{"id":30113,"date":"2023-03-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=30113"},"modified":"2022-12-31T12:29:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T18:29:11","slug":"wotr23-attendingauthor-measha-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=30113","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR23 #attendingauthor &#8211; Measha Stone"},"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\/1442980784p5\/8364578.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Measha Stone\" \/><\/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;Measha Stone. I write dirty stories. Shocking!! &#x1f606; More specifically I write Alpha heroes and their feisty leading ladies. I write a variety of flavors of romance: BDSM Romance, Daddy Dom romance, Mafia Romance, Dark Romance, OMG TOO dark don't read that romance, and am still adding to my palette. \\n&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Measha Stone. I write dirty stories. Shocking!! &#x1f606; More specifically I write Alpha heroes and their feisty leading ladies. I write a variety of flavors of romance: BDSM Romance, Daddy Dom romance, Mafia Romance, Dark Romance, OMG TOO dark don&#8217;t read that romance, and am still adding to my palette.<br \/>\n<\/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 others after it. Mostly because I'm a disorganized pantser, and trying to keep all the characters in the world straight as more books enter the series can get hard because I have to go back into books to find information. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">The others after it. Mostly because I&#8217;m a disorganized pantser, and trying to keep all the characters in the world straight as more books enter the series can get hard because I have to go back into books to find information. <\/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;I try to use new tropes with each book so that they don't end up being more of the same. It helps keep the stories fun for me to write as well. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">I try to use new tropes with each book so that they don&#8217;t end up being more of the same. It helps keep the stories fun for me to write as well. <\/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;Just do it. Don't think so much about it, just sit down and write. And when you're not writing, read!&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Just do it. Don&#8217;t think so much about it, just sit down and write. And when you&#8217;re not writing, 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;1-2 hours.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">1-2 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;\">Yes! Ashland Titon in Beast. He&#8217;s the first dark alpha male character I wrote. He&#8217;s unbearably hot, insanely protective, and has no mercy for both his lady and his enemies. I just love him.<\/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;Being able to write books while supporting my family and raising my kids. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Being able to write books while supporting my family and raising my kids. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What are your social links?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/authormeashastone\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/authormeashastone<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@meashastoneauthor\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@meashastoneauthor<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/meashastone\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/meashastone\/<\/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=\"Measha Stone\" 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_WYN3isRX6ngjOI&#038;asin=B00N2CJYVY&#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. Measha Stone. I write dirty stories. Shocking!! &#x1f606; More specifically I write Alpha heroes and their feisty leading ladies. I write a variety of flavors of romance: BDSM Romance, Daddy Dom romance, Mafia Romance, Dark Romance, OMG TOO dark don&#8217;t read that romance, and am &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=30113\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#WOTR23 #attendingauthor &#8211; Measha Stone<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/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":[483,611],"tags":[1161],"class_list":["post-30113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-author-interviews","category-author-spotlight","tag-measha-stone"],"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-7PH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30113","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=30113"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30132,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30113\/revisions\/30132"}],"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=30113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}