Heroines With Heart Blog Tour: This Time You Lose by Chris Stralyn

Interview with the author

Meet Chris Stralyn, author of

 This Time You Lose

1.What (or who) motivated you to start writing?

My writing career started completely by accident…literally. My family was on vacation in Florida when a wheel jumped off our van as we drove down the road. The accident and chain of events that followed made for a terribly unforgettable vacation.

A year later someone pointed out an essay contest for “The Worst Vacation Ever”. I figured our vacation definitely qualified, so I entered -- and won! That got me started writing other short stories and articles, and before I knew it I was writing a novel!  

2.How many book have you written so far?

This Time You Lose is my first novel, although I’ve had numerous short stories and articles published over the years.

Heroines With Heart Blog Tour: Payne and Misery by Catherine Leggitt

Interview with the author

Meet Catherine Leggit, author of

 Payne and Misery

1.What (or who) inspired you to start writing? 

I come from a family of readers. Mother was a schoolteacher and Dad grew up in a wonderful old house with a real library—a little square room with bookshelves on all sides and a carpet in the center. On the carpet sat two comfortable leather chairs with a table between them. It was a perfect place to sit and read. From that library, we chose the classics as well as popular books of the day. My parents encouraged me to write my feelings down and I began writing stories very early in life. To my parents, my writing was always incredible. At least that’s the kind of cheerleaders they were.

My first book was inspired by the dramatic breakup of my first romance when I was twelve. I barricaded myself in my room with my notebook and poured out four chapters of heart-wrenching prose, complete with tear-stained pages. If I read it today, it's pretty awful and makes me laugh.