{"id":30035,"date":"2023-02-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=30035"},"modified":"2022-12-23T12:30:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T18:30:39","slug":"wotr23-authorspotlights-helen-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=30035","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR23 #authorspotlights &#8211; Helen Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Attending-Author-White.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29394 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Attending-Author-White.png?resize=300%2C280\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Attending-Author-White.png?resize=300%2C280 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Attending-Author-White.png?resize=768%2C717 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Attending-Author-White.png?w=796 796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.gr-assets.com\/authors\/1486153732p5\/16313156.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Helen  Scott\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Helen Scott - romance author, all around nerd, pet mom, and wife to my amazing hubby&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Helen Scott &#8211; romance author, all around nerd, pet mom, and wife to my amazing hubby<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>When you are writing a book, which is harder? The first book in the series or the others after it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The ones after it! Especially the last one!&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">The ones after it! Especially the last one!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>When writing a series how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Trying different subgenres and tropes!&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Trying different subgenres and tropes!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Writing can be an emotionally draining and stressful pursuit. Any tips for aspiring writers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;It's a marathon not a sprint. Fall in love with your idea and let your instincts guide you. And most of all, read!&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">It&#8217;s a marathon not a sprint. Fall in love with your idea and let your instincts guide you. And most of all, read!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On a typical day, how much time do you spend writing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;probably around 4 or 5 hours&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">probably around 4 or 5 hours<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you have a favorite character that you have written? If so, who? And what makes them so special.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;That's like asking to pick my favorite book! I can't do it! I will say the most challenging to write so far has been Lyric from my Sweetest Revenge series because she's so damaged.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">That&#8217;s like asking to pick my favorite book! I can&#8217;t do it! I will say the most challenging to write so far has been Lyric from my Sweetest Revenge series because she&#8217;s so damaged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>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?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;I'd go with my vampire series, Blood Vow University. Elisabeth Olsen would play Cordelia, the FMC, and Sebastian Stan would play Rook, the MMC that's seen in Vampire's Nest. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">I&#8217;d go with my vampire series, Blood Vow University. Elisabeth Olsen would play Cordelia, the FMC, and Sebastian Stan would play Rook, the MMC that&#8217;s seen in Vampire&#8217;s Nest. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is your definition of success?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Having happy readers!&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Having happy readers!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><strong>What are your social links?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/helenscottauthor\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/helenscottauthor<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/helenscottauthor\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/helenscottauthor\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What are your buy links? (Provide links to your Amazon\/iBook&#8217;s\/Koko\/etc Author Home Page if you have quite a few. Also include audible links if applicable.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Helen Scott\" 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_K8RQm3AbrZjGAJ&#038;asin=B06W2HJX77&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Want tickets to Writers on the River #2023?<\/p>\n<p>They are available starting November 4th at <a href=\"http:\/\/writersontheriver.com\">Writersontheriver.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>$45 VIP sell out quickly &#8211; 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<p>$25 Early Access &#8211; 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<p>$10 General Admission &#8211; 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<p>$35 After party &#8211; 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":"<p>Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself. Helen Scott &#8211; romance author, all around nerd, pet mom, and wife to my amazing hubby When you are writing a book, which is harder? The first book in the series or the others after it? The ones after it! Especially the last one! 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