Sunday Spotlight is on a.c. Mason!

Spotlight Sunday with a.c. Mason

                                                    

As the title hints to this is a Spotlight on moi, a.c. Mason! I’m going to answer questions to allow you to better get to know me. I’ve mentioned this before, but for those of you that weren’t there, I’ll say it again. I write fiction so treat everything I say accordingly. One last thing, I prefer to be a mystery wrapped in a conundrum veiled in the smoke of an enigma hidden behind the wizard’s curtain. But here is me opening up to you.

Do you have a milestone birthday coming up? If so, how are you approaching it?

June 15, 2011, is the two-year anniversary of publishing my first book Aequitas I Betrayal. It’s also the birthday of someone very dear to me, so I’ll probably go out to share some red wine and a fine meal.

What is your next big thing?

Surrendering To The Right Man will be the May 2011 Read For a Cure. Decadent is donating that months proceeds and so am I. I’m thrilled to take part in this initiative. My grandmother died of cancer and my mother survived her pre-cancer cell treatments. It’s a cause very dear to me.

What do you think makes a good story?

A must have for me is compelling characters, interesting dilemmas and a unique twists on what’s been done. If an author can shift my perception of a character or life situation, I think they have achieved the ultimate.

Tell us about your current release.

SURRENDERING TO THE RIGHT MAN is an Erotic Interracial Contemporary Romance here’s the premise.

Indy Kent is caught between what she once felt and what she can’t accept feeling. On one side of her emotional dilemma is Liam her best friend and the other his brother Tim. Add to that secrets, passion, and love and you have a woman who needs to Surrender To The Right Man. But which one, Liam or Tim? You’ll need to read the novella to find out.

How do you develop your plots and your characters? Do you use any set formula?

Algebra and I never got on, but I do notice an algorithm to my writing. I start with an image or a scene and the notion of the characters. From there I construct the conflict and add in accordingly to get the result.

SURRENDERING TO THE RIGHT MAN will be released on April 22nd, 2011.

I hope you’ll pick it up!

To learn more about a.c. Mason at www.acmason.com. 

Just the Facts with a.c. Mason

I guess I’m ‘supposed to tell you the facts, all the fact so help me... Now whether you are incline to believe anything I say is your business as I do make stuff up. Don’t forget I write fiction.

       1)      I did not learn to drive until I was 26 years old. Look, I was busy and had other stuff to do.

       2)      I have an aversion to heights. If I was meant to fly I would have been born with wings. This has never stopped me from doing something I wanted to do even when my better judgment should have.

       3)      I have not travel to tropical destinations since I was a child. 

       4)      Snakes aren’t my friends. We have a healthy relationship at a distance.

       5)      I’ve taken the train from one Canadian coast to the other. I’m in awe of the beauty of Canada.

6)      I’ve been a downhill skier ever since I can remember. I don’t like the lifts. You guessed it.  Because you are high off the ground in a flimsy piece of metal attached to some roping. What’s the deal with that? My favorite place to ski is the Marmot basin.

7)      The things I miss the most from my childhood are the summers out by the ocean in the town I was born in and the French culture of living in a Francophone community. A few food items I can’t get over here too like sugar pie and cheese curds.

8)      My father is American. I have a large extended family living in the United States of America.

9)      I love every single one of my gray hairs. I stopped dying my hair all shades of the rainbow when they appeared. I’ve earned them through the adventures, knowledge, and experience my life’s journey has afforded me.

10)  I’ve jumped onto a moving train. I don’t recommend you try it as the situation got hairy.

So there you have it. I hope that these revelations give you a deep look into all that is Moi.

If you want to learn more about me, come on by my website at www.acmason.com or find me blogging here http://nightsofpassion.wordpress.com.

I hope you will pick up Surrendering To The Right Man, book one in the Soul Food Diner Series when it comes out.

a.c. Mason

10Q Tuesday with A.C. Mason!

If you could spend the night anywhere, where would it be? In my books. Yes, all of them. Preferably, not all at once, but I’d figure out a way to handle it, if need be. Wink.

What book has most influenced your life? The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. I was thirteen, which explains a lot about me.

What are your favorite TV shows? I don’t watch much TV any more since I spent most of my youth glued to it. However, I do like the show Fringe. I can neither confirm, nor deny it having anything to do with Joshua Jackson, who plays Peter.

Do you listen to music while writing? If so what? I usually don’t listen to music while writing. However, if I can’t get my internal editor to be quite I do put music on to shut her up. I crank up the beats.

What songs are most played on your mp3 player? All the sexy ones.
What is your favorite meal? Surf and turf. But honestly, I’d skip the meal and go right to dessert. What can I say, I have a sweet tooth.

What group did you hang out with in high school? Oh, I was supposed to hang out with people in high school. This explains a lot. I never did get on with the high school crowd. Though, I could move between the different social groups without any problem. I didn’t hang out with them.

Morning Person? Or Night Person? How do you know? By nature, I’m a morning person. I’ve had to adapt to allow a good amount of writing hours per day. By default, I’m a night person.

Tell us about your favorite restaurant. La Castile Steak House & Tavern. The food is always been delicious. The atmosphere is intimate and inviting.

What makes you happy? My family. I’m so loved and I adore by them. I hope I give them the same back.

If you want to learn more about me please come by my website www.acmason.com. I hope you’ll pick up Surrendering To The Right Man when it comes out.

a.c. Mason

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