Who is Gayle Brown?
Formerly a full-time teacher, now a full-time writer, Gayle’s passion for writing started when she could hold a crayon in her hand, using the walls as her storyboard. Since then, she’s connected pen to paper and fingers to the keyboard at every given chance. Gayle is also a mentor for the writing program, The Book Incubator. She is a member of various writing organizations, including the Women’s Fiction Writing Association, International Women’s Writing Guild, International Thriller Writers, and Sisters in Crime. When not writing, mentoring or reading, you can find her spending time with her family, including a very spoiled mini dachshund.
The Giveaway:
The chance to win a free signed copy of A DEADLY GAME (see blurb below) to anyone who signs up for her newsletter at www.gaylebrownauthor.com. Valid to US residents only and must sign up on December 12, 2024, before midnight.
When local college student, Jaden Pierce, disappears one night playing 'Manhunt in the Woods' with his fraternity brothers, Nicole, an empathetic stay-at-home mom living a blissful life, joins the search party.
Combing through the wooded area, Nicole unearths her son Kyle's license and withholds this potential piece of evidence. She trusts him, but a sliver of doubt festers below the surface, thanks to one unresolved incident from middle school and his shady pastime. After he is officially named a person of interest, she must decide what to do next. Unsettled but determined to protect him, Nicole searches for the answers on her own.
While probing deeper, surprised by her unethical actions interfering with the investigation, Nicole realizes she's being followed. As the situation deteriorates, she is blindsided by the truth, suddenly shattering her trust in people as well as her entire belief system. Now, unsure who to believe and running out of time, Nicole faces her most challenging moral dilemma: With someone's fate resting in her hands, will she reveal what she's learned or keep it to herself?
The Interview:
What genre do you write in, and what drew you to that genre? Do you aspire to write in another genre? If so, which one(s)?
I write in the suspense/mystery genre because I like to read mysteries, suspense, and thrillers. I love challenging my mind and having to figure out who did it and why. I’m also obsessed with true crime shows and podcasts. I listen intently, making notes for my books. I have also tried my hand at a rom-com and found myself loving writing humor, so my next books, the ones I’m currently working on combine humor with mystery and suspense.
How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?
I have written four books, but have only one published to date. I am currently working on my fifth manuscript, the second one in a series (see below).
It's hard to choose a favorite book because each one has a special significance in its own way. Since A DEADLY GAME is my debut, it holds a special place in my heart, but I also love my new character, Avery Montgomery, and the situations she finds herself in. Her sidekick is a lovable character as well.
What's your approach to writing? Are you a plotter or do you let your story unfold and the characters present themselves (Pantser)?
I’m sort of a hybrid. I’ve tried outlining, but it doesn’t really work for me, so much so, the only time I wrote an outline, it sat under my notebooks for the entire project. It wasn’t until I was cleaning everything up I found it. And guess what? The story didn’t follow the outline. There were some parts that matched up, but as I wrote, the story took twists and turns. I love when I write something that I didn’t see coming. I know the reader will feel that, too.
If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why?
Read minds! What I could really learn about a person if I could hear their inner thoughts. And what juicy material it would make for my books!
Since it’s the holidays, what’s your favorite holiday food?
This may sound boring, but it’s squash casserole. My mom makes the best one, and it’s the one food I crave at the holidays!
Tell us about your current work in progress.
I am working on book 2 in the Avery Montgomery, Bridesmaid for Hire series. I am about a quarter of the way through, and the characters are revealing themselves to me. The series is about a teacher turned professional bridesmaid, who, ironically, doesn’t believe in marriage. While assisting at weddings, Avery becomes entangled in less than stellar circumstances, challenging her trust issues and self-worth. Putting on her amateur sleuth hat, she has to follow the clues, along with her sidekick, Phoebe, to save the weddings and herself.
Lightning Round – Just for fun
Holiday pies --- apple or pumpkin - Pumpkin
Morning person or night owl – Morning!
Beach or Mountains - Beach
City or Country– City
Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream: Vanilla
Favorite Movie- When Harry Met Sally (a classic!)
Last book Read – Expiration Dates, Rebecca Serle
Print, audio, or ebook - Print first, ebook second, rarely audio
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