Mills & Boon author Pippa Roscoe lives
in Norfolk near her family and makes daily promises that this will
be the day she will leave the computer and take a long walk in the countryside.
She can’t remember a time when she wasn’t dreaming of gorgeous alpha males and
misunderstood heroines. Totally her mother’s fault of course—she gave Pippa her
first romance to read at the age of seven! She is inconceivably happy that she
gets to share those daydreams with her readers.
Pippa Roscoe on the web:
When did you first decide you wanted to be a writer?
It took me a little while to get there, I must admit! I was about 13 when I first started to write. It was a crime story which started with a dramatic car explosion. I got 5,000 words in and then my father accidentally cut through the power cable to the computer and I lost the whole thing. (He was fine though!) Somehow 'reality' and day to day life got in the way, until I realised that the stories filling my commute, my daily walks, my almost every single spare minute just wouldn't stop until I actually put them to paper. That was about 4 years ago. Then it took a little bit of time and practical negotiation while I worked out how to make it possible and since then I haven't looked back once.
How long does it take you to write a book?
Some are quicker than others. The first few were huge great fast paced things pouring onto the page. But others have taken much longer, especially when the characters aren't doing what I want them to do. But no matter how long it takes, the way that I feel when it's done is amazing.
What is your work schedule like when you are in the middle of a book?
By the time I'm in the middle of a book, I have such a detailed outline that I should be typing away furiously. I work best in the mornings, so I'm up and ready at my computer by about 7.30am and I work straight through to about 11 or 12 by which time I'm probably empty of all coherent thought! But there's always a point at about 32,000 when I fear that I'll not have enough words. And then, when I get to about 42,000 I fear that I have too many. But roughly at the middle of a story, I'm racing towards the end, enjoying the broad strokes, so that I can come back to it again with a little distance and really work out the kinks.
A Ring to Take His Revenge (The Winners' Circle)
He’ll do
anything to settle the score…
…even fake an
engagement!
To secure his
revenge against his cruel father, billionaire Antonio Arcuri needs a fake
fiancée—fast! He demands his shy PA, Emma Guilham, wear his diamond. In return,
he’ll help fulfill her dreams—starting with a jet-set trip to Buenos Aires!
It’s a simple charade, until the burning tension between them erupts into
irresistible desire. Now Antonio must decide between vengeance and Emma…
A powerfully
intense revenge romance!.
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Many thanks for this interesting post :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thanks Jan, I'm glad you found it interesting! Best wishes.
DeleteCongratulations Pippa. How nice to hear of a writer living the dream.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I feel lucky every morning I get to sit at my journal with my pen and paper and dream up wonderful stories. Best wishes.
DeleteNice to learn more about Pippa and the book sounds good!
ReplyDeleteThank you Christine! I hope you enjoy it.
DeleteBest wishes.
Nice to know about Pippa. Characters never do what the author wants, do they? All the best!
ReplyDeleteHa! I have two particularly troublesome ones at the moment, but I'm sure we'll wrangle out a good story together in the end! Best wishes.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about Pippa and honestly find it hard to resist a good romance. This one - A Ring to take his Revenge - sounds fascinating.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I hope that you enjoy it! Best wishes.
DeleteSounds like another yummy book! Good luck to Pippa. On second thought, she doesn't need luck... she's already living her dream, which is more than most people ever do. May her alpha males and misunderstood heroines ever whisper their tales into her ear, so she can continue to live that dream.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan! There's always a certain amount of luck involved in making dreams happen, that and a bit of hard work! But I will continue to write as long as my characters continue to talk to me (or sometimes shout at me!). Best wishes.
DeleteOh, my goodness, I didn´t know if to laugh ot cry about the power cable accident!
ReplyDeleteIris, I can honestly say I did both. To this day my father still blushes when I remind him of it. Best wishes!
DeleteCongratulations on the new book!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I really love this story and hope that readers do too! Best wishes.
DeleteGood answers, Pippa. Congratulations on the book!
ReplyDeleteThank you William! Best wishes.
DeleteDon't you hate it when the characters don't cooperate?
ReplyDeleteRevenge sounds like a read that grabs and holds.
'Lo, Nas.
Thank you Sandra. I do love a little bit of revenge. Especially that moment when the character is forced to chose between their revenge and being the better person! Best wishes!
DeleteCongrats Pippa! Excellent answers!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. Best wishes!
DeleteI started reading romances in elementary school too! My mom got me Barbara Cartland stories and I fell instantly in love with true love.
ReplyDeleteHi Elizabeth - my mum will be reassured that she wasn't the only one to give her daughter romances at such a young age! Personally, I've never looked back! Best wishes.
DeleteSounds like an interesting read- revenge can certainly get messy. :)
ReplyDeleteBest of luck!
~Jess
Thank you Jess - there are definitely a few emotionally tough times for these two, but their love is very much worth the journey. Best wishes!
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