Thursday, January 12, 2012

1 Year Blogoversary Day 12 Julie Cross Q & A with GIVEAWAY

Author of Tempest...
Julie Cross
Joins me today with a little Q&A




Thank you to Julie who is extremely busy with Tempest coming out Next Week!

  1. When writing Tempest did you do any research or did you use your own rules?

I mostly used my own rules. I did a lot of research on New York City and pop culture for all the different years mentioned in the book. I also did a lot of reading up on the CIA, so much that they might start checking up on me soon.


2. Do the characters resemble anyone in your life?

No, not really. I think bits and pieces of me and people I know are sprinkled through my characters, but that’s because it’s easier to write what you know. For instance, my main character’s girlfriend, Holly is a former gymnast and that was much easier for to write than if she had played football or…cricket. I could write it authentically and not have to research much. Anything minor to the plot was usually an opportunity for me to slide in something that I already knew well…like gymnastics or being a camp counselor, which is how all three of my main characters met. At a summer camp.


3. Do you have a favorite character that you love to write?

My favorite character to write is actually a minor character in TEMPEST and plays a bigger roll in the second book. I’ll leave out her name to avoid spoilers, but with her, she says the most horribly blunt and inappropriate things. She’s totally bad-ass, so it’s really fun to bring her to life.


4. What is the nicest and craziest thing a fan has done for you?

I have fans? Seriously? Kidding. Nothing crazy yet. It’s still early. But I did have one totally awesome book blogger send me the lyrics to a song her brother’s band, For Elise, had written because they went so well with TEMPEST. It was almost like it had been written for the book. Anyway, she told me it was available on iTunes and I don’t have an iPod or do anything with iTunes, so she mailed me a CD and I LOVE it! I thought that was so nice. 


5. What is your writing space like? organized or messy?


I do have a writing office now, but I don’t use it much. I just write where ever. If I’m doing edits and I have pages plus my laptop, I have to have a clean table and a mostly clean room.




This or That...
You’re going to hate my answers. I’m a writer, so nothing is ever black and white

      Coffee or Tea
      Coffee is my addiction. I must have it or I’ll die. Iced tea, unsweetened, nothing added, is my very           favorite non-alcoholic beverage.

Dress or Jeans
Sweat pants.
Okay, I’ll behave…dresses in the summer and jeans the other three seasons.
Outdoor girl or Indoor girl
I love sun and warm weather, so I’ll say outdoor…except when it’s cold.

Eat in or Dine out

Eat in, it’s cheaper. And I have three kids, so eating out isn’t usually that fun with the whole gang.

Cheesecake or Lamborghini *yeah ok those are what I want sorry*

If the Lamborghini is free, I’ll take that. But cheesecake is my very favorite dessert…?

E-book or Real book
I love my Kindle, but lately, now that I have several book shelves in my office, I’ve been buying my favorite books already read as an e-book, just to have for my shelf. And also because when I love a book, I usually try to get everyone I know to read it and I need a copy to loan out. 

Thank  you again Julie! 


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35 comments:

  1. Loved This or that; very funny answers! :P

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  2. I think it's interesting that Julie's favorite character in the book is a minor character and that she will have bigger roll in the second book. It makes people, and me, curious about who she is and what she's like, and then more people will buy the book just to find that out. Hehehe...

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    1. Yes, that was interesting! I know this one isn't out yet and I am so looking forward to more :)

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  3. I love the premise of this book. It sounds great! Thanks for the giveaway! :-)

    Great interview :-)

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    1. Your welcome! The book is really a great read and very interesting story!

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  4. Thanks for the giveaway! I was just looking at this book the other day on Amazon

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  5. thanks for the giveaway! i feel very redundant, but thanks for the giveaway lol

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    1. Well you could mix it up a bit and be like Woah! Thanks for the giveaway LOL

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    2. WOW, UR RIGHT!!! thanks so damn much for the giveaway!!! lmao

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  6. While the convenience of ebooks is great, but I still am a fan of the hard copy. I just need to have them if I love them!

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  7. I'm the same way but I love the outdoors too when it's warm! I HATE the cold!

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  8. Sweat pants lol. That was hilarious. I am also a sweat pants kind of girl and I'd probably wear them all the time if I wasn't in fear of embarrassing my children :) Loved this interview, and thank you for the giveaway!

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  9. I really enjoyed the interview. Will you be incorporating the CIA information you read into future books?

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  10. I am with her on the needing a physical book to loan out, however I am running out of room. I would also love to hear that song that she mentioned.

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  11. wow, she mailed her the cd?

    that's one hardcore fan

    =)

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  12. wow, she mailed her the cd?

    that's one hardcore fan

    =)

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  13. I'm dying to read Tempest. Dying! Can't wait for the release.
    Haha, it seems most writers don't live in a black and white world. Felt bad for Julie. Had to choose between cheesecake and a Lamborghini? You are evil.

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  14. I can't function without coffee either. I wish I could read your book NOW, it's sounds awesome, different.thanks for the giveaway.kisses

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  15. Cheesecake and coffee - you are my kinda gal!!! Thank you for taking the time to share with us and participate in this wonderful blogoversary celebration :) I can't wait to read Tempest!

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  16. awesome interview love the trailer and dying to read the book

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  17. same here...
    sometimes eventhough I´ve read the ebook already, I still buy a hard copy, I view my books as treasures.haha ( I cover them with plastic and there are no folds!) because I read a book a couple of times if I super LOVE it! .XD

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  18. I can't wait to read this book!! Thanks for the awesome giveaway! Cheesecake is only like the best dessert ever!! I'm same with ebooks/real books. I love my ereader, but love to have a real copy of those books I really love :)

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  19. I agree - Eating out with kids is not so fun.

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  20. I have heard nothing but great reviews about this books, so I am very interested in reading it!
    Like how they met at camp!

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  21. Thanks for the giveaway!
    dontkillkittens8@netscape.net

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  22. While I've heard of Tempest, I haven't read a lot of what it is about, but with the mentions of various time periods and the CIA, I am now very curious!

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  23. I love people who are horribly blunt because I can be horribly blunt. Except sometimes when they are being blunt to me... Can't wait to read Tempest!!!

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  24. I love the Q&A's I love my Kindle too! so I think I'm an ebook lover ;)

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  25. I would agree on the sweat pant.

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  26. Sweat pants! LOL. And eating in, sure. It's cheaper and brings the family closer, so win-win. ;) I hope it's open intl. *-* thanks!!

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  27. Thanks for the awesome interview and giveaway! :))

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  28. I find minor characters to be some of the best - I am always wanting to know more about them. I am glad to hear that her favorite character was a minor one.

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  29. Thank you for the giveaway! I can't wait to read this!

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