Feature On Author Diana Gardin, Author of Color Blind & Out Of The Ashes

Author Questions for Trina’s Tantilising Tidbits

Today we are lucky enough to get to ask Diana Gardin 10 questions regarding herself, and we get to hear a little about her upcoming book ''Out of the Ashes'' Plus you have the chance to win a copy of Out of the Ashes, Diana's new book.

Tell us a little about yourself.

I’m a wife and a mom before I’m anything else. I've been married to my amazing (and so, so handsome) husband for six and a half years and we have a three-year -ld diva and a one-year-old little man. Their names are Carrington and Raleigh. We live in South Carolina which is on the East Coast of the United States. I grew up in Coastal Virginia, so the beach is in my blood and I WILL live beside it again one day! I used to be a teacher in my past life (that’s what I call my life before kids) and I taught second and third grade. I loved that, but after I had my daughter my heart was in being at home with her all day. Thus, my writing career was born! I'm also a dancer. I've danced my whole life, competitively as a teenager and when I was in my twenties. So now I teach and choreograph when I can: ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, and contemporary.

How did you become a writer, and did you always want to write?

You know what? I've always, always had an affinity for writing. As a child, I had work published in the local paper and I won numerous writing contests. But somehow, as I got older, I really lost sight of my talent and never even considered trying to make a career of it. So when I began staying at home with my daughter when she was one, I sat down and decided to write the story of a girl I had floating around I my head. The story became the novel Color Blind.

How do you hope your readers react to the stories you write?

I want them to love them. Really! I want readers to fall in love with the characters so that they want more of them. Because I really want to write more of them. And I love my characters…so it would be so nice if others did, too.

What responses to your writing have affected you the most and why?

I’I'm new at sharing my writing with others, so I'll have to let you know about this one later.

Other than writing great stories, what other goals do you have for your life?

I always want to be available for my husband and my children. That was one of the reasons I stepped away from working out of the home and wanted to stay at home when my daughter was little. I hate feeling stretched in too many different directions. So my family is first, and first and foremost I want to be a great wife and a mom that my kids look back on as giving them an amazing childhood.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

I really like to cook and bake. I'm always trying new things and eating the things I make is just a fabulous bonus. I also am an avid reader and an avid TV watcher. I probably have more shows than anyone else I know, except my husband. I'm so addicted to Tv it’s ridiculous. I'm also a choreographer, so any time I have a chance to work with other dancers it’s amazing for my creative juices.

What can you tell us about your latest works?

My second novel, Out Of The Ashes will be published December 12, 2013 by me. It will be available as an ebook on Amazon, Nook, ibooks,Kobo, and Smashwords. I'm excited about it because it’s the first book of a two-part series. It’s a really emotional story and needed to be told over two separate books. It’s super-emotional and makes me cry in more than once place when I reread it. I've recently finished writing the sequel, Settling Ashes, and it will be available in early 2014.

What stories can your fans expect from you in the days ahead?

Well other than the Ashes series, I've’ve also begun another New Adult serial called Nelson Island Romances. The first story to be told from Nelson Island is called Wanted, and it’s HOT! I can't wait to release it. Look for it maybe around April. I plan to write many stories in that serial that follow the different characters who live on Nelson Island, South Carolina.

What would you like to say to your fans in New Zealand and others worldwide?

Well, I don't have any yet. But I'd like to say to New Zealanders in general that I hope I get to visit someday. And if that happens because of my books, well that would be fantastic. And I feel like that about world travel in general. So, read my books! Maybe it will help me get to your country that much faster.

Do you have any parting words?

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this interview. Also, I love to get mail. Please feel free to e-mail me, tweet me, or message me on Facebook anytime. My inboxes are always open!

I absolutely loved Out of the Ashes, here is a link to my review.

http://trinastantilisingtidbits.blogspot.com/2013/11/out-of-ashes-ashes-series-book-1-by.html


I also absolutely loved Color Blind, here is a link to my review, book synopsis and a link to purchase it right here for 0.99 cents.

http://trinastantilisingtidbits.blogspot.com/2013/10/color-blind-by-diana-gardin.html

http://amzn.to/16ycCzu 
0.99 cents on Amazon

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