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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

1 Word Interview with Marcy Hatch

Please welcome Marcy Hatch, author of West of Paradise, for the 1 Word Interview Challenge!

1. What's your current favorite word? 
How about a word I currently despise instead: trending - I am so sick of that word!!!

 2. In one word, what inspires you?
Other writers (okay, that's two words)

3. What's one word that describes your writing habits? 
Daily!

4. What's one word that you wish you could get rid of in your writing?
Was/is

5. What's one word that describes your writing desk? 
Messy!

6. Share the best writing advice/tool/quote that helps you. (please limit to one sentence) 
Practice - because practice makes pretty good :)

7. What's your current project? (this is the one where you can write a bit more)
My current projects is a YA Paranormal called Peace and Forgiveness in which two high school students discover that one of them is an angel, one of them is a demon, and they are both being punished for something they don't remember - yet. And it isn't what you think.






West of Paradise blurb:

 
Katherine Kennedy has it all; she’s beautiful, she’s wealthy, and she’s engaged to the perfect man: Antonio D'Salvatore. There’s just one problem. She can’t marry him. Worse yet, she has no idea why. All she knows is there is suddenly nothing she wants, not Antonio, or any of the other hundred thousand things money can buy.
 

Jack McCabe comes home from the war with a pretty medal and a lot of ugly pictures in his head. He has little in the way of possessions, less in the way of wealth, nowhere to go and no one to go anywhere with. All he has is a vague sense of discontent, a restlessness that will not abate.

 
Separately, they are drawn to Paradise Tours on the privately owned Cristobel Island. There they meet Louis Cade, a man who offers them the unimaginable, something neither can quite believe until they actually find themselves over 125 years in the past, 1881 to be exact.

 
For Jack McCabe it’s the adventure he always dreamed of – until he meets a beautiful but deadly train robber. Katherine can't believe an ignorant bounty hunter has mistaken her for a criminal – until she sees the picture, which looks exactly like her.

 
Set in the old west, this is a tale of mistaken identity, romance, and murder.

Available for Amazon Kindle!
 
Please visit Marcy Hatch at her site MaineWords or at Unicorn Bell.

     
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44 comments:

  1. Madeline Mora-SummonteMarch 19, 2014 at 6:10 AM

    I'm with you on the word "trending." And I love the idea of practice NOT making perfect but making pretty good. Much less pressure that way. :)

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    1. mshatchMarch 19, 2014 at 11:23 AM

      My feeling is we can't be perfect, but we can definitely be pretty good :)

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  2. Alex J. CavanaughMarch 19, 2014 at 6:26 AM

    Never worry about trending, because it's always changing anyway! Great interview, ladies.

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  3. CandiceMarch 19, 2014 at 6:27 AM

    I like your blog. Very inspirational and reminds me that there's others out there that still care, though I know there's many...it's good to see it on your site!

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  4. AnonymousMarch 19, 2014 at 6:34 AM

    Great interview, most enjoyable.
    Yvonne.

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  5. DEZMONDMarch 19, 2014 at 11:38 AM

    can't wait for Marcy's book! These one word interviews are refreshing!

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  6. Luanne G. SmithMarch 19, 2014 at 11:55 AM

    Hmm, well, Marcy is not very good at sticking to one word. Which is good, because how would you ever write a novel that way? :P

    And congrats on the novel, Marcy! Very exciting to see it out in the world. :)

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    1. mshatchMarch 19, 2014 at 12:56 PM

      Hey, considering that the first book of my unfinished trilogy came in at 219,000 words I think I've done quite well today, lol.

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    2. Tyrean MartinsonMarch 19, 2014 at 2:35 PM

      Wow! 219,000 words! I think you did great today, Marcy!

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  7. Natalie AguirreMarch 19, 2014 at 12:44 PM

    Awesome interview. And I need to get rid of was/is too. Congrats to Marcy. Her novel sounds fantastic.

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    1. mshatchMarch 19, 2014 at 12:56 PM

      Thanks for visiting, Natalie :)

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    2. Tyrean MartinsonMarch 19, 2014 at 2:35 PM

      Thanks, Natalie! Glad you enjoyed it! And many congrats to Marcy!

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  8. Angela BrownMarch 19, 2014 at 12:49 PM

    What a neat and to the point interview. I rather enjoyed this. Loved your answers, Marcy, especially about practicing.

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  9. Susan Gourley/KelleyMarch 19, 2014 at 12:55 PM

    I don't like trending either. Love the interview format.

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    1. mshatchMarch 19, 2014 at 12:58 PM

      Isn't it great? I loved the questions, too; they were fun :)

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    2. Tyrean MartinsonMarch 19, 2014 at 2:34 PM

      Thanks, Marcy! I'm not fond of the word "trending" either. I don't think that popularity should be in verb format.

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  10. CWMartinMarch 19, 2014 at 1:59 PM

    I agree- I'll bet trending is on next years list of "words that should be removed from the language."

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  11. The Happy WhiskMarch 19, 2014 at 6:20 PM

    This was a neat and fun idea. I agree about the was words.

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  12. LD MastersonMarch 19, 2014 at 6:21 PM

    Has anyone ever been able to answer all the one-word-answer questions with one word? Just wondering?

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    1. Tyrean MartinsonMarch 19, 2014 at 7:03 PM

      Actually, there have been one or two people that have managed it - it's kind of amazing! Marcy did a great job too!

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    2. mshatchMarch 19, 2014 at 7:41 PM

      Yeah, sorry, I'm a bit of a rule breaker but I try not to go too far... :)

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  13. mshatchMarch 19, 2014 at 7:43 PM

    Oh, and may I just add an absolutely huge thank-you to Tyrean for inviting me over. This was fun!

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  14. TrishaMarch 19, 2014 at 8:28 PM

    Fun times! I was expecting the question and answer to each consist of one word, though :P

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    1. mshatchMarch 20, 2014 at 3:55 AM

      Yeah, sorry. Must be the writer in me...

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    2. Tyrean MartinsonMarch 20, 2014 at 12:38 PM

      Well . . . I haven't figured out how to ask questions with just one word. Maybe eventually I will. I like Marcy's answers!

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  15. randi leeMarch 20, 2014 at 9:46 AM

    Ha! What witty responses! I love the one-word interview concept :)

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    1. Tyrean MartinsonMarch 20, 2014 at 12:37 PM

      Thanks! I love Marcy's classes!

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    2. mshatchMarch 20, 2014 at 1:42 PM

      I agree; the one word answers are great - I think I got two out of five, and really, three if you count most of answer #1 as a qualifier...

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  16. shellyMarch 20, 2014 at 12:16 PM

    That was a lot of words for a one word interview. Love the premise of your book, Marcy.

    Hugs and chocolate!
    Shelly

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    1. Tyrean MartinsonMarch 20, 2014 at 12:37 PM

      Each question gets a one word answer, except the last two, and then I like to add the book blurb for the author as well, so they get a chance to show their material to the world. :) With the short interview, I hope that readers will stick around for the book blurb.
      Glad you like Marcy's premise! I do too!
      Thanks for stopping by!

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    2. mshatchMarch 20, 2014 at 1:40 PM

      Thanks Shelley; it was fun to write, too!

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  17. AnonymousMarch 20, 2014 at 5:21 PM

    I don't like "trendy" or "viral."

    Great cover and I like the description.

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  18. Barbara WatsonMarch 21, 2014 at 7:51 AM

    Love the one-word interviews! All best with WEST OF PARADISE; the premise is great.

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  19. Julie FlandersMarch 21, 2014 at 11:05 AM

    Great interview with Marcy. I also hate trending!

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