N. N. Light’s Book Heaven is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Isn’t that wonderful?
I’d like to introduce you to mystery author Mark Love.
Question 1: Where were you ten years ago in relation to your author/writer career?
Ten years ago, was a crazy time for me. I had written 4 books (3 in the Jamie Richmond series and the first Jefferson Chene mystery). These were with two different publishing houses. The one with the Jamie books decided to close their doors, which left me scrambling to find a new home for my favorite redhead. I was fortunate to have previously connected with Melissa Keir, who was taking over Inkspell Publishing. Melissa encouraged me to place the books with her. That was a great move.
The original publisher for the Jefferson Chene book wasn’t a good choice. At the advice of my good friend, author M.S. Spencer, I took the novel to The Wild Rose Press.
Since then I’ve written more books in both series and continue to work with these publishers. If you weren’t writing, what were you doing? While writing is one of my passions, I’ve always had a full-time job to pay the bills. My background is in Human Resource Management. I also started teaching business courses at the local college.
Question 2: Looking back on the past ten years, how has your writing grown?
I am a firm believer in the concept that the more you do something like writing, the better you get. My writing is much more polished now that it was ten years ago. The dialogue is sharper, the interactions between characters is stronger. There is always room for improvement.
Question 3: What are you doing now?
I’m still teaching at the local college, three or four courses each semester. I’ve also been facilitating a writer’s workshop at the local library. That program is in it’s third year and still going strong. How many books have you published? I have 9 books published. There are five in the Jamie Richmond series, three in the Jefferson Chene series and a standalone thriller. I have a novella that should be released by May of this year.
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:
Mark Love lived for many years in the metropolitan Detroit area, where crime and corruption are always prevalent. A former freelance reporter, Love honed his writing skills covering features and hard news. He is the author of the Jamie Richmond mysteries, Devious, Vanishing Act, Fleeing Beauty and Chasing Favors, along with the novella Stealing Haven. His short story, Don’t Mess with the Gods, was written with Elle Nina Castle and included in the Magic & Mischief anthology. Love also writes the Jefferson Chene mystery series, WHY 319? Your Turn to Die and The Wayward Path.
His latest mystery, “Rules of Desperation” was released in 2024.
Love resides in west Michigan with his wife, Kim. He enjoys a wide variety of music, books, travel, cooking and exploring the great outdoors.
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