Shiloh Walker: Rust City Featured Author

Note: very oddly, I noticed today (10/9) that this post had reverted back to draft status.  No idea how that happened...

Welcome to the FINAL Feature Author profile for RustCity, which is NOW UNDERWAY in Troy, Michigan.  If you're not here, you can read back through this profiles and ask yourself, WHY WHY WHY didn't I sign up for this?? And if you are here, then here is everything you need to know about

SHILOH WALKER

a/k/a J.C. DANIELS

Hi Shiloh! what do your fans need to know about you?

I’ve been married since I was 19 to my high school sweetheart and we live in the mid-west. I started writing full time in 2004 and for the most part, I write romance but in 2011, I tried my hand at urban fantasy, put it out under the pen name J.C. Daniels and to my surprise, it did really well.

Oh, right, you mean this J.C. Daniels? That I lurrrvved? No surprise to me that it did well... But anyway, let's talk about RustCity!

1. Fill in the blank: "I used to be really good at climbing up the swingset , but these days I'm pretty rusty."  You know, sometimes skills get rusty because the need for them goes away, lol...

2. Eminem or Aretha? Explain.

Neither... Marc Cohn. He's my favorite singer (solo) of all time. And also completely different!  Nice choice.

3. Choose One:
Vernors
Faygo
I'm confused. And not from around here.

4. What are you looking forward to most at the RustCity conference? Meeting readers and talking to other authors.

5. Which is NOT an actual community in Michigan? (no googling!)
Bad Axe
Mullet Lake
Alpha
Hero
Colon
Kalamazoo

(The correct answer is "Hero." I got very tickled at some of the names, especially when I saw that "Alpha" was one!)

6. Your latest work of fiction features a wealthy industrialist and an R&B singer. What's the first sentence? The guy was too rich for this part of town and that only meant one thing...trouble.

What's it about? I'd prefer to sit on it for a while. Yeah, I'd say that's pretty open-ended...

Thanks so much for playing today, Shiloh!  Let's go have a drink.  For readers, where else can we find you?

Here you go!  Shiloh website  |  JC Daniels website  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Alpha Heroes Mentions

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Suzanne Sabol: Rust City Featured Author

 

Welcome to your introduction to some of the fantastic authors who are joining us for the conference this weekend. Today is another DOUBLE HEADER day, with this afternoon's guest:

Suzanne Sabol

I write the Blushing Death Series and love every minute of it. The genre I feel most comfortable in is Urban and Dark Fantasy. I love the hard edge that the genre permits and is even expected. There's nothing too gory or off limits. My latest release is Emerald Fire which came out in June of 2016. I'm working on book 7 of the series but I also have a 15 month old at home (our first) and it's kinda set me back a little. End of summer! I will have this done by the end of summer or I'm disappearing for at least a week and my husband will have to deal with the baby all on his own!   

That sounds like a great series, Suzanne! Shall we talk a little about about RustCity?

1. Fill in the blank: "I used to be really good at time management , but these days I'm pretty rusty." Yeah, toddlers have a way of blowing up the best of those systems...

2. Eminem or Aretha? Explain.

Aretha! I'm not much into rap but love jazz and soul.  Fair enough!

3. Choose One:
Vernors
Faygo
I'm confused. And not from around here.
neither, water please

4. What are you looking forward to most at the RustCity conference? I'm looking forward to meeting readers and other authors. I love hanging out with people who love books as much as I do. You'll have plenty of that sort of company, for sure!


5. What is an off-the-cuff association you have with Michigan, Detroit, or Troy?
I'm from Columbus, Ohio. We don't talk about Michigan... :)  Based on my survey results, I would say that you will have a lot of  "ex-pat" company!


6. Your latest work of fiction features a wealthy industrialist and an R&B singer. What's the first sentence?  She definitely wasn't going to sing her way out of this one.

OK, I really want to know what the next couple lines are. Thanks so much for hanging out here, Suzanne!  I want to mention to my readers that Suzanne was totally up for the 5 words game, but when I got behind schedule, we couldn't make the quick-turnaround work. Maybe next time! In the meantime, where can we find you on the 'tubez?

Thanks for having me! I really appreciate it. My links are below. website | Amazon | Facebook | Twitter

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Mervyn Seivwright: Rust City Featured Author

Welcome to your introduction to some of the fantastic authors coming to RustCon this weekend. We've got DOUBLE HEADER posts all week. So this morning, please welcome:

MERVYN SEIVWRIGHT 

Hi Mervyn, can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

Hi Nicola. I am a poet that believes in social change one person at a time. My writing has developed along those lines influenced in travels and living in different countries around the globe such as England, Japan, Germany, and America; travels to more than 40 countries. My 7 poetry collections each have their themes from third person first voice stories of life, love, Christianity and social issues. The next book in works is a biography in poetic form. Wow, that's very ambitious! Ok, Mervyn, let's talk about RustCity!

1. Fill in the blank: "I used to be really good at performing, but these days I'm pretty rusty."

2. Eminem or Aretha? Explain.
Aretha. Real life songs that touch the spirit and move emotions. can't argue with that!

3. Choose One:
Vernors
Faygo
I'm confused. And not from around here.

Something to look forward to at the conference!

4. What are you looking forward to most at the RustCity conference? Networking in a new market and meeting people to share my work and its imagery. Hopefully to touch a person's spirit in the connection.

5. What is an off-the-cuff association you have with Michigan, Detroit, or Troy?
I have had some great friends over the years from Detroit but this is my first time in the area. I hope it turns out great for you!


6. Your latest work of fiction features a wealthy industrialist and an R&B singer. What's the first sentence? Each night he would dream past the systematic infrastructure twisting corporate entanglement aplacing himself to the innocent imagery of the gutter strings plucked in Brazilian syncopated scale to hear her voice.

Wow, that is definitely the most surreal answer I've received to that question! I need to know what Brazilian syncopated scale sounds like now.  Mervyn, I'm so glad you could stop by today!  See you later this week!

Thanks Nicola! You can find me elsewhere at my website, my Amazon author page, or Facebook.

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Jordin Mack: Rust City Featured Author

 

Welcome to your introduction to some of the fantastic RustCity authors. All this week you'll find DOUBLE HEADER profiles here on Alpha Heroes. This afternoon, please welcome

JORDIN MACK

Hi Jordin, can you tell us a little about your writing?

Hi Nicola! I always had a passion for writing and planned to pursue a career as a fiction novelist; however, I kept procrastinating for one reason or another. Then one day, I decided to stop talking about and just do it, write my first novel. In April, 2016, I released my debut novel, The Kokuran. In this story, Astrid, a naïve girl, marries Philip, who loves and praises her and later abuses and tries to break her. In the aftermath of her divorce, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery that leads her down a path of uncensored sexual encounters, love and despair. Only to discover that she was already in possession of what she was searching for.

Ok, Jordin, let's talk about RustCity!

1. Fill in the blank: "I used to be really good at tennis , but these days I'm pretty rusty." I always wanted to learn how to play... maybe some day!

2. Eminem or Aretha? Explain.

My author personality is similar to the Gemini zodiac sign, so I am both Eminem and Aretha. As an author, my literary expression is very urban and relevant to the times similar to Emimem's music, but also classic and soulful like Aretha Franklin's music.   What a very personal answer. I love it!

3. Choose One:
Vernors
Faygo
I'm confused. And not from around here.
Faygo. No, Vernors! Both?

4. What are you looking forward to most at the RustCity conference?
Connecting with existing and new fans and networking with other authors.

5. What is an off-the-cuff association you have with Michigan, Detroit, or Troy?
My hometown is Detroit. I took a writing class a few years ago and the instructor recommended that we stay in our comfort zone with our initial manuscript. So, it felt quite natural to write a book with a storyline that was set in Detroit. I always enjoy reading a story where I recognize streets and neighborhoods. I think specifics and familiarity are a plus most of the time. 

6. Your latest work of fiction features a wealthy industrialist and an R&B singer. What's the first sentence?
My NFL player boyfriend hosted a birthday party for me and surprised me by hiring Kem to sing at my party.  Hmm, that could go a couple of ways... intriguing!

Thanks so much for joining me here today on Alpha Heroes, Jordin! I look forward to seeing you this weekend!

You are welcome, Nicola!  Please feel free to check out my website, and see you soon!

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Tara Eldana: Rust City Featured Author

 

Welcome to your introduction to some of the fantastic authors who will be joining us in just a few days  for the conference. All this week we're having double-header profiles -- first up today is 

TARA ELDANA

Hi Tara! Can you tell us a little about your writing?

Hi Nicola! I am a debut author with Black Opal Books with "Reclaiming Lexi" a contemporary romance novella and "Under the Riptides," a paranormal contemporary romance novella. I have seven books under contract with BOB, all romance novellas. My next release is "Double Dare." For Liz it is hate at first sight. She is incensed at Luke for helping his best friend Gray leave her best friend Amy at the altar. Amy and Gray reconcile and fly with Luke and Liz to Las Vegas to elope. Liz gets drunk and dares Luke to marry her. He does and she demands an annulment. He refuses because he has never wanted anyone the way he wants her, even though she threatened to shoot him. It's been through first-round edits, but I don't have a release date. Liz is my favorite characters so far.

Liz sounds like a hoot! Ok, Tara, let's talk about RustCity!

1. Fill in the blank: "I used to be really good at cooking , but these days I'm pretty rusty." I personally am pretty happy with cheese and crackers and a frothy beverage. No muss, no fuss, and I can keep reading...

2. Eminem or Aretha? Explain.

Aretha. Knew You'd Be a Vision in White. How'd you get your pants so tight? And "You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman" and "Freedom." She totally gets it.

3. Choose One:
Vernors
Faygo
I'm confused. And not from around here.

4. What are you looking forward to most at the RustCity conference? Meeting readers and writers.
Awesome! we can totally arrange that!

5. What is an off-the-cuff association you have with Michigan, Detroit, or Troy?
Troy is my beat for my day job with a weekly newspaper and I tell people I live just over the border.
Oh, that's fascinating. I look forward to hearing some stories about that!

6. Your latest work of fiction features a wealthy industrialist and an R&B singer. What's the first sentence? The martini slipped out of her perfectly manicured fingers as he sang to her as if she was the only person in the crowded bar.

That is a GREAT first line!  Thanks so much for stopping by today, Tara.  Where else can we find you?

You're welcome, Nicola, it was fun!  You can find me at my website, or on Facebook!
 

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Sara Dobie: Rust City Featured Author

 

 Welcome to your introduction to some of the fantastic authors who'll be joining us in a few days for the conference. Today is a RUST CITY DOUBLE FEATURE DAY! Please welcome 

SARA DOBIE

Hi Sara! Can you introduce yourself?

I am a writer, model, and mental health advocate with a creative writing degree from Ohio University. I spent most days at home in my pajamas as a book nerd and sex-pert for SheKnows.com. Oh my. I bet you have a few stories to tell from that gig!


Ok, Sara, let's talk about RustCity!

1. Fill in the blank: "I used to be really good at cartwheels , but these days I'm pretty rusty." That is an entirely fair answer.

2. Eminem or Aretha? Explain.
Aretha. R-E-S-P-E-C-T.  *nods* Self-explanatory.

3. Choose One:
Vernors
Faygo
I'm confused. And not from around here.


4. What are you looking forward to most at the RustCity conference? Sharing BITE SOMEBODY with the world!

5. What is an off-the-cuff association you have with Michigan, Detroit, or Troy? I'm a huge Michigan Wolverines fan. Even though I grew up in Ohio, I was brainwashed by my Michigan-loving father from a young age. I develop severe migraines whenever surrounded by too many Buckeye fans. (I may be allergic.)  Hmmm. I'm afraid you might be sharing your profile day with an Ohio person! You'll have to ask her at the conference whether she's a Buckeye fan. You might need to bring your migraine meds to the con...


6. Your latest work of fiction features a wealthy industrialist and an R&B singer. What's the first sentence? Despite the swanky penthouse office accommodations, he spouted, "I like big butts, and I cannot lie," but she was not amused.

Optional: What's it about? Forty-two. You know Sara, I get the feeling that you are not taking this writing prompt very seriously. Should I be offended?

 Right, I didn't think so. 

Thanks so much for joining us today!  Can't wait to see you this week!
 
Thanks for this! Here are a few links to find me around the web:  My website | Buy BITE SOMEBODY | My Twitter | My Facebook |

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Donna MacMeans: Rust City Featured Author

 

Welcome to your introduction to some of the fantastic authors who joining us in a few short days at the conference. Today is another RUST CITY DOUBLE FEATURE! First up, showcasing 

DONNA MACMEANS

Hi Donna! Can you tell us a little about yourself?

Hi! I'm Donna MacMeans, best known for my Victorian historicals published with Berkley Sensations and my love of peacock feathers. :-) Basically, I write seduction, but always with a little humor thrown in. That said, my most recent release is an indie-pubbed forward time-travel. A Victorian charm teacher from 1853 suddenly finds herself in modern day New Orleans and needs the assistance of a disbelieving professor to get home. I call it Charming the Professor and it's a lot of fun! Wait till you see the beautiful cover. I hope you give it a try.

 I'm currently working on the next novel in my historical Rake Patrol series (called To Bait A Rake - Love that title!)--however--my next release is actually a stand alone Romantic Suspense that I'd published years ago with a small press. I wrote it before I discovered my love of the Victorian era. In a Heartbeat should be released right before the Rust City Book Con. Finally, about me - I'm a licensed Certified Public Accountant by day and the current Treasurer of Romance Writers of America. Besides writing and reading romance, I paint with acyrlics and make intoxicating (hic!) chocolate desserts. I have two adult children, a vampire cat that likes to attack my feet, and a husband to whom I've been married for 40+ years.

My goodness, it sounds like there is never a dull moment in your house! Shall we talk about RustCity?

1. Fill in the blank: "I used to be really good at multi-tasking LOL , but these days I'm pretty rusty."  I'm still trying... not always succeeding!

2. Eminem or Aretha? Explain.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Aretha, baby! She can tap into a woman's soul like no other. Back in the day, her songs would make me feel empowered - and just plain good.

3. Choose One:
Vernors
Faygo
I'm confused. And not from around here.
Diet Dr. Pepper

4. What are you looking forward to most at the RustCity conference? I LOVE, love, love talking to readers and I love, love, love meeting and speaking with other romance writers. I'm a people-person. This to me is Heaven. I'm so excited that the RustCity Book Con is close enough to drive. Detroit/Troy is a new market for me. This will be fun! Isn't it great to have something in this area?


5. What is an off-the-cuff association you have with Michigan, Detroit, or Troy? I'm an alumni of The Ohio State University and we always spoke of Michigan quite fondly (grin).  Riiiiiiiiiiiight, of course you do....


My family has vacationed at Mackinac Island and in a charming cabin along one of the many lakes in Michigan. I've been to the sand dunes near Traverse City - I had no idea such things existed in the MidWest. They certainly don't in Ohio. I've visited the Henry Ford museum and Greenfield Village - and been to the Detroit airport too many times :-) Good times.

6. Your latest work of fiction features a wealthy industrialist and an R&B singer. What's the first sentence? Maggie knew him immediately by his attempt to look casual in clothes that cost more than her entire wardrobe. She hadn't expected young and handsome. She rather thought all wealthy industrialists would be old and hunched over with liver spots the size of the stogies they smoked. But this one...this one was song-worthy. The nature of the song would depend on his reaction to her admittedly outlandish proposal.

Can't wait to meet at the Rust City Book Con. In the meantime, sign up for my newsletter at www.DonnaMacMeans.com and receive a free short story as a thank you. I give away books every month to my subscribers and share inside tidbits about my books. Visit me at my website or on Facebook! My featured books at Rust City: Charming the Professor (time-travel) and Bound by Moonlight (historical paranormal) and coming soon: In A Heartbeat (Romantic Suspense).

That all sounds so great, Donna! I can't wait to meet you! Thanks so much for hanging out here on Alpha Heroes today.

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