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Author
Debby Allen Interviews Kelly Moran (4-08)
1. Hi Kelly. Thanks
for taking the time to share your news and views with us. So, tell us
about your latest book.
The
new book is called When the Leaves
Stop Falling, and it is a work of fictional romance, though I’m
hearing a lot that it is either inspirational or contemporary fiction.
Currently, I am seeking an agent to get it into a larger publisher.
2. Good luck to
you! Give us a quick blurb of ‘When the Leaves Stop Falling.’
Serena
Edwards wanted nothing more than to return home, little white pills and
all. She didn’t care about the doctors, or hospitals, or the light at
the end of the tunnel she’s heard so much about. However while on the
long road trip home she meets a stranger with saddened eyes and scars of
her own. A woman who was becoming an unexpected and welcomed friend.
Jake
Warner knew nothing except that Serena was returning home. He had a
sinking suspicion it wasn’t good, but why did he care? She left, and
never glanced back. He didn’t still love her. Who was he kidding?
Courtney
Morgan had escaped unspeakable abuse ten years ago. The beatings hadn’t
stopped the visions then, what made her think they were masked now?
She’s content now in her throw-away town, until a wanderer with a rooted
secret gives her the sudden urge to hop in the car and flee again.
Austin
Edwards had dreaded his entire life for the call, the one that said there
was nothing left they could do to help her. So his sister was coming home,
but who was this woman with her? She was like an innocent and a fantasy
all at once… with a voice, calm and healing.
3. It does sound
inspirational. Where is this book available?
You
can find it at BarnesNoble.com, Amazon.com, Bordersstores.com,
Waldenbooks.com, Alibris.com, or Powellsbooks.com.
4. And what about
reviews? Share your best one with us.
“The
book left me with a warmly relaxed feeling, knowing I had read something
that would stay with me a while and nourish my spirit.” ~Author,
Francine Craft
"One
word can describe this work by award-winning author Kelly Moran: intense.
"When the Leaves Stop Falling" is a novel that will bring
its readers to tears with love, sadness and pity.
It is a story for all your emotions, good and bad."
~Leigh O'Donovan, Authors on the Rise
"What a wonderful, poignant, and bittersweet story, once you
start reading you quickly find yourself totally immersed in the story
making it almost impossible to put down until the very end. The author’s
unique style of writing really brings this story to life in a manner not
often seen. Probably the closest comparison to her style of writing would
be something by Nicholas Sparks. Ms. Moran is still new in her book
writing career but after reading her latest book I really expect great
things from her in the future. "
~Kaseysview.com
Reviewer
5. Have you written
any other books you’d like to tell us about? (Or currently writing one.)
I
have a book of poetry and short stories that was published in 2005, titled
An Insomniac’s
Dream. Currently I am working on a romantic suspense called, The
Drake House, and a
literature novella called, Idle
Thursday.
6. What is ‘The
Drake House’ about?
The
Drake House is a romantic
suspense.
Trisha
Eaton has been plagued by mysterious nightmares since her parents adopted
her at the tender age of three. Now thirty, she chalked them up to
childish nuisances until they return- with a vengeance. What is it about
the Drake House, planted next door to her family’s orchard and secluded
from view, that haunts her nights and terrorizes her memories? At a dead
end, frustrated and petrified, Trisha turns to Nick Mackey. The new deputy
in town has a past he was attempting to put behind him, but finds himself
attracted to the brown-eyed owner of Eaton’s Apple Orchard. A woman
determined to loath him and fight the inevitable. Her superstitious town
in Small Rapids,
Wisconsin
was not offering them any assistance. In fact, an incident almost thirty
years ago, the one everyone deemed to keep hidden and buried, is
threatening to surface again. With it comes secrets that someone was
willing to kill to keep veiled, and it would appear that everyone has
something to gain by doing so.
7. And what about
‘Idle Thursday?’
Idle
Thursday is a literature
novella.
As
narrated though the eyes of a dead housewife, this literature novella
reads like a forbidden journal. Relaying the day she died, through the
subsequent events following, the housewife takes you on a heart-breaking
and sometimes humorous portrayal of life after death, forcing you to open
your mind and heart to possibilities beyond what we think we know.
Impossible to put down, it will make you laugh, cry, and think- right up
to the satisfyingly surprise ending.
8.Where does your
writing inspiration come from?
I
always have a story playing out in my head. Events, even minor ones, spur
me to have several future books floating around up there. Everyone and
everything around me is inspiration.
9. What message do
you try to get across to your readers?
I attempt to break the norm
we all see as reality in writing. True reality has heart-break, and loss,
and humour…not just the niceties. I try to write a good fictional story
that is relatable and enjoyable. I suppose every book has a different
message.
10. And finally,
where can we find out more about you?
My website is authorkellymoran.com.
You can find me on myspace, facebook, goodreads, and godlinked.com,
as well.
This
interview was conducted by Debby Allen. debbyallen.blogspot.com/
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