LORRIE FARRELLY is the author of a
Western historical romance trilogy, contemporary romantic thrillers, and sci
fi/paranomal romantic thrillers. A graduate of the University of California,
Santa Cruz, and Northwestern University, she's been a Renaissance nominee for
Teacher of the Year, a ranch hand at Disneyland’s Circle D Ranch, and a
“Jeopardy!” television quiz show champion. Western historical romance TERMS OF
SURRENDER and time-travel romantic thriller TIMELAPSE are 2014 Readers’
Favorite International Book Awards winners, and TERMS OF SURRENDER is also an
Orange Rose Award finalist. Lorrie and her family live in Southern California.
Q: Your
real name and pen name?
A: Lorrie Farrelly is my real name.
Q: Biggest source(s) of inspiration?
A: My family, my love of animals, and my
fascination with history.
Q: Favorite genre?
A: I most love to write romance of all kinds,
especially historical Western, and paranormal. But I read EVERYTHING I can get
my hands on, even the cereal box!
Q: Start and purpose of writing?
A: I started writing when I was a child – I
made little books for my dolls. (I was actually more interested in the books
than the dolls.) I write stories that capture my imagination and my emotions,
ones that delight and satisfy me to read. Then I share them, hoping others will
find them as entertaining as I do!
Q: Published work? Forthcoming work?
A: I have six published novels, including two
that just medaled in the 2014 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards, and
a short story, “The Sheriff of Hel’n Gone,” in a just-released Halloween
anthology, COWBOYS, CREATURES &
CALICO, from Prairie Rose Publishing. Another story, the Western historical
romance “Christmas Treasure,” will be in the soon-to-be released holiday
anthology, PRESENT FOR A COWBOY, also from Prairie Rose.
All of my
works contain a touch – and sometimes much more – of the paranormal. TERMS OF
SURRENDER (medal winner), TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT (Readers’ Favorite 5 Stars), and
TERMS OF TEMPTATION (Readers’ Favorite 5 Stars) form a Western historical
romance trilogy, following the same family (and the family ghost/guardian
angel) from 1865 – 1904.
TIMELAPSE
(medal winner) is a time-travel/sci fi romantic thriller, and the contemporary
DANGEROUS and paranormal THE GUARDIAN’S ANGEL (both Readers’ Favorite 5 Star
winners) are both suspenseful romantic thrillers.
Q: What continues to motivate?
A: I simply love to tell a good story, and I’m
content with writing whenever inspiration strikes.
Q: Project Management?
A: When I get an idea for a story that captures
my imagination, I try to write straight through as much as possible; not
necessarily the entire piece, but at least through whole scenes. The muse
doesn’t always stay for long, so I try not to dawdle. I don’t want to lose the
thread of the story. I also keep a pad and pen on my nightstand, as ideas
sometimes come in the wee hours of the night. If I don’t scribble them down, come
morning I won’t remember what they were.
Q: Paper or ebook?
A: I love my Kindle for novels and short story
anthologies. I used to pack a suitcase full of books when I traveled; now, with
the Kindle, I have hundreds of books at hand and can actually use the suitcase
for clothes! J
However, when I’m doing research, I much prefer paper books and maps. I
find it very awkward with an eReader to try to flip back through the book for
information or quotes. And it’s hard to study pictures on my Kindle. So, for
me, my preferences very much depend what kind of reading I’m doing.
Q: Most important 4 things when writing a book?
A: Telling a coherent story; developing
fully-realized characters, settings, and natural dialogue; clarity; and very
diligent proofreading and editing.
Q: Country born in? Where traveled?
A: I was born in the United States. My father
was in the Navy so we moved up and down both coasts. I’ve been to Canada
and Mexico, The Dominican Republic,
Colombia, the Azores and the Canary Islands, Ireland, England, France, Italy,
Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and Belgium. I hope I’m just getting started,
because I love traveling. I still have a lot of the world yet to see!
Every
country I’ve been in has had something about it that enchanted me. There’s not
one I wouldn’t enjoy returning to. Everywhere I’ve been, I’ve encountered
wonderful, friendly, welcoming people. I especially enjoy historic or
culturally significant sites. I loved Pompeii and the Roman Forum, the
Renaissance streets of Florence, Stonehenge and the Tower of London, Mont. St.
Michel, historic “old towns” in too many cities to name, and the ancient stone
castles and churches of Ireland.
Q: Favorites?
Time
of day: End of the day, when everyone’s home and the house is full.
Zodiac sign: Capricorn.
Favorite
color: Blue, because it’s both serene
and energetic.
Last
books I finished: Jenny Harper’s FACE THE WIND AND FLY, set in a semirural
suburb of Edinburgh, and Shilpi Somaya Gowda’s THE SECRET DAUGHTER, set in California and
India.
Currently
reading: Mary Smith’s NO MORE MULBERRIES, set in Afghanistan.
Favorite
movie: I have a lot, because I just plain love movies! But some of the ones
I’ve most enjoyed are “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Gettysburg,” “Jaws,” “The
Empire Strikes Back,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “The Haunting” (the original
black-and-white film, with Julie Harris and Claire Bloom), “Séance on a Wet
Afternoon,” and even the first “Paranormal Activity,” because the director and
actors did such a great job of making scenes of a person simply standing beside
a bed absolutely terrifying. I’m a big Disney-lover: “Frozen,” “Beauty and the
Beast,” “The Little Mermaid’ – I love them!
Favorite food: Well, I never met a
chocolate I didn’t like. J
Q: When I think of India?
A: I think of a teeming, vibrant society that
spans a huge range of cultures, ways of life, and times, from the very modern
and scientific to the very traditional, even the superstitious, from cities
bursting with color, noise, wealth, poverty, and everything in between, to the
rural villages and countryside, where little has changed over time.
My son-in-law recently traveled with his
stepfather back to the town a few hours from New Delhi that was his
stepfather’s original home. It was an amazing experience for them both!
Q: Quickies:
A: Moon, laughter, evening, no coffee or tea –
I’m a Diet Pepsi-holic J , mountains, long drive, silence,
water, earth, Jupiter, tulip, blue, right, glance, money, no boy/girl
preference, day, tree, love.
Q: Words that come to mind?
A: Technology:
fast, communication, health
Life:
love, family, growth
God:
faith, benevolent, peace
Humanity: best, worst, strive
Terrorism: brutal, barbaric, insane
Racism: ignorant,
cowardly, inhumane
Childhood Abuse: cruel, pitiful, sick
Parenting: joy, stress, rewarding
Old
age: better than the alternative, always
learning, always something new
Q: Thoughts on waking up to sex change?
A: Well, hmm, this is rather awkward…
Q: Favorite quote?
A: My favorite quote from my own work is:
“It’s not a comfort to be reminded, but it’s not a comfort to forget, either.”
Favorite quote from someone else: (from
the movie “Jaws”) “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
Q: Last line of autobiography?
A: Wait, I just remembered something else…
Q: Title of autobiography?
A: Really, I’m Not Making This Stuff Up!
INFO FOR
THE BOOK I’D LIKE TO FEATURE: THE GUARDIAN’S ANGEL by Lorrie Farrelly:
On Kindle
Countdown Deal Special Nov.9-15, 2014, for $0.99 (US).
Paranormal
romantic thriller.
BLURB:
When nobody knows what to do with a troubled,
damaged kid, it's time to call Elizabeth Driscoll. A wary, vulnerable,
unusually intuitive young woman, Libby has a knack for helping children that
others have given up on.
Certainly nobody knows what to do with Tommy
Madden, least of all his fiercely devoted guardian, Seattle Police Detective
J.D. McCammon. McCammon believes the autistic little boy witnessed a double
murder: his mother and his father, the city's District Attorney. J.D. is
determined to help and protect Tommy at all costs, and somehow, find a way to
communicate with him.
When Tommy's life is threatened by the corrupt
organization that killed his parents, J.D. and Libby take him on a desperate
and dangerous flight to safety. They must place their trust in one another to
escape a relentless evil that threatens not only their lives, but that of the
child they've both come to love.
On the run, Libby and J.D. are tested to the
limits of their courage and resolve. They discover an intimate and mystifying
bond that will either drive them apart, or become their greatest source of
strength and passion.
THE GUARDIAN'S ANGEL has been awarded READERS'
FAVORITE 5 STARS.
ISBN-10:
1469953560
ISBN-13:
978-1469953564
ASIN: B0053GBAZU
Publisher:
Amazon Digital Services and CreateSpace
AMAZON:
http://www.amazon.com/Lorrie-Farrelly/e/B008P3LJ0O (AUTHOR PAGE)
http://amzn.to/1kpymGp (THE GUARDIAN’S ANGEL PAGE)
AMAZON
UK: http://amzn.to/1mWwAxJ
AMAZON AUSTRALIA: http://bit.ly/1iwU1y5
eNovel Authors at Work: http://enovelauthorsatwork.com/153-2/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/@lorriewrites
Author Shout: http://www.authorscave.com/authorshowcase/lorrie-farrelly.asp
Riffle Books: https://read.rifflebooks.com/profiles/151016
just released COWBOYS, CREATURES & CALICO, published by Prairie Rose Publishing. The link at Amazon is http://www.amazon.com/s/
My story in the anthology is "The Sheriff of Hel'n Gone," a paranormal Western romance.
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