Today Valia Lind, author of Simplicity, stops by on the blog for an interview.
Author. Photographer. Artist. Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia. Valia always had a love for the written word. She wrote her first full book on the bathroom floor of her dormitory, while procrastinating to study for her college classes. Upon graduation, she has moved her writing to more respectable places, and has found her voice in YA fiction. Her first adult book Simplicity is being republished, while her YA science fiction is on submission to find a home.
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Thanks for joining us on the blog, Valia! I’m excited to spread the good word about Simplicity. Could you describe your book in one sentence?
(This is harder than writing the book)
Workaholic Alexis is stranded on an island, where she meets the man of her dreams and discovers the true beauty of life.
Simplicity is such a unique story to tell. What inspired you to write your book?
I think my biggest inspiration behind Simplicity is the need to tell the story. When I “met” Alexis, I felt connected to her and I thought to myself “This is the type of a story that can help people.” It may sound silly, but I wanted my first book to touch people on a higher level then just entertainment. I wanted my story to stay with them and be an encouragement when times got hard.
Who is your favorite character from Simplicity and why?
Oh, this is a hard one because I love all my babies! But I have to say Gabe. He was a tiny little speck in the whole story, but I fell in love with his character and his broken heart. He actually has his own book now, because I felt like his story needed to be told. But don’t tell Lexi and Jake that! I love you guys to pieces!
Because I can only imagine, how does it feel to have your book republished and out for the world to read?
Serial? Excited? Terrifying? Mostly that last one. When I first published Simplicity, I wasn’t ready and neither was the story. I didn’t know any better so I did it anyway. Now, Simplicity is ready and I feel like the book can make a difference in peoples lives. I just hope everyone enjoys it as much as I do!
From a writer to a writer, do you currently have any writing quirks or habits?
Does my obsession with Hot Cheetos count? Seriously, I love those things, especially when I’m writing! Other than that, I don’t really know. I found some way that I need to write, like out of order for example, but that’s pretty much it.
Thanks so much Linda for having me on the blog! I hope you enjoy Simplicity!Valia is offering a giveaway for an Amazon Giftcard and swag bags for the blog tour. Enter using the rafflecopter!
Goodreads:
Driven, beautiful Alexis Sinclair lives her life to the fullest, following her dreams of running a big company. But when her world is torn apart by a storm, everything she has ever known disappears. Now, marooned on an island with a group of men, Alexis must learn to live in a world made up of simple things. Letting go of every known convenience, she realizes how insignificant her life has become. Filled with unrequited love for her rescuer she must battle the demons buried deep inside and she must look within herself and to her faith to find the strength needed to survive.
Strong and influential, Jacob Peterson, has done all he can to survive. When the fate turned its tables on him, he learned to cope with the inevitable. Plagued by his past and secrets buried there, Jacob exerts a rigid control, refusing to succumb to the joys, and torturous pain, of strong emotions. Without considering love a gift he may never receive, he believes--he chooses to live by strict set of rules. But when a strange beautiful woman washes up on his beach, the walls that he has put up long ago begin to crumble. Is she a punishment sent from God to torment his weary soul? Or is she a gift, sent from above, there to teach him how to trust? Who is this woman? And how will he stop himself from losing his heart?
Will he learn to forgive the past in order to save the woman he loves?
sunblock, a knife and a box of matches :) This book sounds intriguing! I can't wait to read it.
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I think I'd want matches, a knife, and rope. Great giveaway:) -Jenna
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