Discover the latest book by Suzey Ingold in Speakeasy. Don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end of the post for a chance to win a $25 IP Web Store Gift Card Grand Prize + 5 eBook editions of
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Talking with author Suzey Ingold...
What
started your interest in writing?
I think it came from a love for reading
and for a good story. I wanted to tell stories of my own, even as a child, and
I used to pen these little tales in as careful handwriting as I could manage
with some shaky drawings alongside the text.
If
zombies attacked what kind of supplies would you want?
Some really good costume make-up—having
considered this to great length (World
War Z really kept me up at night) I believe that the best plan is to hide
in plain sight. If I can disguise myself to look like a zombie, then hopefully
I’ll be safe.
If
you could sit down with any author dead or alive who would it be?
It would probably have to be F. Scott
Fitzgerald, just to have him tell me tales of the Jazz Age and living in that
era—and in return, I could tell him about how New York is today.
Do
you keep a notebook near your for when new ideas pop into your head?
All the time—I have so many notebooks,
everywhere. There’s one in every drawer and cupboard in my flat, and typically
one in every single bag I ever might carry around. The worst part is when it comes
to trying to find where it was I wrote down that one idea I had at 7:52pm the
day before on the bus…
If
you write a series do you reread your previous books before you begin the new
one?
I haven’t yet written a series but I
imagine I would have to reread the previous books. Sometimes, even when
starting a new section of any book, I might reread the end of the previous
section just to get back into the character’s voice and to remember where
exactly I’d left off.
Is
there anything you wish to say to your readers?
Just a sincere and honest thank you and
a hope that everyone reading Speakeasy
enjoys it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
For
readers who haven't tried your books yet, how do you think your editor or loyal
readers would describe your books?
Well, here’s how I’d hope they would describe them: evocative and sweet books with a
strong narrative and well-rounded characters.
I’m
always looking for book recommendations. What books have you been reading?
Would you recommend them?
I’ve been reading a whole variety of
things recently. One I finished a couple of weeks ago was Lodestones by Naomi MacKenzie—hands down one of the best YA books
I’ve ever read, and one I would absolutely recommend. I also finished up The Woman Who Stole My Life. I’ve always
really liked Marian Keyes; this wasn’t my favorite of all her books, but I’d
certainly recommend her as an author. I’m currently on an older book: The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton.
How
often does your muse distract you from day to day minutiae?
Constantly, but I’m such a daydreamer
that this is hardly a surprise. It doesn’t take much to distract me into my own
head rather than to remain focused on the present, but my muse has a particularly strong pull!
What
do readers have to look forward to in the future from you?
This is really just the beginning. I
couldn’t tell you exactly what’ll be coming next but I have no intentions on
stopping writing anytime soon. I have a few ideas bouncing around: how do
people feel about pirates…?
Now let's check out Suzey Ingold's Speakeasy...
Publisher: Interlude Press
Cover
Artist: Cover Art by Colin Moore; Cover design by C.B. Messer
Release
Date: February 18, 2016
Goodreads:
Blurb:
In the height of the Prohibition era, recent Yale graduate Heath
Johnson falls for Art, the proprietor of a unique speakeasy tucked away beneath
the streets of Manhattan where men are free to explore their sexuality. When
Art’s sanctuary is raided, Heath is forced to choose between love and the
structured life his parents planned for him.
Pages or Words: 244 pages
Categories: Gay fiction, Historical, M/M
Romance, Romance
Excerpt:
Heath swallows, playing over an idea that had formed
shakily in his head after he saw Frankie, since Art walked through that door
and possibly longer without him being fully conscious of it. “Maybe it’s time I was honest. Tell them that I don’t want to
marry Ginny or work with my father. Let the pieces fall where they may.”
“You would do that?”
“If it meant being with you, I would do anything.” Heath sits up and the sheets fall to pool around his
waist. “I know what I want, now. And it’s you and
whatever a future with you brings.”
Buy the book:
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Book Depository: Not yet available.
Tour
Dates & Stops:
18-Feb
19-Feb
Prism
Book Alliance, Sinfully
Addicted to All Male Romance, Nephy
Hart,
Kiki's
Kinky Picks, Inked
Rainbow Reads
22-Feb
Fangirl
Moments and My Two Cents, 3
Chicks After Dark, Two
Chicks Obsessed With Books and Eye Candy, Book
Reviews and More by Kathy
23-Feb
24-Feb
25-Feb
26-Feb
28-Feb
29-Feb
1-Mar
2-Mar
Meet the author:
Suzey Ingold is a writer, linguist and coffee addict, currently
based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Brought up in a household where children’s books
are quoted over the dinner table, literature has always had a strong influence
on her life. She enjoys traveling, scented candles and brunch. Her short story,
“The Willow Weeps for Us,” was included in “Summer Love: An LGBTQ Collection,”
published by Duet, an imprint of Interlude Press (2015).
Where to find the author:
Homepage:
www.suzeysays.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/suzeysays
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzeysays/
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/suzeysays
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Thank you for having me!
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