Today we have one of my favorite author's Danita Minnis. She's going to tell us all about her awesome writing and Falcon's Angel. Dear Danita, please tell us a little bit about yourself-
I’ve been reading books since I can remember. When I started
writing songs, I didn’t make the connection. It was years later that I began to
mull over those pretty words and imagine a story. Writing Falcon’s Angel was
like bringing Falcon and Angel’s love song to life. By the time my hero Falcon
arrived on the scene, I already knew Falcon-speak, his personality and how he
would live.
I should have known I would end up as a writer. It was
definitely a natural extension of my life and what I’d done up to that point as
a singer/songwriter.
They are not at all surprised! All of us are book lovers, I
just decided to write something that I wanted to read. J
I’m a romantic and believe there is someone for everyone.
That and my obsession with dark fairytales usually means that my hero will get
the girl, even if it kills him. Or, their love might get them both killed, but
even ghosts need a happily ever after, don’t they?
Falcon’s
Angel is a paranormal romance of a love that ended in tragedy in eighteenth
century France. Modern day Italy doesn’t treat Falcon and Angel any better but
this time around they have an opportunity to learn something that can put a
stop to a dangerous cycle of murder and mayhem.
In Falcon’s Angel I explore what could happen
between two soulmates meeting at a crucial time in their lives. Falcon and
Angel need each other, just don’t know it yet. By the time they realize what
they are up against and that a devil-worshipping cult wants them dead, it may
be too late.
If I wake up with an idea I like to get that down before I
start the day. I have been known to prop myself up in bed before the sun rises.
There is something about that in-between time of dawn or twilight that gets my
creative juices working. J
It could be a paragraph or a few pages to start but I will come back to it
later. My unwritten rule is that once I start writing in the evening, I finish
a chapter.
Wow, I do that, lol. What was the hardest part for you when working on your book?
Killing my darlings! I finally learned to: a) let the reader
use their imagination and not give away the farm, and b) save it if it’s worth
it for a later storyline or character.
Oh Danita, I need to learn to do that. It hurts to kill your babies. What influenced or inspired you to write?
My favorite authors and their books are a big inspiration to
me. As a teenager, I started collecting books by Anne Rice, Jude Deveraux,
Stephen King and Dean Koontz to name a few. I still pick these books apart,
admiring tone, suspense and character development.
I removed several love scenes – had an attack of those
pretty words again – and had to save them for my next couple, Angel’s parents
in Book 2 of the Cardiff series.
Do you have a favorite character (from you're book)? Why?
Falcon is my favorite. He is a killer but so sweet to Angel.
She is his weakness. *sigh*
Do you already know what to write next? Can you tell us?
I am
editing the second novel in the Cardiff series in which Angel's parents reveal
more of her unique family history. A mom with special powers, a dad who comes from an
ancient Roman line of vampire hunters and an uncle who is contemplating
immortality for love - are waiting to tell their
stories and counting on Falcon and Angel to get this right.
The story sounds awesome, lol. I need to put your novels on my to read list. Where can we find more information about you and your books?
Visit my website and my Facebook fan page!
Do you have any last words?
Always. J Even happily-ever-afters have a dark side.
Danita I want to thank you for sharing with me and the readers all about Falcon's Angel. I know that it's an awesome story. I can't wait to read it. I will look forward to having you visit again when you have the next novel published. Best wishes always.
Fun Questions-
I love weekends because? I have more time to write!
I hate? Mean people L
I want to buy? Dean Koontz; book Odd Apacolypse
My favorite song is?
I love so many songs, genres and artists – I can’t choose!
My favorite precious stone is? Sapphire
I want to travel to? Why? Italy and see what I have imagined
in Falcon’s Angel.
I want to meet? Why?
Anne Rice – I just adore her work.
I want to invite Stephen King to dinner. Why? I want
to ask him how he sleeps at night with all of those grim novel thoughts in his
head.
My dream is to? Write books that make transport people to a
good place.
My favorite book is? Another hard one – I’ve read so many
great books by the authors I’ve mentioned and some authors I’ve never heard
from again. I love them all!
Falcon’s
Angel – blurb
Angelina wants to go unrecognized when she leaves her family’s
Yorkshire estate to play in a symphony in Italy. When she starts running she
has no idea just how much she is running from: a stolen Stradivarius, a
birthright of mysterious powers and a past that got her killed over two hundred
years ago.
Falcon wants the Stradivarius in her possession, and goes
undercover to track down a thief. But he is not the only killer in search of
the violin.
il Dragone, a devil-worshiping cult, wants revenge for a past only
they can remember.
Falcon’s Angel is
a paranormal romance of love that ended in tragedy in eighteenth century France.
That love is tested in a fight of good versus evil some two hundred years
later. This time around Falcon and Angel have an opportunity to put a stop to
the cycle of murder and mayhem, if only they can remember.
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| Danita Minnis, Author |
If you asked Danita Minnis which is
easier, writing songs or writing novels, she would say it was the former.
Melodies and rhymes are second nature. What her characters want is another
thing entirely. With her debut novel, Falcon’s Angel, she learned to listen to
her spunky heroine and sinfully confident hero. They’re funny and in danger,
and that’s just the way they want it. Lesson learned: don’t try to save them.
When she’s not writing, Danita exercises her lungs
at her son’s soccer matches and their favorite theme park, because everyone
knows it’s easier on the stomach to scream your way down a roller coaster.
You can find Danita here: http://danitaminnis.danitaminnis.com/
2 comments:
Thanks so much for having me here today Patricia!
You're welcome Danita!
Patricia ♥
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