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Q&A with Patricia Pickett, Author of "Hearts Never Lie" Q: When did you decide you wanted to write? A: I have always keep journals and wrote poems but as I got older and started
running the streets making bad choices with my life I had completely stopped writing. Then in the fall of 2000 after I almost
lost my life I began writing poetry as a vehicle for my many emotions that I was dealing with about death and Cancer.
Q: How many novels in all have you written? A: I have written and published one book of poetry entitled Green Eyes Open,
I also wrote Hearts Never Lie and I am almost finished with my sophomore novel tentatively entitled Love Won’t Let Me
wait. Q: How long did it take you to write
your first novel? A: Sometimes Hearts Never Lie would receive two days of non-stop creativity
other times it would sit collecting dust for weeks. I would say all in all I wrote it in about six months.
Q: Where do you get your inspiration for your stories? Are the characters
based on real people? A: Hearts never lie’s characters were mainly all fictitious Abuelo
did have some of my Grandfather’s traits though. But most of my stories are developed by people watching or daydreaming
like sitting around and all of a sudden going what if? That’s where my story lines come to life.
Q: After writing your first novel, did you self-publish? If so, how
was that experience? A: I self published my book of poetry through Iuniverse it taught me a little
about how publishing works so it wasn’t a bad experience.
Q: What feedback have you received from fans? A: I’ve been receiving a lot of love from everyone who has read my
book and I have heard more then a few people tell me they cried while reading Mariposa’s and Caesar’s story. I’ve
also been told that my writing was sort of poetic too, which meant a lot to me.
Q: What authors do you admire? Did one of them inspire you? A: My list of authors who have inspired me is so long I’d hate to pick just one, but they know who they are because I have told them how very much I appreciated
them for sharing their advice and gems with me.
Q: Is writing your only passion? A: It’s my strongest passion, but I love cooking, dancing, and eating.
lol
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? A: With God’s blessing I see myself with at least four novels under
my belt and a large group of readers waiting for the next story to drop.
Q: What advice would you give aspiring authors? A: Don’t give up. If you love it, then love it for the love of it
not for anything else.
Q: What would you like readers to learn from your stories? A: Hope. When I first began writing I wanted to show that no matter what
choices you make ultimately there is always a price and if you choose to change for the better the rewards can be better.
I want to write an entertaining story that once the reader is finished they sit back wishing there is more.
Q: Are you working on another novel? If so, What is it about? A: Love Won’t Let Me Wait is a story about a man and woman
who’s love interest with one another through out the years has tended to always have some sort of bad timing. While
Reese struggles to fight a death sentence Jelani also has a fight because he in turn is fighting a life sentence. It’s
a story about faith and blessings.
Q: Where can people purchase your books? Do you have a website? A: My only website as of right now is www.myspace.com/ricanwriter People can purchase Green Eyes Open by going to Amazon.com or Iuniverse.com. Hearts Never Lie is also available on Amazon.com, my webpage or through Pilot
Publishing Group.
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