Jesse Alexander, #1
Urban Fantasy/Paranormal
Publisher: Pen & Page Publishing
Date Published: May 11, 2017
During Starfall, magic flooded the Earth and destroyed most technology while humans developed strange new powers. As the scion of a male-dominated clan, Jesse should have risen to become a hero.
One disastrous choice ruins her hopes for the future.
To forget about her life as an assassin, she heads to the dying coasts of Florida. Unfortunately, a chance encounter with a Starfall stone and the Siberian tiger shifter after it thrusts her into the limelight. Escaping Nate’s sights is only the beginning of her woes.
When two dangerous Starfall stones are stolen, it’s up to Jesse to recover them. Should she fail, she’ll only be the first to succumb to the rogue stones’ powers.
Interview with RJ Blain
As a writer, what would you choose as your
mascot/avatar/spirit animal?
Unicorn. I love unicorns. I
love unicorns so much I can’t even. At current, I have at least four novels
with unicorns in them. I am not at all sorry for this.
How many hours a day do you put into your writing?
8-12. Writing is my full-time
job, so I treat it as such, though some days it’s more like 3 hours of writing
and a lot of flailing when everything else in life happens. But I try to be
working for 8 hours a day. If I finish my writing work early, I get the other
stuff finished.
I want to write no less than
3,000 words a day Monday-Friday. 3,000 words is my “I feel good about today”
limit.
Do you read your book reviews?
Generally not. They’re not for
me. They’re for readers who are trying to decide if they want to read my books.
Since I have anxiety and depression, all reading the reviews tends to do is
make me miserable, so I just don’t. One of my personal assistants, when asked,
checks if there are any issues in reviews for me, and relays anything truly
important.
But for the most part, those
reviews aren’t for me, so I avoid them.
Do you leave hidden messages in your books that only a few
people will find?
Sometimes. I’m pretty sneaky about it when I do,
though—and I don’t usually tell anyone I’ve done it.
Sometimes I’m too sneaky about it, though. It
took some readers a really long time to realize I wrote a book involving boats
with a main character named Jack and a cat named Sparrow.
And yes, I do quite enjoy that movie. Why do you ask?
Can you tell us a
little bit about the characters in Water Viper?
Jesse Alexander is a woman with a past that comes to haunt
her, and once she makes a rather spontaneous choice to mark her turf using
tattoo needles, she discovers she bit off more than she can chew.
The man she marked is playing for keeps, and unfortunately
for them both, they have mutual friends. At its heart, Water Viper is a story
about assassins and relationships—with intrigue, politics, and destruction in
equal measure.
But at the heart of everything is poor Jesse. I’m pretty
sure she regrets having been stuffed, very unwillingly, into my novel…
Can you tell us a
little bit about your next books or what you have planned for the future?
After taking a few months off publishing to just enjoy
writing, I’ll be releasing a lot of books in 2020. Hooray! The publication
process is pretty intensive, and I’m gleeful I got to take some time just to
enjoy writing.
I’ll be releasing a book a month next year, which is just as
insane as it sounds. It’ll be worth it, though.
Of them, I think Booked for Murder is the one I’m most
looking forward to—either that or Outfoxed. Booked for Murder is a serial
killer versus magical librarians, and it’ll be one hell of a wild ride.
Outfoxed is a dystopian style magical version of Earth where what can go wrong
does go wrong—and the main character learns she’s far more valuable than she
initially believed. As such, everyone wants a piece of her. It’ll be a fun
ride, too.
Do you allow yourself
a certain number of hours to write or do you write as long as the words come?
I need to be working on book-related stuff for around 8
hours a day. I generally won’t stop unless I’ve written 3,000 words unless
I’m in the middle of the editing process, in which case I don’t write much and
focus on polishing and preparing a novel for publication.
Do you have a certain
number of words or pages you write per day?
3,000-5,000 words is my preferred. I can do that in a solid
8 hour work day, if I’m sitting down and working like I mean it.
What inspires you to
write?
I guess the books themselves. I just have so much fun with
the stories I want to keep writing. Anything can be inspiring and give me an
idea. The hard part is deciding which idea to use. I come up with a lot
of ideas. Most get chucked due to a lack of time.
Would you rather
Read fiction or
non-fiction?
Fiction.
Read series or
stand-alone?
Standalone.
Read Science fiction
or horror?
Science Fiction.
Read Stephen King or
Dean Koontz
Stephen King. (The Stand, baby! The Stand!!!)
Read the book or
watch the movie?
Read the book.
Read an ebook or
paperback?
Ebook. Paper books give me incredible migraines. I need to
be able to adjust settings on the screen to avoid them.
Be trapped alone for
one month in a library with no computer or a room with a computer and Wi-Fi
only?
Room with a computer and wi-fi. That way, I can keep writing
books.
Do a cross-country
book store tour or blog tour online?
I’d love to do a cross-country bookstore tour, but… it’s not
really viable for me. So, I do blog tours online instead while dreaming.
About the Author
RJ Blain suffers from a Moleskine journal obsession, a pen fixation, and a terrible tendency to pun without warning.
In her spare time, she daydreams about being a spy. Her contingency plan involves tying her best of enemies to spinning wheels and quoting James Bond villains until satisfied.
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