James Lipton and the Actors Studio did it for fun with the actors…..Now, I’m doing it for fun with the writers.
Ooooh, it’s all turning romantic on the 30 Second Interview today.
Why?
Because Mills & Boon author, Nicola Marsh, has taken the plunge (all the way from Melbourne, Australia I might add), and answered the famous ten questions.
Okay, so as always, let us start at the beginning and find out how one can go from wanting nothing more than a career in Journalism – and ending as a physiotherapist.
During Nicola’s tenth school year, she embarked on some work experience in a physiotherapy department at a rehab hospital. A girl after my own heart, she admits to not even knowing what physiotherapy was up until that point. But she absolutely loved it. And after four years at university, she happily skipped into a career within the health industry…..where she remained for thirteen years.
“I’m going to write a book one day”. Ha! How many wannabe writers have that nagging voice sitting on their shoulder? Well, Nicola decided to do something about it.
After reading an article on speed dating, Nicola wrote her first book, The Tycoon’s Dating Deal. In 2003, she not only sold this book to Harlequin Romance, but in 2004 it won the CataRomance Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Harlequin Romance. Not bad going for your first novel.
Since then, Nicola has published a whopping 32 novels, selling over 3 million copies. I think it’s safe to say she is a firm favorite with Harlequin Mills and Boon Romance readers.
And it doesn’t stop there. Nicola has racked up a mountain of awards, including Bookscan, USA Today and Waldenbooks bestseller.
Now, I’ve done my maths. Okay, you guys know when I’m lying – I used a calculator, but I know that Nicola averages four novels a year. That’s a (wait while I hit a few more buttons) book written every three months! Heck, it takes me that long to plot my story and characters.
How on earth did this wife of one and mother of two find the time to answer these questions?
1. What is your favorite word? Mummy
2. What is your least favorite word? School-fees
3. What turns you on? Flirting
4. What turns you off? Sleaze
5. What sound do you love? Laughter
6. What sound do you hate? Alarm
7. What is your favorite curse word? Damn 😉
8. What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? Hairdressing
9. What profession would you not like to do? Politician
10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? “Angel!”
You can purchase Top 5 Best South Asian Fiction 2011, Busted In Bollywood here.
Special Ops short story Tag Team is currently free at Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, all Romance Ebooks, and Smashwords! If you like sparks, sizzle & suspense, this read is for you!
And, watch out for Not The Marrying Kind, a marriage of convenience story set in Vegas and featuring a desert bad boy made good. Release date to be confirmed shortly (will be within the next 6 months.)
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For more information regarding Nicola Marsh, please check out her website, Facebook, twitter, blog.
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