Interview with Liena Ferror!

Today, please welcome to the blog fellow Eirelander author Liena Ferror.

SS: Tell me a little about yourself. How long have you been writing? Have you always wanted to be a writer?

LF: Thank you for having me here today, Sandi. I was born and bred in South Central Pennsylvania. I have a wonderful husband and two great kids one in school and the other serving our country in the Navy.
As for writing, I have been doing it for two years. The event that brought me to writing was actually my husband and a comment he made. He said my nose was buried into a book so often that I could probably write one. It’s amazing what the power of suggestion can do.

SS: What genre do you like to write best in and why?

LF: I write paranormal erotic romance because it is the genre I read most. It seemed natural to write in that style. I would like to try a contemporary/suspense in the future.

SS: How do you find ideas for your books?

LF: Anything from the Discovery Channel to pieces of art work. I watch a lot of documentaries and they seem to be the biggest fuel for my imagination. My love of the paranormal supplies the rest. Inspiration can strike at anytime and I have a notebook where I jot down ideas as they pop in my head.

SS: Isn’t that the truth? How difficult is it for you to get into “writer’s mode”?

LF: Some days are easier than others to be honest with you. Some days I’m on my A-game and can pound out the words then other days I’m lucky to get through a small part of a chapter. I take each type of day as they come and accept them for what they are. The life of a writer.

SS: Do you have a specific place where you write?

LF: I can work anywhere. Right now I’m working off our desktop computer but use a flash drive so I can work off a laptop should I choose to do so. I can write anywhere. When the light and weather permits, I love to write outside. I did a good part of my edits for Queen of the Ghost Drakon outside. It felt wonderful to sit in the spring sunshine at the time and work.

SS: Do you have a “day” job? How do you balance both “worlds”?

LF: No, no day job. I’m a stay-at-home mom and homemaker. It’s easy to balance the two during the school year but the summer can get interesting at times. My family is very understanding of my writing career and give me the time I need.

SS: Tell me a little about your new book.

LF: Queen of the Ghost Drakon is the first in The Risen Series. The Risen are females who are born as drakon and either lycan, vampire, fae, or demon hybrids. Here is the blurb for Queen of the Ghost Drakon.

A vampire’s ultimate fatal attraction is the essence of a ghost…

Innocent to the paranormal world and innocent to the world of men, Keara McCabe finds herself caught in a century’s old battle between renegade vampires and lycans after witnessing the murder of her friend at the fangs of an immortal bloodsucker. On the other hand, the vampire barely sips her blood and dies. From that moment forward, she becomes wanted dead or alive. The vampires want her destroyed for the danger she is, the lycans want her as a weapon against all vampires.

Lycan Gannon Langon vows to protect her from both her enemies. But its in her arms that he finds innocence and fire, tentativeness and passion. As their desire ignites, the enemy implements a deadly plan.

Will Keara and Gannon survive to explore their new love together or will that love be destroyed?

SS: Interesting! How did the inspiration for this work come to you?

LF: Queen of the Ghost Drakon was inspired by a show on the Discovery Channel and my love of all things paranormal. The show was about blood disorders and my imagination produced the rest.

SS: Do you identify with the characters you write about?

LF: I try to create characters that everybody can identify with, not just myself. If the reader can’t identify with the character, then the story will not be successful. I try to make my characters believable. My heroines strong, my heroes alpha and still lovable. Without believable characters, I think the plot, no matter how interesting, doesn’t get conveyed properly.

SS: You’ve recently signed with a new publisher. Can you tell me about that?

LF: I signed with Eirelander Publishing for the first two stories from The Risen series. Queen of the Ghost Drakon will be followed by Frost at Dusk. Queen of the Ghost Drakon is set to release November 20, 2009 and Frost at Dusk on April 16, 2010.

SS: Congratulations! You’ve just sold your first, second, twentieth book. Tell me more!

LF: I just sold the third book in The Risen series, Tears Upon the Battle. It is Nico Smythe and Terra Bennington’s story. Nico is an Alliance warrior whose job it is to destroy enemy renegade vampires and lycans. Terra is a peace loving Lumerian demon and earth drakon hybrid. Nico is shocked and unsure on how to handle the fact that Terra is his intended or mate and vice versa. They can’t deny their physical need of one another but together they must overcome their differences if they plan on making their mating work.

SS: What do you love about your editor?

LF: My editor is amazing. She took the time to make me a better writer by pointing out my weak points and working with me to strengthen them. She also always makes sure to point out the strong points as well. Without her, there would be no Queen of the Ghost Drakon. I owe a great deal to her.

SS: What piece of advice do you have for aspiring writers that you wished someone told you when you started?

LF: Find a good critique partner or group who can be honest with you and about your work. Someone to tell you when you are on track and when you’ve left the tracks. My critique partner has been invaluable to me.

SS: What else would you like to share?

LF: Thanks for having me here today, Sandi.

SS: Thanks for the fascinating interview! If you would like to learn more about Liena, please visit the following links:

http://www.lienaferror.webs.com

http://www.lienaferror.blogspot.com

http://www.eirelander-publishing.com