{"id":27986,"date":"2021-12-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=27986"},"modified":"2021-10-11T12:46:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T17:46:58","slug":"wotr22-attendingauthor-spotlight-valerie-twombly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=27986","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR22 #attendingauthor #Spotlight- Valerie Twombly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Valerie<\/p>\n

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

Valerie Twombly and I love chocolate, vampires, snuggling with my dog, and walking on the beach. Put them all together and I’d be in absolute heaven! <\/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

It depends on the series but usually the first book. You are building a new world but you have to be careful not to give too much away or you risk backing yourself into a corner in future books. You need to leave room to continue to build as you go.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

If I follow my gut and don’t question it, I find the story will turn out fine. I also tend to write in different series so I can keep my creative flow going.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Your creative buckets need to be refilled. Stop and do something you love and soon those buckets will be overflowing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Since I work full-time, only 1-2 hours.<\/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

Man, that is a hard one. Derrick from Rescue Me. He is a firefighter who survived an accident while his best friend didn’t make it. He was so broken and he really got to me emotionally. <\/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

OMG, Jason Momoa and Chris Hemsworth! I don’t care who they play, they could pick any of them and I’d be thrilled. No shirts though. Gotta have some man chest with these two!<\/span><\/p>\n

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

When a reader says you touched their life in some way. That, is what I love most.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Website: www.valerietwombly.com<\/a>
\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OfficialValerieTwombly<\/a>
\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/valerietwomblyauthor\/<\/a>
\nBookbub: https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/valerie-twombly<\/a>
\nFacebook Group: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/ValeriesValkyries\/<\/a>
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