Thank you for joining
us with another author interview. Today it is with Rebecca Hefner an amazing
new author who has completed her first series. Lets find out what makes Rebecca
tick and her plans for the future.
Gina: Why
did you become an author?
Rebecca: I’ve
always been a voracious reader, so writing my own stories was probably
inevitable.
Gina: What
genre of books do you like to write?
Rebecca: I
really enjoy getting lost in a great fantasy and in a great romance. I want to write books that have equal parts
of both. In my mind, my books are a mash
up of my favorite fantasies (Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Star Wars) and
my favorite romance authors’ stories (JR Ward, Nora Roberts, Lisa Kleypas).
Gina: What
is your inspiration for the current book or series you are writing?
Rebecca: I’m
currently writing a post-apocalyptic dystopian sci-fi romance series! Say that three times fast. Ha!
The heroine is a theoretical physicist who must solve time travel to go
back in time and prevent the apocalypse.
I’m a super science dork so this is such a fun project for me. I think that strong, intelligent theoretical
physicists deserve love too!
Gina: I
like that you are moving into a similar but different Genre.
Are you a
plotter or a pantser?
Rebecca: A
bit of both. I draft out a rough
timeline but then I just let the words flow and let the characters take me
where they may. They always take me to a
much better place than I could’ve imagined.
Gina: I
am starting to see that most authors are bit of both.
Have you
had any setbacks becoming an author yourself?
Rebecca: Where
do I start? Haha. I’ve learned so much from
self-publishing. I’ve had roadblocks and
setbacks at every step. I first published
to Amazon, then published wide, then made audiobooks. Each step presented its own challenge. You just have to roll with the punches and
realize you’re human and learn from your mistakes.
Gina: That
is so true, there is so much to learn as an author.
What advice
would you give to someone who would like to become a writer?
Rebecca: There
are so many great resources on You Tube and online, both for writing and
self-publishing. Self-publishing with
Dale, Joanna Penn, Brian Cohen, Derek Murphy and The Writing Gals are just a
few who come to mind. Digest their
information—it was super helpful to me!
Gina: Sounds
like you have a great team behind you now.
What is
some of the best advice or inspiration you have received from another author?
Rebecca: Just
put your butt in a chair and write. You
can always edit it later, but if you don’t write, there’s nothing to edit!
Gina: What
goals have you set for yourself in the future?
Rebecca: I
would obviously love to be a bestselling author! We’ll see!
Gina: Don’t we all. How do you want readers to see
your work?
Rebecca: I
want readers to be whisked away to another world for the few hours they read my
books. I want them to feel extremely
emotionally connected to the characters and feel like they know them intimately. My goal is to inspire the *tingles* and
*feels* that I get when I read books from my favorite authors.
Gina: Reading
your books, I do get those tingles and feels from it. I think I cried when
reading you touched me so.
Is there
anything you would like to share with your readers?
Rebecca: I’m
just so thankful for each reader who’s left a review for my book(s). Reviews are vital to an indie author’s
success and each one is so precious.
Gina: Yes it is so important
to us all. The next series you mention before, when will we be seeing it coming
out?
Rebecca: The
next series has been really hard to write, so I’m not sure of the release date
yet. I’m really trying to power through it because it’s a passion project of
mine, but it’s been tough!
Gina: Thank you for joining
us today and sharing a little about yourself. Your future as a writer is
looking bright with such a talent as you have. I look forward to the future
when we can sit down and talk about your work again.
Rebecca: Thank you.
Gina: I hope the rest of you
has enjoyed reading about Rebecca Hefner. If you haven’t check out her books,
please do so now. You won’t be disappointed.
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