Author Interview & Giveaway of "Death's Sweet Embrace" w/ Tracey O'Hara

 

Hey Everyone! Let’s welcome UF author Tracey O’Hara!

I’m loving her Dark Brethren series and can’t wait for more. Tracey has a been so cool and agreed to stop by today, she is also offering a giveaway, so don’t forget to check that out at the end of the post =)

 

When did you first start writing?

I first starting writing March 2004 and seriously about a year later.

Have you always enjoyed Fantasy?

From a very young age when my 2nd grade teacher started reading Enid Blyton’s the magic faraway tree I was hooked on fantasy.

Why writing Urban Fantasy?

It combines tropes from some of my favourite genres – mystery/thriller, horror, modern fantasy telling and a bit of romance to round it all off.

Were there any Books, Movies or Writers that have inspired you?

Stephen King was a huge influence as was Raymond E Feist. George RR Martin is my favourite story teller. As to books and movies – there are probably too many.

Favorites:

Favorite Paranormal themed Movie?
Perfect Creature – a great vampire movie filmed in New Zealand – kind of Victorian era meets the 1950s.

Favorite Paranormal themed TV Show?
It’s a tossup between Supernatural (love the car) and Being Human (UK)

Favorite Paranormal themed Book?
Dracula – Bram Stoker – my first foray into the world of vampires and other monsters :).

Favorite Author?
George R.R. Martin

Favorite Urban Fantasy Author?
Charlaine Harris

Favorite Genre that is NOT your own?
Fantasy (as in Epic Fantasy – e.g. Lord of the Rings, Song if Ice and Fire etc.)

Favorite one of your Books?
Sin’s Dark Caress

Who is your favorite of your own characters?

Viktor – he was awesome. Oberon too. But I am really loving my next hero Lancelot McManus – he is a burnt out, cynical homicide cop with a drug habit.

Which was the hardest to write?

Death’s Sweet Embrace – it was really hard to get that story out – could be second book syndrome.

What would you be if not a writer?

A computer systems analyst/programmer. That is my day job.

If you Could be a Paranormal Being, Who would you be?

I think I would be a shapeshifter – I like the idea of turning into an animal.

If you could meet any Urban Fantasy Character out there, Who would you like to meet?

Eric Northman from the Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire series. Esp. if he was the one from TV.

Quickies:

Coffee or Tea? Coffee
Vampires or Werewolves? Werewolves
Reading or Writing? Writing
Print or eBook? Fast becoming eBook
Hardback or Paperback? Paperback
Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi
Mc D's or Burger King? Burger King (we call it Hungry Jack’s in Australia)
YA novels or Adult novels? Definitely Adult
Library or Bookstore? Bookstore
Summer or Winter? Winter
The Movie or The Book? The Book
PNR or UF? UF

What is your favorite part of the writing process?

Editing and revising the first draft. I really love making the words come to life – adding in the detail and making the story shine.

What is your least favorite part?

That would have to be getting out that first draft.

The Dark Brethen Series in your own words?

A modern alternate earth reality where paranormal creatures co-exist in a tenuous peace with the human race. A world where the shame of the vampiric Aeternus, the death-high addicted Necrodreniacs, hunt and feed on hapless humans. Where shape-shifting Animalians feud with each other. And where corporations can be run by actual magic-wielding witches.

But there's a veiled danger that threatens them all – human and parahuman alike. Stirring behind the scenes is the pure, beautiful evil of the Dark Brethren.

Any plans for more Books in the series?

Yes – though not sure how many at this point – at least one more.

What is coming up next for you?

Book three in the Dark Brethren series – Sin’s Dark Caress

What are you working on right now?

Sin’s Dark Caress

Do you have any advice or tip to those that want to become a published Author someday?

Yes – work on your craft a lot. Learn as much as you can and don’t be in a hurry.

Anything you would like to say to your fans out there?

THANK YOU ALL for buying my books and loving my characters as much as I do.

Thank you so much for being here!

It was my pleasure – thanks so much for having me. :)

 

Find Tracey O’Hara Online:

Website | Twitter

Buy Tracey’s Books:

Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble

Book Depository

My Reviews of Tracey’s Books:

Night’s Cold Kiss

Death’s Sweet Embrace

 

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