author interview | Lauren Greene, Author

Talk about a busy weekend. I reserved a little section of Sunday afternoon to figure out how to do Reddit and to blog so I could post a Monday blog tomorrow. Well, you know, in life things never go as planned. I woke up this morning, went for an amazing run in 55 degrees weather (I love Fall), and came home to boot up the computer so I could watch an episode of How I Met Your Mother, before taking my kids to church. Guess what? WiFi didn’t work. Hubby investigated. The box shorted out, and I won’t have working WiFi until Tuesday. This is like an author’s biggest nightmare! I mean, how will I let the world know what I’m up to and that I have a Reddit Q&A on The Devil Within coming up this Sunday, September 20th?

I took a nap after the church picnic, and then I came to Starbucks so you lovelies would have a chance to read my Monday Blog. For some reason, Pandora won’t play and I’m stuck listening to people’s conversations and the elevator music in the background, but hey, at least I have WiFi!

So I hope you will all be able to make it to the author event on September 20th. I will answer any questions you may have about The Devil Within. For those of you who haven’t read it, you can find the book on Amazon I ebook for $2.99 and paperback for $11.95.

Here’s the blurb:

When nine-year old William loses most of his family in a car accident, he is left alone with a religious zealot of a father. As a result of his father’s abuse, William blames himself for his family’s death and becomes convinced the devil is leading him astray. The backdrop of life in a rural town in the 1960’s sets the tumultuous scene as William struggles to cope in a world no child should have to face on his own. Will William be saved, or will he succumb to the devil within?

I hope to see you all at the Reddit event at /r/ books at 1 PM on Sunday, September 20th! Make sure to come up with some great questions for me, and I’ll try my best to answer them.

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Today, y’all, I would like to introduce you to one of the greatest people I know. Her name is Sheri Williams and you may remember I told you she was my book and project manager for The Devil Within. Well, she’s also an awesome writer, and I wanted you all to learn a bit more about her!

So here she is:

First off, Sheri, tell us a little bit about yourself and your background?

Hey there, I’m Sheri. A yankee living in the South. A wife, a mom, a nerd and a writer. I am overly obsessed with BBC tv, the color blue, all things Alice in Wonderland. I live with my DH, two daughters, two cats and a tiny doxie who thinks she’s a doberman. All in a tiny house with only one bathroom. I write because it keeps me sane. (sometimes.)

What have you written?

Oh many things. I’ve written one solo and one collaborative effort Pick Your Path to Romance stories for SilkWords. I wrote one novel, Mad Magic, and a few shorts that have been published in Anthologies for my writing group The Writing Wenches.

What are you working on right now?

Um…you want one, or all? I have, in the pipeline a gothic horror, a contemp romance short, a paranormal short, another PYPtR for SilkWords, a serial for my new Booktrope Imprint Forsaken, and a Mid Grade Fantasy for the Booktrope Imprint UPDrift & UPRush.

Do you stick to one genre or do you write ideas as they come to you?

I am a genre ho. I can’t stick to one.

What’s your favorite genre to write?

A year ago I would have said romance, right now it’s fantasy. Fantasy horror, high fantasy, fantasy kids. I love it all.

How long have you been writing?

On and off all my life. But I just allowed myself to take it seriously last year.

What draws you to writing?

It just speaks to me. The voices in my head need to go somewhere, right?

How often do you write?

I try to write every day, but life gets in the way sometimes.

Do you draw from your own experiences when you write, or do you rely only on your imagination?

It’s really a mixture of both. Though you will find a Doctor Who reference in most everything I write. Cause I’m a geek that way.

What’s your writing environment like? Do you listen to music when you write?

I wear headphones and listen to Amazon Prime music. I generally write in the evenings on the couch while my DH plays Call of Duty 🙂

What books have you published?

Mad Magic: The Untold Story of the Mad Hatter

A Crisis of Love – SilkWorlds

Gingerbread Dreams – SilkWords

Unwrapping Love:A Writing Wenches Anthology

What are your favorite books?

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Bet Me

The Alchemist

What authors inspire you?

Neil Gaiman

Alice Hoffman

What’s your favorite music?

Oh that I can’t pick. I love it all. It changes from mood to day, and everything in between.

Tell me a funny story about you I can’t find elsewhere.

I once got so drunk in a bowling alley that I totally flung myself down the lane.

Links

Website: http://www.thesheriwilliams.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Williams.Sheri.Author

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorSheri

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/AuthorSheri/

Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/author/williamssheri

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9836632.Sheri_Williams

Thank you for chatting with me today, Sheri! Now everyone make sure to check out this amazing lady’s work!