{"id":30205,"date":"2023-04-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=30205"},"modified":"2023-01-07T13:12:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T19:12:57","slug":"wotr23-attendingauthor-sara-whitney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=30205","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR23 #attendingauthor – Sara Whitney"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Sara<\/p>\n

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

Sara Whitney, author of sexy, sunny contemporary romance<\/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

They’re all hard in their own way! As important as it is to start strong, I often find myself having to sort through a million previously established details by the time I get to the final book in the series. Wait, I said he did WHAT for a job? I described him as being from WHAT state? I’ve sometimes written myself into a current with decisions I made months (or years!) before, and I have to bend the current story to make it match the details in the previous ones. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

I also look for new tropes and new character types to play with. If I can surprise myself with a plot twist or dynamic bit of banter, I hope it’ll surprise readers too. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

Be easy on yourself! If you need a break, take a break. The manuscript will still be there tomorrow (or next week or heck, next month). Sometimes your creative well needs to be refilled with a TV show or a nap or the new release from your favorite author. You’re not Supergirl, so don’t hold yourself to impossible standards. <\/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?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tempting Taste, the first book in my Cinnamon Roll Alphas series, would be spectacular with Chris Hemsworth and Emma Stone. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

I love leaving a mark on readers. If someone’s day is made a little lighter by one of my books, that’s a success to me.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SaraWhitneyAuthor<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/saras.squad<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sarawhitney_\/<\/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

https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/Sara-Whitney\/author\/B07RPBJV4L<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/author\/sara-whitney\/id1463165311<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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

https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/author?id=Sara+Whitney<\/a><\/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":"

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