Today I’m happy to welcome Jenny Moss to my blog, to tell answer a few questions about her recently released debut novel Winnie’s War.

About Winnie’s War
A debut novel set against the backdrop of the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918.

Life in Winnie’s sleepy town of Coward Creek, Texas, is just fine for her. Although her troubled mother’s distant behavior has always worried Winnie, she’s plenty busy caring for her younger sisters, going to school, playing chess with Mr. Levy, and avoiding her testy grandmother. Plus, her sweetheart Nolan is always there to make her smile when she’s feeling low. But when the Spanish Influenza claims its first victim, lives are suddenly at stake, and Winnie has never felt so helpless. She must find a way to save the people she loves most, even if doing so means putting her own life at risk.

About Jenny Moss
JENNY MOSS is a former NASA engineer. She earned a master’s degree in literature and taught writing as an adjunct at University of Houston-Clear Lake. Winnie’s War is her first novel. She lives with her two teenagers in Houston, Texas.

Jenny was kind enough to answer a few questions for me:

Q: Tell us about a scene or character from your novel that was especially easy (or especially difficult) to write.

A: Great question! I put off writing Chapter 23 (but I can’t reveal why). I thought about it, researched it, thought some more, but didn’t want to write it. When I finally did, the words just flowed.

Q: What is your favorite (or one of your favorite) myths or fairy-tales, and why?

A: The Twelve Dancing Princesses: sisters, worn-out shoes, sneaking out, dancing, romance — Yes!

Q What has been the most exciting part of selling your book(s) and getting published so far?

A: Each step is amazing. My favorites so far: my agent telling me we’d received an offer, talking to a potential reader who was excited to meet me(!), and holding the hardcover of Winnie’s War in my hands.

Thanks Jenny! And best of luck!

Check out Jenny’s website for more info on her and her books! Winnie’s War is available for purchase at your local independant bookseller, on Amazon and in bookstores now!

This year I’m excited to have a whole pack of talented debut writers stopping by to visit and talk about their novels. To start if off I’m happy to welcome Stacey Jay, author of You Are So Undead To Me. I particularly wanted to point this book out to those of my friends (you know who you are!) with an unnatural interest in zombies.

About You Are So Undead to Me

Megan Berry’s social life is so dead. Literally. Fifteen-year-old Megan Berry is a Zombie Settler by birth, which means she’s part-time shrink to a bunch of dead people. All Megan wants is to be normal–and go to homecoming. But someone in school is using black magic to turn average, angsty Undead into flesh-eating Zombies, and it’s looking like homecoming will turn out to be a very different kind of party–the bloody kind.

About Stacey Jay

Stacey Jay is a workaholic with three pen names, four kids, and a decidedly macabre sense of humor. She loves zombies, creepies, crawlies, blood, guts, gore, and of course, romance. “You are So Undead to Me”, Stacey’s debut paranormal Young Adult Romance featuring Zombie Settler, Megan Berry is a January 22nd 2009 release from Razorbill books.

I got to ask Stacey a few questions about herself and her writing. Here’s what she had to say:

Q: Tell us about a scene or character from your novel that was especially difficult to write.

A: The intro was so so hard. I wanted it to be scary, but still have a humorous overtone and for it to represent my character as a teen even though she was having a flashback to a younger age. So…yeah, it was hard. I rewrote it at least six times. But hopefully, in my final draft, I managed to juggle all those balls fairly well.

Q: What fairy-tale or myth do you particularly like (or dislike) and why?

A: I loathe Snow White. I mean, I write about zombies, but the idea of a prince making out with a girl who is in a poison apple coma is just gross. And then she has to marry this guy? Blechk.

Q: What has been the most exciting part (so far) of selling your book and getting published?

A: Knowing I’m going to go to the store on the 22nd of January and see my book on a shelf in the bookstore. I think I’ll probably have some sort of attack. I’m going to bring my inhaler and a fan just in case.

Thanks Stacey, and best of luck!

Check out Stacey’s website for more info on her and her books! You Are So Undead To Me is available for purchase at your local independant bookseller, on Amazon and in bookstores now!