Leya Layne here taking over the blog to ask my newest main character Kassandra some questions for Day 15 of 365 days of blogging.
This past week, I finished drafting You’ve Got Bookmail. ARC Copies will be going out on February 1, and the book will be live on February 29. As we’re all getting ready for the big launch, I thought it might be fun to let you get to know a little about the female main character, Kassandra AKA Kass.
- What is your life like at the moment?
My life is pretty quiet right now. I live alone and spend all of my time writing, reading, and swimming in my pool. - Are you married, single, or in a relationship?
I’m currently single. My last relationship didn’t end well, really, it didn’t go well, but the ending was even more difficult. - Where do you live now?
I live on the outskirts of this small, rural town about 6 hours from my family. - What are your physical surroundings like? Are they comfortable, safe, or dangerous?
My house is pretty isolated and on the edge of a forest. It is large and comfortable. I feel safe. - How do you feel about the place where you are now? Is there something you are particularly attached to, or particularly repelled by, in this place?
There are two things that I absolutely love about my house: 1) my writing nook has the best view overlooking the pool and back into the woods. 2) the swimming pool and patio is gorgeous, and because it’s heated, I can swim all year long. - Who lives with you?
I live alone. - Do you have children?
No, thank goodness. It would have been an even worse situation had I had children with my ex, Charles. - What about the rest of your family? Are you close to them now or distant?
I have a very strong relationship with my baby sister, Malissa. We’ve always been close, and we talk just about every other day. The relationship with our parents is a little more strained. They took my ex’s side in the breakup, thinking that I made a bad decision, and they spent the better part of the year trying to talk me into giving him another chance. - What do you do for a living? Are you self-employed, or do you work for someone else?
I’m an author. I have a publishing contract that is completed with the release of my next romantasy book, and I have a self-published series I’m still working through. - How long have you done this job?
I used to be a journalist for a newspaper, but I started writing novels about ten years ago. - What do you consider your greatest personal failing?
I am unable to take take the reins in my life and relationships, so I live vicariously through my characters who are strong, independent, and sexually free. This can cause me to isolate myself, which leaves me lonely and bereft.