Today we have the wonderful Tiffani Clark Kemp with us for
an author interview. She’s also going to give us a peek into one of her books.
Please give her a warm welcome! Welcome, Tiffani, to XtraOrdinary Romance!
What can we expect from you in the future? I currently have two works in the wings. Best Within and
Beast Anew will release Feb 27 and March 25 of 2013. I’m really excited about
these. You can watch my FB page for info on their releases.
How do we find out about you and your books? Follow me on Facebook and my blog. I like to post
excerpts to FB as I write.
Do your fans' comments and letters influence you in any way?
Yes. I love to hear about what fans think about my
work. I put a lot of myself into what I do. It’s always nice to hear that
people enjoy reading it.
How much of your personality and life experiences are in
your writing? Oh, all of it. Ha ha! If I’m going
through something you’ll read about it in some way, shape, or form. I put a lot
of emotion into my work.
When did you first think about writing and what prompted you
to submit your first ms? I was watching Young
Hercules with Ryan Gosling and I decided to write my own episode. =) It was
pretty good for an 11 year old I think.
Generally, how long does it take you to write a book? This is subjective. lol It can take me anywhere from a
week to a year. It depends on the story. Some flow, some are a struggle.
Do you have a set schedule for writing or do you just go
with the flow? I just go with the flow. Lots of
important things get ignored when I’m writing. lol
Where do you start when writing? Research, plotting,
outline, or...? I start with a basic “Oh that would
be cool” idea. It can be anything from a hair style to some dialogue to a scene
that I woke up with in my head.
What about your family, do they know not to bother you when
you are writing - or are there constant interruptions? Constant.
Interruptions. *rolls eyes*
How do you come up with ideas? They
come from everywhere. A conversation, a picture, a movie, a song. It’s hard to
say just where my ideas come from because they come from so many different
places.
Do you feel humor is important in fiction and why? Yes, because it’s an important part in life. Ha ha!
Without humor...well, that’s just boring.
Would you like to write a different genre than you do now,
or sub-genre? Oh I write everything. I love to
challenge myself. I would like to get into graphic novels and I’d like to learn
how to write for video games. =D
What does your husband/wife/significant other think of your
writing? My fiance writes poetry, so he fully
understands when I go into “the cave” and don’t come out for days.
Do you have a favorite author? Favorite book? Ted Dekker. =) Hands down, he is my all time favorite. If
you haven’t read anything from him, GO NOW. Find him on FB. He’s giving away a
free book to everyone who signs up for it.
I think that promotion is still going. He’s hardcore. Tell him I sent
you...;)
Leather or lace? Leather
Black or red? Black
Satin sheets or Egyptian cotton? Satin
Ocean or mountains? Both
City life or country life? Country
life
Hunky heroes or average Joe? Hunky
average joe heros =)
Party life or quiet dinner for two? Quiet
dinner for two
Dogs or cats? DOGS!
I love pizza with pineapple and
ham.
I'm always ready for good lovin’. ha ha!
When I'm alone, I write or read.
Dessert ~ Gram’s chocolate
eclaire cake
City ~ Glasgow
Season ~ Winter
Type of hero ~ Massively
muscled, reluctant, kind of mean but thaws as the story progresses
Type of heroine ~ bad ass, knows
what she wants and gets it
Where’s your favorite place to hang out online? Facebook
Book Excerpt
“Where is
Edgar?” Parashie asked. I would never
tell her that I thought her accent was beautiful.
I motioned
to the office. “He’s having a private
meeting.”
Parashie
rolled her eyes and stalked to the office door.
Her stilettos thumped on the carpeted wood floor, making it sound hollow
underneath, and it probably was.
I didn’t
try to stop her from opening the door. I
have no qualms about letting her and the others know just how little I care for
them. It would serve her right for
calling me “common girl” for so long if she got in trouble.
Eddy looked
up when the door opened and his client whipped his head around. Shock and fear rolled off of him and filled
my head. My heart sped up like I was
experiencing his fear. I could feel his
eyes locked on me. They were full of a
power I didn’t understand. I felt a
niggle at the base of my skull and my head ticked to the right in a sort of
shiver. The man frowned at me, blinked,
and then it was gone.
Eddy was
livid, his face flushed with anger. He
shouted something at Parashie in Russian and rose out of his chair to block any
view of his guest. Eddy looked and
sounded the most manly I’d ever heard him.
I realized, if he wasn’t such an ass I might be attracted to him.
“I didn’t
know you spoke Russian,” I said quietly, mostly to myself than anything, but it
seemed the wrong thing to do. Eddy heard
me and, when he turned to look, his face had blanched to a creamy white. He looked sick, like he might pass out.
“Shut the
door!” Eddy shouted one last time, enunciating each word like Parashie was
stupid.
Parashie
screamed something in her native tongue and slammed the door like a spoiled
child. Then, she turned on me and
shouted, “Don’t you have some work to do?”
“I have to
get my pills from my car,” I said and hurried out of the building. I wasn’t in the mood for a fight, and she was
wearing stilettos, too? No, thanks. She could keep them.
I keep my
Clonidine in the console of my beat up Honda Civic. I suffer from Epilepsy and a mild case of
Tourette’s Syndrome. I haven’t had a
seizure in years and I keep the tics at bay with the pills. I don’t have vocal tics, the kind where you
shout random words for no reason.
Instead I have motor tics and sometimes my body will just shudder. It starts with the weird feeling at the base
of my skull then travels my spine like a shiver. Those are mostly gone too, except for special
occasions.
I popped
the pill and swallowed without water before I headed back inside. I ignored Parashie, who sat sulking in the
corner, not doing any work whatsoever.
The meeting
was over before I made it to the backroom.
Eddy walked out first, his head down and his tail tucked between his
legs, so to speak. The client came next,
hands in his pockets, head held high. He
was attractive, too attractive.
“I will
speak with you again soon, Eddy,” he said in an accent I couldn’t place. Accent whore that I am I loved it.
Eddy
nodded. We all watched the man leave,
even Parashie was enamored with him.
Eddy seemed to come out of the stupor first, though he speared me with a
look and said, “Back to work, Mizz Scott.”
Price: $2.99
Genre: Adult Urban Fantasy
Publisher:
SideStreet Cookie Publishing
Release Date: Oct 15, 2012
Bio:
Tyffani Clark Kemp was born in Florida and raised by her
grandparents. She started writing at the age of eleven when her english teacher
gave them a prompt to write about for fifteen minutes. She took the story home,
but never finished it, just like most of her writing attempts during that time.
She enjoys writing science fiction and fantasy, but will write anything that
she feels excited about. After graduation she moved to South Carolina. She
lives there now with her family and her dog. Scorned: A LeKrista Scott, Vampire
Hunted novel is her first published book and the first in the series.
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