Interview with Vivian Arend, our fifth author
for LLC 2013!
Hi, we are
Aurian from Boeklogboek and Maia, and
today we have best selling author Vivian Arend visiting us here in Utrecht Holland
Aurian: Welcome to Utrecht Netherlands
Vivian: Speculaas! Bedankt. Although I could also go for a bossche
bol with a nice cup of coffee.
Maia: Can you tell our readers who might not
yet know you or your books, a little about yourself? Something that is not in
your official bio (which is at the bottom of this post).
Vivian: Well, I can tell you I have a deep love
for the Netherlands Netherlands
LL Convention questions
Aurian: Could you tell us why you are attending a
convention in Berlin , Germany Europe ?
Have you been there before? Or other places in Europe ?
Were you surprised at being invited to a convention this far away?
Vivian: I have travelled through Europe
a few times—first when I was young with the family, and then later when I came
to the Netherlands Germany Belgium France Spain England
I’m thrilled to be invited to
attend the LLC this year. Not only because I love to travel, but because
readers specifically asked for me. <3 Such an amazing feeling for an author.
Maia: The convention is in Berlin Berlin Europe ?
Vivian: Definitely! I’ve never been to Berlin
Aurian: There's a lovely group of authors coming this
year. Do you personally know any of the other authors present?
Vivian: I do! When I got the invitation I checked
the author list and I was so excited to see that Maya Banks is attending, and
Courtney Milan. Maya is a dear friend who’s encouraged me greatly in my writing
career over the past couple years, and I’m thrilled to have another chance to
visit with her. Courtney and I share a group of smart, writer friends and we’ve
gone on a writer’s retreat together, so catching up with her will be lovely.
And then, after I found out I was going, my good friend Thea Harrison announced
she would attend!
Trust me: I’m a reader as well
as a writer, and all three of these ladies write books that thrill me. Getting
to be at an event with them is awesome.
Maia: The convention promo and books are in
German. Will it be possible for you to bring some English swag?
Vivian: I will be bringing treats! And I know
Samhain Publishing will be sending along both cowboy and wolfie books.
Hopefully Berkley
Book questions
Maia: I loved your wolves. The first books I
read by your hand were the Granite
Lake
In the last book of this
series you branch out into other shifters (cats). And in the spin-off series
about the Takhini-wolves there are bears. Are there going to be more kinds of
shifters, even non-predatory species?
Aurian’s friend Sullivan McPig
is still looking for a book with pig shifters, are you going to be the author
who will make her happy?
Vivian: Oh, Sully and Wolfie have discussed this
issue. :D The Granite Lake
Aurian: You’ve written a lot of different books
(contemporary, shapeshifters) all of them rather hot. Do you think you’ll ever
branch out into Young Adult like so many other authors seem to do?
Vivian: The first thing I wrote was a YA fantasy
book, so who knows? I love what I’m writing now in terms of romance and looking
for happily-ever-afters, but it’s possible that at some point I’ll return to
that YA world and turn down the heat.
Personal questions:
Maia: We both have enormous
TBR mountain ranges, how big is yours? And what do you plan on reading next?
Vivian: Shh, I don’t want to say this too loudly,
but I just about conquered the TBR mountain! Seriously. Over the holidays we
went on a trip, and I had nothing but my ebook reader and I just about knocked
out ALL my new books. Now, I’ve been blessed with a whole bunch of ARCs from my
writer friends. (Yes, it’s a perk of writing that I simply LOVE) I’ve already
read the second book in Maya Banks Breathless series. FEVER is so good—such a
unique heroine! And I read the upcoming Spindle Cove by Tessa Dare. And I
consumed the next Green Pines book by Moira Rogers—all of these are favourite
authors.
Aurian: Who are some of your favourite authors? Do
you still have the books you loved reading as a young girl?
Vivian: Oops! I snuck in a few names in that last
answer, but I also love Jaci Burton, Lauren Dane, Kit Rocha, Lorelei James.
From my reading when I was growing up I still have all the Isaac Asimov, all
the Narnia series and the old classics of “What Katy Did” and “What Katy Did
Next”. I didn’t read the Canadian classic Anne of Green Gables until I was in
my twenties for some reason, but I love them all now.
Are you
left-handed or right-handed?
Right for
writing, left for everything else.
What is
your favourite movie, and which is the last one you saw in the theater?
Favourite
movie has to be Princess Bride and my daughter and I went to Les Mis
Are you a
morning person or a night owl?
Both. I
like getting up early and staying up late, and then I need a nap in the middle
of the day.
What famous
author, dead or alive, would you love to meet and why?
Tough
question. I think it would have to be Asimov, because he wrote in so many
genres and was so detailed in what he wrote, and yet everything he produced I
find so readable. I’d love to chat with him about his process.
Official
Bio
Vivian
Arend in one word: Adventurous. In a sentence: Willing to try just about
anything once. That wide-eyed attitude has taken her around North
America , through parts of Europe ,
and into Central and South America , often with
no running water.
Her
optimistic outlook also meant that when challenged to write a book, she gave it
a shot, and discovered creating worlds to play in was nearly as addictive as
traveling the real one. Now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
of both contemporary and paranormal stories, Vivian continues to explore, write
and otherwise keep herself well entertained.
(Not-so-official
bio)
The 2007 Nanowrimo challenge in November triggered my addiction
with writing. When I discovered ebooks and romance novels in 2008, the rush was
on. April 2008 I began writing what became my first published work- Wolf Signs
released March 2009.
Becoming a
writer has given me friends from around the world, and allows me continue to
use my imagination. Peter Pan had something right – there’s a part of me that
never wants to grow up. Playing pretend is too much fun. It’s also possible to
write anywhere in the world.
I enjoy
reading and writing both contemporary and paranormal works. Outdoor experiences
figure prominently in my work partly because I’ve travelled extensively with my
husband and family – to places with and without running water. My current
highest elevation reached is 5000m (Cotapaxi mountain in Ecuador
I hope you
enjoy my work.
Where to
find Vivian:
Website:
http://www.vivianarend.com/
Blog: http://www.vivianarend.com/blog/Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/VivianArend
Twitter: @VivianArend
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2932249.Vivian_Arend
Vivian’s next book is High Risk, the First book in the new Adrenaline series, which will be published on
LIFELINE:
an elite search-and-rescue squad based out of
Rebecca James was once revered for her devil-may-care attitude and backcountry
survival skills. But ever since she lost her partner in a fatal accident,
patches of her memory have been missing. And until she can recall those final,
tragic moments before the accident, she can’t move on.
Since
Marcus Landers was permanently injured during a mission, all his energies have
been focused on his Lifeline team. When Becki—whom he had an intense affair
with seven years ago—arrives in Banff
New truths
surface until Becki must at last confront her greatest fear. Remembering the
past might mean a future without the man she loves…
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