Today I'd like to welcome, Casey Clipper!
Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my questions.
I'm excited to have you and can't wait to learn more about you.
1. Where do you find inspiration for your books?
2. Is there a routine to your writing?
3. Who are some of your favorite writers? How have they inspired you?
4. What are you working on now?
5. What advice would you give to unpublished writers?
I don't know
that I necessarily have an inspiration. I tend to get ideas from either dreams
or while driving in my car (you know, because that's really convenient). I often go in spurts, where I'll suddenly get
a bunch of different ideas and have to jot them down and save them to my laptop
and then maybe go for a while without something. It really depends on how
stressed my mind is with the current project that has me wrapped up.
2. Is there a routine to your writing?
I'm still
trying to develop a routine. Can someone help me?
3. Who are some of your favorite writers? How have they inspired you?
Lexi Blake,
Shayla Blake, and Tiffany Reisz. If I can write half as brilliantly as Tiffany,
I'd consider myself blessed. That woman can not only write a damn good book,
she never, ever bores you. I love Lexi's wit that comes through in her novels.
She has some of the best characters and one-liners I've read. And Shayla writes
character arcs so well, she should teach classes on the subject.
Today is the
release of book 1 in my newest series The Men of Law—Heist. This series is
about a group of detectives and the women that turn their professional and
personal lives upside down. Each story will be a standalone, with each
character receiving their own novel.
5. What advice would you give to unpublished writers?
Oh my. What do
I wish that I would have known? There's a whole list of things, so I'll only
state a few.
A. Invest in an
editor. A good/reputable editor. Not someone who is just starting out or
someone who says, I can do that. A good editor will cost you some money. But
it's an investment that is necessary. Trust me, your book NEEDS an editor
because you are too close to your project.
B. But before
you even get that far, take writing workshops. If you're writing romance, take
romance workshops to learn what is required to be in a romance novel. If you're
writing thrillers, same advice. And so on and so on. Learn about the genre that
you've chosen to write in.
C. This is NOT
an overnight success business. You will pay your dues. You will not become a
New York Times Bestselling author releasing your first novel...or second...or
third. So many authors think their novel is going to blow up and take off. They
see the success of Harry Potter, Twilight and FSOG (not that those novels sold
millions overnight, it took some time to catch on) and think that'll happen to
them, when in reality, considering the thousands of novels released daily, that
number is so small. Do I hope that success happens to every author? Absolutely.
But being realistic about the industry will help an author in the long run. Too
many get into this business with the wrong thought process and end up leaving
because they didn't understand what being a published author entails: hard
work, patience, and persistence.
Coffee or Tea
Vodka
Wine or Beer
Apple Vodka
Movies or Books
Books
Hemsworth or Pratt
Summer or Winter
Oooo, see now this one is hard. I like the warmth of summer but I love jeans and long sleeve T-shirts and boots.
Beach or Mountains
Beach (I just dreamed an awesome romance scene the other night that played out on a beach.)
Pizza or Cheeseburger
Pizza
Love at First Sight or Friends to Lovers
Love at First Sight (Why does friends to lovers creep me out?)
Halloween or Christmas
Christmas
Game of Thrones or Outlander
Bio
Contemporary Romance Author Casey Clipper is from
Pittsburgh, PA. She's a noted sports fanatic, chocolate addict, and has a
slight obsession with penguins. Like you, she's an avid romance reader and
loves to lose herself in a good book. Casey is an active member of the Romance
Writers of America, Contemporary Romance Writers, the Three Rivers Romance
Writers, Passionate Ink, ASMSG, and IAN.
Casey's Links -
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Casey-Clipper-Author/336540986441850
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cclipper2
Amazon Author Page:
http://www.amazon.com/Casey-Clipper/e/B00C53FJ92/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
Sign up for Casey's
Newsletter: http://www.caseyclipper.com/www/index.html
Coming November 17th!
From the author of the international bestselling The Love
Series, Contemporary Romance Author Casey Clipper, comes a new contemporary
romance series like no other:
Heist - (The Men of Law, book 1)
Jason Campbell and his team are on a mission. To find the
jewelry thief that has hit every store in their town. They have zero leads as
their cagey burglar uses equipment and uncanny skills to prevent the detectives
from gaining ground in the case that has dragged on far too long. Jasonʼs
endless hours working this case are taking a toll. He has no life outside of
his job. His nights are spent alone in a cold bed with dreams of a faceless
bandit haunting him. And yes, their suspect is a woman clearly toying with law
enforcement.
Hannah Lakely is doing whatever it takes to survive. After
escaping from the men who her parents owe money, she vows never to be put in a
vulnerable position to be injured again. Those men favor giving their warnings
by breaking bones. Specifically hers, despite the fact itʼs her parents owing
the cash. Hannah does what is necessary for a woman with no high school
diploma, no college education, no skill set, and in need of a large sum of
money immediately to pay off her parentsʼ debt. But no matter how many times
sheʼs paid off the cash, her parents continue to borrow from the sharks, forcing
her to maintain her life of crime. An empty life with no one to count on except
for her only friend/conspirator, who worries for her safety. Sheʼs alone in the
world, always looking over her shoulder for the mob or law enforcement, afraid
of the day that either catches up with her.
Jasonʼs life of non-committed relationships is one that
leaves him lonely at times, but he accepts that drawback after watching two of
his LEO brothers go through hell in their former marriages. Why does he need
that hassle? Itʼs difficult enough to find a good woman, let alone one who can
tolerate being in a relationship with a detective. A law enforcement career can
even test the best of couples. But Jasonʼs world is turned upside down when he
literally runs into a spitfire at a grocery store. Itʼs not until the next day,
when he sees her sitting at a coffee shop, that he approaches, amused by her
fiery attitude. He decides to chase, smitten with the entrancing woman.
Hannah canʼt believe that sheʼs attracted the attention of
law enforcement in a different manner than she ever expected. She knows she
shouldnʼt play the dangerous game of going on a date with this officer, who's
unaware of who he has pursued. But Jason wonʼt take no for an answer. When she
relents, deciding to cave to the determined detective, she certainly never
expects to connect to him on a physical and emotional level.
Jasonʼs personal life is settling into place with a woman heʼs
unexpectedly falling in love with. Hannahʼs world is crumbling around her as
she finds herself falling for a man who could put her in jail for a very long
time if he finds out her secret. She tries to walk away from the life sheʼs
been leading, until the mob catches up to her. Again.
What happens when Hannah tries to rid herself of the men who
threaten her life by heisting the most secure jewelry store sheʼs ever
attempted? What happens to the couple if Jason and his unit figure out who
their thief really is? What happens when Jason questions everything he thought
he knew, including his career? And what happens when Hannahʼs life is put in
danger because of decisions made by Jason and his team?
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