Everyone loves a Character. Are you ready to meet some interesting ones?
I'd like to thank Zelda Benjamin for inviting my to take part in this fun blog hop. I've been introduced to some fabulous authors and their great characters, and now you will, too!
Zelda Benjamin was born in Brooklyn, NY. The people and their neighborhoods inspired her Love by Chocolate series. She writes sweet sensual romance. When not writing, she's usually out in the garden with the dog, working as a nurse, or eating chocolate (not necessarily in that order). Visit her website to find out more. www.zeldabenjamin.com
MEET MY CHARACTER
Q. What is the name of your character? Is he/she fictional or historical?
A.) Today I'd like to introduce you to Zoey Lewis, a brave and slightly snarky college girl from Cincinnati, Ohio! Her character is fictional, of course, and one of the protagonists in my upcoming novella, Unlikely Places (due out this winter/early spring!). The location of her humanitarian aid trip, however, is very real: The Baby Box ministry, located in Seoul, South Korea.
Q. When and where is the story set?
A.) It's a contemporary tale. Zoey is a US citizen on a humanitarian service trip, working in the controversial Baby Box Ministry. She meets online another humanitarian working in Ethiopia, named Jake Rogers... and the rest you'll have to read about :)
(The real life Pastor Lee outside the Baby Box, Seoul, S. Korea)
(Photo of Pastor Lee in his home-turned-into-orphanage, The Baby Box)
Q. What should we know about your character?
A.) Zoey is very kind-hearted and passionate, but still relatively young. She has never been outside of the United States before, and we get to laugh with her as she tries new cultural things in Korea and experiments using a language foreign to her, but familiar to her hosts.
Q. What is their main conflict? What messes up her life?
A.) As innocent as the tale begins, Zoey quickly finds herself in the politics of a country still seeing the work of the Baby Box as shameful. Through each crisis that occurs, she finds her strength within... and in an unlikely place - online with Jake Rogers, who also goes through turmoil as he serves in Ethiopia.
Q. What is the personal goal of your character?
A.) Survival of the fittest! Just kidding! :) She wants to see the Baby Box Ministry prosper, and wants to help bring about cultural and social change, one person and child at a time. She never thought she'd fall in love, and that only helps bring her life into a very clear, purposeful focus.
Q. Is there a working title for this novel, can we read more about it?
A.) Yes! Unlikely Places currently in progress, due out soon! We're still shooting for this winter, but could be early spring 2015 as well - between four kids, remodeling our home, work and two other writing projects, life gets busy! :) Connect with me online to stay updated - via this blog (authorjenniferpitkin.blogspot.com), Facebook, or Twitter. I always respond to everyone!!!
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TERESA WATSON
The first story I wrote was on the back of old homework papers in the fifth grade. I'm a voracious reader, so it makes sense that I grew up to be a writer. My favorite genre is mysteries. I always knew who did it on "Murder, She Wrote" fifteen minutes into the show!
I try to incorporate humor into my stories because of my wicked sense of humor. Laughter is the best medicine in the world! Throw in a good mystery and you've got the makings for a very enjoyable experience!
The reason there is more conversation in my stories than description is because I want the reader to feel like they are a part of the story. I want you to feel like you are sitting in the room, right there, listening to it as it happens. My mother, who is also a mystery lover, is the main reason I write my stories the way I do: with no graphic violence, no overly descriptive love scenes. Just a good old fashioned mystery with as much humor as possible. If this is what you are looking for, you've come to the right place! Give my stories a try. I promise you won't be disappointed!
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Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Teresa-Watson/e/B009OH84HQ/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorTeresaW
FB writer's page: https://www.facebook.com/teresaleewatson
Blog: http://myfunnyviewoflife.com/
MARTY DONNELLAN
Marty Donnellan is a lifelong resident of Atlanta, GA. She is a writer and illustrator, dollmaker, skater and skating teacher, nursing home art teacher, grain growing enthusiast and founder/director of Joy Community Kitchen, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit food charity.
She is the author of six books. Four are stories set in the imaginary world of frendibles, and two are non-fiction "how-to" manuals. One teaches dollmaking and the other, roller skating! Her current WIP is a genre-switching murder mystery under the name “Beckley Marks”.
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T.C. RAVENSCRAFT
FRANKY BROWN
Franky Brown is from South Carolina and has an English BA from the University of South Carolina. Writing has always been her passion. She is the author of Julia the Secret Keeper and a gluten-free recipe blog, "Julia and Me, Gluten-free". She is currently at work on a sequel to her debut novel. She lives in Alabama with her husband and son. Visit her website at www.frankybrown.com.
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MARIANNE SCIUCCO
Marianne Sciucco is not a nurse who writes but a writer who happens to be a nurse. A lover of words and books, she dreamed of becoming an author when she grew up but became a nurse to avoid poverty. She later brought her two passions together and writes about the intricate lives of people struggling with health and family issues. Her debut novel, “Blue Hydrangeas,” an Alzheimer’s love story, is rated 4.7 stars on Amazon and has 60 5-star reviews. It’s hit number one in Kindle’s medical fiction four times, is IndieReader Approved, a BookWorks Book of the Week, a Reader’s Favorite, and winner of IndieReCon’s Best Indie Novel Award. A native Bostonian, she lives in New York’s Hudson Valley and, when not writing, works as a campus nurse at a community college. She loves books, the beach, and craft beer, and especially enjoys the three of them together.
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iBooks
Kobo
Nook
Twitter
NICOLE FLOCKTON
On her very first school report her teacher said ‘Nicole likes to tell her own stories’.
It wasn’t until after the birth of her first child and after having fun on a romance community forum that she finally decided to take the plunge and write a book.
The stories she writes are contemporary romances with either a medical setting or in the boardrooms of high powered businesses. She enjoys taking two characters and creating unique situations for them.
Apart from writing Nicole is busy looking after her very own hero – her wonderfully supportive husband, and two fabulous kids.
LINKS:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/NicoleFlockton
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NicoleFlockton
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Nicole-Flockton/e/B009MQPJNG
