– Elizabeth, What is your last book The Spirit Guide about?
– The Spirit Guide is set in the Middle Ages,and is about a young woman called Seren who has an unusual gift – she sees spirits, the shades of the dead.Terrified of being accused of witchcraft, a very real possibility in twelfth century Britain, she keeps her secret close, not even confiding in her husband. But when she gives her heart and soul to a man who guides spirits in the world beyond the living, she risks her secret and her life for their love.

– How did you decide to write the story?
– I stumbled across the true backstory in this novel when I was researching my State of Grace trilogy. There was a tremendous battle where over 3000 Welshmen died, plus a slaughter of Welsh princes by one of the subsidiary characters, and this started me off thinking about ghosts.
– What was the biggest challenge during the write up process?
– I always reach a point in my writing where I wonder why I’m putting myself through it all – usually just about half way. It takes determination for me to carry on, as I sort of run out of steam.
– Tell us something more about your main character? Is it 100% fiction or it’s close to someone from your real life?
– The places and some of the historical events in the novel are real. And some of the characters actually did exist, but I have superimposed my own ideas on what they were like, and this may not reflect their actual personalities. But Seren, the main character is pure fiction.
– How much time you need to finish the story and to publish it?
– I started writing this novel in February 2014 and published it in August of the same year. I write, on average, about two books a year.
– Give us some insight about Resurrection series, which were very well received by the readers?
– Thank you for that – yes, readers do seem to like it, for the most part. Mixing vampires with time-travel, and romance thrown in, shouldn’t work, but it appears to. When I wrote this I’d read a number of vampire novels, but none of the vampires in them hit the spot for me, so I decided to write my own. I wanted to take a slightly different tack from the norm of portraying vampires as supernatural beings – my vampires are a product of evolution, but no less lethal and dark.
– Who are you?
– I’m married to my best friend (cliché, huh?), have an almost grown daughter, and a scruffy old dog. We live in South Wales, not far from the areas about which I write. Here the land is full of castles, wind-swept mountains and hidden valleys.
– What are your writing habits?
– I have a full time job so I usually get up early and write before I got to work. I need to have the house to myself to be able to concentrate, too.
– Are you satisfied by the sales of the book?
– Probably not – I’d like to sell more copies. Who wouldn’t? But at least people are reading my books, and enjoying them, and that’s the main thing. And I don’t have to reply on book sales in order to buy food!
– Do you have plans for your next novel?
– I’m just over half way through my current manuscript, The Medium Path, just at that point where I seriously consider taking up basket weaving instead of writing! This one is about ghosts, too, and does link into The Spirit Guide, but I hope it’s sufficiently different to capture readers’ attention.
– What are you doing to promote by the best possible way your book?
– I probably don’t do as much promotion as I could – I simply haven’t got the time. But I do have the usual social media accounts, and I try to interact with readers on a regular basis. I also offer give-aways in exchange for honest reviews.
– You are living in Wales, would you describe the three most beautiful places in the country?
– I love the mountains, and I’m biased towards them, so my top most beautiful place is Cader Idris. This mountain is wild and untamed, and when I’m on it I can feel the magic of Arthurian Britain. I also love the smaller mountain range not far from where I live, the Brecon Beacons. My husband and I go walking there most weekends. Then there are the mountains of Snowdonia…. full of craggy majesty and hidden castles. I think my county is beautiful!
– How the secretary job helps you in your creative writing and during entire write up process?
– My job doesn’t help me at all, really. I use a whole different skill set in work, where I am practical and organised – so different to the creative process. The only transferable skills are those of formatting, and document manipulation, which I tend to take from my writing life into my working life.
– Ask yourself a question (And don’t forget to answer!)
– Will I carry on writing? I think so. Although I do have days (sometimes even weeks!) when I wonder whether it’s worth it. Especially when I receive a bad review, or I’m stuck mid-manuscript, or I feel the whole process of writing, publishing and marketing is taking over my life. But then I see how grumpy I get when I don’t write…

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Take a look at her books
The Spirit Guide
State of Grace (Resurrection Book 1)
Amazing Grace (Resurrection Book 2)
Sanctifying Grace (Resurrection Book 3)