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Interview with Author – Chanta Rand

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About Chanta Rand:
Chanta Jefferson Rand is an Emma Award winning Debut Author of the Year, a multi-published, best-selling author of sizzling-hot romance, and the former host of The Chanta Rand Show. An avid reader of all genres, she stepped onto the scene in 2010 with her first published historical romance, Pharaoh’s Desire.

In 2016, she was appointed Chair of the Diversity Committee for Romance Writers of America (RWA) with the mission of increasing the awareness of diversity in romance.

The author of over twenty-five novels, Chanta is a history junkie, a Walking Dead fan, and a recovering shoe addict. She never met a stiletto she didn’t like!

What inspires you to write?
I love telling a great story, especially one with humor, snappy dialogue and happy endings.

Tell us about your writing process.
Usually a scene pops into my head and then I write around that scene. I have a spiral notebook filled with random scenes, kind of like a snippet of a movie. Creating a full-length novel from this snippet is part of the fun.

For Fiction Writers: Do you listen (or talk to) to your characters?
My characters definitely talk to me. I can’t tell you how many times they jump off the page demanding to have their story told. Whenever I have writer’s block, it’s because I’m trying to force my characters to do something they don’t want to do.

What advice would you give other writers?
Never give up. Never take no for an answer. Always write what you want.

How did you decide how to publish your books?
Ugh. Unfortunately, I had a bad experience with a publisher many years ago. Not getting paid the royalties I’d earned forced me to look in a different direction. I made the decision to self-publish, and it was the best thing that ever happened to me.

What do you think about the future of book publishing?
With so many options and so much technology, the sky’s the limit for authors and readers. I see wonderful things on the horizon.

What do you use?: Professional Editor, Professional Cover Designer, Beta Readers

What genres do you write?: erotic, historical, contemporary

What formats are your books in?: eBook, Print, Both eBook and Print

Website(s)
Chanta Rand Home Page Link
Link To Chanta Rand Page On Amazon
Link to Author Page on other site

Your Social Media Links
Facebook

All information in this post is presented “as is” supplied by the author. We don’t edit to allow you the reader to hear the author in their own voice.

Filed Under: Interviews With Authors Tagged With: Alpha Male, Chanta Rand, contemporary romance, Multicultural Romance, Romantic comedy, sports romance


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