Featured Interview With Maria Gibbs
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in West London, England and haven’t ventured outside of that area to live although I do love to travel and see different countries.
I don’t have any pets, but I do love animals, especially horses.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I not sure when I became aware of my fascination with reading as it always seemed to be there. I do remember around the age of 7 or 8 years of age starting to create my own stories. I used to tap away on an old typewriter but every time I made a mistake I would pull the paper out and start again. I took forever to write anything. The possibilities with a computer and word documents were astounding, but I am glad that I started with the typewriter.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
When I was younger, I devoured Enid Blyton books, moving on as a teenager to J.R.R Tolkien.
I love many different authors nowadays ranging over a spectrum of genres, but I suppose if I had to pick a favourite I would have to say, Sharon Penman. Others include Barbara Erskine, Tom Clancy, M.M. Kaye, Phillipa Gregory and lots more.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
“As Dreams are Made on” is a Romance, Fantasy, Time Slip story about a newly-wed woman who has been experiencing some disturbing dreams. On the advice of a Gypsy at the local fair, she takes a potion to stop her from dreaming. Yet it cannot stop her from being drawn into the dream world where an enigmatic man hopes to trap her there for his own purposes. Meanwhile, her husband in the present day has to fight his own beliefs in order to bring his wife back before he loses her forever.
The Gypsy tells him that only pure love can save her…but what is pure love?
“A Lifetime or a Season” is a Romance book and a journey of self-discovery. The protagonist Athena, is a young woman who has lived in the shadow of her mother and, as a result, struggled to form a meaningful relationship with men. This book sees Athena challenging herself to go for her dream despite the opposition from her mother and the man who holds her heart. She discovers who she really is and her own abilities.
I had no idea what I was going to write for either of these. I had no initial idea I just placed my fingers on the keyboard and the story flowed. The first draft probably took a month to write and the editing process the same again, but both are only approximately 14,000 words long.
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