Thanks for taking the time to visit my site and check out my upcoming books! I would like to tell you a little about myself and my works.
I've been married for nineteen years and have two wonderful daughters. My husband and I started dating our senior year in high school and have been together ever since. We've had our share of drama and turmoil over the years, but have managed to survive together. Our daughers are sixteen and four and as you can imagine at those ages take up a lot of our time.
My oldest, Lisa, is seventeen and fortunately, very responsible for a teenager. The little one, Katie, was quite a surprise for us. (There's a story there and I'm currently putting it in a new book.)
I'd never read a romance until 2008 and then I became completely hooked! I've always been a fan of the happily ever after and must admit that my favorite childhood stories were Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. I decided to try and write because there are a million things in my head regarding love that I wanted to express. I've always had problems expressing myself except on paper and found this the perfect venue.
My inspiration comes from many places such as everyday life, music, movies, and books. Music is a large contributor. The second manuscript that I completed was entirely inspired by a single song.
Most of all, though, my husband inspires me. While he knows that there are days that I would like to choke him, I couldn't have made it through the last eighteen years of my life without him. At least not and be sane that is. There is a little bit of him in each of my heroes and to be honest, there's a little of me in each of my heroine's as well. They're just little things, but in life, the little things are what count the most, right?
Since I started writing I've learned a lot and am continually trying to improve. I've been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to get published and couldn't be happier about it. Fort Knox was released in December 2009 and for 2010, Dreams of the Heart and Lake Shore Escape. I am currently writing my eighth manuscript and should have it completed by the end of June.
I sincerely hope that you find some enjoyment from my writings and would love to hear from you! Feel free to send me a note at moirahanson@hotmail.com or follow me on facebook. I also love to share a good book so check out my Shelfari collection below-
Moira
Interview:
As a child, Moira grew up as the quiet and shy child of a minister. That is until she met the man that she would marry at the very young age of 18. Two children and seventeen years later, Moira found herself still madly in love with that same man but feeling a need for self-fulfillment.
In October 2008, after reading her first contemporary romance, she was hooked. Moira hadn’t written anything since high school but started writing again and hasn’t stopped since, completing six novel length manuscripts to date.
Living in a rural area southeast of
Q: What inspires your writing?
A: Several things, but considering that I’m writing about love I will have to admit that predominately my husband does. He has shown me what unconditional love truly means and there are pieces of his character represented in every one of my heroes personalities. Everything else is random, whether it’s a guy at the stop light that just oozes masculinity or an old house that I drive by that I might think be the perfect location for a scene in a book.
Q: Are you the type that carries around a notepad and pen making notes no matter where you are?
A: Actually I’m not. I have somewhat of a photographic memory and in a split second can visualize my thoughts in type and remember them for later. Now, if I am typing ninety miles an hour and think of something to add in at a different point in the story I have a blank page open on my laptop for notes. Oh, and thank goodness for laptops, if I had to write it all down by hand, I probably would have quit after the first page, I hate my handwriting.
Q: Did you read and write a lot when you were younger?
A: Yes. I read every Sherlock Holmes story that I could get my hands on as well as novels like Jane Eyre, The Scarlet Letter and Little Women. While those were required reading in school I enjoyed them all, finding myself especially drawn to the romance in them. As for writing, I enjoyed writing but never found myself able to put on paper what I truly felt except for a short romance story that I wrote in high school. I hung on to that story for years until it was lost or discarded in one of our many moves. While the actual papers are gone I remember that story and can visualize the characters to this day.
Q: You mentioned visualizing characters do you see them when you write?
A: Absolutely. I would imagine every writer does, it’s like watching a movie in my head as I type. The fun part is I can play out a scene in my mind and change it if I decide to do something different. There’s a lot of control there, and when there are so few things in life that you can control, it’s nice to have that ability.
Q: Being a newly published author is there anything that you would like to share with someone that is trying to get published?
A: Writing is about what you, as an author, want to share with your readers. Once you start writing you have an obligation to yourself and your characters to finish your story. Even if the world that you create may not please everyone, it will inspire someone.
Q: Why did you select erotic romance to write?
A: Well, other than the above mentioned novels that I read in school, I read my first real romance novel in October 2008. It was a mainstream novel and I loved it. I started writing my first manuscript and needed more inspiration. I then found myself reading Nora Roberts and Sherrrilyn Kenyon and was completely hooked. I loved Kenyon’s Dark Hunter series and found myself turning the heat up in my own writing. Then after sending several submissions and receiving rejections to other publishing companies I received acceptance from Siren Publishing. With Rachel’s recommendations I turned up the heat just a bit more and that pretty much brings us to present day.
