Friday, April 2, 2010

Getting to Know Author Donna Hatch


Tell us about your most recent book. What’s it about? When does/did it release?
Queen in Exile was released on April 1, 2010. I’m choosing to ignore the implications of it coming out on April Fool’s Day!
The only surviving member of her family, a princess must place her life and the fate of her kingdom into the hands of a trained killer. But accepting both her destiny and her own dark powers will mean choosing between her people, and the man she loves.

How long have you been writing in general? How long have you been writing romance?

Casually writing? Always. Seriously writing to get published? About the last five years. I’ve always been drawn to romance, not only because there’s a guaranteed happily ever after (a must in fiction!) but I love to vicariously experience the euphoria of falling in love.

Do you write anything other than romance? Under this name or a different one?
Nope. I write both historical Regency and fantasy, but both have strong romantic elements.

Tell us something about you that you’d like your readers to know.
I hear voices. And I talk to them. Oh, you mean something not creepy? Um, I’m an incurable romantic and a hopeless optimist. I also use sarcasm as a part of my normal speech, which, really, seems contradictory, huh?

When you look back now on the first story you ever wrote, what do you think of it?
I hope no one ever finds it. It could be blackmail of the worst kind.

What goals do you have for your writing career?
To sell more books than Nora Roberts and Stephanie Myers put together;-)

Would you like to share any words of wisdom with aspiring/new authors?
Be persistent. Most people have dreams of writing a novel, but never finish one. Most people who finish a novel never submit it, and most who submit, give up after a few rejections.


Where can your readers learn more about you? (Website, blog, etc.) Where can your books be purchased?
I’m also on Twitter and Facebook. I love new friends.

Out of the books you’ve written, which is your favorite and why?
Oh, no fair! That’s like asking me to choose a favorite child. But the new releases definitely get most of my attention.
I’m also running a contest to win a book for free and you have five chances if you do all five, or you can just do one or a few:
1.    go to my website and then find out what is the name of the hero of Queen in Exile (hint, read the backcover blurb underneath the book cover), then send me an email at donnahatch29@gmail.com, telling me the answer to the question and put "Queen in Exile for free" in the subject line
2.    Follow my blog, then send me an email at donnahatch29@gmail.com, telling me you're now following me and put "free book" in the subject line.
3.    Leave a comment in my blog, www.donnahatch.blogspot.com. Then send me an email at donnahatch29@gmail.com and put “free book” in the subject line.
4.    Friend me on Facebook,  (http://www.facebook.com/people/Donna-Hatch/1053967713#!/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1053967713) then send me an email at donnahatch29@gmail.com, telling me you're now my friend on Face book and put "free book" in the subject line.
Remember, for each thing you do, you have another chance to win. Good Luck!!!
Thank you, Donna for joining us. You can find Donna’s books at Amazon, your local bookstore, and Costcos across the country. 

Queen in Exile blurb:

Rumors of war hang over Princess Jeniah's peaceful country of Arden, a land that shuns both magic and warfare. Following a lifelong dream, Jeniah forms a telpathic bond with a revered creature called a chayim, who is prophesied to save her kingdom. But when a Darborian knight comes upon Jeniah with her chayim, he sees only a vicious monster about to devour a maiden, and he slays the beast.

Devastated by the loss of her chayim, and fearing that her own magic is evil, Jeniah doubts her destiny. When an enemy invades Arden City, they slaughter the people, storm the castle, and execute the entire royal family except the princess. Rescued by the knight who slew her chayim, Jeniah is now heir to the throne of Arden and the only hope for freeing her people.

On the run and hunted by enemy soldiers, Jeniah must place her life and the fate of her kingdom in the hands of this trained killer. Torn between embracing her destiny as queen of Arden, and her love for a mere knight, she must ultimately rely on her magic to save herself and her people from death and tyranny.

1 comment:

DawnsReadingNook said...

Hi Donna,

Thanks for coming by today and sharing your new release with us. It sounds yummy. Is there a genre you haven't written yet but want to in the future?

Dawn

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