This week our Feature on Author: Dani Collins. She has a new book out, Marrying the Enemy. And there's a giveaway of a signed paperback copy open international.
Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author Dani Collins thrives on giving readers emotional, compelling, heart-soaring romance with laughter and heat thrown in, just like real life. While she is best known for writing contemporary romance for Harlequin Presents and Tule Publishing, she also writes historical and erotic romance. When she’s not writing—just kidding, she’s always writing. Dani lives in Southern BC, Canada with her high school sweetheart husband.
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- What is the first book that made you cry?
I think it was called Red: A dog. I read it in elementary school. He befriends a wolf who later dies. Broke me in half and made me forever prefer stories with happy endings.
- What is the most unethical practice in the publishing industry?
Book piracy and the fact there’s little that can be done to stop it.
- Does writing energize or exhaust you?
A little of both. There are times when completing a scene can have me very ramped up. Other times I’m drained. It’s hard to predict.
- What are common traps for aspiring writers?
Taking all the advice as gospel. All the ‘rules’ of publishing are really just guidelines. Also, workshops and courses and craft books are all great, but the real way to learn how to write a story is to write. Just do it.
- Does a big ego help or hurt writers?
Great question. You definitely need enough confidence to put yourself out there, then you need the humility to take criticism, but also a thick skin. It’s a tough balance.
- Tell us about your book...
Dom and Eve come from rival hotel families that have been at war for three generations. The first time they meet, they’re
completely drawn together, but once they realize they’re actually enemies, they avoid each other for five years. Then they get stranded on an island where the passion they’ve been denying explodes. But they still have this animosity to defuse so Dom suggests a marriage of convenience. It’s got passion and angst and touches of humor. I hope you’ll try it!
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Amazon Kindle. Amazon Paperback
