They're both complex in their own way. The novellas don’t allow for in depth characterization. The novels are challenging because I suffer from shiny object syndrome.
What is the hardest part of writing for you?
The ending is by far my most challenging because by the time I get to the end, I’m typically desperate to write my next shiny idea.
What’s the best encouragement you’ve had in your writing?
After my second novel that involved a bad boyfriend, my daughter and I had a long conversation about bad boyfriends. If nothing else ever comes of that novel, it was worth it because of that conversation. I’ve won awards, and I’ve hit bestseller lists, but the best payoff is when one my readers tell me my book helped them in some way. I write to remind people that love is real and powerful.
Marketing is the biggest key to getting sales. What is the best marketing source you've used that has produces more sales rather than just clicks?
A free book and other authors in my genre telling people about my free book.
Do you sell more eBooks or print books?
eBooks. I don’t have a lot of print books. That’s one of my goals for this year.
After my second novel that involved a bad boyfriend, my daughter and I had a long conversation about bad boyfriends. If nothing else ever comes of that novel, it was worth it because of that conversation. I’ve won awards, and I’ve hit bestseller lists, but the best payoff is when one my readers tell me my book helped them in some way. I write to remind people that love is real and powerful.
Marketing is the biggest key to getting sales. What is the best marketing source you've used that has produces more sales rather than just clicks?
A free book and other authors in my genre telling people about my free book.
eBooks. I don’t have a lot of print books. That’s one of my goals for this year.
What do you know now about writing you wished you had known sooner?
Writing a story is so much easier when you spend time every day inside your story. Every time I step away from a story in progress, I have to go back and reread what I wrote. That can add days to my schedule.
What is the best writing advice you’ve received or could give?
BJ Novak said to write a story like you’re telling it to your best friend. It’s really easy to try and mimic a writer you admire, especially when/if they’re in your critique group. I had a friend who wrote beautiful, poetic prose, but when I tried to be like her, I just had a lot of run-on sentences.
Are there any other points about writing you would like to add?
Writing can be an exhilarating rush of imagination, but when I try and put too much pressure on it, it becomes a slog—which isn’t fun for me and probably isn’t fun for my readers, either. It’s a balancing act.
What is the next book coming out? Can you give me a short synopsis?
I’m working a series about a large family in a small town. Book one, Small Town Secrets is currently available on the Kindle Vella platform. It’s about a woman who inherits a house from her paternal grandmother that she never met. Shortly after moving in, there’s a landslide that blocks the road into town and knocks out the power. She takes refuge with her neighbor (a handsome man with secrets) who has a generator.
That's all for today's interview. Hope it inspires you to learn more abut Kristy's books. Here's her website link: http://www.kristytate.com/#welcome
And here's a bonus for my readers... Here's a special giveaway for her eBook The Billionaire’s Beagle. https://dl.bookfunnel.com/v9q5uqjmke
Writing can be an exhilarating rush of imagination, but when I try and put too much pressure on it, it becomes a slog—which isn’t fun for me and probably isn’t fun for my readers, either. It’s a balancing act.
I’m working a series about a large family in a small town. Book one, Small Town Secrets is currently available on the Kindle Vella platform. It’s about a woman who inherits a house from her paternal grandmother that she never met. Shortly after moving in, there’s a landslide that blocks the road into town and knocks out the power. She takes refuge with her neighbor (a handsome man with secrets) who has a generator.
That's all for today's interview. Hope it inspires you to learn more abut Kristy's books. Here's her website link: http://www.kristytate.com/#welcome
And here's a bonus for my readers... Here's a special giveaway for her eBook The Billionaire’s Beagle. https://dl.bookfunnel.com/v9q5uqjmke
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