It's my pleasure to welcome historical romance author, Margery Scott to my blog today! Please introduce yourself. Tell us a little about the person behind the
pen.
Unlike a lot of other authors, I wasn’t born with a pencil
in my hand and with stories dying to be told. I didn’t even think about writing
until my children were grown and gone. Just for fun, I decided to try writing a
fictional account of my parents’ romance during WWII, and I discovered how much I enjoyed writing. The
rest, as they say, is history. Now, I’m lucky enough to live on a lake in
southern Canada and I write full-time – historical romance, suspense,
contemporary, whatever genre my muse dictates. When I’m not writing, I’m usually traveling, searching
for the perfect setting for my next novel, or wielding a pool cue or a pair of
knitting needles.
How much research goes into your books, and
how do you tackle that?
Writing historical romance gives me an excuse to do
something I love to do – research. If I
didn’t give myself a deadline, I’m sure I could spend all my time searching for
obscure tidbits to add to my novels instead of writing. There’s a fine balance
between too much research and not enough. The hard part is knowing when enough
is enough.
Tell us a little about your writing style? Do you plan and plot your
stories, or do you just plow through them?
I call myself a plotter but I really think I’m a hybrid. I
love charts and lists, spreadsheets and detailed outlines. I really do plan to
stick to them, but somehow, around chapter three, the outline I slaved over is
forgotten and my right brain takes over. I do think – for me – it’s important
to have that outline, almost a safety net in case I get too carried away.
Can you tell us a little about your current work, Trey? Is there a story behind the story?
Trey is the second novella in the Morgans of Rocky Ridge
trilogy. When I wrote Cade’s story (the
first book), I had no intentions of writing a trilogy. Somewhere during the
writing, Trey and Zane, Cade’s two cousins, demanded their own stories.
What sets your heroine, Claire, apart from all the other women in
Trey’s life? Why is she perfect for him?
Trey has spent his life relying on his good looks to charm
women. Claire is the only woman he’s met who’s not only immune to him, but
dislikes everything he stands for, yet manages to see through the
happy-go-lucky exterior to the man he really is.
What else do you have in store for your readers?
I’m working on Zane’s story now, and it should be available
late next month. Zane is the antithesis of Trey – he’s a quiet, non-assuming
man who has made the choice to live his life alone. Until Priscilla Ford comes
into his life and makes him start questioning those choices.
The Morgans of Rocky
Ridge: Trey is available now at the following e-retailers:
Margery loves to hear from her readers. You can contact her
here:
Email:
margery@margeryscott.com
Website: www. margeryscott.com
Hi Margery, your books sound like fun reads. I am going to check them out on Amazon right now.
ReplyDeletePeggy, thanks so much for inviting me to visit today.
ReplyDeleteHi Shirl, thanks for stopping by. Both books were fun to write, so I hope you enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteLove your character names! Zane? Trey? Fabulous. Great post on both you and your novels. Do remember one of my favorite quotes as you waffle back from plotter to panster [which is my specialty!], 'No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader'! Kudos!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, Lala. Good quote. I will remember that. Trey's name seemed to fit because card players (which he is) call a three a Trey :)
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