It’s a treat to guest on Gary Eddings
Blog today. I’m looking forward to
sharing so, I guess I’ll start by telling you about myself, like where I was born
and where I call home?
I was born
on a farm in the rural South to a family of migrant farm workers. In fact, my
family is huge. Some might call it a
clan. I’m the youngest of 10
children. Yup, I have six brothers and
three sisters. And yes, holidays are a
zoo. Anyway, at an early age, my family moved to the urban Northeast. No more
running in the cotton fields for me….:-)
I now live in the suburban Northeast with my husband and a large
assortment of plants. I don’t have any children but as you can well imagine, I
have tons of nieces and nephews. As for
my education, I was the first in my family to go to college. I hold bachelors and masters degrees in Human
Resource Management.
What was your inspiration for
Yesterday's Daughter?
Since the
idea for Yesterday’s Daughter came to me in my dreams, there wasn’t any person
or event that I can identify as inspiring me to write this book. I just think that the years of reading
paranormal romance novels and seeing movies with supernatural characters
motivated me.
For those who are unfamiliar with
your novel, Yesterday's Daughter, how would you introduce it?
It’s a story
about searches, a search for identity, a search for the truth and a search for
a life mate. Grace is alone and lonely,
an escapee from the foster care system and its abuses. In the years since making her escape, Grace
has made a life for herself that is little more than existence. She can’t have any real friends. No one can get close to her or they would
notice her peculiarities. She must keep
her strange behavior secret to stay safe.
If anyone knew, she drank blood or was allergic to sunlight she’d end up
locked up. Grace doesn’t know how or why
she is the way she is, she only knows her differences began in puberty. And then there’s Malachi who has been searching
for his life mate for decades even though she is believed to have gone into the
Void. Nevertheless, Malachi searches
on, alone in his belief and determination to find the one woman born with whom
he’s to share his near immortal existence.
Your
storyline for The Harvesters & the Guardians is so unique, what research
did you do to come up with the finished story?
Or, was it a fantastical idea?
Maybe I
shouldn’t admit this but I didn’t do any research for the characters, neither
the Harvesters nor the Guardians. They
are as they came to me in my dreams.
What are the Pro’s and Con’s to being
an Indie Author?
As an Indie
author, I’m the boss. I’m in control of
every decision, every word…:) But I’m on
my own in terms of marketing. I don’t
have the “machine” behind me that traditional publishers provide their writers
for social networking, trade shows, appearances, everything. It’s just me and it can be very overwhelming
at times.
What has been the most interesting
comment (or review) about your book?
I once
received a really bad review in which the reader complained that Yesterday’s
Daughter was not erotica. I laughed;
Yesterday’s
Daughter is definitely NOT erotica. In that same review, the reader
said she felt the story was too much like those written by J. R. Ward (The
Black Dagger Brotherhood.) I laughed some
more….:) I’m a huge fan of J. R. Ward,
but my little book isn’t even on the same plant as the BDB series.
Who is your favorite Author?
Some of my
favorite authors are Jean Auel, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen, Christine
Feehan, Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle, Jeaniene Frost, Dee Henderson, Larry
McMurthry, Nalini Singh, George Shuman and Jhumpa Lahiri.
Some readers complain that there are
an awful lot of vampire novels out there these days. I'm sure you knew that
already, so what made you decide to enter the crowded genre in which you are
working.
There was no
conscious decision to write a vampire novel.
Now my subconscious, that’s a whole other story. Is there a shrink in the house? Honestly, sometimes I wish Sapphira and
Malachi’s story were different because so many people think that if you write a
vampire story, you’re just trying to be another Stephenie Meyer.
But, I had
to write the story the way the characters revealed it to me in my dreams and
while I listened to their conversations.
When writing Yesterday’s Daughter, I felt like a secretary to Malachi
and Sapphira, writing their story as they told it. I didn’t write a vampire story to jump on the
fang train. I wrote a vampire love story
because it was inside me.
What three words would you use to
describe Yesterday's Daughter?
Suspenseful,
Engaging, and Romantic
How did you think up of the concept
for the book?
I guess the
only way to describe it is to say, the book just came to me. It started in my dreams and progressed to the
point where I was hearing conversations between characters when awake. The dreams and conversations came in snippets
and brief glances. I’m one of those
people fortunate enough or not so fortunate, depending on how you look at it,
who remembers their dreams. After
waking, I’d think about the glimpses Malachi and Sapphira had shown me, mulling
them over and over. When the characters
began to encroach on my waking hours to the point where they couldn’t be
ignored. I began to write, to give them
a voice. In short, the concept of
Yesterday’s Daughter was a seed deeply planted in and grown from my dreams.
What did you enjoy the most about writing
this book?
That’s easy
to answer. I enjoyed the suspense,
trying to figure out what would happen next.
I know it sounds hokey, but I was on a roller coaster ride like any
other reader. I didn’t know what would
happen next, until the characters revealed it to me.
Which character reminds you most of
yourself? And why?
I’d have to
say that Voreece is the character that best reminds me of myself because he’s
not a feature character. He’s part of
the supporting cast, but he plays an important role in Malachi’s life and is
steadfast and loyal. That pretty much
describes me. I know if you were to ask
friends and family about me, they’d say that I’m a dependable and committed
friend, sister and daughter. And I have
no desire to be the focus of the spotlight.
I’d rather flourish in the shadows.
What is something readers would be
surprised to learn about Yesterday's Daughter?
I think it
will surprise readers to discover the reasons for the actions of the lead
betrayer. His reasons are both
contemporary and ancient.
Buy Links:
Createspace.
Amazon paperback:
Kindle
Barnes and Noble link:
Smashwords link:
BooksaMillion
Contact Links:
Sallie’s Website:
https://sites.google.com/site/yesterdaysdaughter/
Sallie’s facebook fanpage:
Sallie’s Personal facebook page:
Google+ link:
Twitter:
Pinterest:
GoodReads:
Shelfari:
Youtube Video:
