About the Author
Judy Nickles has
written since she could hold a pencil. Her newest project is a
six-book cozy mystery series set in Arkansas where she has retired.
The books will release two at a time through August.
She also writes under the pen name Gwyneth Greer. Visit her author page at Amazon.com She blogs at The Word Place and her website can be accessed at Someday Is Here.
Besides writing, Judy enjoys genealogical research, reading, travel, and meeting new people. She has two grown sons, two granddaughters, and a grandson.
And, she's having her adolescent rebellion 50 years late!
She also writes under the pen name Gwyneth Greer. Visit her author page at Amazon.com She blogs at The Word Place and her website can be accessed at Someday Is Here.
Besides writing, Judy enjoys genealogical research, reading, travel, and meeting new people. She has two grown sons, two granddaughters, and a grandson.
And, she's having her adolescent rebellion 50 years late!
Interview
When did you begin writing?
I don’t remember when I didn’t
write. My first ‘rejection’ came from a children’s magazines
because I mentioned Heaven in the story—and that was back in the
1950s!
What genres do you write?
My first two books were vintage
romance. The third was contemporary with older lovers. The fourth was
a contemporary romantic suspense with a historical flashback. The
fifth was vintage romance, a WW II love story set in my West Texas
hometown. But I think I’ve found my niche with Penelope and cozy
mysteries.
Who do you imagine you’re telling
a story to as you write?
Obviously I think of the audience I
hope will want to read the book(s)—but when I write, it’s more
living vicariously through my characters than it is telling a story
to anyone.
What’s your latest book about?
The six-book Penelope Pembroke Cozy
Mystery Series combines older characters with romantic suspense.
Penelope runs a B&B in her family home where she lives with her
widowed father, Jake Kelley. Her son is a police detective with the
local PD in the small town of Amaryllis AR. She’s divorced from a
man with a wandering eye and content with her decision even though it
means, as a Catholic, she can’t remarry. Then Tiny the Biker aka
Sam enters her life, and her peaceful world turns inside out and
upside down. Each book in the series is a new brush with disaster for
Penelope. And Sam…well, Sam just won’t go away, and Penelope
struggles with her ever-growing feelings for him.
What authors inspire you?
There are so many authors I truly
enjoy, but I think my inspiration comes from those who stay true to
themselves and their subject matter. That is, they don’t try to
write something just for the ‘shock value’, which is soon
forgotten, but rather for the lasting values they want to remain with
the reader.
What’s your favorite book?
I’d have to say it’s The
Christmas Bride by Grace Livingston Hill, an old-time romance
writer. By today’s standards, her books are ‘trite’. However,
carefully dissected, they contain all the elements of romance,
conflict, and HEA. Not many people read them these days, but I have a
VERY old copy of the aforementioned book, and it’s sort of a
‘talisman’ for me. (I read her books as an adolescent beginning
the day I got my ‘adult’ library card; my mother took me to the
shelves and shelves of her romances. Clever mother. She knew how to
keep me out of the other less-desirable books for a girl my age!)
Why did you choose indie publishing?
With five books ‘traditionally’
published by two wonderful companies (The Wild Rose Press and
Champagne Books), it was a difficult decision. But it takes a minimum
of a year from contract to publication with most companies, and I
felt the Penelope series needed to come out together so people didn’t
forget number one long before number six hit the shelves. So indie
publishing seemed the right choice. I have at least two other indie
projects in mind, but that’s not to say I won’t go the
traditional route again at some point.
What one piece of advice would you
offer other indie authors?
Do NOT start out with SIX books the way
I did! Surely, that was madness! I’m muddling through, but one book
at a time is more than enough. A word to the wise.
Author Links:
Website http://www.judy@judynickles.
Penelope’s Website http://www.
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