Hi All,
Today I'm joined by writer, Brandi Leigh Hall for a quick interview! Meet Brandi and learn more about The Birthright Series, her paranormal, NA stories.
1.
Do you have any
advice for aspiring writers? Is there anything you wish someone had told you?
I guess that would
have to be to NOT over think it too much—and write what's in your heart—not
what the current trends demand. With my first book, I belonged to several
groups, had different crit partners, all of different genres than what I wrote.
Most of the advice I was given probably worked well for traditional romance and
erotica, but it wasn't the best for my sweet story. I constantly dissected my
book based on their thoughts, and in the end, my story lost a lot of its heart.
So now, I write the way I "want" to, and tell the story that needs to
be told. Which is also a big part of the reason why I chose the "Indie
Author" path. I like being my own boss, without feeling pressured to write
a certain way.
2.
Have you ever read a
book that you expected to enjoy but didn’t or, vice versa, read a book that you
didn’t expect to enjoy and fell in love with it anyway? Which book?
Absolutely! THE
DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE trilogy by Laini Taylor. I bought it because I loved
the cover, but when I first started it, I had a really tough time getting into
it, the way she jumped around from character to character. I've always struggled
with books that have strange creature/world names; I have trouble following.
But...fortunately, I stuck with it and absolutely fell in love with the series.
In fact, I'm in the middle of book 3 right now.
3.
What is your
favorite board game? Card game?
Hands down,
Scrabble! I play it all the time.
4.
When writing, do you
share chapters with friends or beta readers as you go or do you keep your
projects secret until they are complete?
Oh, heck yeah! My
mother is ALWAYS my first beta reader. Usually, every few chapters I'll print
them out for her. Or if I do a chapter I'm really excited about, I give it to
her immediately. My mind never stops coming up with new plot twists, so I HAVE
to run them by her before the anyone in the real-world sees it.
5.
Please share a
favorite line from your newest book.
Here's a line from
TANGLED (A BirthRight Novel #3), due out this December.
"Death has a
way of making you realize—how desperately you want to live."
6. Do you have any
hidden talents?
Well,
it used to be singing. But somewhere along the way I think I became
tone-deaf...lol. No joke. So hidden talent NOW? Hmmmmmmm...well, my family
calls me "The Cat Whisperer", does that count? lol
Brandi Leigh Hall
Genre: "Sweet"
NA Urban Fantasy
Brandi Leigh Hall is a YA and NA
author, whose stories lean towards the sweeter side of romance. Her novels combine magical elements with real-life issues,
strong female characters, semi-old-fashioned men, and family values, woven
together and told from an organic and emotional, first-person perspective.
Growing
up in a haunted house in Central PA inspired Brandi's fascination with the
paranormal, so it only made sense she'd write Urban Fantasy for both teens and
adults.
Brandi
lives in central Pennsylvania with her fur-ball cats (Onyx and Klepto), where
she spends most of her time attached to her laptops, reading books, appeasing
her sweet tooth, and watching TV for inspiration.
AUTHOR LINKS
Website:
www.BrandiHall.net
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BrandiLeighHall
Facebook
Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/BrandiLeighHall
Pinterest:
http://www.pinterest.com/BrandiLeighHall
Email:
BrandiHallAuthor@aol.com
THE BIRTHRIGHT SERIES
Two Hearts. One Prophecy. Entwined Together
By Destiny.
TETHERED (A
BirthRight Novel #1)
No matter how you try to fight it—Destiny has a
mind of its own!
Returning home to her Wiccan roots
wasn’t quite what nineteen-year-old Chloe Bishop had in mind for summer break.
But when fate makes other plans, Chloe is forced to face her unwanted magical
abilities—the destiny she never knew existed—and the handsome stranger who is
somehow tethered to both.
TEMPTED (A BirthRight Novel #2)
What if the very thing to save you—is the one
thing beyond your reach?
Torn between the two men who have fallen for her—and the evil who wants to possess her—twenty-year-old Chloe Bishop can no longer remember the fatal vision which threatens her future happiness. But when the magical link is severed between Chloe and her Wiccan family, they must find a way to save her, before temptation leads her into darkness—and into the welcoming arms of Mr. Wrong.
Amazon: http://amzn.to/Rkb4qY
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1pkwa4O
iTunes: http://bit.ly/1loxxz3
TANGLED (A BirthRight Novel #3)
Release Date: December 2014
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