Acie Lynn is a lifetime writer that began her career at
the ripe old age of six when she re-wrote the ending of Heidi (granny
didn't get treated fairly in her estimation). She entitled the piece
'The Bline Grinmather' (misspellings historically accurate) and that
is how the much cherished document became family legend. She then
learned to spell and subsequently spent her awkward teen years
hiding in school libraries devouring books on everything she could
get her hands on (classical literature became a favorite along
with westerns by Louis L'Amour). She has a modest collection of
published short stories, poems, and several small articles. Journalism
was her goal on the way out of high school, but life has curveballs,
so she went into Business Administration for twenty years then
followed that up with a degree in Medical Assisting. During those long
years she raised two magnificent boys, continued to write several
novels (none of which have seen the light of day due to her harsh
critiquing skills) and had even more poems published. She has taken several
writing courses most notably from a fellow author and mentor
Holly Lisle
(she highly recommends the course How to Think Sideways
by Holly Lisle, it taught her a lot). She resides in Pueblo,
Colorado with her phenomenal husband, their children and one very spoiled
bark-o-lounger (a.k.a. the family dog, Jayben). Currently Acie Lynn is winding
up the first novel deemed suitable for public viewing and is anticipating its
debut in October of 2014.
*What would you be doing right now if you were not an
author?
I still work as a phlebotomist and I have a degree and a
Medical Assistant so I would mostly likely be doing that. I enjoy it a lot.
*5 years ago: what were you doing?
Five years ago I
was working as a customer service agent for a cellular service.
*Do you have a certain writing ritual?
I always get up
early, I usually wake at 6, I feed the dog let him out get ready for the day
and start writing usually by 7:30 or 8 am I'm an early bird I think best in the
mornings.
*What has been the toughest criticism given to you as an
author?
I have taken an
criticism as tough because you can learn even from the harshest critics. Even
the meanest critic might have a grain of something useful you can take away and
besides if they are picking on me then they are giving someone else a break so
I'm ok with it.
*Ever fangirled over another author? Who was it?
Currently my
favorite author is Stephanie Meyer. I really enjoyed the twilight books read
them all in 3 days. I was working full time in between. lol
*Is there an author you'd like to meet?
I really wanted to
be able to meet Louis L'Amour and now I can't but if there is a writer I would
like to meet these days it would be J.K. Rowling. I identify with her a lot. We
have similar backgrounds and I find I am intrigued by her immense success and
it gives me hope for mine.
*Biggest writing pet peeve?
My biggest writing
pet peeve is when an author obviously doesn't bother to edit their manuscript
before sending it out into the world. Small mistakes happen but an entire
manuscript that is badly written with a thin story line and hideous grammar
makes me cringe.
* Do you read other's reviews of your books?
I do read reviews
because my readers deserve to hear from me if they have things to say. I may
not have time to do more than say thank you or click like but I always read
reviews. If the reviews are valid complaints and need to be addressed I embrace
the opportunity to improve.
Fun Five:
Fav Color? lots first off though is royal
blue.
Fictional Character you'd like to spend the day with? If
I could spend the day with a fictional character it would be with Freckles of
the LImberlost or Jubal Sackett. I spent a lot of time as a child with both of
those characters. They are two of my favorites.
Fav food? My favorite food is chocolate. Not nutritious
just my favorite.
Fav song and/or singer? My favorite song is Undefeated by
Chris Daughtry it means a lot to me because I dedicated it and my hair last
year to the St. Baldrick's day charity in honor of some close friends and
family who are fighting cancer.
Guilty pleasure? My guilty pleasure is watching Nashville
and Grey's Anatomy.
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If prison could be beautiful and in it family could be
found, Mayven was sure fate had granted her such a boon. This apartment had
been her prison, a necessary one perhaps, but prison none-the-less, as long as
she could recall. Love had been her keeper and destiny her sentence. Fate—the
keeper of the keys—was unlocking the doors at last. However, Mayven found the
cost was more horrifying than the thought of a life spent in servitude to a
destiny she had never wanted and still didn’t understand.
Mayven has been sheltered, unaware of the suffering she
thinks resides only within the walls of her tiny apartment. Varn knows suffering exists far greater than
he alone can combat, but he is determined to try. Varn and Mayven are on a
collision course with what each of them think they know and what destiny truly
has in mind. Their only ally is the truth. Sometimes, however, the truth does
not always set you free.
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