L.K. Hatchett's Emporium of Zombies, Dung Beetles, and Rabid Reindeer: Covet Blog Tour: Author Interview

Hiding in an isolated Newfoundland outport, Scarlett Winters is the living bearer of the secret of immortality. Sebastian Sinclair, vampire and stealer of souls, might be her only hope to escape a deadly power struggle. But can she trust him? Caught between sacrificing her morals and betrayal by those she trusted, Scarlett will risk everything to escape...unless she dies trying.

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Tina Traverse fell in love with writing at the age of eight when she wrote her version of the bible story, The Good Samaritan, for a homework assignment.

This love grew into a passionate affair and has been ongoing for thirty years; and there are no signs of it waning.

Though, she admits, when she was pregnant with her son Christian, the affair cooled.

Tina’s desire to write came calling once again when she needed to find a way to cope with heartbreaking news.

Christian was diagnosed with autism in 2010.

Her method of coping was to write a story about his journey called Forever, Christian.

Tina likes to joke that a girl can only write about real life for so long without jumping back into the world of make believe.

She loves to venture into the world of the supernatural; vampires and witches are her favourite!

Tina enjoys all sorts of vampires but admits that she is fascinated with the modern romantic vampire (think Twilight and The Vampire Diaries).

She is currently working on a vampire series based on her first published book, Destiny of The Vampire and has other projects in the works.

When Tina is not at the computer creating her exciting, magical worlds, she is kept on her toes by her two sons, Christian and Brandon.

Sometimes the author manages to curl up in her favourite chair with a good book.

1) What is your next project?

My next project is book two in the Scarlet Desire series.

2) What do you measure success to be?

For me, success is not how many books one sells or becoming the next J.K. Rowling. It’s having a dream and sticking with it through the hard times.

3) Who inspires you?

My family, friends and my awesome editor who has encouraged and supported me into becoming a better writer.

4) Who is your favourite author?

I enjoy many of my fellow indie authors but my favourite is Stephen King. While I enjoy is novels, he’s my favourite because of his life story. Knowing how he struggled at first but kept his dream going inspires me to do the same through my own struggles.

5) Who are you as a person? Tell us things about you that are not already in your bio?

Wow, that’s a toughie. My life is an open, but short book, more like a novella actually. My bio says it all. Almost. Heh. I suffer from depression and for a while I lost interest in writing. It was seeing Stephen King’s life story on TV that inspired me to dive back into my passion.

I want to try screenwriting.

I had a dog for 20 years. He died a couple of months before my eldest son was born. I miss him every day and wish I can have another dog but my youngest is terrified of dogs.

As a young girl I spend hours dancing and singing outside on the front lawn for the captive audience of my teddy bears. When I grew into a teenager, those performances went behind a closed door.

I’m a tart for the spotlight. Which is funny because most of the time I’m shy and reserved.

I’m going to literally die from laughing. Trust me. When I laugh hard, I stop breathing for several seconds before I can regain my breath. I also can cry so hard from the laughing that my eyes swell just like if I had been upset.

Things that may or may not be true…

I keep vampires in my basement to do my bidding.

I’m a powerful witch.

A certain TV vampire actor is my secret lover.

That’s all I’m allowed to tell you about me! LOL.

I like to thank you for this interview, it was a pleasure and an honour.

Long may your jib draw!