I am happy to be welcoming author, Holly Willow to Books, Life and Everything today. Holly's latest novel, Postcard from Paris was published on October 15th 2018.
Welcome, Holly!
First of all, thank you so much, Pam, for offering me a slot
on your blog. As a fairly new and self-published writer, I need all the help I
can get spreading the word about my books. I’m discovering that writing is the
(relatively) easy part of being a writer. Finding an audience is infinitely
trickier.
When did you first realise you were going to be a writer?
As a child, I loved books. Escaping into magical worlds
far from reality was my favorite pastime. That didn’t change when I grew up.
Books and the characters in them have been some of my best friends for as long
as I can remember. And I’ve been writing stories since I was nine years old.
But I didn’t publish any of them until last year.
What are you interests apart from writing?
I love to travel. Thanks to my parents, I grew up on the
move, bouncing from one country to the next. I’ve lived in Europe, Asia, the
Middle East, and the West Indies. Now, as an adult, I still have an insatiable
wanderlust, a deep desire to see more of the world and experience all it has to
offer.
Tell us about your latest book without giving the plot
away.
I self-published three books simultaneously last year.
Postcard From Paris was the first full-length novel I wrote. Soon after I
finished it, I started working on Love By Chance and One Little Lie. They’re
all complete stand-alone stories but they share a theme: finding out what you
want in life and working up the courage to try and make it happen. Oh, and
there’s romance too of course.
What are your writing routines and where do you do most
of your writing?
I write in bed, wearing my most comfortable pajamas, with
the laptop parked on a pillow in front of me. Typically, I write two hours per
day. On good days, I get a lot of writing done during those two hours. On bad
days, I manage merely a few paragraphs. Bad (writing) days happen. The most
important thing is to start over the next day and give it my best shot.
Do you have any guilty pleasures which stop/ help you write?
I have a Yorkshire Terrier. He’s a wonderful companion.
But he does not approve of my daily two-hour writing routine. He does
everything he can think of to voice his displeasure, including trying to push
my laptop off the pillow I park it on.
Do you have any unfinished or unpublished books hidden
away?
I’m currently working on a novel about a divorce lawyer
who falls in love except her best efforts to stay away from romance and
relationships. My goal is to finish the story before the end of this year. I’m
actually having a great time writing it so far!
Thanks so much for telling us all about your writing life, Holly!
Book Spotlight- Postcard from Paris
When Poppy finds a postcard from Paris, sent by an aunt she didn't know
existed, she books a flight to France to investigate. Just days after
arriving in Paris, she accidentally lands herself a job thanks to a case
of mistaken identity. To complicate matters further, she soon starts to
fall for her new boss. Falling in love with your boss is never a good
idea and she knows it. But when he makes her an offer she can't refuse,
her heart just might win the battle against reason and logic.
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