beyond the books
Welcome to Beyond the Books, Lynda! Can we start
out by telling us whether you are published for the first time
or are you multi-published?
“The Vampire Shrink” is my first print book. I have
sold a short story under my own name to Wild Rose Press (epub),
two shorts under a pen name to Wild Rose Press, and a novella
under my pen name to Loose Id (epub).
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Marta Acosta Blog Interview
MARTA: Can you tell us a little about The
Vampire Shrink?
LYNDA: Here’s a short blurb about the
book:
Denver Psychologist Kismet Knight just wants a little excitement
in her life. A little publishing fame and fortune. She doesn’t
believe in the paranormal. Especially not comic book children
of the night. But when a new client pulls Kismet into the vampire
underworld, and introduces her to gorgeous Devereux -- who claims
to be an 800-year-old vampire -- Kismet finds herself up to her
neck in the undead. Not to mention all the other bizarre creatures
crawling out of Denver’s supernatural Pandora’s Box.
And if being attracted to a man who thinks he’s an ancient
bloodsucker isn’t bad enough, someone -- or something --
is leaving a trail of blood-drained dead bodies. Enter handsome
FBI profiler Alan Stevens, who warns her that vampires are very
real and that one is a murderer. A murderer who is after her.
In the midst of it all, Kismet realizes she has feelings for
both the vampire and the profiler. But though she cares for each
of the men, the reality that vampires exist is enough of a challenge
... for now.
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Fresh Fiction Interview
Every few years, a dance/theater production, “Theatre
of the Vampires,” is staged in Boulder, Colorado (where
I live), in a spooky, old theater. Happily, the show was performed
this past Halloween and, since THE VAMPIRE SHRINK -- my first
book in a series about a Denver psychologist who becomes involved
in the vampire underworld -- had just been released, the producers
asked me to appear.
Hundreds of people passed my table -- many stopping to claim
a postcard, examine a copy of my book or ask a question. A wonderful
time was had by all, and I sold every copy of the book I brought.
(Many thanks to my publisher for the gorgeous, full-page ad they
ran on the back page of the playbill!)
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The Romance Studio Interview
HH: Lynda, welcome to The Romance Studio! Please tell
us about your featured work, The Vampire Shrink.
Thank you, Holly, for this interview opportunity with The Romance
Studio.
The Vampire Shrink is the story of a Denver
psychologist who manages to fall through the supernatural looking
glass. Here's a brief synopsis:
Denver Psychologist Kismet Knight, Ph.D., doesn't believe in
the paranormal. She especially doesn't believe in vampires. So
what happens when she finds herself neck-deep in the vampire
underworld?
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Fallen
Angel Reviews Interview
To start, will you please tell us a little bit about your current
book Diary of a Narcissistic Bloodsucker?
I wrote Diary of a Narcissistic Bloodsucker for
possible inclusion in an anthology (which wound up not happening).
The anthology wanted stories about paranormal beings who were "unique" in
some way. I had been reading a lot of vampire stories (I just can't
seem to get enough vampire stories!) about vampires who felt evil
or bad or in need of redemption. I just wondered what it would
be like to write a story about a vampire who not only loved being
a vampire, but who had lived for so long that most normal human
emotions no longer applied to her. Zara, the main character, is
a little -- let's say -- self-absorbed. But, she sees the world
in a humorous way, and isn't shy about saying what's on her mind.
She's equally driven by the need for blood and for sex, which makes
for some interesting situations! I plan to write more stories in
Zara's world.
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Gotta
Write Network Interview
First, I have to say that I just finished The Vampire Shrink and
I loved it! As both a Psychotherapist and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
do you see parts of yourself in the heroine Kismet Knight?
Thank you so much! I'm so happy you enjoyed the book! I loved
writing it.
Kismet is absolutely an idealized part of me. She's younger, prettier
and thinner! And she gets to hang out with gorgeous men of all
varieties. But we share a therapeutic orientation. I use parts
of myself in all my stories. It's Psychotherapy by Fiction for
me! I think that most of the characters writers create are some
aspect of the self. Either an idealized/desired part, or a feared/resisted
part, or an expanded part - and then there's the idea of a collective
unconscious, where we have access to everything that ever has existed,
everything that now exists and everything that will exist! Wow!
Lots of characters to choose from!
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Romance
Reviews Today Interview
RRT: Lynda,
welcome to Romance Reviews Today. Tell us a little about Lynda,
the woman behind the writer.
Lynda: Thanks for interviewing me! I'm very happy to
be here. I have lots of interests and have been able to find ways
to make a living at them. I'm a licensed psychotherapist, a certified
clinical hypnotherapist, a professional psychic/tarot reader, an
instructor, a workshop presenter, a single mom of a grown son --
and a paranormal fiction writer. I live in Boulder, Colorado, nestled
in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. I used to sing professionally,
but now my singing is mostly done in the shower (but I miss performing!).
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Midnight
Moon Café Interview
MMC: Do you remember the first paranormal romance you ever read?
LH: Well, that requires a longer answer! Prior to three years ago,
I didn't know there was any such thing as paranormal romance. I'd
been a paranormal fan since I was a kid, but I didn't know that
romance came in that flavor! One day a student in a class I was
teaching in my living room starting looking through my books and
asked if I'd read a certain author (Laurell K. Hamilton). I'd never
heard of her. My student said I had to read about the sexy vampire
Jean-Claude. Yikes. Some people might not consider the Anita Blake
books to be romance, but they are to me! Jean-Claude is still my
favorite paranormal being. After reading LKH's books, I went hog
wild and took out every paranormal romance my library had. Now
I'm addicted!
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Romance
At Heart Magazine Interview
Please tell us about your latest book.
Thank you for asking! My latest book is actually my first fiction
sale. It’s a 12,000-word spicy vampire humor/satire w/romance
elements, called “Diary of a Narcissistic Bloodsucker.” It’s
the story of a very jaded, self-absorbed bad girl – who just
happens to be a vampire. She loves men and manages to get herself
into a predicament because of her tendency to bed them and bleed
them. While the story tells about an episode in the vampire’s
life (her name is Zara), it’s a little tongue-in-cheek. I
originally wrote it to submit for possible inclusion in an anthology
(they’d asked for the lead character to be a quirky vampire).
The anthology didn’t happen, but I was able to sell the story.
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Romance Junkies interview
Hi Lynda, and welcome to RomanceJunkies. First, can you let us
know what projects you are currently working on?
I’m happy to talk about my projects, Kim! Thanks for interviewing
me!
I just sold my first full-length manuscript, THE VAMPIRE SHRINK,
to Medallion Press. This book is an urban fantasy with romance,
sex, mystery and a witty vibe (hopefully!). It’s about a
Denver psychologist who gets pulled into the vampire/vampire wannabe
underworld. She meets a gorgeous, 800-year-old bloodsucker, an
irreverent FBI agent, a dead woman, lots of nasty characters, and
generally falls through the looking glass. I’ll soon be working
on edits, and plugging along on the second book in the series.
I also just completed a novella (erotic urban fantasy romance)
under my pen name and will be submitting that to the epub that
requested it.
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