I am an avid gardener and a master composter. If I get stuck on a plot or a scene, I go outside and dig in the dirt. That helps. I also am a teacher of the deaf. I taught high school math.
Do you have a favorite genre to read/write?
I love romantic suspense, as well having written it most of my career. It has only been that last few books that I’ve done straight romance. I also love romantic comedy.
Do you have a nugget of writing advice that has completely changed how you view writing?
Since changing from suspense to romance, I’ve learned how to plot in a different way. I have started using the 16 Master Archetypes by Tammy Cowden. It is a wonderful book. It gives you tools to plot your book.
What do you enjoy most about being a published author?
The thing I love the most is I can share the stories of my heart. When God gives you a story, you want others to read it and see the lesson that God has shown to me. There are some passages in my books when I finish writing them, I know it wasn’t me who wrote that. I’m just the tool. That is exciting.
Places for readers to learn more about you?
I have two websites, www.leannharris.com and www.barbharrison.com About a month before my next book, Redemption Ranch, LS, 04/12, comes out, my characters will start blogging their thoughts about the book and give away little secrets about the book. It’s a behind the scenes look at the book. I’ve done that for the last two books. I also blog with http://craftieladiesofromance.blogspot.com/, http://www.loveinspiredauthors.com/ and http://ladiesofsuspense.blogspot.com/
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Looks like I am the first one to sign here. I love how you go out and play in the dirt when you reach a stumbling point and need to think.
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Thanks for sharing with us, Casey and Leann. :)
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I really enjoyed the interview Casey. I visited Leann's websites and fell in love with the pictures of her irises and other flowers. Leann, I admire you teaching math and science to deaf high school students. I studied sign language and deaf culture for several years and I was a stage director for five years for a deaf/hard of hearing/hearing production group. I loved it so much. I moved many states away since that time so I'm no longer involved but I loved working with the deaf.
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Playing in the dirt is always good! :) I too love romantic suspense and romantic comedy. Reading is my passion! It melts the every day stress away.
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I look forward to no snow and digging in the garden! I love the genres Leann writes in and I've enjoyed some of her books. I'd love to be entered for her newest.
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Thanks for suggesting Tammy Cowden's book. I'm always looking for books on writing craft. And I can appreciate what you mean about being an instrument for God's use.
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Hi Leanne, I have Redemption Ranch on my wish list and can't wait to read. I love romance but also love romance with suspense and mystery in the story. Trying to figure out who "done it" is always fun. Thanks for stopping by to chat and share with us.
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