{"id":31711,"date":"2024-03-09T09:52:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=31711"},"modified":"2023-12-22T08:57:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T14:57:14","slug":"wotr24-attendingauthor-authorspotlight-judith-lynne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=31711","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR24 #attendingauthor #Authorspotlight – Judith Lynne"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Judith<\/p>\n

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

Judith Lynne. I’m a lifelong romance lover; dipped my toe into other types of writing in my life (including trying screenwriting), and came back to finally write the romances of my dreams. I live in Ohio and love it; keeping my houseplants alive, learning to garden – and baking bread! My readers know I have a pet turtle who doesn’t care about my writing at all, and the world’s handsomest nephew-dog. Most people don’t know I have a PhD in literature and a master’s in linguistics, but it’s obvious I get WAY too nerdy with research for my books. I love primary source material.<\/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

Hot tip: the second book is the hardest, for some reason. The first book is the easiest!<\/span><\/p>\n

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

I have characters of *all* kinds, and I write a series by picturing a group of people who will wind up connected somehow (rather than being connected to start with, like a family). I love found families. So I keep things fresh by reminding myself what’s unique about these two people and their relationship compared to the rest of the troop; the story is always driven by the relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

I’d say get a husband as supportive as mine but he’s taken! Plug into a social network of writers who will support your efforts, and plug into a conference or club that puts on events that will spark your creative juices when they feel stale. Know what fills up your tank.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

2-3 hours. But some days it’s nothing and some days it’s 12.<\/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

Anthony, because he’s incredible. I never imagined someone giving up so much for love before I “met” him. And Tella because she’s Batman. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Someone falling in love with one of my characters. Which makes them a friend of mine, because I fall in love with all of my characters!<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have anything you want to share that didn’t fit on one of these questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m putting out my tenth book but I still feel like I’m just getting started. I hope any readers out there who love the Regency time period will let me know what types of books they’d still like to see from me – reader inspiration is the best! It’s not always “I want to see this” but often it’s “I never see this” and I think “Hold my beer…”<\/span><\/p>\n

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

https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/judith-lynne<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/19819362.Judith_Lynne ;<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/judithlynnebooks\/ ; <\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/judithlynnepub ; <\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/judithlynnebooks\/ <\/span><\/p>\n

and I’m just trying Pinterest! https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/JudithLynneAuthor\/<\/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 my buy links are at https:\/\/judithlynne.com <\/span><\/p>\n

but I’m also findable at https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/judith-lynne<\/span><\/p>\n

and https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/Judith-Lynne\/author\/B07ZLH4J3S <\/span><\/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. Judith Lynne. I’m a lifelong romance lover; dipped my toe into other types of writing in my life (including trying screenwriting), and came back to finally write the romances of my dreams. I live in Ohio and love it; keeping my houseplants alive, learning to … Continue reading #WOTR24 #attendingauthor #Authorspotlight – Judith Lynne<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30856,"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":[483,611,590],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-author-interviews","category-author-spotlight","category-writers-on-the-river-attending-author"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Banner-Changeable-Date-2.png?fit=1640%2C924","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-8ft","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31711","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=31711"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31712,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31711\/revisions\/31712"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}