About
the Author: By day, Dawn is a typical mom running around
after her children, catering to her husband’s needs, acting as a taxi driver,
and gourmet chef living in Odessa, Texas, with her husband, and three children.
Then by night she falls into a world filled with shirtless werewolves, lethal
vampires, and dangerous adventures. Her short stories have been published in
SevenDeadly Sins and 13 Tales of Paranormal
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Interview
with Author Dawn Kirby
What
inspired you to write Secrets?
It wasn’t so much
inspiration as it was a way to get Leah’s voice out of my head. It had been
there for years whispering every now and again, but then about four years ago
it wouldn’t stop. It kept me up nights ran through my head every minute of the
day. Finally I decided to write everything down, thinking she would finally
leave me alone. How wrong I was…I now have four books written and I don’t see a
stopping point anywhere in my future.
Were
there any scenes that were hard to write?
The scenes I found the
hardest to write were the death scenes. The characters may be fictional, but
any writer will tell you there’s a certain connection that makes killing off
the really good ones very difficult. Even as I wrote them I had tears rolling
down my cheeks. Sure I could have saved the tears, but that would’ve been too
easy; too predictable. Life doesn’t always give us a fair hand…why should
fiction be any different?
Do
your characters ever decide some of the scenes for you?
In a way they decide most of
them. I love putting myself into their heads. I think about each character and
how they as an individual would react in a given situation. There are times
when their personalities clash with the way I want them to react, but honestly
that’s part of what makes it fun. Just because I think a scene should go one
way doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll get my way. Most times, that’s exactly the
way it should be.
Is
there any music that helped inspire any of the scenes?
Oh yes! Music plays a huge
part in my writing. Not just for certain scenes, but for certain characters as
well. I’ve used songs that range from Opera to rock and everything in between
to help me find that perfect place to gain a little bit more inspiration. Pink
inspires Drew’s “I don’t give a flip” attitude. One Republic helps me get Kale
into that “I’m all that and more” mood. Nickleback is responsible for more than
a few scenes between Raine and Leah. As for Donovan, nothing but a range of the
classics along with the music from the Phantom of the Opera will do.
What
is your ideal writing environment?
At home. On my couch watching a steady rain fall, while
listening to the low rumble of thunder.
Which
character was your favorite to write about?
Leah. Watching her character transform was amazing to me.
She had to grow up in an instant, yet she did it with all the grace and dignity
of a lady.
Do
you wish you could live in Leah’s world?
As long as I could be guaranteed no biting, mauling or
death…SURE!!
Who
do you consider your greatest fans?
All of them. Anybody who’s
read SECRETS or any of the following books I consider to be great. They gave me
time out of their lives to go for a walk in a world of my creation…How could I
ever ask for anything more?
What
is your favorite book/author?
If I had to pick one of my
absolute favorites it would have to be TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee. I
feel in love with it when I was in Jr. High and I still love it to this day.
There are so many life lessons to learn within its pages.
What
can we expect in the next book of this series?
The next book, DECEIT, will
reveal just as many secrets as the first. Raine and Leah start their lives
together even as the vampire who has been hunting her plots to make his
ultimate move. Making it out alive again will become next to impossible.
Thanks so much Dawn for
taking the time to do this interview with me! And I don’t know about you guys
but I’m itching to read the next book in this series J
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The pleasure was all mine, Lacey! I'm hoping I can get the second book out soon.
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