Aimee is a romantic at heart and a southern transplant with a bit of the accent (but not a whole bunch). She's married to her high school sweetheart, and with him, she's produced three native North Carolinians, two of whom share the same DNA.
With an MBA and a degree in Applied Mathematics, there's absolutely no reason she should be writing romance novels. Then again, she shouldn't need a calculator to add two numbers, either ... but she does.
What is your name, where were
you born and where do you live now?
My name is Aimee Laine and
while yes that's my pen name, every letter in my name is in my real name. :) I
was born in Flint, Michigan and live in Apex, North Carolina!
Do you work another job as well
as your writing work?
I do! I have 'a real job' as
everyone likes to call it. In the 'real job' which pays the bills, I am a
Program Manager for eLearning projects. Interestingly enough, I've also written
eLearning courseware and been the editor for other courseware, so writing is a
BIG part of my 'real job' life, too!
What is the name of your latest
book, and if you had to summarise it in less than 20 words what would you say?
Surrender is my current book
and my summary is this: Take a horrible past and live through it again. What
would it take for you to go through it again?
How long does it usually take
you to write a book, from the original idea to finishing writing it?
I'm a very quick writer. I can
write 1500-2000 words in an hour. Surrender took a little longer than 'normal'
because I rewrote a quarter of the story when I didn't like where it was going
because I'd 'forced' the story instead of letting it tell itself. So generally
30-60 days from start to final 2nd draft.
What can we expect from you in
the future? ie More books of the same genre? Books of a different genre?
The third book of the Mimics of
Rune is in progress, and the second book the Games of Zeus series is slated to
come out in March 2013. My alter-ego Emi Gayle has a release of After Dark in
October with the complete trilogy out by 2014, so you can see, lots coming!
What genre would you place your
books into?
My books are paranormal romance
which is the genre I most prefer.
Where do you get your book plot
ideas from?What/Who is your inspiration?
Inspiration happens everywhere
... Surrender was a building inspiration while I wrote Little White Lies. But
I've had sheds on the side of a road I've passed 1000x be a sudden inspiration
for a book idea. Literally. That's how Silent Echoes came about.
Do you read all the reviews of
your book/books?
Actually, yes. I do. Some say
not to, but I learn a lot from my reviews. I learn what people like and don't
and I learn to toughen my skin and not to have an ego. It humbles me and
tortures me at the same time to read my reviews.
Would you ever ask a reviewer
to change their review if it was not all positive about your book/books?
Never. We are all humans and we
will never all like the same thing. I expect some will trash my book. I expect
some will love it. Luckily, that's been a fair balance across the spectrum, so
I'm very pleased in general.
Which format of book do you
prefer, ebook,hardback, or paperback?
People tell me I'm crazy and
they may be right, but I MUCH prefer ebooks.
Where can readers follow you?
Your Blog Details?
Your Web Site?
Your Facebook Page?
Your Goodreads Author Page?
Your Twitter Details?
Thank you Aimee for taking time out from your busy writing schedule to take part in this Interview for my Blog and it's followers!
Thank you so much for having me on your blog today! :)
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