Welcome to Writing for Christ, Anne Greene, it is
great to have you here! Do you have an interesting fact about yourself the
average reader probably doesn’t know?
I
was raised as a neglected child, though my mother did love me, so my life truly
began when I was born again and experienced the life-changing love of my
Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. All that I am or have, I owe to Him. He changes
my writing from water into wine.
Do you have a favorite genre to
read/write?
I
write both historical romance MASQUERADE MARRIAGE, the first of the Scottish
Historical Trilogy books and contemporary mystery/suspense like my book A TEXAS
CHRISTMAS MYSTERY.
It’s
not so strange to write both contemporary and historical because all my books
contain suspense, mystery and romance. And these are the two genres I read the
most.
Do you have a nugget of writing
advice that has completely changed how you view writing?
I
wish one nugget had changed me from unpublished to published, but that didn’t
happen. There’s so much to the craft of writing that each facet developed
little by little as I wrote. However, I’m a seat of the pants author. I was
gratified to learn, after difficult forays into story-boarding, character
sketches, and plotting that that type of writing didn’t work at all for me. I
learned it’s okay not to know what’s going to happen. I love discovering where
my characters will take me and how they will solve each dilemma. I love writing
myself into a corner and receiving an epiphany to resolve the problem. I love
to surprise myself with my endings. For me, that’s the excitement of writing.
But I can’t say any one nugget changed how I view writing.
5 things you love?
I
love my Lord Jesus who gave me a wonderful new life when I was twenty-one and
has never let me down no matter how difficult the circumstances. I love my
family, and family always comes first to me after my Lord. I love to write, and
even more so since I’m published. I love to travel and have visited twenty-five
foreign countries. I love being involved with people. I love to sing and
participate in two choirs at my church. And I love art. You can see some of my
work on my website, http://www.AnneGreeneAuthor.com.
What do you enjoy most about being
a published author?
I
love it when my readers tell me they loved my book, whichever one they were
reading, and couldn’t put it down. They read until after two in the morning. I
love to get feedback on my books.
Places for readers to learn more about
you?
My website
mentioned above, Amazon.com, and http://www.WhiteRosePublishing.com
or http://www.PelicanBookGroup.com.
Thank you for being with us today!
Thank you so much for having me.
And blessings to all my readers.
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Hey readers! Here is your chance to be one of two winners for Anne's books in either print or ebook copy!
Please leave an email adddress! If I draw your name and there is no email, you will not win.
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Thanks for coming by to enter! Contest ends on April 27th.
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Yay! Can I note, my family doesn't celebrate Christmas, so it might be a little awkward if I won that book. Could it be arranged, if I won, for me to get the Masquerade Marrige?
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I like how the author said that Jesus changes her writing from water to wine.
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Thank you. He really does.
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Melissa, Scotland was one of the countries I visited. I fell in love with the country, the people and their history. I am also of Scottish descent as are many Americans. I'd never thought I'd get the opportunity to travel, but we have such a loving God, He gives us the desires of our heart.
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i have not read any novels by Anne Green, and i probably would not have looked at one twice, except for your post. Thank you for the interview and awesome opportunity to win. i am a follower - Marianne Barkman and i subscribe mitzi underscore wanham at yahoo dot com
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DeleteI'm reading Masquerade Marriage right now! (And I shouldn't be because I'm on deadline!)
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Love it, Beth!
DeleteI love mystery and suspense and since I have moved to Texas, I want to read every book set in Texas!!
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I'm glad you're in Texas, Carol. I know you will enjoy living here. I'm in North Texas in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. I moved here from San Diego and love it.
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I would love to read this book. It sounds very good. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com
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DeleteOoh, these look great. I could use another Christmas book, too. Thanks for the interview and giveaway!
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I enjoy holiday books too, Tressa. I try to make my books clued-to-the-chair good.
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I really want to thank Anne for providing a link to her website. I want her to know that I'd like to thank her for her service as a military wife. I learned that she is one when searching her site. I also enjoyed her art, especially the pencil drawing of dried leaves. The details are lacy and realistic. :)
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Thank you so much for liking my drawing. I haven't had much time to finish two other paintings I've been working on, but hope to add them to my website as soon as I can. And being a military wife is sometimes really difficult, so thank you for remembering.
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DeleteThis is the first I've heard of Anne Greene, but I'm sure it won't be the last. I love mysteries and can't wait to get my hands on one of her books!
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Yea, Nancy. I'm hoping to have a lady detective book released soon.
DeleteBoth of Anne's books look really good. I enjoy books with mystery, suspense, and romance. I would love to win a print copy of either book.
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Pam, I'm a fan of print books too, although I take my kindle when I travel. I enjoy the texture and just the look of print books, but I purchase many ebooks because they're in my hand so fast. But for the tons of research I do, I still buy print.
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Loved the interview! Thanks for showcasing a new author (for me) and some great new books.
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Andrea, I'm currently working on the second of the Scottish Marriage Historicals with the working title, Marriage By Arrangement, which continues the saga. I hope I move from new author to a favorite author of yours.
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This sounds like an interesting book! Please enter me :)
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Great interview!Masquerade Marriage and A Texas Christmas Mystery by Anne Greene sounds wonderful.Please add me to the drawing!thanks for the chance!augustlily06(at)aim(dot)com.
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