Jen Wylie – YA Author

 
For the first stop on our blog tour, we will be trekking to the Great White North.   A very, special welcome to the fabulous Canadian author, Jen Wylie!   

                                                  

Tell us a bit about yourself.

I live in rural Ontario, Canada. I am a stay at home mom of two darling little boys. We also have an Australian shepherd and way too many birds. 🙂

Other than writing, I also love to read and do a variety of crafts. I’m an Internet addict, however computers hate me LOL.

How is your short electronic series coming along?  Who is your favorite character and why?

Tales of Ever is coming along great! I’ve finished the 4^th of the six short stories and it will be coming out in early June. As to my favorite character, I of course love my main character Misha. However, out of all the side characters, I think Shade (Shadow Boy) is my favorite. He was introduced in the third installment.  I do so love the dark bad boy types!

What is your genre?  Tell us about your book.

I write most forms of fantasy, from paranormal to romantic to urban.  I also write for adults and young adults. Though I’ve a number of short stories out already, my debut novel is a romantic fantasy.

Sweet Light

When fate conspires against you and gives you three loves to choose from, what do you do?  When you do decide, what if you made the wrong choice?

Share is a Healer, raised and trained from childhood until her unique gift manifests itself. When she gains the rank Journeyman she is hired to serve as the court healer of the barbaric kingdom of Glendor.

Untrained for war she is thrust unmercifully into its bloody arms when the kingdom is invaded. Ordered by her king to the front lines to tend the wounded, she is forced to flee when their camp is attacked.  Happening upon a wounded soldier in the forest, every mile back to the capital is a struggle, and breaking the Healer’s code, she falls in love with her charge.

If Shara thought that to be the least of her troubles, the appearance of a fierce warrior captain who takes it upon himself to be her protector teaches her differently.  Trouble comes in threes at the appearance of her former love and fellow healer.  Faced with decisions of the heart and the sudden manifestation of her gift leave little room for anything else to go wrong.  Or at least that’s what Shara thought…

What’s the most effective promo you’ve ever done?

 In general using twitter has been the most effective. For a one shot promotion I would say my feature on Pixel of Ink. There are a number of places I haven’t been yet though, so that could change!

All-time favorite author?

Too many to count, and it changes as time goes on and depending on my mood. Always love Anne McCaffrey. Michelle Sagara has been one of my favorites for a number of years.

Genre you’d like to try but haven’t done yet.

I’d like to try horror. Maybe. I might scare myself. I can’t even watch scary movies.

 What do you think makes your book unique?

Well I wrote it 😀 Every book is unique, from the story to the characters. I’m a very emotional person, and that comes out in my writing.

 I noticed that you regularly give out great advice on making the most of social media.   Have you always been drawn to helping others.

Yes I have. I love helping others. I suck at asking for help, but that’s a whole other story. It brings me much joy to help others and make them happy too. Just please remember I’m not a doormat 😀

So tell me, what did you have for dinner tonight?

Meatloaf. Ya, our dinners aren’t all that exciting. I love baking, cooking not so much.

If you were a color, what would it be?

Probably yellow, which is strange because it’s not really one of my favorite colors, but I am rather sun shiny and bright 😀

Favorite dessert? (Do I have food on my mind?!)

Anything with chocolate 😀 I’m not really picky.

Cats or dogs?

 Dogs. I’m allergic to cats.

All of  Jens’  short stories are available in eBook formats at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords and OmniLit.

Author’s Bio:

Jennifer Wylie was born and raised in Ontario, Canada. In a cosmic twist of fate she dislikes the snow and cold.

Before settling down to raise a family, she attained a BA from Queens University and worked in retail and sales.

Thanks to her mother she acquired a love of books at an early age and began writing in public school. She constantly has stories floating around in her head, and finds it amazing most people don’t. Jennifer writes various forms of fantasy, both novels and short stories. Sweet light is her debut novel to be published in June 2011.

Jennifer resides in rural Ontario, Canada with her husband, two boys, Australian shepherd a flock of birds and a disagreeable amount of wildlife.

My website: www.jenniferwylie.ca

twitter: @jen_wylie

goodreads:  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4499919.Jen_Wylie

facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jennifer-Wylie/151266004895266

My blog: http://jlwylie.wordpress.com/

Sweet Light is now available as an eBook for 2.99 at

Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/62461

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Light-ebook/dp/B0052ZB0O8

B&N: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Sweet-Light/Jen-Wylie/e/2940012590046/