By Annette Miller
I write paranormal romance, sub-genre superhero romance. There
are not only superheroes, but also fairies, gargoyles, magic, and one cyborg. I
like to have different heroes and heroines. Fairy tales were a huge part of my
childhood and I was in trouble at school for daydreaming. I'm also a sucker for
a happy ending.
When I write, I have to listen to music. A lot of my inspiration
comes from music. I have all types of genres on my mp3 player. I go from new
age and smooth jazz, to hard rock and boy bands. It was a hard rock song that
gave me the internal conflict for the hero in my upcoming fourth book.
I usually try to write in my office, but my husband is a
disabled Air Force veteran. so now, I listen to music and sit on the couch so I
can see if he needs something. I can also ask his help if I'm having a plot or
character problem.
I connect with other authors online and in my local writing
groups. I'm also a member of the Romance Writers of America and kept my
membership with my New Jersey chapter. I attend their conference every October
to make new friends and to support others in my genre. I enjoy connecting with
other writers. Writing is a solitary job and we all need the support of our
peers. Besides, brainstorming sessions are fun.
My characters are taken from different things. Most were taken
from a game we used to play. I find as I continue to write more books, the
secondary characters are inspired by actors and, believe it or not, wrestling
superstars. Three characters in my upcoming fourth book were inspired by my
three favorite professional wrestling superstars.
I write for The Wild Rose Press. I've been one of their authors
since November 2013. They contracted my Angel Haven series on the second book.
I had a bit of a hard time between books three and four, but I'm happy to say
book four should be out soon. The Wild Rose Press is a small press, but they
great to work for. They're willing to work with new authors and their entire
staff is great at what they do.
I'm still learning marketing, but I'm getting better at it. I
can be found on Facebook, Goodreads, Twitter, Instagram, Bookbub, and I have an
Amazon author page. It's a learning process, but I'm getting there. Being on
SWM is a wonderful opportunity.
I usually have the plot worked out in my head before I start
writing. I'm what is known as a pantser. I've tried plotting on numerous
occasions and that procedure doesn't seem to work for me. I'm better when I
just start writing. However, even though the main plot will stay the same,
everything else will change. This is why I gave up plotting. I can go with the
flow of the story. I can fix any holes or problems when I go back and edit.
The books I currently have available on Amazon, Barnes and
Noble, Novel, Inc, and Books A Million are Night Angel, Bedeviled Angel, and An
Angel's Heart. I also have a novella out that is only available as an ebook
from those same retailers. WWW.Cupid is my novella and it place fourth in the
short paranormal category in the International Digital Awards in 2017. The
third book in my series, An Angel's Heart, finaled in the American Fiction
Awards in 2018.
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Originally from Baltimore, MD, Annette Miller married an Air
Force man a year out of high school, getting the chance to see Germany and most
of the United States. Always a fan of science fiction, fantasy, and horror
novels, she didn't discover romance until her oldest son was two. Then, she
couldn't get enough. Her husband retired from the military and after reading so
much paranormal and seeing all the hero movies, she decided romance and
superheroes went together. That's when her Angel Haven series was born and the
rest, as they say, is history. Annette has been a member of the Romance Writers
of America and the New Jersey Romance Writers since 2001. She is currently the
president of Writing in the Bluff, a romance writing group in Memphis, TN. She
is also a member of Malice in Memphis, a mystery writers group. Her third book,
An Angel's Heart, finaled in the American Fiction Awards in July, 2018. Her
novella, www.cupid, placed fourth in the International Digital Awards in
October, 2017. Her Social Media links ar https://www.annettemillerauthor.com/ wildrosepress.com
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