Nancy- Donna Steele stopped by to share some intimate details about herself as well as share her
book, The Melting, Book 3 - Cohesion. This is a sci fi/paranormal romance and was
released on February 10, 2015. Please tell us a
little about the book
Donna- This is the 3rd book in The Melting series. In this series, a science fiction/medical thriller
the glaciers have melted, thawing out an old virus for which humans have no
immunity. In the third book the virus has run its course, but civilization,
as we know it is gone. The first winter has passed, showing the survivors their
vulnerabilities. What civilization is left was clustered around the Center for
Disease Control in Atlanta, but the ‘us vs. them’ dynamic had groups defecting
and melting into the darkness. Now two of those groups have found each other,
and the changes the virus has left behind is beginning to manifest itself
within them…
Nancy- Describe
the genre of this particular title, and is the only genre you write in?
Donna- This is definitely sci fi/paranormal. I love the possibilities of an
unknown future, both reading and writing it. I have several books in the
paranormal bent; however, I find myself also writing small town romance – I
came from a very small town and though I left it years ago, apparently you
never really get away. I know, the two
genres couldn’t be more different, but then I am a writer – LOL!
Nancy- What is
your writing routine like?
Donna- It has just changed! I have retired to write full-time. Snatching
minutes after work or weekends did allow me to complete twelve
books/novellas/short stories, but I wanted the time to do it exclusively.
Having one of the world’s best husbands helped there. I’m best in the mornings,
so 8-12 I’m off-limits - no internet scrolling, no emails. I’m at work and have
things to do. The afternoons (unless it’s really flowing) are current set aside
for internet, research and the dreaded housework.
Nancy- Are you a
member of any writing organizations and, if so, have they helped?
Donna- I’m a member of Romance Writers of America (RWA) and within that, a
member of the Raleigh, NC chapter – Heart of Carolina Romance Writers, as well as the
special interest chapter of RWA - Fantasy,
Futuristic and Paranormal. I can’t even describe how helpful these groups have
been. That first meeting I was so nervous – I didn’t belong in a room with
published and well-known authors. I was only a wannabe, but they embraced me,
encouraged me and just being in the same room with all that creative energy,
inspired me and showed me I was in the right place. They explained things I
didn’t know to ask and made me one of them.
Nancy- Will you
share some encouraging words for authors still struggling for that first
contract?
Donna- The most important thing is not to give up. I’ve heard so many stories
from authors – best sellers – you have been rejected over and over. Now there
are other options, self-pub for one, but the key is, they didn’t quit. If that
submission isn’t going where you want it to, safe it and go on to the next
story. It’s still there waiting and can always be polished and resubmitted, but
don’t stop there. There’s another story to be working on while you’re waiting.
And I’m waiting to read it, so get to it!
Nancy- Please Share
three fun facts about you that most people don’t know:
1) I started
out writing fan fiction for the X-Files
2) I just
became a grandmother for the first time
3) I still
get together with my college roommates at least a couple of times a year (our
kids call each other cousins)
Nancy- What’s next
for you?
Donna- I’m finishing up the first draft of the story of a woman who wakes in
the hospital with no memory and apparently no past. It is sci fi and I’m really
enjoying where it’s taken me.
BOOK BLURB for
It began in the north, in
the ancient cold from before the birth of man. Whether from the actions of man
or the cycles of the planet, the primordial ice was melting and bringing back
to the atmosphere a virus. One with no known cure for modern day humans.
Civilization
has we knew it is gone, but civilization does still exist and is beginning to
grow again. David Morrow, world-renowned scholar in global warming and
sustainability and Amanda Sutton, physician turned researcher are swept up in
the pandemic. She received one of the precious doses of a vaccine that is
developed too late. But he recovered, the only one found to have done so.
Both
lived at what used to be the CDC, but civilization is not what it once was and
their safety depended on their escape.
Meg
Adams, former office manager and Jim Stephens, former army sniper led more
survivors in an exodus from the CDC when the new regime began an attempt to
take power there. The first winter, with little time for preparation and no
civilization to rely on, has ended. But
can these far-flung survivors continue without cohesion?
Cohesion, and
all of
The Melting Books
are available at:
MORE ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Women strong enough for love.
I write science fiction ,
paranormal and women’s fiction romance eBooks about women coming into their
strength and having the courage to find and accept love.
As an empty nester with my
beloved best friend and husband (who actually encourages this mad passion of
mine) I write all the time – whether or not I have a pen or keyboard handy.
Ever since I learned to
read—from Superman Comics, Dick, Jane and Sally held no appeal—I’ve
wanted to write. The possibilities of science fiction have always drawn me and
I’ve read them all. There just needed to be a little more romance in
them. I finally got up the courage and I’m delighted
My premiere novel, a science
fiction romance – Rth Rising
– was released on March 3, 2012 through Rebel Ink Press. My paranormal romance
eBooks Learning Trust,
Wraith’s
Heart, and The Melting,
Book 1-The Infection and Book 2-The
Progression are now available at all eBook sellers. Wraith’s
Heart and Learning Trust
are also available in paperback through Amazon.
My small town romance novels
– Homecoming,
Welcome Home, Red Shoes, Nowhere for
Christmas, Christmas
Present and Dance Partner are
available at all eBook vendors.
I’m a member of Romance
Writers of America, the Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Chapter of RWA and
the Heart of Carolina Romance Writers. You can find more information about me here:
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