Tevun-Krus #25 - Romantic SF

Spotlight Author: @Christinag1227

AngusEcrivain is doing a whole lotta' sitting down this issue, this time it was with Christinag1227, so let's find out what makes her tick!

If you had to describe yourself in one word, what words wouldn't you use?

I would never consider myself conceited, vile, vicious, or envious

What was your nickname at school?

Tina

When you were a young padowan, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A Business Owner

What is your favourite quote?

"When you feel like quitting, think about why you started."

Other than writing, what hobbies do you have?

Reading, Shopping, Spending time with my family, and being a voice for animals.

As your crew cast your lifeless body into the core of the nearest star, list three pieces of music likely to be rattling the bulkheads.

You Can Close Your Eyes - James Taylor, Come Away With Me - Nora Jones, Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

If you were one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which one would you be and why?

Death - The Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse is symbolic of death and devastation and will bring further warfare and terrible famines along with awful plagues and disease. The Fourth Horseman is probably the most terrifying of them all.

What was the first piece of writing you were ever truly proud to have written?

His Wicked Pleasure is the very first book I've ever written.

Who is your all-time favourite author? How much - if at all - have they influenced your writing style?

J.K. Rowling has influenced me in many ways. She has taught me that nothing is ridiculous just trust yourself and let your mind go wild.

Do you have a muse?

No muse.

Walk us through your writing process. How do you begin and how do you decide when a story is done? What do you use to write, and whereabouts do you use it?

I do not have a particular writing process. I've tried outlines, notes, even recording snippets on my iPhone but my characters take over and ditch the original plan. :D

Sometimes I'll hear a song, see a person, or smell an extraordinary smell and a story just pops in my head. I'll jot down a few sentences and the process begins. The only way to tell when a story is complete is when the characters have gone as far as I want. Most of my stories end with a happy ending or happy ever after.

I use my laptop when I write and normally I'm seated in my living room on the couch in front of the television.

Of everything you have written, what is your favourite?

His Wicked Pleasure will always hold a special place in my heart. It's my first baby.

...and what is your fans' favourite?

A lot of the readers enjoyed Right for Me.

We know some of the big authors, Orson Scott Card and Tolkien, for example, incorporate their religious beliefs into their work. Are you religious? If so, do you incorporate those beliefs into your work?

I'm not religious and even if I were I would not add it to any of my books.

Was there one idea that you had that didn't turn out quite the way you envisioned it?

Thankfully, not yet.

Do you use real life experiences to influence your writing?

Yes, I have used some real life experiences to influence my writing.

If an alien race was, unbeknownst to us, watching and studying us from afar, what do you think their primary findings would be?

I think they'd look at us and say, "Can't they all just get along," and shake their heads in disgust. They would probably find us a greedy race with no concern of the outcome of the future or life in general.

If you were to gain control of some form of time travel device, where - or when - would you go, and why?

Wow. If I ever got my hands on a time travel device I'd love to go to back to the very moment life on this planet was created. I'd like to see if it was in fact the Big Bang Theory or a Superior Being. Science excites me.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

I'd love to be able to fly and visit all different places whenever I wanted.

Is there a particular moment in history that you would change if you could, regardless of the consequences?

If given the opportunity to change one particular moment in history I'd stop the Crusades. Just atrocious what was done back then.

The Technological Singularity presents a rather daunting, some say inevitable, future. Does the prospect of that level of Artificial Intelligence excite you, or make you quake in your boots?

The prospect of Artificial Intelligence makes me quake in my boots. 2001 A Space Odyssey still makes me nervous around computers.

Myths and Legends have been around since forever and will most likely continue to grow and develop until we, the human race, are nothing more than a memory but of all such things you have read, what is your favourite 'modern,' interpretation of a particular tale of old?

I have always been a huge fan of anything and everything King Arthur and the Round Table, Robin Hood, Beauty and the Beast, and Cinderella. These stories have been around for a long time and I'm quite sure they will remain until the end of time.

And finally, any words of wisdom for new and aspiring writers?

Always find time to write. Take criticism with a grain of salt, everyone has an opinion and theirs is no concern of yours! Don't let nasty remarks or comments bring you down instead absorb the comment and work to make yourself a better writer. Always be sure to improve. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. :)