My guest today is author S.D. Bancroft.
When she's not writing, S.D. loves reading, crocheting,
cross-stitching, cooking, gardening, photography, or just spending time
relaxing with her family and friends. S.D. is wife to one VERY understanding and
supportive husband, and 3 wonderful children. Her immediate family has doubled
in the last 3 years as her children have all chosen significant others.
She is a member in many online writing groups, and has a special
group of women that she connects with for writing sprints frequently. She spent
12 years working as a Firefighter/EMT as well as a 9-1-1 Communications
Technician. Two careers which will always hold a special place in her heart, as
well as her writing!
S.D. now has two Romantic Suspense novels available on
Amazon and Createspace. Autumn Nights , her first story was
released in March of 2012. Her newest story, Where There’s Smoke: The Heroes of
Hammond’s Bend is a brand new
release this week. It is Book 1 of a
series set in a fictional small town in Michigan.
S.D.’s readers can find
her in a few places:
Website: www.sdbancroft-author.com
Twitter: @SD_Bancroft
Email: AnnieBancroft08@yahoo.com
Now, let's get to know S.D. better.
When did you first realize you
wanted to be a writer?
When I was in the 7th grade I
entered a contest at school and have been hooked ever since! Of course life had
a few other paths for me to follow before it allowed me the opportunity to
delve into my writing, but I wouldn’t change it.
What is your work schedule like when you're writing?
Now that I’m
writing full-time, my typical day goes something like this. Up at 7am. Computer
fired up by 8am. 8-Noon: This time is set aside for any “administrative” issues
I may need to take care of. Emails, Twitter, FB, etc. I usually slip lunch into
this time frame also. Noon-4 or 5 (depending on the day): Write, write, write!
(or Revise, revise, revise! depending on what stage of the game I’m in.) 5-7pm:
Dinner, workout, house work. You know, the glamorous stuff 7-9pm: Back to
Writing, writing, writing! I usually try to keep the weekends free for family
stuff, but more times than not, I’m working at least ONE of the two days.
Where do you get your information or ideas for your books?
I get a great
deal of my information from my previous careers. I was a firefighter/EMT for 12
years, as well as working as a 9-1-1 Communiciations Tech. What I don’t get from there, I glean from
other sources like the newspaper (man are there some great stories waiting to
be told in its pages).
What do you like to do when you're not writing?
When I’m not
writing, I love to craft. I crochet (I’m currently doing a lot of thread
crocheting such as ornaments and baby booties.), cross-stitch, clay, sewing,
cooking, and baking. I also cannot wait or the weather to warm up here (it’s a
whopping 13 degrees F. here today.) so that I can get my gardening underway. I
also workout (not trying to become a muscle-bound babe by any means. Lol) at
least 5 days a week.
How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?
To date, I’ve
written two full length books, and I’m working on my third. I’d have to say
that my favorite is the second book, Where
There’s Smoke: The Heroes of Hammond’s Bend-Book 1. This book is the first
in a series that I’ve set in a fictional small town in Michigan. I’m having a
blast creating the characters and setting of this town. It’s pretty inspiring
to me actually.
What did you learn from writing your first book?
What did I learn
from my first book? Let me think…how about …Make sure that you have a very comfortable
chair because you are going to spend a LOT of time there. Also, grow a thicker skin! You’re going to
need it! If anyone tells you that it’s easy to put our work out there and
ignore any bad comments others may make about it, I’d say they aren’t being
truthful.
How many hours a day to you spend writing?
See #2
above.lol On average I’d have to say
that I spend a good 10-12 hours a day writing or doing writing related work.
Don’t forget, you have to do the promotional work as well
If you could give the younger version of yourself advice what
would it be?
Oh this is a
good one! I would have to say…PAY ATTENTION IN ENGLISH! Ugh. Who would have
thought that grammar/punctuation rules would come back to haunt me at this
stage of my life?
What two authors would we find you reading when taking a
break from your own writing?
When I’m not
writing, I usually find myself reading a
Catherine Coulter, or Janet Evanovich story.
There are many other great authors out there that I’ve read over the
years , but the list is too many to remember.
I started reading my mom’s Harlequins when I was 13( after all, I was a
teenager so it was okay.).
What do you hope readers take with them after reading your
work?
I hope that my
readers will come to love my characters the same way I do. I hope that they
will be encouraged to read on and find out how they are doing in future
stories.
Please tell us a little about your latest book.
Where There’s
Smoke: The Heroes of Hammond’s Bend-Book 1 (Romantic Suspense)
Where There's Smoke is available at: http://amzn.com/B00B2XMJ6M
It's been a pleasure having you here, S.D., and congratulations on your new release.
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