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Rebecca Goings
Genre: Romance and any sub-genre thereof.
Paranormal, Fantasy, Western, Contemporary
Home Town: Hillsboro, OR
Home on the Web:
www.rebeccagoings.com
Past Material: B*E*A*S*T* series, The Legends of
Mynos series, numerous Westerns, and a scattered few vanilla contemporaries. Oh,
and some vamps and ghosts in the mix. :)
Current Project: RIDE THE LIGHTNING
Places Where Books are Available for Purchases
www.champagnebooks.com/books
www.cobblestone-press.com
www.samhainpublishing.com
Interview questions
How did you get your start in writing?
In the second grade, my teacher asked the class to write a three sentence essay
of what we would do if we were the President. She loved my answer so much, she
entered it into the Young Nevada Writers Book of '83. I was presented the book
in front of the entire school, my name was in the newspapers, and the
then-governor sent me a personalized letter of congratulations. Ever since then,
I've been hooked on being a writer. Many thanks to Mrs. Holloway of Dayton, NV
for starting me on my journey.
And the essay in question?
"If I were President, I would not steal or start a war. I would throw the whole
country a party. Then, I would pick someone else to be President."
:)
Who are your biggest influences?
No one moreso than my fellow authors. Everyone I know writes such amazing books,
that I don't have to look too far for a new story idea. Sometimes, their ideas
give me ideas and then the "what if" wheels start turning.
Also, music plays a big part for me for inspiration. Sometimes, a certain lyric
can just reach into my brain and pull out a story.
What is your biggest inspiration when creating?
Music and pictures. I'm a very visual-hands-on kind of person. I need to zone
when I write, so on go the headphones and I rock out. I also have a few choice
pictures of my characters open so I can glance at them while writing, to help my
mind's eye picture them in their story.
Could you give us the details of your current project?
My current project is RIDE THE LIGHTNING. It's about a ghost cowboy who only
appears during thunderstorms. His soul is stuck in a loop, and every time the
storm breaks up, he's pulled back in time, to the Old West, where he must relive
his unjust murder over and over again--that is, unless his heroine can follow
him back in time and save his life...
This story came from a few different ideas. I love writing Westerns. They're my
genre of choice. I also love the idea of ghosts. But I haven't read any ghost
cowboys in romance. So that "what if" coalesced. Once I had that, I had to
figure out a way to give the hero and heroine a happily ever after. You can't
have a relationship with a ghost! So a plot started forming to that end, which
turned into a time-travel, because of course, the heroine can only save him by
stopping his murder in the 1870's...
I think it's going to be a great little book. :)
What is the next goal you would like to achieve with your
writing?
To break into Harlequin. I have two projects submitted to them currently. If
they pass, I'll send those projects into Carina Press, Harlequin's eBook
publishing house. Since they're separate, you can submit your project to Carina
even if Harlequin proper rejects it. If both of those venues pass, well then,
I'm going to give all my energy into being the best darn ePublished author I can
be.
Final four (questions we ask all interviewees)
When the zombies take over the world where will you be?
I will be fortified at my friend's Gabe's house, where he's fully stocked on
food, guns, ammo, and ninja stars. Dude's not messing around, and will totally
be ready for World War Z.
Jedi, Ninja, vampire, were-wolf, pirate, fairy or Spartan?
Ooo, hard question. Ultimately, a ninja. I have a soft spot for kick-ass Asian
men.
What one piece of art, be it music, book, film or picture,
do you think people must experience before they die?
The song ANGELS by Within Temptation
David Tennant's Doctor Who
Joss Whedon's Firefly
GENTLE ROGUE by Johanna Lindsey
And as cheesy as it is, DRAGONHEART the movie, if only to experience the glory
of the soundtrack and to see the one and only intelligent dragon in cinema. (Eragon
doesn't hold a candle to Draco.)
Give one fact that most people would not believe about
you?
I'm pretty darn good on the Rock Band drums, and kick ass on HARD 95-98% of the
time. EXPERT, though, smacks me down. :)
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