Tammie Clarke Gibbs, Author ISLAND OF SECRETS |
Gibbs describes herself as an “entrepreneurial diva”, and started her
first business just two weeks after high school graduation. Today she is a
realtor in Southern Georgia, when she isn’t writing.
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Q: You write books in multiple genres –
suspense, gothic, romance, historical, or time travel. Why? Which genre do you
prefer? Why?
Tammie
Clarke Gibbs:
I love to write in genres I like to read and no matter what era a good suspense
is always an exciting read. And when it comes to the romance, I believe that
all good books have a love story somewhere. I guess I don’t prefer one so much
over the other, but I do enjoy a time-travel story and my gothic/time travel
has by far been my best-selling book.
Q: Who is your favorite hero/heroine from
all of your books? Who is your favorite villain? Why?
Tammie
Clarke Gibbs:
That’s a hard one. I love Lila and Shane from Island of Secrets. Not sure why,
but their story just has a timeless quality. As far as Villains go it’s hard for me to name names because
in my books you may not know exactly who the villain is until the very end. I’ll
just say that the villain in Keeping Secrets is something else.
Q: What do
you do to make readers care about your characters?
Tammie
Clarke Gibbs:
I’m not sure I do anything in particular. Most of the readers who enjoy my
books say my characters are well-rounded and believable despite their sometimes
unbelievable circumstances or setting. All I can say is, most of my characters
take over and tell me their story so if they come off as real, well I’ll let
you draw your own conclusions. Perhaps I’m just a medium for history’s untold
stories.
Q: Do you
write purely for entertainment? Or are you trying to tell your readers
something?
Tammie
Clarke Gibbs:
I’m getting asked that particular question a lot lately. I don’t set out to
tell my readers anything in particular. I think most authors tend to leave traces
of themselves scattered across the pages of their stories. I write hoping that
I will provide my readers with a story they can experience and enjoy.
Q: Why are
you a writer?
Tammie
Clarke Gibbs:
I believe that a writer writes. For some writers, their talent emerges in different
ways. There are plenty of awesome writers that are merely using their talent
within the scope of their chosen professions. I think being merely a writer,
even a good one, is different than being a novelist much in the same way being
a marketer is different. I’m a novelist because these stories come to me, and I’ve
been blessed with the ability to tell stories in a way that is enjoyable to
others.
Q: When did
you first know that you wanted to be a writer?
Tammie
Clarke Gibbs:
I was discovered by my English teacher in the eleventh grade while taking a
short story class. It changed the direction of my life.
Q: Tell us something about yourself.
Tammie
Clarke Gibbs: You could say that I’m an entrepreneurial diva. I started my
first business just two weeks after High School graduation and have since owned
a balloon business, a magazine publishing company, a design and marketing
company and now I’m a Realtor. I
love wearing the different hats of a business owner and I’ve learned many
things that have helped me in the new world of publishing from my previous
business experiences. I love
horseback riding, reading, watching Vampire Diaries and I’m very involved in my
church.
About Tammie Clarke Gibbs
Author of the Kindle Bestselling
Gothic, ISLAND OF SECRETS, Tammie Clarke Gibbs employs a visionary style mixing
genres and crossing boundaries. Her eclectic writing style mirrors her
entrepreneurial business experience where she's known for wearing at least a
dozen different hats.
Ms. Gibbs is a native of South
Georgia where she lives with her husband, son and a very spoiled Maltese.
His Uncle was an eccentric determined to prove
she existed.
Everyone thought the man was crazy.
Shane Alexander was determined to prove to the
world that his family wasn't crazy...
That HE wasn't crazy.
It was working...
Until he made one mistake...
that would change his life forever...
and force him to question his own sanity.
Something was missing from Lila Fitzpatrick's
life...
So doing a friend a favor...
and pretending to be someone else for a day
seemed like a good idea at the time.
Then she finds a warning note...
from hundreds of years BEFORE she was born.
And then if that wasn't bad enough...
She met HIM...
TWICE!
For centuries a force has kept them apart...
But, will Love be enough to finally keep them
together...
Or will history repeat itself?
A Time Travel- A
Love Story filled with Suspense-A Mystery that will keep you guessing til the
end...
Malden Grove, Illinois has no idea the trouble
headed it's way...
A daughter hell-bent on avenging her father....
A handsome stranger with secrets of his own....
A case of mistaken identity and a situation that
has them both KEEPING SECRETS in a town where everyone is interested in
everybody else's business.
Book One-Undercover Heroes
Historical, Western, Romantic Suspense
Anniversary
Edition-originally titled "The Counterfeit"
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Joyce,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for such a fun interview.
Have a super New Year!
Tammie Clarke Gibbs
http://www.tammieclarkegibbs.com
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