What inspired you to write your current novel?
Visiting National Parks became a recent passion. My husband and I had
just returned from the Grand Canyon. A PBS series about National Parks was
going to air and we decided to watch. My mind drifted to another place. I began
thinking about the recent park visit, the history I just watched and how fun it
might be to have a young girl move between the past and present. I had no
intention of writing a novel. So it literally happened overnight.
Is your novel part of a series?
Can you tell me a little about the world you’ve created?
Yes, it is. The first book is Waiting for Dusk, followed by Call
of the Canyon. Stealing Time was just recently released.
Katie lives in a small town in present day Ohio. Her dream world is
something quite different. She travels back in time to the Grand Canyon in
1927. She works as a Harvey Girl at El Tovar Restaurant at the canyon. Because
she’s been there on vacation, she has difficulty separating what’s real and
what isn’t after she wakes up. She’s determined to figure things out after
spotting her father at the canyon as a young man and realizing there’s more to
it than just a dream.
What do you think the reader will enjoy the most about your novel?
If they read all three novels, I think they will discover more and more
about time travel and how it works in this particular series. They may like
that a book helps a person travel through time, not a machine. The Grand Canyon
in 1927 is the only place in the past where the book takes people. From there,
they must travel to other places just like anyone else. Since the travelers
from the present visit the same place year after year, history could change.
It’s hard to be an observer and not a participant.
The short story is a recent addition. Readers will enjoy reading about
Andrew’s day, the day he met the love of his life, Kate.
What was the hardest part of writing this novel?
I find writing descriptions of scenery, clothing and people’s appearance
are the hardest. Searching for the right words without going into endless
details is difficult. What I see in my mind and then try to put on paper isn’t
the easiest thing for me to do. I want to give the reader enough information to
picture the scene for themselves. It’s a balancing act.
The Book Blurb
Blurb for
Taking Chances
Hanging from the edge of a cliff wasn't the way Andrew Martin planned to
start his day. He took a chance setting up his tripod too close to the canyon’s
edge and now there he was, praying someone would come to the rescue. Luckily
his good friend finds him and they head off to El Tovar for lunch. Andrew isn't
done taking chances for the day. He hears about a new girl working at the
restaurant. When he meets her, she’s all he can think about. It’s 1927 and the
world has certain rules to follow. Does he dare break them to be with the girl of
his dreams?
Taking Chances is free at Smashwords! https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/478616
Blurb for
Waiting for Dusk
Read a book.
Fall asleep.
Meet a boy.
Is it real or just a dream?
Katie's everyday life suddenly turns exciting when she travels back in time and meets the boy of her dreams. Thinking of nothing else, willing to leave the real world behind, she's determined to find out if it's all a dream or not. Returning again and again, Katie almost has her answers until one day her precious book goes missing.
Fall asleep.
Meet a boy.
Is it real or just a dream?
Katie's everyday life suddenly turns exciting when she travels back in time and meets the boy of her dreams. Thinking of nothing else, willing to leave the real world behind, she's determined to find out if it's all a dream or not. Returning again and again, Katie almost has her answers until one day her precious book goes missing.
About Nancy
Born and raised in Northeast Ohio, Nancy currently resides
in Mentor, Ohio with her husband and their college-age son, plus
a delightfully entertaining lovebird. Her writing is influenced by all the
years of working with young people as a teacher and raising her own son. When
not writing, Nancy loves to travel with her husband and enjoys a good
cup of tea. Waiting for Dusk is the first in her three book
series. Call of the Canyon and Stealing Time continue
the story of Kate and Drew.
Connect With
Nancy
Twitter- https://twitter.com/npennick @npennick
Facebook Fan
page - https://www.facebook.com/nancypennickauthor
Wordpress
blog- http://nancypennick.wordpress.com/
Amazon Author
Page- http://www.amazon.com/Nancy-Pennick/e/B00AKX0MZ0/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0
Publisher’s
page http://www.fireandiceya.com/authors/nancypennick/index.html
Links To Buy
Barnes and
Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/waiting-for-dusk-nancy-pennick/1114286882?ean=9781612355238
Publisher:
Fire & Ice - http://www.fireandiceya.com/authors/nancypennick/WaitingForDusk.html
Smashwords
- http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/351844
Thanks, Joanne!
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