Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Tour: Interview: An Untimely Romance by J & L Wells



 An Untimely Romance
by J & L Wells
Genre: New Adult, Time Travel Romance
Tour Host: Lady Amber's Tours




Synopsis:
Heather Richardson is a seventeen-year-old British girl whose life quickly becomes an emotional roller coaster when she meets Ruben Brown, a controlling twenty-four-year-old man who works for her father at Freesdon Manor. As much as Heather wants to love Ruben, the cracks in their relationship begin to show as her eighteenth birthday draws nigh.

In a surprising turn of events Heather is confronted by Frank, an intriguing man from a past that dates back to the nineteenth century. His untimely presence changes everything.

When she’s thrown back in time by an unrelenting force, Heather realizes that her life is not what it appears to be. Her future has already been written, and it seems she cannot escape her fate, a fate determined by a love lost long ago. In her struggle to find herself, Heather must chose her destiny amidst a dangerous love triangle, vengeful lovers, and passions controlled by the hands of time.



This will go a little differently then any other interview.
We are all going to board the crazy train and have a lot fun.  
I hope you join us.


 Thanks for coming Judy & Laura Wells. I'm going to give you a lot short quick questions and just answer whatever comes to mind first.

Influential Children’s Book:
The faraway tree, by Enid Blyton.

Memoires that take me back to my childhood, and make believe lands, my mom used to read it to me as a little girl. Just happy childhood memories.


Teacher Profile: Is there a certain teacher you would credit with igniting your love of literature?
Mrs Simmonds, was my year 11 and 12 English teacher, she was amazing.

First Time Buyers – What We Should Know:
We are a mother and daughter duo, mad on animals, we love walking our four dogs, and writing together.

Our novels are not a typical romance with a happy ever after. We have a unique story with diverse and complex characters, that the reads will both love and hate, but there are reasons behind some of our more interesting characters, which will all come to light as the series progress.



What do you love most about publishing?
We are published by a small press, which gives us the freedom we need to write.

What’s the worst part of publishing?
We used a self-publishing company in the past, we couldn’t complain about the quality, it was excellent, the down side was it was very expensive- I would only use a small press or do it ourselves now.


How has your impression of publishing changed?
We didn’t really have an opinion to be honest, as it was all new to us.

Would you recommend self-publishing to other authors?
A self-publishing company- no- indie publishing or small press- yes

What will the self-publishing industry look like in ten years?
I don’t think there will be these top publishing houses, as indies appear to be on the rise, Amanda hocking for example. I think it will all be ebooks.


Review your publisher and publishing experience. What did you like? What would you change?
Our publishers, nexgate press, we wouldn’t change one thing, Jeff Bennington is so lovely and supportive, we are really happy.

Things you’ve learned about self-publishing.
It’s a very hard industry, and no matter what you do- you will never please everyone, write the book you want to read- don’t follow trends.

 4 Self-published authors you look up to.
Jeff Bennington, L.L Hunter, Jake Bonsignore, S.K Anthony

3 Ways indie authors can improve self-publishing.
Keep writing as best they can
Use Regina Wamba for a beautiful cover
Enjoy the experience

2 Self-publishing resources every indie author should use.
Blog sites,
Goodreads

1 mistake you made while self-publishing your book.
None really, we learnt by our experiences, read every review- good and bad, and take comments on board- after all, we are writing for the readers-

What show from your childhood would you love to bring back?
The 1987 versions of snow white, and sleeping beauty films, we love classics.


What’s the best vacation you ever had?
Jamaica, as I got married there in 2010 (sandals Negril)


If someone gave you a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Maldives

What’s your favorite rainy day movie?
The note book

If you could be any age again for a week, which would you choose?
21, as getting married (Laura)
20’s- away with mum and dad when they were alive (Judy)

Which of the four season’s best suits your personality?
Summer- happy and warm

Random quote.
There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past.
George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
Your favorite reading space.
Hot beach, total tranquility, with only the breaking of waves interrupting its silence.

Which five characters from novels would you have dinner with?
Mark Darcy/ Collin firth (can we pick him five times…. )
 Sure. Uhmm.. 5 Mr Darcy's... well that would be ....

something.... 


If you could have personally witnessed one event in history, what would you want to have seen?
The building of the great pyramids of Egypt 

Who is your favorite literary character of all-time?
Mr Darcy

Share your 9 favorite books of all time.
Heidi
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
Pride and Prejudice
Reunion
Little Woman
The Diary of Ann Frank
Lord of the Flies
The Chronicles of Fire and Ice
Empyreal Illusions

Your book is a movie! Who’s in your dream cast?
Bradley Cooper- Ruben
Clive Owen- Frank
Megan Fox- Heather


5 Items you would buy with a million dollars.
Dogs shelter
A house next door to my mom
A swimming pool
Holiday home
More animals

4 Things you love about your favorite book.
Romance
The 19th century parts
The psychological element                    
The fact that with book 2 & 3 our readers will have no idea what is coming, and how all the books interlink.

3 Books you’d bring with you to a deserted island.
Pride and prejudice
The faraway tree
Little woman

2 Food items you cannot possibly live without.
Curry
Chocolate

1 person who makes your life better.
My Mom (laura)
My daughter (Judy)


How do you develop your writing ideas?
We get an outline, and build as we go along

A genie grants you three writing-related wishes: what are they and why?
To see our book made into a film
Make number one on amazon
Make all our author friends famous :

Describe your ideal writing space.
In a cottage overlooking the sea.

Where do you find inspiration for your characters?
From people we know

Do you agree with the adage “Write what you know”?
No, write what you love, its amazing where words and your mind can take you.

What (or who) inspires you to write the most?
Each other

How has your writing career changed in the past year?
We’re spending a lot more time writing.

What are your writing goals for the next year?
Get all of our untimely series out, and the idea’s for the next series.

Name the five biggest distractions from your writing.
Dogs
Telly
Husbands
Work
Facebook


Interview a fellow author on this train. 
Which is your favourite- book, and why?

um.. It’s like picking your favourite child lol
Probably my first book fire and ice

How long did it take u to get all the ideas together before u could start writing?
Honestly they came to me while I wrote, I dreamt of the prologue for fire and ice and it all went from there.

How many books are in the fire and ice series ?
6
 With a spin off trilogy (3 books)

What movies- books- song tracks inspired u?

All the Robert Langdon series movies
Books- by Dan brown.
Music- Bruno mars, paramore, maroon 5, Birdy, Florence and the machine

Who is your biggest inspiration?
My friends and family


What is next- you are writing novellas... would u try a different genre? I heard something about a n/a....
This series is NA, but yes I am venturing into the scary waters of NA contemporary

What releases are u planning/ aiming for this year?
As I am going away overseas i have one more book for release this year, The first in the spin off novella series, The Garden of Eden which I’m aiming for a sep/oct release.

What advice would u give to new authors?
Believe in yourself and never doubt your ability. Also don’t rush getting your stories out there, perfect it first and always do some research into the publishing industry.

Your covers are amazing- is this what u had in mind for your covers? How did u come across your cover designer?
I came across Regina Wamba through author Melissa Andrea and her cover for Flutter and knew I had to work with her. They are better than I ever could have imagined.

Who you’d like to thank-
I’d like to thank all my new author friends and fans for the endless advice and for always being there for me.

It has been a pleasure interviewing L.L Hunter- not only is she a very talented author, but a lovely person also- I wish her all the best with her publishing endeavours - find her on good reads- and Amazon.  http://www.goodreads.com/author/list/6559537.L_L_Hunter

Choose a character of yours to represent each of the four seasons.
Ruben- winter- cold and dark
Florence- Summer- Happy go lucky, and warm and sweet.
Beth- autumn- changeable
Heather- Spring- a blossoming flower.

Which author’s career are you most jealous of? Why?
None really, good luck to them if they get there on their own merit

Profile one of your characters.

Ruben- appears to be a real jerk- but there are supernatural reasons behind his unlikable personality.

What character would you most like to be stuck in an elevator with?
Of our characters- Frank Boswel

What’s your favorite social media outlet for marketing/promotions?
Facebook

What's your favorite review of your work?
An Untimely Romance: A Time Travel Romance (Kindle Edition)
I had amazing opportunity to ARC read this book and wow! where do I begin? Heather is a seventeen year old girl who lives in an ancient manor house with her family, moving there when she was 13. Once there she meets an array of colourful characters including Ruben, (who annoyed me immensely!) and Frank.. Oh, Frank, who is very Darcy-esque. Its like he has stepped through time. Heather's family have bought the house and are getting it renovated and restored to its original beauty to re-open to the public as a sort of historical landmark.
This house holds many secrets, and when Heather gets to the bottom of it she finds she is deeper involved than she realises.
If you love books or movies like the Secret Garden than I definately recommend Untimely.





Author Bio:
About J & L Wells: J & L Wells is a UK based mother daughter team, consisting of Laura and her mother Judith. Together, they write compelling fiction and are currently working on book 2 of the Untimely Romance series.
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