So, I guess you could call me a switch.ĭo you have any writing rituals or special processes you complete before sitting down to write? As for my current WIP, I plotted it before hand, and then revised the synopsis two more times before I started writing. The down side to that process was how much had to be scrapped and rewritten.

I started with the first sentence and the pieces fell into place as the story unfolded. On a more serious note, I felt this was my opportunity to challenge readers to think about what it means to be strong, what it means to be free, and what it means to be vulnerable for the sake of true love. Honestly, I saw a call for scifi submissions at romance house and the setting for Frozen Heart immediately popped into my head.

It all happened much faster than I expected and I’m still getting used to the idea that I have a book. After playing around in some online writing communities, I decided I’d take the plunge and set my sights on writing a book. A couple years ago, I resumed the voracious reading habits of my youth thanks to the resurgence of vampire themed books like the Black Dagger Brotherhood, and began writing as well. I eventually got the hang of being a mom and figured out how to balance my time. I toyed with writing my own fantasy stories at the time, but abandoned the idea quickly.įast forward about 10 years, I got married, had kids, and didn’t have time to think let alone read. At the time there were only 3 books in the series (shut up, I’m not old) and I read and re-read them until I had them memorized. The Vampire Chronicles were adult not only in their themes and content, but also in the complexity of the language and writing style. Everyone thought I was so weird because I read vampire books that weren’t in the middle school library. My first true love in literature was the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. I cut my teeth at a young age on authors who wrote adult fiction. I’ve always been an avid reader, completely obsessed with my Scholastics flier from elementary school onward. When did you first start writing? What made you want to be a writer? Today we sit down with Annabelle and are excited to share with you, our readers, a little more about this wonderful author.

Annabelle Blume is the author of the heart-pounding futuristic tale Frozen Heart.

Frozen Heart by Annabelle Blume