Jesse Alexander, #2
Urban Fantasy/Paranormal
Publisher: Pen & Page Publishing
Date Published: December 25, 2019
With the Hope Diamond locked around her throat, Jesse Alexander finds herself in the unfortunate position of being a walking national treasure. With the Starfall stone poised to pulse and flood the world with more of its magic, she must figure out how to remove it before she becomes its pawn yet again.
Unfortunately, the stone has a mind—and plans—of its own. Add in a determined tiger, a wolf out for revenge, and an ultimatum to find her clan's missing Starfall stone, and it will take all of Jesse's wit and cunning to survive with her life—and her heart—intact.
Interview with RJ Blain
As a writer, what would you choose as your
mascot/avatar/spirit animal?
This depends on day of the
week, but right now, I’m a sloth. I like horses, unicorns, dragons, and cats of
all spots or stripes. But right now, I’m a sloth. A very tired sloth.
(It has been a very busy
month.)
How many hours a day do you put into your writing?
Too many. One of my goals in 2020 is to make a healthier
schedule so I work fewer hours a day. I want a happier general life, one that doesn’t
involve me working quite as much.
I’m a little tired of 15+ hour days right now.
Do you read your book reviews?
I try not to, but when I do, I
generally tend to hate myself and suffer from depression. I really try not to.
I hate disappointing myself, and the negative people tend to become very vocal.
So, I try to hide from them.
If I DO read my reviews, I try
to read only the 5* ones to dodge the negativity. I’m negative enough to
myself, so I don’t need other people being negative, too.
Do you leave hidden messages in your books that only a few
people will find?
Sometimes. But I’m not telling when, where, or why. That
would ruin it for the few people who find them!
Can you tell us a little bit about the characters in Steel Heart?
Two tigers meet in a bar. Chaos
ensues. Grizzly bears, a rabbit, a horse, and a panther are dragged into the
chaos. More chaos ensues. There are some semi-sentient rocks that create even
more chaos.
Poor Jesse, having to put up with
all that.
Can you tell us a little bit about your next books or what you have
planned for the future?
Right now, I’m working on Blood
Bound, which is a book about my take on vampires. It’s been a lot of fun. I’ve
also been working on some edgier urban fantasy novels, including Booked for
Murder, which features a spunky heroine and a very fluffy cat.
Do you allow yourself a certain number of hours to write or do you
write as long as the words come?
I do
what’s needed to make the words happen. If the words are happening, I’ll write
as long as they’re coming. If they’re not coming, well, they need to, so I work
however long it takes me to get the required amount of words done for the day.
But, this
is my day job, so… I do what I must!
Do you have a certain number of words or pages you write per day?
2,000 is generally my minimum to
feel happy about my work day. Lately, it’s varied from 3,500-7,000 a day
because of deadlines.
What inspires you to write?
Life. There’s a story everywhere if
you bother to look for it—and half of my stories come from looking for those
stories and then asking myself, “But what if…?”
Would you rather
Read fiction or
non-fiction?
I refuse to choose! I read both equally.
Read series or
stand-alone?
I still refuse to choose! I read both equally.
Read Science fiction
or horror?
Science Fiction.
Read Stephen King or
Dean Koontz
Stephen King. The Stand. On Repeat into Infinity and beyond.
Read the book or
watch the movie?
Book. I don’t watch tv.
Read an ebook or
paperback?
E-books. Paperbacks give me migraines, and words are words.
Be trapped alone for
one month in a library with no computer or a room with a computer and Wi-Fi
only?
I’ll take the computer and wi-fi, as I need both to write
efficiently. (However enjoyable libraries and handwriting books are!)
Do a cross-country
book store tour or blog tour online?
Blog tour online; I’m an introvert, and while I would love
the cross-country element with my spouse, I’d die from having to pretend I’m an
extrovert.
Thanks for having me!!
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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