*~*Houston Author Event – Author Spotlight Day 10: Jessica Sorensen & 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 – in case you missed it, last week we had S.C. Stephens, J. Sterling, Amanda Bennett, Jillian Dodd and Rebecca Donovan.  Monday we had Carey Heywood, Tuesday it was Erin Noelle’s turn, Wednesday we had Rebecca Shea, yesterday Tara Sivec was fantastic and for our last day we have Jessica Sorensen!

 

 

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)

Jessica:   That I’ve read? I can’t remember everything I read…let’s just do authors – Courtney Summers, Sarah Dessen and Annie Reed, Cassandra Clare and Suzanne Collins…that’s who I named, I think. They’re all great! There’s a ton more, but I’ll stop.

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

Jessica:   No.

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

Jessica:   I can’t…I can’t answer that one – I can’t, I have to be a writer…it’s like, the done deal.

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

Jessica:   First one? Was a like a few years. Yeah, now it’s like a month, but the first one was worried about, I was obsessive.

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

Jessica:   Candy. I have a candy drawer, it’s really gross – it’s like my husband puts like bags of candy in there – cause he knows – he’s like oh, she’s going to eat all of this, it’s disgusting!

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

Jessica:   All of them.

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

Jessica:   Uhh…there’s a couple, like Ella (The Secret of Ella and Micha) a little and then Quinton (Breaking Nova), I think.

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

Jessica:   The ending…I hate ending the books!

Lisa:    Can this just go on forever?

Jessica:   That’s why they’re cliffhangers – cause I don’t wanna end it!    

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

Jessica:   All the time! My office – my husband goes to use the printer and he’s like I saw your little weird post its you’ve got posted like all over the computer desk – like every time I get a thought it goes on a post it. So it’s like a little mess.

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

Jessica:   Quinton. (Breaking Nova)

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

Jessica:     Oh I don’t come up with them…the Callie and Kayden one was I told Regina, I’m like – here’s this rain scene, can we do this, and that’s what she did. It’s all her, I’ll tell ya like I just tell her, I couldn’t do these – that’s why they’re so pretty! But like everything else, like I just tell her – like I’m like here’s a scene, can you capture this? This is what they’re like and she just does it. She’s like an artist.

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

Jessica:   Everywhere! I have like a chair in my bedroom and my bed…my office…everywhere! I rotate.

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

Jessica:   I just wanted to write…like I told somebody, I read Twilight and I finally decided to a novel, but I’ve been writing since I was a little girl.

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

Jessica:     My bucket list? I wanna drag race, in a Chevelle, I’m dead serious. This is like a big thing for me – it’s going to happen one day! I’m not kidding, like when I wrote Ella and Micha (The Secret of Ella and Micha), I’m like I want this car and I want…I don’t wanna crash into any trees, like I wanna do racing. Umm…I wanted to go to Paris but that one is getting crossed off here soon, so…and…I dunno, just dance in public when no one else is dancing. Like I saw this YouTube video of this guy like rocking out at a concert, like he’s like 40 – just solo, and everybody like just came in and like joined him – like I wanna do that.

Lisa:    That’s cool – like start a dance party.

Jessica:     One day – yes!

Lisa:    Favorite Characters POV to write in

Jessica:   Out of like all the ones I’ve done? Ohhh…Micha (The Secret of Ella and Micha). He’s fun, yeah.

 

 

Look at Jessica’s awesome collection of books…

 

The Coincidence Series

Add The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden to your GoodReads ♦ Add The Redemption of Callie & Kayden to your GoodReads ♦ Add The Destiny of Violet & Luke to your GoodReads  ♦ Add The Probability of Violet & Luke to your GoodReads  ♦ Add The Resolution of Callie & Kayden to your GoodReads  ♦ Add The Certainty of Violet & Luke to your GoodReads  ♦ Add Seth and Greyson to your GoodReads

The Secret Series

Add The Prelude of Ella and Micha to your GoodReads ♦ Add The Secret of Ella and Micha to your GoodReads ♦ Add The Forever of Ella and Micha to your GoodReads  ♦ Add The Temptation Lila and Ethan to your GoodReads  ♦ Add The Ever After of Ella and Micha to your GoodReads  ♦ Add Lila and Ethan: Forever and Always to your GoodReads

 

The Fallen Star Series

Add The Fallen Star to your GoodReads ♦ Add The Underworld to your GoodReads ♦ Add The Vision to your GoodReads  ♦ Add The Promise to your GoodReads

The Shattered Promises Series

Add Shattered Promises to your GoodReads ♦ Add Fractured Souls to your GoodReads ♦ Add Unbroken to your GoodReads  ♦ Add Broken Visions to your GoodReads  ♦ Add Scattered Ashes to your GoodReads

 

The Nova Series

Add Breaking Nova to your GoodReads ♦ Add Saving Quinton to your GoodReads ♦ Add Delilah: The Making of Red to your GoodReads  ♦ Add Nova and Quinton: No Regrets to your GoodReads  ♦ Add Tristan: Finding Hope to your GoodReads  ♦ Add Wreck Me to your GoodReads

 

The Fateful Allure Series

Add The Lost Soul to your GoodReads ♦ Add The Evanescence to your GoodReads

 

The Darkness Falls Series

Add Darkness Falls to your GoodReads ♦ Add Darkness Breaks to your GoodReads ♦ Add Darkness Fades to your GoodReads

Unraveling You (Standalone)

Add Unraveling You to your GoodReads

 

The Forgotten Girl (Standalone)

Add The Forgotten Girl to your GoodReads

The Sins Series

Add Sins & Secrets to your GoodReads

The Darkness Falls Series

Add Ember to your GoodReads ♦ Add Cinder-X to your GoodReads ♦ Add Spark to your GoodReads

 

 

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The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Jessica Sorensen, lives in the snowy mountains of Wyoming. When she’s not writing, she spends her time reading and hanging out with her family.