Happy
Friday to all readers out there.
Today
we have a treat. I’d like to thank author J. Naomi Ay for joining us to talk
books and stuff…
Naomi,
you reside in the north Olympic Peninsula, why did you choose this place to
live?
I'll
send you a picture and you'll understand.
Right now, it's absolutely the most beautiful place on Earth. Of course, in the middle of the winter it's
something else. Actually, two days ago
it was something else but it looks like the sun has finally come out and is
going to stay for a while.
You
have been writing for several years now. What inspired you to begin writing?
Just boredom and
bad TV. I had a story in my head it
either had to come out on paper or I needed to be medicated.
I’m
sure there are plenty of writers who are self-medicated, but o.k.
Mother
of three or epic saga novelist… which has been more taxing on your nerves and
why?
The
novel has to do exactly what I want. The
characters there bow to me and acknowledge that I am their deity because I hold
the power of life and death, happiness and the alternative over their
heads. The children, two of which are
now adults and the third is thirteen, do exactly what they want whether I like
it or not and usually include a fair amount of backtalk along with it. Do you know how lame I am for having written
a fantasy? I am so totally lame. On top of that, I've been doing book trailers
and posting them on YouTube which makes me doubly lame. I just should not even dare to tread into the
cyber world where lame mothers do not belong.
I don’t
think it’s lame at all. I give you tons of credit for not taking the easy way
out and just accepting the dearth of good novels out there, and jumping into
the fray and writing your own.
Tell us
about your latest novel in 20 words or less:
Journey
to Rehnor is the prequel to the Two Moons of Rehnor series. All new characters except for Senya and…
And… ???
Guess we should just read and find out right?
What has
been the most exciting part of being a published author?
Discovering that people
actually like what I have written. I am
absolutely floored by it.
What has
been the worst part of being a published author?
The constant need to promote. Hopefully, someday I'll get over that hump
and it'll all just happen automatically.
The
marketing side is very frustrating and time consuming. If you ever find the “magic
bullet” please share with the rest of us.
What
has been the harshest critique you have ever received concerning your writing?
"It was lame", but then again that was from my 13 year old
daughter.
As
a writer, it is considered unprofessional and inappropriate to give a retort to
a critic or criticism. Were it “politically correct” to address your critics
personally, what would be the one thing you would say to them?
"Go to your room."
Snappy retort, lol.
What
are your pet peeves?
Weeds, I hate them. Their
like commas which is another one of my pet peeves. They're both always popping up everywhere and
I have to spend way too much time taking them out.
Are
you currently working on any other projects?
I have a day job. I'm in sales in the renewable
energy/recycling sector. As far as the
books go, I'm getting them all out in paperback, doing trailers and my plan
this summer is to at least release book 1, The Boy who Lit up the Sky as an
audiobook or podiobook.
Where
can readers find your works and follow you?
Well
Naomi, this has been a thoroughly interesting and enlightening chat, would like
to thank you again for stopping by and sharing with us.
Come
back soon and fill us in on your promotions and progress with the new book.
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