Today we're blessed to have Lillian Duncan join us. Lillian is graciously offering a giveaway of her new book. Read the interview to find out where and how to enter.
Where did you grow up and attend school?
Where did you grow up and attend school?
I grew up in
rural Ohio , near Wooster Cleveland
I graduated
from Triway High
School , got a Bachelor’s Degree at the University
of Akron and then got a Master’s
Degree in Deaf Education at Kent
State
Are there any
other authors in your family?
Actually there
is! My nephew, Chad Young, is a missionary for CRU, formerly Campus Crusades
For Christ. A few years ago, he decided to give writing a try, nonfiction. Now,
keep in mind, it took me fifteen years to get a traditional publishing contract
and I still don’t have an agent—not that I’ve tried lately.
Anyway…he comes up with an idea, writes 3 chapters and an
outline, then contacts a fairly well-known Christian book agent, gets a
contract with a large Christian publishing company.
Was I jealous? Not in the least! I’m so proud of him—he has
two books out. You can check out his latest, Faith, Love, and Gators:
Overcoming Barriers to Fully Loving God, at http://buff.ly/20PSJPL.
How did you get started writing? How old were you? What made you want to start?
I started
writing when I was 40—a late starter. (This is a pretty good story.) I was
feeling the way a lot of 40 year-olds feel. Unsettled, not sure if I wanted to
keep teaching. I was watching a TV show, probably Oprah. Her guest recommending
writing your own obituary and putting in outlandish things that you’ve never
done.
So I did. As I
reread the obituary, it said that I was a multi-published author. What? I’d
never written any fiction even though I was an avid reader. The most I’d ever
written was some poetry years before.
When I read
those words, a spark ignited inside me.
And I started
writing!
It took me a
year to finish my first novel and it was horrible. I made every mistake that
writing “experts” say are no-no! As bad as it was, I knew I wanted to keep
writing and I did!
What did you
enjoy reading as a child?
Anything and
everything!
How and when did you and your husband meet? Was it love at first sight?
Oooh, another
good story! I’ve pretty much always known my husband. His brother was married
to my aunt (that does NOT make us related) and besides that he lived right
beside one of my other aunt’s. So I’ve known him my whole life.
When I was
around 15, I “sort of” developed a crush on him. But nothing much came of that
for several different reasons. Then when I was 18 and he was home on leave, we
“sort of” got together a few times.
Well, my dad
being my dad—he thought it would be funny to ask Ronny what his intentions
toward me were. Now, my version of the story is: When Ronny heard that
question, he started running and it took me thirty years to catch up with him!
Ronny’s version
is quite different but I’m sticking with mine!
The truth is we
weren’t ready for each other then. But thirty years later and a past marriage
for each of us, we found our way back together. And couldn’t be happier!
What does he
think about your being an author?
He is SO
supportive of my writing. Now that we’re both retired, he’s taken on the
majority of the household work (cooking, cleaning, laundry, gardening, and on
and on) so I can focus on my writing. When I have an author’s event, he’s right
there helping me.
I call him my
writing partner. Without him, my books wouldn’t get written!
How do you research the communities and people you write about? Do you find yourself having do a lot of research?
I don’t do a
lot of research. My books are usually set in Ohio
Since I write
by the “seat of my pants” I never know what I’m going to need to know when I
start writing a new book so I do the research as it comes up.
Which is your
favorite book? Do you have a character in your books you identify with the most.
My favorite
book is whatever one I’m working on at the moment! I love all my books and
characters, except the bad guys of course! It’s funny when I look back at one
of my past books, I always think to myself, ‘wow, this is a really good book, I
can’t believe I wrote it!’
There’s always
some little part of my characters that comes from me, but the character who is
most like me is Maven Morris. She’s the main character in my DEADLY
COMMUNICATIONS novella series. Like me, Maven is a speech therapist. Like me,
she’s short and needs to lose a few pounds. Unlike me, Maven gets herself into
a lot of difficult situations!
DEADLY SILENCE
is the third in the series and will be released in January 2017.
Tell us about
your new book, GAME ON
The problem is no one believes him.
He can’t move forward until he stops the game. He can’t stop
the game until he discovers who’s behind it. To do that he needs someone who will
believe in him enough to help him get the proof he so desperately wants.
And he knows just the person. If only she’s put their past
behind her. (And we all know she hasn’t because then there wouldn’t be a story,
right?)
Private Investigator, Nikki Kent makes a living finding out
other people’s secrets, but she has one of her own. When Lucas shows up asking
for her help, she refuses. She can’t take the chance of her secret coming to
light. But her new-found faith won’t let her turn her back on someone who is
desperate for her help—even if he was the first man to break her heart!
Game On is filled with
enough twists and turns that it should keep any reader turning those pages late
into the night. I really had fun writing it and hope readers will have fun
reading it. My publisher outdid herself with the book trailer for GAME ON
GIVEAWAY:
To celebrate the release of GAME ON GAME ON
BLURB for GAME ON
Politics is no game when a stalker nears and there’s
nowhere to hide.
A run for the senate is just a step on the road to the White House for Congressman Lucas McMann. But his public profile has put him in the middle of a crazed gunman’s twisted game of stalking. If he wants to win the election and reclaim his life, he’ll need the help of the one person who’d rather leave their past behind them.
Private Investigator Nikki Kent knows how to dig up secrets and discover those who exist in the shadows. She should. She’s good at hiding secrets of her own. Can she risk her own discovery for someone so desperate for her help? For the first man who broke her heart?
With new-found faith, she’ll help Lucas search for the answers. But with the truth comes a danger they must face together.
A run for the senate is just a step on the road to the White House for Congressman Lucas McMann. But his public profile has put him in the middle of a crazed gunman’s twisted game of stalking. If he wants to win the election and reclaim his life, he’ll need the help of the one person who’d rather leave their past behind them.
Private Investigator Nikki Kent knows how to dig up secrets and discover those who exist in the shadows. She should. She’s good at hiding secrets of her own. Can she risk her own discovery for someone so desperate for her help? For the first man who broke her heart?
With new-found faith, she’ll help Lucas search for the answers. But with the truth comes a danger they must face together.
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BIO:
Lillian Duncan…Stories of faith mingled… with murder & mayhem.
Lillian is a
multi-published author who lives in Ohio Amish country with her husband.
After more than 30 years work as a school speech pathologist for children, she believes in the power of words to transform
lives, especially God’s Word.
Lillian writes the types of books she loves to
read—fast-paced suspense and mystery with a touch of romance that demonstrates
God’s love for all of us. To learn more about Lillian, you may visit her
at www.lillianduncan.net or www.lillian-duncan.com. She also has a
devotional blog at www.PowerUpWithGod.com.
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