\" \/><\/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;Sophie Stern&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Sophie Stern<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sophie Stern writes paranormal and contemporary romance stories for her amazing readers across the globe. When she&#8217;s not busy writing, you can find her pole dancing, traveling, or reading zombie novels.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;When you are writing a book, which is harder?  The first book in the series or the others after it?&quot;}\">When you are writing a book, which is harder? The first book in the series or the others after it?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;I think the first book in the series is always the most difficult for me since there's so much world-building involved. I have to let my readers know the rules of the world, and I have to decide how the characters will interact within that setting! The other books fall into place more easily for me.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">I think the first book in the series is always the most difficult for me since there&#8217;s so much world-building involved. I have to let my readers know the rules of the world, and I have to decide how the characters will interact within that setting! The other books fall into place more easily for me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><strong><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;}\">What author would you love to meet (Who is your unicorn author)? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Renee Rose! I have been reading her books for years and would love to get to meet her in real life one day.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Renee Rose! I have been reading her books for years and would love to get to meet her in real life one day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;If you could ask that author three questions about their writing, writing process, or books, what would they be?&quot;}\">If you could ask that author three questions about their writing, writing process, or books, what would they be?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;What's the most exciting thing about writing for you? What's your go-to drink for while you're writing? Do you have a favorite character that you've written?&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">What&#8217;s the most exciting thing about writing for you? What&#8217;s your go-to drink for while you&#8217;re writing? Do you have a favorite character that you&#8217;ve written?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><strong><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;What is your favorite memory so far as an author?&quot;}\">What is your favorite memory so far as an author?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;When I went to my first book signing, I had someone come up to me and tell me they'd read Dragon Isle. That was my first series, and to have someone I didn't know read it, enjoy it, and then tell me about it was wildly overwhelming, but in a good way!&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">When I went to my first book signing, I had someone come up to me and tell me they&#8217;d read Dragon Isle. That was my first series, and to have someone I didn&#8217;t know read it, enjoy it, and then tell me about it was wildly overwhelming, but in a good way!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;What is your definition of success?&quot;}\">What is your definition of success?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The cool thing about success is that it looks different for everyone. For me, being able to support my family on my writing is the greatest feeling! &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">The cool thing about success is that it looks different for everyone. For me, being able to support my family on my writing is the greatest feeling! <\/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.twitter.com\/sexysophiestern; http:\/\/facebook.com\/sexysophiestern; http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dontdatedemons&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/sexysophiestern\">http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/sexysophiestern<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/sexysophiestern\">http:\/\/facebook.com\/sexysophiestern<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dontdatedemons\">http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dontdatedemons<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your buy links? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sophie Stern\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"474\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_K0GF2vlglTiZSM&#038;asin=B00PRG6XQW&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself. Sophie Stern Sophie Stern writes paranormal and contemporary romance stories for her amazing readers across the globe. When she&#8217;s not busy writing, you can find her pole dancing, traveling, or reading zombie novels. When you are writing a book, which is harder? The first book &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=25869\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#WOTR21 #AuthorSpotlight &#8211; Sophie Stern<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25671,"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":[483,611,578],"tags":[1207],"class_list":["post-25869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-author-interviews","category-author-spotlight","category-wotr-event","tag-sophie-stern"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/wotr21banner2.jpg?fit=2048%2C1069","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-6Jf","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25869","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=25869"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25870,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25869\/revisions\/25870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}