WELCOME, AUTHOR SHARON POPPEN! WEEK SIX AND THE CONCLUSION OF THE "HOLLY JOLLY BLOG TOUR"

Welcome to Week 6 and the final stop in our winter blog hop, The Holly Jolly Blog Fest. Each week, from December 2 to January 6, six authors answer two holiday related questions.
This week, my guest blogger is the wonderful author Sharon Poppen! 

Hi, Sharon!

Gina, Thank you for hosting me in the first few days of 2013. As writers, it’s always good for our creative spirit and the chance to meet new potential readers, so it’s really exciting to be here on your website.

Now, a little about me. Usually, I write historical romance novels. My first three books focus on strong women in the old west. However, my latest novel ‘Regardless’ is a step in a new direction for me into the sci-fi/gay genre. It’s the story of two men in the future who, against all odds, find themselves in love. As with all my novels, it is very character driven. These characters have many good points, but they can also be very human. By human, I mean they often follow their hearts versus their minds. And, this sometimes brings them to do some naughty things, which make my books adult reading. They are not of the ’50 Shades ….’ naughty, just true to adult relationships.

As for our questions for this first week of 2013:

So now it is June 2013: what have you accomplished since Christmas 2012

The best thing is the publication of my latest novel ‘Regardless’. It took years to find a publisher that would take on a gay/sci-fi genre novel, so I’m really grateful to Regal Crest Enterprises, LLC for taking a chance on me. Also, I completed book six of my saga of the Farrell Family. Only the first book is in print, but book two will be out this spring. I’ve had more fan letters/calls this year than ever before so my readership seems to be growing. I’m frequently asked to speak before groups and my workshops on various aspects of writing always bring a good attendance here locally. So, all in all, 2012 has been a good year for my writing efforts.

What would you give Santa for Christmas other than cookies and milk?

Copies of all my books. Now that Christmas is over, he’ll have some time for some cocoa by the fireplace and perhaps if he reads my books, he’ll leave them as gifts for some of those editors at the big publishing houses or better still as gifts for Hollywood directors like Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard.

     

                  

Thanks so much for stopping by Gina’s blog. Please leave a comment on these questions or share with us how you would answer them. Your comment might just win you a $50 Amazon gift certificate when we draw one lucky winner at the end of our blog tour. And, I’d like for you to stop by my blog www.poppensthoughtsonwritingandstuff.blogspot.com where you will meet Christine London, a romance author with a touch of British flavor to some of her novels.

Also, we invite you to visit the blogs of all the authors taking part in this Holly Jolly Christmas blog. And, leave a comment for another entry in our fifty-dollar gift certificate drawing!

Kelley Heckart - http://www.kelleysrealm.blogspot.com/

Christine London - http://www.christinelondon.com/

Regan Taylor - http://regantaylorsworld.blogspot.com/

Angie Dobson – http://www.loveromancesandmore.blogspot.com/

Ann Tracy Marr - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ann-Tracy-Marr/114711658247?ref=ts

Sharon, thank you so much for your wonderful post! I wish you mega-sales and worlds of success in your writings!

Be sure to visit me at Angie Dobson's blog this week: Angie Dobson – http://www.loveromancesandmore.blogspot.com/

Happy New Year to all!