Hello! Today with us we have Caitlin Kraska (reader) and Bethany Loughlin-Frost (author)! *Applause*
Caitlin: What is your current WIP?
Bethany: A Trilogy about a Grim Reaper’s Daughter, The 3rd Book in my 5 Witch’s Series and a new Triller about a man being stalked by a woman that wants his pain Meds
Caitlin: Who are you Fav. Authors?
Bethany: Alyssa Day, Larissa Lone, Rachelle Mead
Caitlin: Do you work out of a specific space? Where is your favorite place to write from?
Bethany: My home office. Though I do write well from a plane.
Caitlin: Do you have a playlist? If so what genre of music is your favorite?
Bethany: I do have a playlist usually going each book has a different genre. I listen to all besides hip hop, rap, and R&B
Caitlin: What is your favorite Genre to Write?
Bethany: Paranormal Romance
Caitlin: Were you self published or Trad Published?
Bethany: Self Published. I did have a ‘publishing’ house before but found it didn’t work the way it should have.
Caitlin: What is your favorite quote?
Bethany: Don’t Apologize if you don’t mean it. If you don’t think you did anything wrong, then your apology is hollow and meaningless – Theda, Discovering the Reaper
Caitlin: What is your top 5 books that you have read?
Bethany:
- Last Round by Frankie Page
- Malachi by Elle Sparrow
- Reaver by Larissa Ione
- Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day
- Zodiac Aligned by Elisabeth Briggs
Caitlin: What comes first for you Plot or the characters?
Bethany: The story in general, but the characters are the ones I iron out first.
Caitlin: Do you use vision boards?
Bethany: Not really. I have done a couple, but it’s not a practice I do all the time.
Caitlin: What inspired your idea for you upcoming thriller?
Bethany: The health incident with my dad around Xmas. I found out that he has a stalker and that kind of spurred the idea.
Caitlin: What was the hardest scene for you to write?
Bethany: There’s a scene in Finders Keepers where War explains about his time in captivity. That was difficult to write as it was so emotional.
Caitlin: Which author would you choose to spend a day with?
Bethany: Larissa Ione. She writes paranormal romance, and I would just love to pick her brain.
Caitlin: Have you ever participated in NaNoWrimo? Is it worth it?
Bethany: I participated once. I didn’t find it worth the stress. I’m part of groups that praise word counts, so I find those much more rewarding.
Caitlin: What do you feel is your hang-up when writing? The thing that makes you stop writing for a while.
Bethany: Stress. I can have a ton of ideas in my head, but when I’m dealing with too much stress, my anxiety makes me feel overwhelmed, so I end up stopping and then some times I lose out on the thought process, so I have to reread the story… then I get overwhelmed. It’s a vicious cycle.
Caitlin: Which actor/actresses do you think would best represent your characters traits?
Bethany: Alexandra Daddario. She has the features of my character, Trinity, in my Witches Series.
Caitlin: How do you set your ‘moods’ for writing particular scenes?
Bethany: Music. I play different genre’s of music when I write. I try to use more “angry” metal music when writing action, and then more upbeat music for fun scenes. Something instrumental for intimate scenes.
Caitlin: Do you do character interviews in order to get to know your characters better? Or do you just wing it?
Bethany: Mostly just wing it. I’ve thought about doing interviews, but that sounds like a bunch of extra work.
Caitlin: What Author in your favorite genre do you admire most?
Bethany: Larissa Ione. Her stories are captivating and so well written.
Thank you for both for participating in Support An Author event!!!
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