{"id":31506,"date":"2024-03-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=31506"},"modified":"2023-10-20T17:08:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T22:08:50","slug":"wotr24-attendingauthor-authorspotlight-laura-a-barnes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=31506","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR24 #attendingauthor #Authorspotlight – Laura A. Barnes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Laura A. Barnes – I’m addicted to reading as much as I am to writing stories with a happily ever after. If I’m not writing, I’m binge watching shows on Netflix or spending time with my children and grandchildren. My husband & I got the traveling bug a few years ago and we’re planning a trip to somewhere in Europe next fall. I write historical romances and just started this year writing contemporary romances. I love to write enemies to lovers story with feisty female characters who bring the gentlemen to their knees. <\/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

The first book is harder, because I’m trying to introduce the other characters in the series without taking away from the main couple. Also, I’m trying to establish a link that will connect all the books together.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

By trying to come up with scenarios I’ve never used before. Sometimes it’s a matter of writing a common every day activity but adding a twist that makes the scene unique.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Don’t feel guilty for carving out time for yourself. Allow yourself the freedom of doing something for yourself and most of relax and have fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

When I’ve started a project, I usually will send about three hours writing. Some days are more productive than others.<\/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

Graham Worthington of The Siren’s Gentleman. I introduced this character in another series, and got such wonderful feedback from readers about how they wanted him to have his own book. He was a passionate soul who loved deeply. His character held a depth that inspired me to write a series around him. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

To accomplish a goal I set for myself. With every book I write I set out to write a story that my readers will enjoy. <\/span><\/p>\n

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


\nFacebook https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorLauraA.Barnes\/
\nInstagram https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/labarnesauthor\/
\nTwitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/labarnesauthor
\nTikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@labarnesauthor
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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.lauraabarnes.com\/<\/p>\n

https:\/\/amazon.com\/author\/lauraabarnes<\/p>\n

https:\/\/books2read.com\/Laura-A-Barnes<\/p>\n

https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/author\/laura-a-barnes\/id1194175494<\/p>\n

https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/author?id=Laura+A.+Barnes<\/p>\n

Want tickets to Writers on the River #2024?<\/p>\n

They are available starting November 6th at Writersontheriver.com<\/a><\/p>\n

$75 VIP Plus – 11-12 Lunch with the Authors , 12-1 VIP hour, 1-4 General Admission time. You get a filled VIP bag and admission to the after party is included. *Limited Quantity expected to sell out first day*<\/p>\n

$50 VIP -12-1 VIP hour, 1-4 General Admission time. You get a filled VIP bag and admission to the after party is included. *Expected to sell out first day*<\/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. *Expected to sell out opening day*<\/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. Laura A. Barnes – I’m addicted to reading as much as I am to writing stories with a happily ever after. If I’m not writing, I’m binge watching shows on Netflix or spending time with my children and grandchildren. My husband & I got the … Continue reading #WOTR24 #attendingauthor #Authorspotlight – Laura A. Barnes<\/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":[590],"tags":[1535],"class_list":["post-31506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writers-on-the-river-attending-author","tag-laura-a-barnes"],"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-8ca","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31506","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=31506"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31507,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31506\/revisions\/31507"}],"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=31506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}