Ask the Author: Elizabeth Reyes
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Elizabeth Reyes
It's out now!!!
Elizabeth Reyes
Again my apologies for taking so long to answer. Clearly I hadn't been over here in a while and when I was I was in and out. I never say never because when a story comes to me it just does and there's no stopping me from getting it down. At the moment I don't have any plans for it. But you just never know. In case you didn't see it Noah and Roni and Pat and Max recently got a short story. Look up Blindside and Tall, Dark & Obnoxious. They're free longish short stories. Over 20k words each! Thanks for the interest!
Elizabeth Reyes
Sorry hadn't been on here in a while and totally forgot there was even an Q&A section. Glad you enjoyed Noah and yes I was born and raised around that area. I spent a lot of time at Evergreen park. My grandma lived right across the street from it. =)
Elizabeth Reyes
He already has. =) . . . . . Second in my Boyle Heights series.
Elizabeth Reyes
My apologies for such a LONG delay in responding to this. I don't come here often enough and when I do it's just to do something technical on one of my titles.
First off thank you for your kind words. I think just reading in general inspired me to write. Anything I read really sparks something in me to write. As early on as when I was a child reading Laura Ingalls Wilder books then Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary.
I honestly never aspired to become a writer. I just wrote because I loved writing. It was my therapy. My hobby. Like some draw, or paint or run. I would sit and write. Still do just for fun. And then the day of self-publishing came along and I decided to finish one of the MANY unfinished stories I'd been working on for years. I published it and at first nothing became of it but then a few bloggers picked it up and started passing the word along. Next thing I know I'm getting emails asking when the next in the series was coming so I put out the second in my Moreno Brothers series and the rest is history. =)
How long it takes me to write a book depends on the story. Some come to me faster than others. Some like Girl In the Mirror came to me in it's entirety. From beginning to end. Start, middle, twists, bombshells and all. I couldn't type fast enough! I've written entire novels in as short as 2 weeks and some as long as 8 months. But typically I can have an entire first draft of story written in about 2 months. =)
Thanks for your interest and again sorry it took me so long to respond. I will try to get better at this. =/
First off thank you for your kind words. I think just reading in general inspired me to write. Anything I read really sparks something in me to write. As early on as when I was a child reading Laura Ingalls Wilder books then Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary.
I honestly never aspired to become a writer. I just wrote because I loved writing. It was my therapy. My hobby. Like some draw, or paint or run. I would sit and write. Still do just for fun. And then the day of self-publishing came along and I decided to finish one of the MANY unfinished stories I'd been working on for years. I published it and at first nothing became of it but then a few bloggers picked it up and started passing the word along. Next thing I know I'm getting emails asking when the next in the series was coming so I put out the second in my Moreno Brothers series and the rest is history. =)
How long it takes me to write a book depends on the story. Some come to me faster than others. Some like Girl In the Mirror came to me in it's entirety. From beginning to end. Start, middle, twists, bombshells and all. I couldn't type fast enough! I've written entire novels in as short as 2 weeks and some as long as 8 months. But typically I can have an entire first draft of story written in about 2 months. =)
Thanks for your interest and again sorry it took me so long to respond. I will try to get better at this. =/
Elizabeth Reyes
“You have bewitched me body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. And wish from this day forth never to be parted from you.”
~Mr. Darcy~
Pride & Prejudice
~Mr. Darcy~
Pride & Prejudice
Elizabeth Reyes
I have a few things up my sleeve is all I will say for now! =D Sorry I haven't been on Goodreads lately. Not as ER anyway. I've been busy with Amanda Wylde's profile? Have you heard of her?
http://elizabethreyes.com/alter-ego-a...
http://elizabethreyes.com/alter-ego-a...
Elizabeth Reyes
Yes but I have many stories coming before!
Elizabeth Reyes
Yes!!! =) Stay tuned. I'll be making announcements!!!
Elizabeth Reyes
Hi Sandi!
All my books but the Fate series especially are stand alones so it really doesn't matter what order you read them in. You don't NEED to read them in order to follow along, only if you don't you might see couples together already who's love story you skipped/haven't read. The order of the series is as follows.
Fate
Breaking Brandon
Suspicious Minds
Again
Rage - Coming end of this year
His to Guard - Coming 2016
Uninvited - Coming 2016
Eli
=)
All my books but the Fate series especially are stand alones so it really doesn't matter what order you read them in. You don't NEED to read them in order to follow along, only if you don't you might see couples together already who's love story you skipped/haven't read. The order of the series is as follows.
Fate
Breaking Brandon
Suspicious Minds
Again
Rage - Coming end of this year
His to Guard - Coming 2016
Uninvited - Coming 2016
Eli
=)
Elizabeth Reyes
Wow that's a loaded question. In the words of a very wise author "Write a lot but read even more." I personally have never taken a single creative writing class, course etc. I joined an online critique group where I exchanged critique's with other aspiring writers and that helped immensely. However I truly believe writing like any other art is something you just have to continue to work on. I'm still working on it and believe my writing does get better with every book I put out. =)
Elizabeth Reyes
For now his story is. But I never say never anymore. Sometimes a story comes to me out of nowhere and it could be a novella another character and I'm not sure if you caught it but Felix does have two brothers. ;)
Elizabeth Reyes
As of right now. No. But I stopped saying never to any possible future books because after Angel and Sarah's sequel came to me I realized stories can come to me out of nowhere and you just never know. I'd been saying. no more Angel and Sarah FOREVER and then bam! Forever Yours just came to me and I HAD to write it! =/
Elizabeth Reyes
Thank YOU so much for your kind words and for reaching out! I'm so glad you enjoyed my stories! <3
Elizabeth Reyes
I will be working on that this year. However I can't give any specific dates. I will be sure to announce as soon as I have an estimated date.
Elizabeth Reyes
Hi there Stephanie!
No actually Ella and her family including Sonia are brand new characters introduced in Felix. Thank you for your interest!
Eli
No actually Ella and her family including Sonia are brand new characters introduced in Felix. Thank you for your interest!
Eli
Elizabeth Reyes
Yes. The pending release date is November 13. But next Wednesday Sept 10 is the cover and blurb release along with a teaser! Very VERY excited about this! =D
Elizabeth Reyes
Actually yes! This is an idea that's been brought up before and floating around in my head for some time. I can feel it. It's coming! Stay tuned!
Elizabeth Reyes
All the stories are stand along with the exception of my latest novella When You Were Mine which is the only cliffy I"ve EVER written but that's only because the follow up novel to their story was already available. I do have one more coming for sure but it takes place YEARS after the others so it's safe to read them all without feeling like you're waiting. As far as more coming after that. Could be. I write what comes to me so if something comes to me suddenly it could happen. Thanks for your interest!
Elizabeth Reyes
I don't have plans to but I never say never anymore. When I wrote my Moreno Brothers series. I said the last was the 5th in the series Making You Mine. There are now 6 full length novels 1 novella and another novella coming soon. So stay tuned!
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