{"id":1502,"date":"2008-05-14T15:36:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-14T15:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marcnobbs.co.uk\/2008\/05\/14\/love-romances-cafe-author-questions-part-2\/"},"modified":"2023-09-24T22:32:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T22:32:22","slug":"love-romances-cafe-author-questions-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcnobbs.co.uk\/wp\/love-romances-cafe-author-questions-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Romances Cafe Author Questions part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the second part of the questions asked of Phaze authors during Monday’s Yahoo! group chat.<\/p>\n

Where do you envision your writing career in the next 2-5 years? Have you even looked that far ahead?<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Gee, I don\u2019t know. If I ever finish Chloe\u2019s Education<\/b> I\u2019d like to see that published. Beyond that there are two stories I would like to rewrite as I\u2019ve never really seem them as finished. I\u2019ve got a ton of sub-plots and character development I\u2019d like to add to Reunion<\/b><\/place> and College by the Sea<\/b> is something that\u2019s been annoying me with its unfinsihedness for ten years.<\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

I guess I\u2019d like to become \u2018established\u2019 \u2013 still writing shorts for Ruthie\u2019s and publishing a novel or novella a year.<\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

If you could have 3 wishes, what would you wish for?<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a Clich\u00e9 but\u2026 Health, Wealth and Happiness. For me and my family. Is that selfish? Yeah, but do I look bovvered?<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

What other titles do you have scheduled right now for release in 2008?<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Lost & Found<\/i><\/b> is released next month. That\u2019s about a man who flies across the Atlantic<\/place> to comfort his cyber-lover in her hour of need. That\u2019s all that\u2019s scheduled right now, but I\u2019ve got a few shorts in the fire which I\u2019d expect to finish and send off to Ruthie\u2019s before the end of the year. And who knows, if I work really hard and finish Chloe<\/b> that might see the light of day before the end of the year (but I doubt it very much)<\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

We all like to dream of that one movie star that we would love to think would fall in love with us on site What celebrity would you love to get to know better?<\/p>\n

<\/g><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t need to dream of movie stars \u2013 my wife is enough of a star for putting up with me. What d\u2019you mean that\u2019s a kop out answer? Oh, okay, you\u2019ve twisted my arm. Just point me in the direction of the lovely Ms Knightly and I\u2019ll be happy.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

Where can readers contact you?<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

marc@marcnobbs.com<\/span><\/a> I\u2019ll answer any mail I get, unless it\u2019s been filtered out by my spam filter. So don\u2019t write telling me about great deals on little blue pills. Apart from anything else, I don\u2019t need them. (wink, wink)<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

What do you think readers would be surprised to discover about you? <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I think if any of my readers heard me speak, they\u2019d be shocked. Far from sounding like a fine English Gent, my Black Country<\/place> background mean I sound more like Ozzy Osborne than James Bond.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

What can you tell us about any works you are writing now? Can you share a little bit about that with readers?<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve mentioned Chloe\u2019s Education <\/b><\/span><\/em>a few times, so I guess I\u2019d better elaborate. Chloe is a teenage movie star but as she turns 19 she decides to take a break from the biz to study for a degree. Naturally, while at Uni she meets and falls in love with an \u2018ordinary\u2019 man, Adam. But the course of true love never runs smooth (as they say) and it\u2019s even less smooth when you have two such different backgrounds. Will the young lovers make it safely to the other side of the Ocean<\/placetype> of Love<\/placename><\/place>? Or do stormy waters lie ahead.<\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

What song would best describe you?<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know. I missed this question out, thought about it for an hour and I still don\u2019t know. How about Wonderful Tonight<\/b> by Eric Clapton? Too cheesy? Just a bit.<\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

What is your favourite travel spot? Where have you traveled that you would love to visit again?<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Alsace<\/state> region of France<\/country><\/place>. Lovely villages, great scenery and fantastic food and wine. What more could one want?<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

Where would I love to go again? As soon as Nobbs Jr is old enough to appreciate it, I\u2019m taking him to Disney World.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

Do you fall in love with the heroes you write? Who is your favourite hero from any story you have read \u2013 one of your favourite books?<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

That\u2019s a questions aimed at the female authors, isn\u2019t it? So let me talk about my heroines instead. I\u2019ll admit I fell for Beth from Lost & Found<\/b> in a big way. She\u2019s so spunky and alive, but at the same time so alone and venerable. She\u2019s the sort of girl you can have a lot of fun with, but who still needs you to hold her in your arms and tell her everything will be alright and that you\u2019ll look after her. She\u2019s very special.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

Actually, a lot of my heroines are like that now I come to think of it \u2013 does that say anything about me do you think?<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

What is your favourite food?<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Now that\u2019s a silly question. Let\u2019s just say it starts with \u201cC\u201d and ends with \u201clate\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is the second part of the questions asked of Phaze authors during Monday’s Yahoo! group chat. Where do you envision your writing career in the next 2-5 years? Have you even looked that far ahead? Gee, I don\u2019t know. If I ever finish Chloe\u2019s Education I\u2019d like to see that published. Beyond that there are two stories I would like to rewrite as I\u2019ve never really seem them as finished. I\u2019ve got a ton of sub-plots and character development I\u2019d like to add to Reunion and College by the Sea is something that\u2019s been annoying me with its unfinsihedness for ten years. I guess I\u2019d like to become \u2018established\u2019 \u2013 still writing shorts for Ruthie\u2019s and publishing a novel or novella a year. If you could have 3 wishes, what would you wish for? It\u2019s a Clich\u00e9 but\u2026 Health, Wealth and Happiness. For me and my family. Is that selfish? Yeah, but do I look bovvered? What other titles do you have scheduled right now for release in 2008? Lost & Found is released next month. That\u2019s about a man who flies across the Atlantic to comfort his cyber-lover in her hour of need. That\u2019s all that\u2019s scheduled right now, but I\u2019ve got a few shorts in the fire which I\u2019d expect to finish and send off to Ruthie\u2019s before the end of the year. And who knows, if I work really hard and finish Chloe that might see the light of day before the end of the year (but I doubt it very much) We all like to dream of that one movie star that we would love to think would fall in love with us on site What celebrity would you love to get to know better? I don\u2019t need to dream of movie stars \u2013 my wife is enough of a star for putting up with me. What d\u2019you mean that\u2019s a kop out answer? Oh, okay, you\u2019ve twisted my arm. Just point me in the direction of the lovely Ms Knightly and I\u2019ll be happy. Where can readers contact you? marc@marcnobbs.com I\u2019ll answer any mail I get, unless it\u2019s been filtered out by my spam filter. So don\u2019t write telling me about great deals on little blue pills. Apart from anything else, I don\u2019t need them. (wink, wink) What do you think readers would be surprised to discover about you? I think if any of my readers heard me speak, they\u2019d be shocked. Far from sounding like a fine English Gent, my Black Country background mean I sound more like Ozzy Osborne than James Bond. What can you tell us about any works you are writing now? Can you share a little bit about that with readers? I\u2019ve mentioned Chloe\u2019s Education a few times, so I guess I\u2019d better elaborate. Chloe is a teenage movie star but as she turns 19 she decides to take a break from the biz to study for a degree. Naturally, while at Uni she meets and falls in love with an \u2018ordinary\u2019 man, Adam. But the course of true love never runs smooth (as they say) and it\u2019s even less smooth when you have two such different backgrounds. Will the young lovers make it safely to the other side of the Ocean of Love? Or do stormy waters lie ahead. What song would best describe you? I don\u2019t know. I missed this question out, thought about it for an hour and I still don\u2019t know. How about Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton? Too cheesy? Just a bit. What is your favourite travel spot? Where have you traveled that you would love to visit again? The Alsace region of France. Lovely villages, great scenery and fantastic food and wine. What more could one want? Where would I love to go again? As soon as Nobbs Jr is old enough to appreciate it, I\u2019m taking him to Disney World. Do you fall in love with the heroes you write? Who is your favourite hero from any story you have read \u2013 one of your favourite books? That\u2019s a questions aimed at the female authors, isn\u2019t it? So let me talk about my heroines instead. I\u2019ll admit I fell for Beth from Lost & Found in a big way. She\u2019s so spunky and alive, but at the same time so alone and venerable. She\u2019s the sort of girl you can have a lot of fun with, but who still needs you to hold her in your arms and tell her everything will be alright and that you\u2019ll look after her. She\u2019s very special. Actually, a lot of my heroines are like that now I come to think of it \u2013 does that say anything about me do you think? What is your favourite food? Now that\u2019s a silly question. Let\u2019s just say it starts with \u201cC\u201d and ends with \u201clate\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":225744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[155],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-155"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcnobbs.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcnobbs.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcnobbs.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcnobbs.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcnobbs.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marcnobbs.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcnobbs.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcnobbs.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcnobbs.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcnobbs.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}