Book Goodies

Find great books, bargains and freebies!

  • Home
  • Authors: Tell Readers About Your Book
  • Advertising
    • Buy Home Page Features
    • Advertise Your Bargain Book
    • List Your Free eBook
    • Feature Your PermaFree Book
    • BookGoodies Multi-site Landing Pages And Book Buyer’s Guides
    • Author Advertising PrePay and Save!
  • Deals Newsletter
  • Featured Books
    • Buyer’s Guides
  • Book and Kindle Sleeves
  • Free Printable Bookmarks
  • Sites in the BookGoodies Network
  • Inspirational Thoughts and Affirmations
  • Free Books
  • PermaFree Books
  • Featured Free and Bargain Books
  • Bargain Books Under $3
  • Buyer’s Guides
  • Interviews With Authors
    • Podcasts with Authors
  • Authors Start Here
    • Authors: Tell Readers About Your Book
    • BookGoodies MEGA Submit Book Buyers Guide
    • Submit Your Interview
    • Feature Your Free Books
    • Feature Your Bargain Books
  • Giveaways from BookGoodies
You are here: Home / Interviews With Authors / Interview with Author – Virginia Ripple @virginiaripple

Interview with Author – Virginia Ripple @virginiaripple

By Book Goodies Leave a Comment

profile-picture-25percent
Author Bio:
Throughout Virginia’s life she has balanced a call to minister and a call to write. After receiving her BA in English, she went on to become a seminary student at Brite Divinity, an Associate Minister and a church elder. Virginia re-discovered her passion for writing while in graduate school and with it a new direction for her life. Since then she has balanced her time between her career as an independent author and being a loving wife and mother and slave to a neurotic cat.

What inspires you to write?
I like to pose questions and ponder intriguing situations. I’m also passionate about offering a glimpse of God while entertaining my audience. Whenever I can do both at the same time, I’m ecstatic.

Tell us about your writing process.
I’m an outliner. Over the years, my process has evolved from scribbling notes for a bunch of scenes in a Word document outline to using several spreadsheets that go from the absolute basics such as James Scott Bell’s LOCK to a list of specific scenes from beginning to end. I transfer the specific scenes to a Scrivener file and start writing one scene after another. I’ve discovered I sometimes have to stop writing in order to rearrange future scenes, sometimes adding new ones and sometimes altering ones I’ve already planned, in order to add as much conflict and suspense as I can. I like to let the characters build themselves as the story moves along, rather than spend much time digging into their pasts. It leaves a lot of room for them to surprise me as the writing progresses, which is a little like pantsing. In the end, it’s in the editing that the story really becomes what’s it’s meant to be.

For Fiction Writers: Do you listen (or talk to) to your characters?
I like to sit back and transcribe what I see and hear in my mind. It’s like I’m eavesdropping rather than interacting with the characters.

What advice would you give other writers?
Write what you’re passionate about. Don’t let anyone tell you it won’t work simply because it’s not selling like the proverbial hotcakes today. No one knows what tomorrow’s trend will be, so it’s best to write what you love and not worry about what’s selling.

How did you decide how to publish your books?
I chose to self-publish because I like the control I have over the entire process. Sometimes it’s a real headache to do it all myself and there are several areas I will eventually turn over to others who love doing them. Even so, I can’t imagine not having the final say on what happens to my products. I would suggest new authors think about just how much control they want over their work and whether they’re willing to shop their projects around for years before possibly breaking into the publishing world. Self-publishing isn’t for everyone. It takes a lot of hard work and patience, but it has it’s own rewards.

What do you think about the future of book publishing?
There’s no end to what could happen. I look for the publishers to eventually turn their ship around and do many of the same things self-publishers are doing now. I also think self-publishers will continue to push the envelope and make strides forward into a bright new world of publishing.

What do you use?
Beta Readers

What genres do you write?
Christian fantasy, Christian non-fiction

What formats are your books in?
Both eBook and Print

Website(s)
Virginia Ripple Home Page Link
Link To Virginia Ripple Page On Amazon

Your Social Media Links
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4965335.Virginia_Ripple
https://www.facebook.com/virginiarippleauthor
https://twitter.com/virginiaripple
http://www.pinterest.com/virginiaripple/

Filed Under: Interviews With Authors Tagged With: cat magic, Christian Fantasy, christian fiction, fantasy books, fantasy young adult, magic cats, talking cat, talking magical cats, Virginia Ripple


Free and Bargain Books delivered to your email daily, subscribe now to find great new books every day.

Are you looking for ebook deals? We have them! We also have free ebooks - check them out!

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sign up for our Featured and Bargain Books Newsletter

Fiction

  • Fiction
  • Action & Adventure
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Historical
  • Horror
  • Mystery/Suspense
  • Paranormal
  • Romance
  • Romance – Erotica
  • Science Fiction
  • Women’s Fiction
  • Fiction Audio Books

Listen to Your Favorite Books

Nonfiction

  • Art/Photography/Coffee Table
  • Biographies & Memoirs
  • Body/Mind/Spirit
  • Business Books
  • Cooking and Food Books
  • Crafts and Hobbies
  • Educational/How-to
  • Essays
  • Faith and Religion
  • Gardening Books
  • Health & Fitness
  • Humor
  • Inspiration and Photography Books
  • Pet and Animal Books
  • Science and Math
  • Travel
  • Nonfiction Audio Books

More Good Stuff

  • Featured Books
  • Children and Young Adult Books
  • *Reading Room
    • Interviews With Authors
    • Audio Books
      • Nonfiction Audio Books
      • Fiction Audio Books
  • Spanish
  • Giveaways from BookGoodies
  • Readers: What Podcasts Do You Listen To?
  • Readers: What Devices do You Use to Read eBooks?
  • Readers: What Do You Like on an Author’s Website?

For Authors

  • Authors: Tell Readers About Your Book
  • Author Interview – Tell Us About Yourself
  • BookGoodies MEGA Submit Book Buyers Guide
  • Advertise Your Bargain Books
  • Advertise Your Free eBook
  • Advertise Your PermaFree Book
  • Universal Link Tool for Amazon Books
  • Subscribe to Our Newsletters
  • BookGoodies News

Copyright © 2022 BookGoodies Network