Wednesday, August 29, 2007

An Interview with TL Vance

1.How did you get intrested in writing? From as far back as I can remember I've lived inside my imagination I was always the daydreamer at school, off on my own adventures. In my early teens my imagination filtered to paper and my passion for writing blossmed from there.

2 How do you fit writig into your every day life? It's definately a juggle at times, with a full time job and a family to look after I find most of my quiet time late at night after the house is quiet. I try to dedicate at least an hour a day to my hobby but mostly I'm stealing moments wherever I can.

3 How do you deal with writers Block? Writer's block is something I've always had to fight with. In my youth, more often than not, I would abandon a story, now I've learned to step away from it to let my imagination play with for a while. I also usually have more than one project going at a time, this also keeps me from getting bogged down and my mind active and creative.

4 A lot of avid readers want to try their hand at writing. Do you have advice for them ? Don't give up and don't be afraid to take a chance, if you have the passion for your craft then you can see it flourish. In my case of self-publishing, it takes a massive amount of dedication for all aspects of publication, from editing and cover art to marketing and promotional work. A thick skin to buffer rejections helps too, it's a very competative field and there are thousands of books being released weekly.

5 What are you working on now and what can we hope to see next from you ? I'm currently working on The Prophecy and an un-named project. At this time I am anticipating The Prophecy to be my next release, that is, unless another set of characters takes creative control of the pen.

Friday, August 10, 2007

Reluctant Burglar: Book 1 in the To Catch a Thief seris


Reluctant Burglar: Book 1 in the To Catch a Thief series
Jill Elizabeth Nelson
Currently available
Romance, Mystery Crime
http://www.jillelizabethnelson.com
Do you really know the people around you ? Desiree Jacobs thought she did. That is until her dad died. Now there are people claiming that he was an art thief. Apparently, there's also a gang out there somewhere that thinks she has what belongs to them. All this because she decided to prove to her dad that she could help him run the business as his partner.
This book was amazing. It discusses God and Faith without preaching. It is the perfect mystery novel. It has a sweet and romantic sensibility to it. If your one of those people who love to spend an afternoon cuddled up watching a great mystery on TV and miss the times when you can't find one, this is the perfect book for you to cuddle up with instead

Flowers For Emily


Flowers For Emily
TL Vance
Date of Publication unavailable at time of Review

Romance,Mystery
This book will be available at iUniverse, Amazon, Barns and Noble and most other book sellers.
http://www.thethirdson.com
Two years of searching for a serial killer most people think is long gone or dead has consumed Dr Veronica “Roni” Donovan's life. She has become fixated on capturing this killer so he can not cause any more grief then he already has. The trail has gone cold until the killings begin again in the USA. Once she gets herself assigned to the team as a liaison from Scotland Yard she thinks she is home free. That is until two things happen that complicate her search and her life. The first one is Dean Colby. The sparks that fly when these two are in a room together are undeniable and the second minor complication to her life is that some where along the way the killer has become as fixated on her as she has on him.
I have to admit that I was worried about reading Flowers For Emily. Ms. Vance had captured my heart with her first book and I was worried that her latest couldn't live up to my high expectations. Two pages into this book I realized I had nothing to fear. Ms Vance once again created a world and characters that are electrifying and I couldn't stop reading until the last page. If she keeps this up I may never need to diet again. This book is a definite must own and a true keeper congratulations Ms Vance you've done it yet again.