Diana Cosby stopped by to answer a few intimate questions and to share her latest book. An Oath Broken is a Scottish medieval
romantic suspense and will be released on June 22nd. Please
tell my readers a little bit about your book.
Diana- An
Oath Broken is the 2nd book in The Oath Trilogy and is set on the
border of England and Scotland. Wolfhaven
Castle is damaged after a series of attacks. With peace falling upon the lands, Giric Armstrong, Earl of Terrick, is
determined to rebuild his home — but he’s penniless. A proud man, to raise coin, he pretends to be
a knight and accepts the task of escorting the English noble, Lady Sarra, to
her betrothed. Except, the simple journey turns dangerous as Lady Sarra isn’t
the only one determined to see her engagement fail, men with darker motives
want to stop the wedding—even if they must kill the bride.
Nancy- Describe
the genre of this particular title?
Diana- An
Oath Broken is a medieval romantic suspense. I enjoy writing romances, but I love writing action and adventure as
well. So, I combined the two to create
fast-paced stories that I hope my readers enjoy.
Nancy- Are
you a plotter or a pantzer (Write by the seat of your pants)?
Diana- I’m
a major plotter, and I’m fascinated by the challenge of weaving together the
hero and heroine’s journey with plot, historical facts, and suspense.
Nancy- What
is your writing routine like?
Diana- I
work on some aspect of writing seven days a week. Monday through Friday, after my morning posts
and e-mails are finished, I write. When
I’m working on a rough draft, my goal is five new pages a day. On weekends, I take care of the business side
of writing.
Nancy- What is one fact that you find amazing when
you’re writing new pages?
Diana- I think the most incredible thing to me when I’m writing new pages is how out of
the blue the character takes over. It’s
amazing! I remember writing a scene in
His Seduction where Griffin-the hero and the villain, who were at odds with
each other from the start of the book, were travelling on horseback with the
heroine. Griffin gets fed up with the
villain, tells him to dismount because they’re having it out right there. What’s funny about this scene is that this
wasn’t supposed to happen. I tried to
rewrite it three times as Griffin and the villain couldn’t fight yet. Except, Griffin was angry at the bad guy and
refused to cooperate. So, I ate dinner
and wrote out the scene out by hand to see what happened. And, the brawl ended up increasing the
tension between them, which for the story worked out great!
Nancy- Will
you share some encouraging words for authors still struggling for that first
contract?
Diana- For
those of you struggling to sell your first book, my advice is to believe in
yourself and dare to go after your dreams. Only YOU can tell your story!
Each book teaches you how to write better. And that day that you sell and your editor
asks, “What else do you have?” If you’ve
written several books prior, you have a backlist to choose from.
Please Share four fun facts about you that most people don’t know.
1) For my final tour in the Navy, I re-enlisted on
the back of a camel in Tangier, Morocco,
2) When I lived in Alaska, I volunteered at a
riding stable.
3) In Hawaii, I participated on an outrigger
team.
4) I’m an amateur photographer, and I post
photos on my Facebook
author page.
Goal
– raise $55,000. Total as of 1 June
2015: $6,160!
Note:
All donations, Paypal or via mail, go directly to the Grayson County, TX.
Habitat For Humanity. http://graysonhabitat.org/
What’s next for you?
My
next book will be An Oath Sworn, book #3 in The Oath Trilogy, which
will be released on the 23rd of December.
BOOK BLURB
Giric
Armstrong, Earl of Terrick, takes no pleasure in escorting a feisty English
lass to her betrothed. But he needs the coin to rebuild his castle, and his
tenants need to eat. Yet the trip will not be the simple matter he imagined.
For
Excerpt Link for An Oath Broken
How can my readers
buy your book?
Readers
can go to An Oath Broken’s page at: http://www.dianacosby.com/anoathbroken.html#buy
MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A
retired Navy Chief, Diana Cosby is an international bestselling author of
Scottish medieval romantic suspense.
Books in her award-winning MacGruder Brothers series are translated in
five languages. Diana has spoken at the
Library of Congress, Lady Jane’s Salon in NYC, and appeared in Woman’s Day, on
USA Today’s romance blog, “Happy Ever After,” MSN.com, Atlantic County Women
Magazine, and Texoma Living Magazine.
After
her career in the Navy, Diana dove into her passion – writing romance novels.
With 34 moves behind her, she was anxious to create characters who reflected
the amazing cultures and people she’s met throughout the world. With the release of her 1st book in her new
Scottish medieval The Oath Trilogy, An Oath Taken, which hit bestseller lists
in Canada and the United Kingdom, as well as the release of the e Box Set of
the MacGruder Brothers series, she’s now preparing for the release of the last two books in The Oath trilogy, An
Oath Broken – 22 June, and, An Oath Sworn – 23 December, 2015!
You
can find more information
about Diana Cosby here:
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