Dear Readers, I'm thrilled to share this new book by Janice with you. I've really enjoyed her suspense novels. Mr. What's-His-Name is a romantic comedy, and I love it. I know you will, too.
Welcome back, Janice. What are some of the spiritual themes you like to write about?
Welcome back, Janice. What are some of the spiritual themes you like to write about?
I love to write about God’s unconditional love and
forgiveness. In fact, all of my books have a thread of both running throughout
the story. The reason being, God loved me and forgave me long before I knew I
needed His love or forgiveness.
What other books of
yours are coming out soon?
July 28, just four days away, Run … You Can’t Hide, is being released. Run … is the next romantic
suspense in the Texas Sorority Sisters series (TSS series). And just in time
for Christmas, I will have two releases, one in the TSS series, ’Tis a Season … for Justice, and the
other, romance with a twist of humor is A
Plus-One Christmas from the Texas Serendipity series.
If you could spend an
evening with one contemporary person (not a family member of yours), who would
it be and why?
Billy Graham. I would love to hear about his ministry from
the beginning and what he envisioned when he first started preaching.
What historical
person would you like to meet (besides Jesus) and why?
Mary, the mother of Jesus.
I’ve always been curious how, at such a young age, Mary could
so easily believe the angel’s message that she would carry the Christ Child.
How did she feel, what went through her mind while she carried the Son of God.
Also how did she feel watching Jesus grow up knowing his was the Savior of the
world, or when she watched him carry the cross and was crucified, did she
believe he would rise again? What was going through her mind all through that
time?
How can you encourage
authors who have been receiving only rejections from publishers?
Most well known authors have gone through what you are going
through now and they still continued to persevere. For example:
Agatha Christie
had 5 years of continual rejections until she landed a publishing deal.
Louis L’Amour had
200 rejections before a publisher took a chance on him.
Jack Canfield and
Mark Victor Hansen (Chicken Soup for the Soul) had 140 rejections, stating Anthologies
don’t sell.
C.S. Lewis had
years of rejections, and yet he kept submitting.
L.M. Montogery – Anne
of Green Gables—after 5 publishers rejected her, she put it in a hatbox to only
pull it out later and resubmit.
Stephen Kings’
story, that one of the best. He lived in the doublewide trailer, drove a rusty
car held together with baling wire and duct tape. He threw his manuscript of Carrie
in the trash because of the rejections and his discouragement. His wife
believed enough in him to retrieve the MS from the trash, and the rest is
history. He’s scared millions and made millions with his horror/thriller books.
Need I go on? The list of successful authors who had
rejection after rejection, yet, became published and successful is extremely
long. If you’re going to be a pubbed author, you have to have the perseverance
to succeed. I know not every author can become famous as some of the ones I
mention, but who knows what God is capable of doing for you if you will just
remain faithful and not become discouraged and decided to give up.
Tell us about the
featured book.
Mr. What’s-His-Name is a first for me. I normally write
romantic suspense. But this novel was written as a fluke. Mr. What’s-His-Name is a
romance with a twist of humor, and is the first in the Texas Serendipity
series. I was having one of those moments where I allowed my mind to wander and
just started writing. I soon found that I liked my heroine and her story so
much that I felt she deserved her own book. Hence … Mr. What’s-His-Name, and the Texas Serendipity Series.
Tiffany Ann Gates is a typical young woman whose life dramatically
changes when her VW is rear-ended by a gorgeous specimen of a man in an
expensive Beamer. From that moment, Tiffany’s world completely spirals out of
her control.
Soon Tiffany finds herself in the middle of a corporate merger
and … she’s the bargaining chip. Influenced by a business mogul and the need
for a job, she enters into an agreement but soon finds the bargain comes with a
price. Realizing this game is for keeps, Tiffany has a decision to make … to
protect her heart, or be swallowed up in a tug-of-war for love.
I’m going to love
this book. Please give us the first page.
I heard the screech of tires. Within nanoseconds, my
seatbelt did a chokehold as I flew forward. And because it functioned as
designed, the airbag slammed me back in the opposite direction into the
not-so-soft faux leather seat of Agnes—my 1992 VW bug.
And why? Because an egotistical, larger-than-life,
master-of-the-office exec thought it his duty to conduct business on his cell
phone while driving.
How do I know this?
Seconds before impact, I glanced into my rearview mirror.
His was face animated, mouth moving, yet no one else was in the car, unless
there was a littler person. And I, Tiffany Gates, not remotely related to Bill
Gates of the dot com fame, had to suffer for his neglect.
In the seconds before the cars collided, his eyes locked
with mine. Shock registered in his face.
If he was paying attention, he witnessed fear-stricken
horror in mine seconds before he proceeded to smash into Agnes’ little bee-hind.
I can’t wait to see
what happens next, and I like the different voice in this one. How can readers
find you on the Internet?
I love to connect with readers. They can find me several
ways, the best way, especially if they would like to become part of my VIP
Readers’ Fan Club, is: www.JaniceOlson.com,
or Facebook.
And thank you, Lena , for
inviting me to your Blog. It’s been fun and challenging. However, I’d be remiss
without saying what a blessing you’ve been to me as a writer. I’m so grateful
that you have a giving heart.
Blessings, Janice
Thank you, Janice.
Your friendship has been important to me for a long time.
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23 comments:
Great first page! I love how she named her car. Sounds like a good read. Thanks for the chance to win.
Beth in Montana
What a first page! You definitely got my attention & this sounds like a lively, fun book :)
Toss me in please I need this in my TBR stack!
Deanna in Nebraska
This sounds like a great book! I love how she names her car, we always name ours too! Janice is a new-to-me author, and I love meeting new writers. That first page drew me in, I'd love to know the rest of the story :-) Enjoyed the author interview!
Trixi in OR
I am thrilled to see Janice here. I had the pleasure of meeting her at the RT convention a few months ago and she was delightful! Thank you for this great interview and giveaway!
Melanie Backus, TX
Beth, thanks for reading the blog. I enjoyed writing the book. And believe it or not. Agnes is what I call my daughter Carolyn when she clowning around and calls me "Janice." A funny family thing. And it seemed to fit the VW.
Deanna, thanks. The book is a fast page-turner, with many little nuances to Tiffany's character. I believe you'll love the book. Janice
Trix, I'm glad the first page drew you in, that makes me feel good. An author is always in a quandary with that first line, first paragraph, first page. Thanks. Janice
Melanie, so nice also to meet you at RT, also. I'm glad you enjoy the interview and thanks for leaving a comment. Hope to meet again real soon. Janice
I like the idea for your romantic comedy of a tug-of-war over the girl. Should be a fun one to win and read. sm CA wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)com
Thanks for leaving a comment, SM. I believe you will enjoy it. What type books do you normally read?
Janice
I've read the whole book. It is laugh-out-loud funny and memorable. I found myself still smiling at some of the scenes days after reading the story, especially the shoe catastrophe.
This one sounds like a lot of fun. Drew me in from the start.
This sounds like it's going to be such fun to read.
California
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
A fabulous first page thank you. I could totally picture it.
Mary P
QLD AUSTRALIA
I love the fun title and the first page!
Merry in MN
This sounds like a really fun book, Janice. I love books written in first POV since I write that, too. I hope I win!
Bonnie Engstrom
Good interview! The book sounds interesting.
Edward A in VA
Looks and sounds like an awesome read!!! Thanks for the awesome giveaway and God Bless!!!
Sarah Richmond
N.C.
Thanks for the chance to win looks awesome!!
Conway, SC.
Sounds like a very fun read!
Patty in SC
This sounds like it will be a wonderful new series! I would enjoy reading it.
Beth from IA
Hello! I enjoyed this interview. Another author I hadn't met yet. Sounds like she has an interesting book too. I'm not sure what people mean when they say a person's voice when it is a book. Is it what your imagination hears? I would love to win this book. Thanks for giving us a chance to win. Maxie in TX. > mac262(at)me(dot)com <
A "new to me" author. Thanks for letting me get to know her!
Connie from KY
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