N. N. Light’s Book Heaven is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Isn’t that wonderful?
I’d like to introduce you to author Loretta C. Rogers.
Question 1: Where were you ten years ago in relation to your author/writer career? If you weren’t writing, what were you doing?
Ten years ago, I decided to stretch my wings by stepping out of the romance genre and writing a cozy mystery, which by the way turned out to be not so cozy. Although, I didn’t think I’d ended “Murder in the Mists,” with a cliffhanger, readers complained that I had and demanded a sequel. Wow! I did a lot of brain scratching trying to figure out how to connect the first book to the characters and a plot in a second book. There were times when I was certain my brain would explode, however, eventually, “Shadowed Reunion,” was born, and boy howdy readers like that one, too.
Question 2: Looking back on the past ten years, how has your writing grown?
In the past ten years, I’ve learned to step out of my writing comfort zone and allowed myself to push the button in my characters’ goals, motivation, and conflicts. For me, writing has always been fun, but by stepping out of my own way, writing has become a more enjoyable adventure.
Question 3: What are you doing now? How many books have you published?
In my writing growth process, I decided to push the boundaries into a mystery series. My Doc Holliday Mystery series has a paranormal thread through all six books. I’ve had approximately thirty books published. Currently, I’ve plotted out a new mystery series, again with a paranormal thread; possibly a trilogy, but who knows what the characters will convince me to do after the first three books.
Giveaway -
In celebration of our 10th anniversary, the authors have each donated a prize (sixty in total) and they range from free books to swag to gift cards.
Open internationally but some prizes are only open to US residents
Runs March 1 - 31, 2025
Winner will be drawn on April 1, 2025
Author Biography:
Loretta is a fourth generation Floridian and lives in Citrus County, FL. She is traditionally published and began her career writing short stories for True Confessions and True Romance magazines. When she isn’t writing, she researches her family history and has traced her ancestral roots all the way back to 14th century Scotland.
Once an avid horsewoman she and her pinto mare took second place in a 25-mile endurance trial. Having survived a rattlesnake bite, she has a deathly fear of all snakes.
In her very early years of employment and long before she became a teacher, Loretta was a rape crisis--suicide prevention counselor and an auxiliary sheriff’s deputy attached to the equine division. She also worked as a court advocate for indigent women. Although Loretta writes fiction, many of the characters and plots in her books are fictionalized versions of events that she has experienced firsthand.
Loretta enjoys hearing from readers.
Where can readers follow you:
E) Amazon Author Central: https://www.amazon.com/Loretta-C.-Rogers/e/B004948XP2