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1.Can
you tell us a little bit about yourself and your work?
I’m
an Australian author and wrote my first book, a romantic travel mystery
entitled Missing in Egypt, when I retired.
My second book, Winston – A Horse’s Tale is for horse lovers from
teenagers upwards. It is told my Winston
himself and describes his life in Australia, as well as the stories of other
horses he meets along life’s way.
I
am now finalising my next book, Dangerous Associations, which is a crime
mystery, so a different genre again. When
I’m not writing I enjoy playing tennis, swimming, walking and reading. I have to walk quite a lot to make up for the
amount of chocolate I eat!
2.Besides
your own work, who are your favorite authors in the genre your genre?
I
read a wide range of books, but I particularly love Bryce Courtenay, Colleen
McCullough and Kate Morton, Australian authors, as well as Mary Higgins-Clark,
Elizabeth Elgin, Jeffrey Archer to name a few - and I enjoy autobiographies
too.
3.What
advice if any can you give to aspiring authors?
Do
it! Now that you can self-publish your
work won’t lie forgotten in a drawer.
Also, edit, edit, edit because it is so easy to miss something.
4.We'd
love to read an excerpt from your work.
Thank
you. This if from Missing in Egypt, which also comes in a Large Print edition:
There in the doorway was the most gorgeous girl I had
ever seen! She was obviously Egyptian, with long black hair, huge black
eyelashes and olive skin. The sun caught her profile and her face was
bathed in the most extraordinary golden light. It seemed as if there was
nothing else in the world at that moment other than her as everything else
around ceased to exist. Her lips, full and sensual, moved enticingly as
she addressed a small group in front of her. I let my eyes fall to her
body and noticed the way her simple black dress clung to her curves. I
moved towards her to listen to her voice. She appeared to be a tour
operator and was speaking in very clear English. Her voice was almost
musical and she turned towards me as I approached. Huge, almost black, eyes met
mine for a moment and I was locked in her gaze. Till that moment I had
not believed in love at first sight but from that first glance I wanted to be
with this woman more than I had ever wanted anything in my life.
I felt a need and a desire that I had never known before. I wanted to possess her and protect her at the same time. Surely this was my destiny – my reason for being pulled back toEgypt
I felt a need and a desire that I had never known before. I wanted to possess her and protect her at the same time. Surely this was my destiny – my reason for being pulled back to
5.Wonderful excerpt. Please
share your links with us so we can find you on the web.
My
website is: www.ritaleechapman.com. I have a different guest author on my website
each week, so if any authors are
interested in being interviewed, please contact me through this website.
Goodreads
Author Page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5834608.Rita_Lee_Chapman
Facebook:
https://www.rita.chapman@facebook.com
Missing in Egypt is available at:
Amazon Large Print edition: http://www.amazon.com/Missing-Egypt-Rita-Lee-Chapman/dp/149121872X/
Smashwords:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/263417
Winston – A Horse’s Tale is available at:
Nice interview and I enjoyed the excerpt. The book sounds great! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Yolanda. It's always great to get some feedback.
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