Bio:
After a successful auditing
career, Dora left the corporate world to be a stay-at-home mom to her two sons.
When her youngest son didn’t want her hanging out at school with him anymore,
Dora started writing heart racing, God-gracing books. Dora belongs to the
American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and the Carolina Christian Writers.
Dora and her husband make their home in North
Carolina . When she’s not writing, Dora enjoys reading
and family gatherings. She despises traffic, technological meltdowns, and a sad ending to a book.
Her books always end with happily-ever-afters.
Welcome, Dora. Why do you write the
kind of books you do?
Because I enjoy reading them. Stories sprinkled
with grace and forgiveness, courage and faith, and always a happily-ever-after.
What I like to call heart racing, God-gracing romance.
Besides when you came
to know the Lord, what is the happiest day in your life?
God has blessed me with many happy occasions,
but most recently, the birth of our first grandson. What a joyous time and such
a precious gift!
How has being
published changed your life?
My rump
logs more hours in front of my laptop and the dog gets fewer walks, but I still
mop floors and mow the lawn.
God is
helping me overcome my fear of public speaking. I’m not quite there yet, but my
limbs don’t rattle with terror anymore and my tummy doesn’t threaten to give up
my lunch. I’m growing more courageous and stepping out of my comfort zone.
What are you reading
right now?
I’m in
between books, debating on which to start next. Breathless by Kathryn Bain, a new author to me, or When the Smoke Clears by Lynette Eason,
a favorite author of mine. Hmmm…
What is your current
work in progress?
I just submitted When
Truth Whispers, my first book in a new series. Next up on the agenda, research
for my next book based on a recent WRP prompt: A fire. A new identity. An old
girlfriend. When I saw that prompt, I knew I couldn’t let it slide.
What would be your
dream vacation?
My dream
destination? Wandering around the Holy Land
for a few days.
How do you choose
your settings for each book?
I create fictional areas based on places we enjoy
vacationing.
If you could spend an
evening with one person who is currently alive, who would it be and why?
My husband. He’s my best friend. Evenings are so much
sweeter when he’s around to share them.
What are your
hobbies, besides writing and reading?
In the summer,
my hubby cranks up the smoker for family gatherings. When the temperature cools,
you’ll catch me flicking the fireplace switch on and kicking back under a
blanket to cheer for the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Just
about any time of the year, we’re game for a quick jaunt to the mountains. And nothing
beats spending time with our grandkids! See those cuties!
What is your most
difficult writing obstacle, and how do you overcome it?
Staring at a blank screen. Knowing I have to fill 200+ pages
with words. And not just words, but an entertaining story. A heart racing,
God-gracing book with a guaranteed happy-ever-after. How do I overcome it?
Plant my tush in the chair and get busy.
What advice would you
give to a beginning author?
If you get a rejection, cry and rant, just don’t fling it in
the fireplace or spill your hurt all over facebook. Stop writing for a few days,
a few months even. Then, whip that rejection out and look at it again with a
fresh perspective. Pick out the constructive criticism on how to make your
writing stronger and dig back in. Attend writer’s conferences. Start building a
platform. Blog, even if you don’t think you have anything to blog about. Leave
comments on blogs that you follow. Get your name and mini-photo circulating.
Build relationships, friendships, connections. Because the feeling is ever so
sweet when you get that affirmative email or phone call.
Tell us about the
featured book.
Why, Lena , I thought you’d
never ask.
A Routine Audit? Hardly.
Red flags—including some goon who's following her—raise
McKinley Frasier's suspicions that numbers don't add up at the insurance firm.
When someone tries to snatch McKinley's daughter from school, she turns to
police officer and ex-fiance, Renner Crossman—the cop who walked out on her a
month before their wedding. But Renner's not the same guy who broke her heart
ten years ago. He calls himself a "new man." She trusts the new
Renner with her daughter's safety...but what about her heart?
Please give us the
first page of the book.
Client Evasion 101. She could teach
that course.
If she lived long enough.
Hiding her rental car between a
truck and a shaggy evergreen tree, McKinley Frasier huddled against the
steering wheel and fumbled to find the switch for the headlights,
determination to outsmart this creep outweighing the fear
churning in her belly. For now.
Her gaze darted to the road in
front of the hotel. No sign of him yet. She turned the knob one more time and
the lights flickered off. Sliding a hand into her purse, she pulled out her
cell phone, her palm slick against the cold plastic case.
A car slithered past, stealthy,
stalking. Malcolm Brugman, this week’s client. At least she thought it was him.
She’d only gotten a glimpse of his profile at the stoplight. McKinley held her
breath, waiting, not moving, in case he changed directions and doubled back.
She’d bought some time. Was it
enough to get checked in and out of sight? She couldn’t waste another second.
She exhaled and escaped the tight confines of the car, her legs and hands
shaking as she opened the trunk.
Keeping her eyes glued to the
road, McKinley hoisted her suitcase and laptop case from the trunk, hand still
clutching her cell phone. She pushed the
Way to leave us
hanging, Dora. How can readers find you on the Internet?
Readers can connect with Dora:
Email: Dora@DoraHiers.com
Website: www.dorahiers.com
Thank you, Dora, for another interesting interview.
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