Tell me about yourself, and your
writing.
I’ll be glad
to. Thanks for inviting me!
I’ve been an
avid reader since I was a child, and I always knew in the back of my
mind that someday I’d be a writer too. After college, I made a few
false starts on writing a novel, but I just wasn’t ready. So I went
to law school and I’ve had a great, successful career as an
attorney.
Then one day,
without forethought or planning, I picked up a pen and started
writing. A week later I bought a laptop. Next thing I knew I was
staying up till three in the morning, writing, writing, just wanting
to know what was going to happen next. It was the most fun I’d ever
had, and when I finally finished my opus, I started getting serious
about the business of writing.
More manuscripts
followed. I joined RWA, finaled in, then won, the Golden Heart,
landed an agent and eventually a publishing contract with Avon. And
here I am, a debut author!
How long have you been writing? How
many published books do you have, and what genres?
I’ve been
writing for ten years. THE WEDDING FAVOR, which goes on sale December
31, is the first book I sold. But THE WEDDING DATE ended up being my
debut, simply because the production schedule is so much shorter for
an e-novella.
Do you write in multiple genres or just
one? If just one, do you ever consider straying outside your genre?
My first
manuscript was a western historical that I still love and plan to
revise (drastically) some day. For now, though, I’m happy writing
contemporaries.
Are you a plotter or do you write from
the seat of your pants?
Now that I have
deadlines, I’m a semi-reformed pantser. Too much plotting and I
lose interest; too little and I get into deadline trouble. I’m
still finding the right balance.
What is a typical writing day like for
you?
Three hours in
the morning, lunch, walk my dog Bella two or three miles, three hours
in the afternoon, dinner with my husband, two hours in the evening.
Who do you love to read? Favorite
authors, favorite books?
Diana Gabaldon,
Susan Elizabeth Phillips, JD Robb, Patrick O’Brian, Bernard
Cornwell
Outlander, The
Hunger Games trilogy, Gone with the Wind
What is something you'd like to
accomplish in your writing career next year?
In 2014 I’ll be
writing the next two books in the Save the Date series and pitching a
new contemporary series – TBA!
If you could have one paranormal
ability, what would it be?
Time travel
If you could keep a mythical/
paranormal creature as a pet, what would you have?
Sapphira from
Eragon
Tell us a little about your latest
release.
My novella THE
WEDDING DATE introduces my Save the Date series. It’s about Julie
Marone, a realtor with a gift for matching couples with their dream
houses. She even had one picked out for herself, until she lost her
fiancé to cancer before they could move in. She’s had a grudge
against doctors ever since, so when Cody Brown, ER doc, erstwhile
bronc rider and all around hottie, asks her to find him a condo, she
tries to send him packing. But he’s persistent, and with the help
of Julie’s matchmaking sister Amelia, he angles to be Julie's date
for Amelia's Christmas Eve wedding.
What is something that you absolutely
can't live without? (Other than family members)
Toast: Italian
bread, lots of butter. I eat it every day.
Could you ever co author a book with
someone? If so, who would you choose, and what would you write?
I’m too much of
a control freak for that!
What are some of your other hobbies
outside of writing?
Painting,
walking, groupie for my husband’s band
What is something you've always wanted
to do, but haven't done yet. Why not?
Someday I’ll go
up in a hot air balloon, but I haven’t gotten up the nerve yet.
If you were on the staff to have a book
adapted to movie, what would you pick?
Heaven, Texas by
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
What is a talent you wish you had, but
don't?
Piano playing
Favorite color?
The gray/green of
my husband’s eyes. Corny but true!
Weather: Hot or cold?
Neither. Give me
spring or fall!
Favorite place to read?
On my swing in
the summer, by the fire in the winter
Favorite meal
Pasta, with my
own sauce and meatballs
Favorite non-alcoholic drink.
Coffee!
If you could travel anywhere and do
anything, no limits or money holding you back, where would you go?
I’d be a bridge
officer on the Enterprise, exploring strange new worlds
Thanks for having
me – this was fun!
The
Wedding Date
A
Save the Date Novella
By:
Cara Connelly
Releasing
November 19th,
2013
Julie
Marone isn’t your ordinary matchmaker. Instead of setting up
singles, she matches already-happy couples with their dream homes.
It’s her calling. Her gift. And since she lost the other half of
her own happy couple, it’s become her passion.
Cody
Brown isn’t your ordinary cowboy. Instead of roping runaway steers,
he wrangles sick kids and strung-out junkies as an ER doc. It’s his
job. His responsibility. And since his brother lost his wife to a
drunk driver, it’s his mission.
When
Cody moves from Austin to Boston, he wants Julie to find him a condo,
and fast. But she’s got issues with that. Because not only is Cody
single, he’s a doctor to boot, and ever since her fiancé died,
she’s got a major grudge against doctors.
Cody
charms her into breaking her “couples-only” rule, but when he
angles to be her date for her sister’s Christmas Eve wedding, he
finds out Julie’s “no-doctor” rule is unbending. Still, he’s
not quitting, because as hard as Julie fights it, there’s heat
between them. If Cody has his way, they’ll be a couple by
Christmas, and the next dream house Julie finds will be their own.
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Cara
Connelly is an award-winning author of contemporary romances. Her
smart and sexy stories have won high praise, earning Cara several
awards including the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart, the
Valley Forge Romance Writers’ Sheila, and the Music City Romance
Writers’ Melody of Love. Cara lives in rural upstate New York with
her handsome husband Billy and magical rescue dog Bella. Cara is
proudly represented by Jill Marsal of the Marsal/Lyon
Literary Agency.
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