What does your writing process look like?
I’m a planster, so I do a little planning and then I let my
muse and characters take me away. Before starting a book, I will do some
research about what I’m writing, for example for Be My Little Baby I did
a lot of research into British Baked Goods and CCTV footage. And then I’ll
develop my characters really well. I have several character sheets I fill out
answering all sorts of questions about them, and really digging into who they
are. That way, as I’m writing I know how my characters would act in every given
scenario. After my draft is finished, I give it a rough edit, and then send it
to three beta readers. These are people who will read the book and then
critique it deeply. They will find my plot holes, they will tell me what does
and doesn’t work. And once I get the book back from all three people, I will do
my deep edit on it.
Do you have any strange writing habits (like standing on
your head or writing in the shower)?
I can’t listen to music with lyrics while I write, but I
can’t write in absolute silence either, so I either listen to instrumentals or
I’ll listen to songs in Spanish, since I don’t speak Spanish, but the rhythm of
Spanish music really helps the words come out.
What book do you wish you could have written?
Jane Eyre one of the original romantic suspense
books.
If you could cast your characters in the Hollywood
adaptation of your book, who would play your characters?
Domhnall Gleeson as James
Jamila Velasquez as Tessa
What question do you wish that someone would ask about
your book, but nobody has? Write it out here, then answer it.
Is Tessa, or any of your heroines, a self-insert based on
you? The answer is not really. While they have some aspects of my
personality, they’re not fully based on me.
How long have you been writing?
I have been writing since I was probably in about fourth
grade. I’ve always had this urge to get words on paper and tell stories.
What kind(s) of writing do you do?
In addition to writing romantic suspense novels, I write
fanfiction in very niche fandoms. I also maintain a book review blog where I
not only share what books I read every month, I also read and review ARCs.
Can you share some stories about people you met while
researching this book?
In my fanfiction days, I was very involved in the Harry
Potter community. After I finished my first draft of my first London Detective
Agency book, Mistaken Identity, I decided I really needed it to be
BritPicked, aka have a British person read it and make sure my British
characters read as British. I put feelers out in a Discord group I was in, and
I found Louise. Louise has been my BritPicker since 2018. She has read both Mistaken
Identity and Be My Little Baby and really helped this American out.
She’s become a dear friend.
What social networks and websites do you participate on?
www.srcaffrey.com – My author
website and book blog
www.facebook.com/stephcaffreyauthor
www.instagram.com/stephcaffreyauthor
www.twitter.com/beatlechickstep
This or That
~ Dogs or cats?
Cats
~ Gift Cards or Cash?
Gift Cards
~ Dress up or dress down?
Dress Down
~ Bright or Neutral Colors?
Bright Colors
~ Mickey Mouse or Dora the Explorer?
Mickey Mouse
~ Christmas or Halloween?
Christmas
~ Drawing or Painting?
Painting
~ Cars or bikes?
Bikes
~ Laptop or desktop?
Desktop
~ Motel or hotel?
Hotel
~ Circus or Carnival?
Circus
~ Car or truck?
Car
~ Skiing or snowboarding?
Neither
Book Blurb:
When
Tessa Lopez opened her shop Cake Me Home Tonight, she expected to barely break
even, instead she’s become one of the most popular shops in London. It’s not
all good though. Someone is stalking her, sending her letters and photographs.
When the police can’t help, she goes to newly famous private detective James
Moore for help. As they work to solve who her stalker is, Tessa and James have
an undeniable attraction to one another. But James doesn’t date clients, or so
he keeps repeating.
As
the two grow closer, and the stalker grows bolder, will the two be able to
resist their attraction? And will James figure out who is stalking Tessa before
it is too late?
Book Buy link:
https://books2read.com/u/bz6NVL
Author Bio:
Stephanie R. Caffrey is a debut
romantic suspense author who lives with her family in the Midwest. When she’s
not working on her original writing, she loves to write fanfiction. She is a
proud marginalized voice in the Mexican-American community. Besides writing,
she enjoys sewing, knitting, and cross stitching.
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