{"id":27976,"date":"2021-11-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=27976"},"modified":"2021-10-31T09:44:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T14:44:28","slug":"wotr22-attendingauthor-spotlight-nan-reinhardt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=27976","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR22 #AttendingAuthor #Spotlight – Nan Reinhardt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Nan<\/p>\n

Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nan Reinhardt BIO: Nan Reinhardt is a USA Today bestselling author of romantic fiction for Tule Publishing. Her day job is working as a freelance copyeditor and proofreader, however, writing is Nan\u2019s first and most enduring passion. She can\u2019t remember a time in her life when she wasn\u2019t writing\u2014she wrote her first romance novel at the age of ten and is still writing, but now from the viewpoint of a wiser, slightly rumpled woman in her prime. Nan lives in the Midwest with her husband of 48 years, where they split their time between a house in the city and a cottage on a lake.<\/span><\/p>\n

When you are writing a book, which is harder? The first book in the series or the others after it?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I think the first because that’s when you create the setting, the secondary characters, and the secondary plot lines that will carry through the rest of the series. <\/span><\/p>\n

When writing a series how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s all about creating a place that readers want to go or want to live, as well as secondary characters who are fun. Giving a secondary character a story that follows through several books is a great way to keep readers and myself engaged. Sorta like Carly Hayes and Mac Mackenzie in my River’s Edge books–so far I’m on book #7 with 3 more River’s Edge books contracted (and who knows after that?) and Mac and Carly have been together since book #2 and readers love them. I think because they are an older couple who are getting a second chance at love and they’re an unlikely pair.<\/span><\/p>\n

Writing can be an emotionally draining and stressful pursuit. Any tips for aspiring writers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Breathe. Creativity can’t blossom in a tense, uptight (I know I’m dating myself!) brain, so just breathe and write…even if you’re not working on your book, write something–your journal, an article, a blog. If you’re stuck and feeling like you can’t write, go out and take a walk or do something completely mindless. Also, fill the creative well with books and films and well-done TV shows. Absorb narrative. <\/span><\/p>\n

On a typical day, how much time do you spend writing?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m also a freelance copy editor and proofreader, so my day job takes up a good bit of my day. However, I get up every morning at 6 am and write for at least 2 hours, until my husband wakes up and our day begins. That’s my best time to write. <\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have a favorite character that you have written? If so, who? And what makes them so special.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

My favorite character is always the one I’m currently writing, although I do confess to having a special place in my heart for Brendan Flaherty in The Baby Contract, because he’s sorta loosely based on my kid. <\/span><\/p>\n

If any of your books were to be made into a movie, who are the celebrities that would star in it? What book and who?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I’d be delighted if any one of my books were made into a movie–I’d say right now, I’d love to see my upcoming The Valentine Wager (releases 2\/1\/22) made into a film. I’d pick Simon Baker to play hot cop Ryker Lange and maybe Leighton Meester to play Irish spitfire Kitt Boynton.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is your definition of success?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I believe success is being happy with who you are and what you doing right now in this moment, and if you’re trying to make the world a little bit better place–that’s a good thing, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are your social links?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/authornanreinhardt\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nanreinhardt\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/NanReinhardt<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.nanreinhardt.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

What are your buy links? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nan-Reinhardt\/e\/B007OYDC6O<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/%22Nan%20Reinhardt<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/search?query=nan%20reinhardt<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/author\/nan-reinhardt\/id578768922#see-all\/books<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/tulepublishing.com\/authors\/nan-reinhardt\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/nanreinhardt.com\/the-women-of-willow-bay\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/nanreinhardt.com\/four-irish-brothers-winery\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Want to buy tickets to Writers on the River?<\/strong><\/p>\n

go to www.WritersontheRiver.com<\/a><\/p>\n

VIP is $45. 12-1 VIP signing Time, Swag bag and 1-4 general signing time.\u00a0 Plus includes After Party.<\/p>\n

Early Access is $25. 12-1 VIP signing time, Swag bag, and 1-4 general signing time.\u00a0 No After Party.<\/p>\n

General Admission is $10. 1-4 General Signing Time ONLY<\/p>\n

After Party is $35. After Party 7:30-11:30 ONLY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself. Nan Reinhardt BIO: Nan Reinhardt is a USA Today bestselling author of romantic fiction for Tule Publishing. Her day job is working as a freelance copyeditor and proofreader, however, writing is Nan\u2019s first and most enduring passion. She can\u2019t remember a time in her life … Continue reading #WOTR22 #AttendingAuthor #Spotlight – Nan Reinhardt<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27544,"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":[611,578],"tags":[1358],"class_list":["post-27976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-author-spotlight","category-wotr-event","tag-nan-reinhardt"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wotr22-fb-cover.jpg?fit=2048%2C1067","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-7he","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27976","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=27976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27977,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27976\/revisions\/27977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}