{"id":29675,"date":"2022-11-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=29675"},"modified":"2022-10-10T09:30:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T14:30:34","slug":"wotr23-attendingauthor-spotlight-ad-ellis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=29675","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR23 #attendingauthor #Spotlight – AD Ellis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"A.D.<\/p>\n

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

A.D. Ellis (and I write under a separate pen name of Dove Daniels). I’m a mom of two teens, a teacher\/instructional coach of 24 years in the inner city of Indianapolis, IN, and an author. I love sweet red wine and laughing with friends, crocheting when I have time, writing, and reading. Naps are life, hot tea runs through my veins, and I love a crisp, cool fall day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

It just depends on the characters, but usually there are parts of a first book that are easier and parts of the subsequent ones that are easier. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

Due to the fact that all of my series to date focus on a different couple set in the same world, it’s easy to keep things fresh.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Take breaks for time for YOU. If the words aren’t coming, do something different. READ A LOT. Write something else. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

Approximately 90 minutes before school throughout the school year. Usually 2-3 hours on a Saturday or Sunday. Breaks from school often give me a bit more 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That’s like asking me to pick a favorite child. A few of my favorites (and these are just a FEW!) are usually because of their backstory and\/or their personality.
\nJay in the Blueridge Junction Boys series.
\nKota in Holly Hills Christmas.
\nCooper in Adore.
\nShaw in Julian & Shaw: On Cravenwood Block.
\nTy in Hearts Afire.
\nBut, truly, I love every main character (and some side characters!) for one reason or another.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>What are your social links?<\/strong><\/p>\n

All of my links can be found – https:\/\/www.adellisauthor.com\/mylinks\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

What are your buy links? (Provide links to your Amazon\/iBook’s\/Koko\/etc Author Home Page if you have quite a few. Also include audible links if applicable.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

All of my links can be found – https:\/\/www.adellisauthor.com\/mylinks\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Want tickets to Writers on the River #2023?<\/p>\n

They are available starting November 4th at Writersontheriver.com<\/a><\/p>\n

$45 VIP sell out quickly – 12-1 VIP hour, 1-4 General Admission time. You get a filled VIP bag and admission to the after party is included.<\/p>\n

$25 Early Access – 12-1 VIP house, 1-4 General Admission time. You also get a filled VIP bag but NO admission to the after party.<\/p>\n

$10 General Admission – 1-4 General Admission time. You can purchase a bag but it is not filled with VIP swag. There is no admission to the after party included.<\/p>\n

$35 After party – 7-11 After Party with food and cash bar. Dj with a photobooth is also included in the fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself. A.D. Ellis (and I write under a separate pen name of Dove Daniels). I’m a mom of two teens, a teacher\/instructional coach of 24 years in the inner city of Indianapolis, IN, and an author. I love sweet red wine and laughing with friends, crocheting … Continue reading #WOTR23 #attendingauthor #Spotlight – AD Ellis<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29434,"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":[474],"class_list":["post-29675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-author-spotlight","category-wotr-event","tag-ad-ellis"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Facebook-Cover.png?fit=796%2C431","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-7ID","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29675","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=29675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29676,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29675\/revisions\/29676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}