*~*Houston Author Event – Author Spotlight Day 1: S.C. Stephens & TWO Giveaways*~*

I was super excited to be asked by Emily of Lalone Marketing to take part in an ‘Author Speed Dating’ event right before the signing.  Basically, each blogger that participated would get 5 minutes to talk to all 10 authors – hello!  Yes, please!  I was so excited because I’ve done interviews before but never in person – this was both amazing and scary at the same time, but it was an absolutely wonderful experience.

So, each day for the next two weeks, I’ll be spotlighting one of the authors that I got to sit down and chat with last Saturday and up first is…S.C. Stephens.  Now…I’m so thankful no one else can hear the audio of this interview because I was really holding in my fangirl-ness.  Thoughtless is one of my favorite books of all time (it was one of the first books I read after 50 Shades), S.C. is up there with some of my favorite authors and it was really an honor to get to sit down and talk to her – she was so nice and sweet…exactly like I thought she would be!

 

We asked last week on our Facebook page for some questions for the authors – so I tried to incorporate as many of them as I could into the interview…I added the name of whoever ‘asked’ the question!  Now…let’s get to the interview… 🙂

Lisa:      We asked our followers to give us some questions – so I’ll start with those, what are some of your favorite books that you’ve read? (question from Kristen Kocher)

SC:     I read a lot of fantasy, so the books that I like are like Terry Goodkind  and Robert Jordan.  I’m reading Game of Thrones right now.

(This got me on a tangent that I will spare you about the audio book of Game of Thrones that I very unsuccessfully tried to listen to!)

Lisa:    Is there anything in any of your books that you would change if you were given the chance? (question from Kristen Kocher)

SC:    Oh, so much!  I would just clean it up.  I’ve changed writing styles a little bit since then, so I would just  go through and clean it up.  Plot line, I probably wouldn’t change.  It is what it is.

Lisa:   If you weren’t a writer what other profession would you be working in? (question from Deborah Favorito)

SC:     I would be a bookkeeper, which is what I was before.

Lisa:    How long from concept to completion of your first book? (question from Tanya Gaunt)

SC:    6 months

Lisa:    What is your go-to snack food when writing? (question from Nicole Montgomery)

SC:    I drink coffee.  Like the entire time.

Lisa:    No food just coffee?

SC:    Yeah, I have to stop and oh ya know, I’m kind of jittery, maybe I should eat something.

Lisa:    Which of your characters will you always hold a certain soft spot for?  (question from Andie Lea)

SC:     Kellan, of course.

Lisa:    Which character can you relate to the most?    (question from Andie Lea)

SC:    Kiera

Lisa:    What do you think is the most difficult…beginning or ending a storyline?  (question from Andie Lea)

SC:    Ending.  Cause there are so many possibilities.

Lisa:    This is true – and it’s also picking the right one and not rushing it.

SC:    Yes – making sure it’s an actual ending and not ya know, you’ve got to answer all the questions, if it’s the last book, you’ve got to leave a couple danglers if it’s in the middle.

Lisa:    How often are you thinking and jotting notes down about the characters and storyline that come into your head?  (question from Andie Lea)

SC:    All day long.

Lisa:    If you could sit down face to face with one of your characters, who would you choose?  (question from Andie Lea)

SC:    Teren Adams (from the Conversion Series)

Lisa:    Who decides who and what goes on your covers?  (question from Lorie Glowania)

SC:    The first (cover) of Thoughtless, I did myself.  Then, my self publish ones obviously I did myself too, but I’m horrible at covers so now I have someone else do it.  And they just kind of, I tell them the basics of what the story is about, they come up with it and say ‘Yeah that looks good!’

Lisa:    Where is your favorite place to write?  (question from Cynthia Mae)

SC:    My office, which is just a standard bedroom in my house.

Lisa:    What was your original inspiration to start writing?  (question from Rachel Talavera)

SC:     I had a fantasy turn into a very long day dream that was reoccurring and I just went home and wrote it down so I wouldn’t forget it and then it just grew and grew and grew.

Lisa:    What are the top 3 things on your bucket list? (question from Kimberly Talbot)

SC:     Oh gosh…I want to go to Australia, that’s been on my bucket list for a while now.  Um…gosh, I’m just…I’m so simple –like  if I could just be with my family, I’m content.  I have places I want to visit on my bucket list – oh but a Thoughtless movie would be nice, I dunno how much I have to do with that, but I can put it on the list, right?

Lisa:    Favorite Characters POV to write in?

SC:    Kellan’s – I think Griffin would be fun to write.

Lisa:   OMG! (excuse me while I spazzed out over the thought of Griffin’s book – I LOVE him!  Once I recovered from that thought….)   Favorite sex scene you’ve written?

SC:   Oh gosh…either the Espresso Stand or the Bathroom, in Effortless.

Lisa:   Both good choices!  Who do you FanGirl over?

SC:    Christina Lauren.

Lisa:    Love them!  What do you consider your greatest achievement?

SC:     Just the fact that I completed a book and published it.

Lisa:    What is your favorite word?

SC:     I’m going to say my favorite word is moist because everyone hates that word, so I’m going to make it my favorite.

Lisa:    What is your favorite curse word?

SC:     Fuck.

Lisa:    Who is your hero?

SC:    My hero?  That would probably be my mom, she passed away a few years ago.

Lisa:    Biggest Fear?

SC:     Losing my kids.

Lisa:    Deepest Regret?

SC:    Oh boy…there’s so many.  Um…yeah I think I’d rather not say.  There were some.

Lisa:   Worst flaw?

SC:    Oh gosh…(bell dings…ending our time!) – saved by the bell!

 

 In case you haven’t checked out any of S.C.’s amazing books…

 

Thoughtless Series

Add Thoughtless to your GoodReads  ♦  Add Effortless to your GoodReads  ♦  Add Reckless to your GoodReads

Collision Course (Standalone)

Add Collision Course to your GoodReads

Conversion Series

 Add Conversion to your GoodReads  ♦  Add Bloodlines to your GoodReads  ♦  Add ‘Til Death to your GoodReads

 

 

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S.C. Stephens is a bestselling author who enjoys spending every free moment she has creating stories that are packed with emotion and heavy on romance.

Her debut novel, Thoughtless, an angst-filled love triangle charged with insurmountable passion and the unforgettable Kellan Kyle, took the literary world by storm.  Amazed and surprised by the response to the release of Thoughtless in 2009, more stories were quick to follow.  Stephens has been writing nonstop ever since.

In addition to writing, Stephens enjoys spending lazy afternoons in the sun reading fabulous novels, loading up her iPod with writer’s block reducing music, heading out to the movies, and spending quality time with her friends and family.  She currently resides in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her two equally beautiful children.