I'm pleased to have as a guest today, my fellow Crimson historical author, Robyn Corum. She writes westerns, mostly, but judging from her book blurbs, getting to the west is part of the challenge for her feisty heroines. Let's find out more about Robyn, as well as the ladies in her books.What is your current project about?
“Ama” is the story of a young girl raised in a gritty
tenement in Lower East Side New York in the late 1800’s. It’s a horrible
life, and Ama leaves it behind to become a mail-order bride to a man in the
west.
What’s next for your readers?
I've just published a book of short poetry with seventeen other
women-poets. It's called Pieces of Her Mind. And I’m excited to say a friend
and I are working on illustrating a large group of my children’s poems in order to publish them.
What’s your favorite part about
writing? Least favorite?
I love words and finding unique new ways to put
them together! My least favorite thing…would have to be when you get into
a writing rhythm and the words are coming – and something interrupts you!
Have you ever written a
character based on someone you know?
It’s funny, but there’s a lot of my husband in the character of Boone in Melinda
Heads West. My hubby has the most wonderfully interesting sayings and as I created Boone’s
character I tried to use several of them.
Where did you grow up, and did
anything from your childhood influence your decision to become a writer?
I grew up on a farm, in the middle of a large family, way
out in the country. Many of the members of my family were storytellers. The
habit came naturally.
Where do you rank in the family
hierarchy? First child? Only child? Baby? Somewhere in between?
I am the first child of two. (But I was pretty much
raised by my grandmother, who had eleven kids!)
If you have an entire day to
devote to your writing career, how do you divvy up the hours?
I start early in the morning – about 5:30. First, I
answer mail and other correspondence. Then I start work on my running
manuscript. I work on it as long as I can, until I get at least
1,000-2,000 words done. Then I work on marketing for a while.
What haven’t you done as a
writer that you’d like to attempt?
I want to publish a collection of flash fiction, mine and
other authors'.
What advice can you give writers
who are getting started?
Work at improving your craft daily. Spend time with
other writers who know what they’re doing and listen to what they say. Be
willing to take advice. Let other people read what you’ve written and
offer criticism. Most importantly, learn to separate yourself from your
writing, so that you can take in advice and make corrections without getting
your back up.
Who would you like to cast as
yourself in the movie about your life?
Oh, how about Sandra Bullock? My hubs would love that!
*smile*
Buy Links (For Melinda) :
Amazon-Purchase Page
Kobo -
Purchase Page
Nook – Purchase Page
Book Blurb:
"What
happens when a feisty young woman travels west in 1880 to pick up a family
deed? If it's small-town Melinda McCorkle, you can count on luck to take a
hike. Mindy is travelling with six strange men in a hard-riding stagecoach.
When the coach breaks down, they're forced to walk the thirty-five miles
remaining to her destination. That would be enough to try anyone's patience,
but then the company is set upon by thieves and murderers in the form of the
evil Byler brothers, and the stakes are raised.
Fortunately,
Mindy makes the close acquaintance of two “gentlemen,” Luke Wilhite and Gary
Boone, who try to help her through these dangers.
Luke is
tall and fair, while Boone is taller and dark. Mindy feels an immediate
attraction to Boone, but he's married! Or is he? Who will finally win Mindy's
affection?"
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Robyn,
ReplyDeleteAma sounds intriguing, and I think it's so very sweet how you've used your husband's antics in your writing. Best of luck with your books.
-R.T. Wolfe
Thanks, R.T. I appreciate your comments. My hubs is always a great source of inspiration! *smile*
ReplyDeleteThanks to you, Becky, for hosting me. I enjoyed chatting with you, and wish you the very best success!
Lovely interview ladies! Melinda Heads West sounds fab, can't wait to read it. Good luck with it. Pieces of her mind sounds intriguing too, nice one!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great interview ladies! So nice to meet and learn more about you Robyn! Your cover is great! I grew up out in the middle of no where too, storytelling was the best of entertainment--besides riding the horses. :)
ReplyDeleteSmiles from Montana!
Rionna