Today I am speaking with Tempra Collins.

Hi Tempra Collins! I would like to welcome you to Fallen Angel Reviews! It is great to have you with us today. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to answer questions for us. The readers are eager to hear something about Tempra Collins.

Thank You Linda. It is a pleasure to be here!

First let me say congrats on the Preditors and Editor Poll. I know you are excited. Why not share with your readers the day in your life from the time you wake until you call it a day?

The Predators and Editors Poll was a major shock to me. I was so excited when the results came out and I would like to congratulate everyone who was nominated and voted for.

At six-thirty in the morning, I wake up and get my daughter Leanna ready for school. She is in first grade; I drop her off and kiss my Husband goodbye, he also goes to school, lol. I get my three year old dressed and fed, and by the time I clean the house and do laundry, the day is almost over. I put my son to nap around two in the afternoon, and that is my time to write on my books, peace and quiet!

Would you like to tell us about your tantalizing books and those in progress?

Yes, True Obsession is my first novel which is a thriller/suspense. True Obsession is about a young woman named Flora who led a hard life, and is looking for the one thing, that she was never able to get in life…love! She ends up falling deeply in love with a man and would do anything to be with him, but his feelings end up being anything but mutual towards her. Throughout this novel Flora does anything and everything to be with Kevin (the man she is madly in love with), but has extreme difficulty with him loving her back. In the end Flora is willing to do anything to be with him, even murder!

The book Bad Judgment is my second book. Wow, where do I start? Bad Judgment is a book about a middle aged mother and her struggles to keep her family happy, as well as together. Being a parent is hard enough, but when you’re a parent of a teenage daughter, the struggle seems a little tougher. Megan loves her daughter Lacy and she only wants what is best for her as any parent would, but Lacy is now involved with a boy that in Megan’s eyes seems to be up to no good. Throughout the book Megan tries to keep her daughter away from the boyfriend, but he would do almost anything to stay with Lacy, even if it means hurting someone badly. Megan’s husband Michael has cheated on her after nineteen years of marriage and now Megan has to decide what is more important, saving her marriage, or saving her daughter from her dangerous boyfriend!

If you could change one thing about the way you write, what would it be?

I get way too emotional when I write. That would be the one thing I would change.

What about the one habit you have that you know you’ll never change?

When I get stressed out about a character I run straight to the freezer and grab the ice cream. Now that is habit I will NEVER change, lol.

What is your favorite part of writing?

All of it! I love the imagination, the rush you get when something happens to the characters, good or bad.

What about your least favorite part of writing?

When I am writing and my mind goes blank, that really annoys me especially when the story is getting heated.

Do you miss your characters when you are finished with their tale?

Yes, more than you will ever know! When I am through with my stories I feel as if I am sending one of my children off to college. I do occasionally read my books so I can keep in touch with my characters.

Do you have any characters that you wish you could write about again?

Yes, all of them! I would like to put them all in one book and the title would be “Looney Tunes,” lol.

Every writer dreams about receiving “the call”. What were you doing when yours came in?

I was on the computer checking my emails when I came across a contract in which the publisher looked familiar. I thought it was a joke at first, but when I saw it was real, I jumped through the ceiling and cried for about an hour straight. The feeling was phenomenal!

Did you do anything special to celebrate when you heard about your first contract?

I had my Husband buy a couple of bottles of Champagne and we talked all night about all the things would be able to buy, like mansions, etc. I’ll get there one day!

Do you belong to any groups?

Yes, I belong to Chippewa chatters adult yahoo group. Also I have my own chat group. Tempra Collins yahoo chat @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tempracollins_chat

Do you have any unfinished projects sitting around?

Yes, I have written a short story. I wrote my first vampire short story, called The Thirst, and also I have written, True Obsession II: Live to Tell, which is a sequel from my first novel True Obsession. Mother-in-Law’s Tongue is another work of mine, which has been submitted to a publisher and I am awaiting acceptance.

You are planning the “perfect” romantic evening? You can do anything you wish. Is there food involved or music? How would you paint your perfect evening?

Perfect romantic evening to me would be calling up the babysitter for a few hours, making a candlelight dinner, listening to a little bit of Kenny G and drinking until the sun comes up, lol.

For Fun: Name the best appliance ever created? Why will you defend its worth to one and all?

Dishwasher, lol, because I can’t stand washing dishes, even though I don’t have a dishwasher, lol.

I absolutely love the colors on your website. Do you have a website other than www.freewebs.com/tcollins that you would like to share with your readers?

Thank you. Yes www.tempracollins.com is currently under construction and will be available to the public soon.

Thank you so much for sharing time with us today, Tempra. Anyone interested in reading more about Tempra and her fantastic books, please visit her website to read more about her great works. It has been a joy Tempra, and I wish you continued success with your writing.

Interviewed by: Linda L