#Interview (002) - Cari Robe | According to Braelynne

#Interview (002) - Cari Robe

| Thursday, May 17, 2018 | 2018 , Cari Robe , Interview |

What kind(s) of writing do you do? I am a contemporary romance author.

What do you think most characterizes your writing? Both the male and female lead characters tend to be alphas. I like my characters to be strong but to also not take themselves too seriously. They are, after all, falling in love and we know that makes people a little crazy!

Who are some of your favorite authors that you feel were influential in your work? What impact have they had on your writing? I have a ton of favorite authors! I have always been an avid reader with few boundaries of genre.

What did you find most useful in learning to write? What was least useful or most destructive? The thing that is the most useful is to be yourself and trust your own instincts. The most destructive thing was allowing some people’s opinions to doubt myself. You aren’t going to please everyone all the time. If you’re true to yourself, you will at least have one person happy all the time!

Are you a full-time or part-time writer? How does that affect your writing? I am a part-time writer working on becoming full-time!

How do you feel about ebooks vs. print books and alternative vs. conventional publishing? I currently only publish in eBooks and I think that gives a lot of people the opportunity to pursue publishing without the significant cost of conventional publishing.

What are some ways in which you promote your work? How do these helps or hurt your writing time? To promote my books I use Facebook, Instagram and Goodreads. I participate in Author Takeover events, Live Write events and post every day on all my formats, including my private reader group. I feel that it’s a balance that can be tough to achieve but I am a very schedule driven person, so I tend to schedule out my activities and write around them. Of course, writing is important but if no one knows about it it’s less important.

What do you like to read in your free time? I read military suspense, romance, paranormal romance, nonfiction, fiction, etc…

What projects are you working on at the present? I am currently getting ready for Private Securities: Davis Entertainment Book Three to go live on 4/20/18!

What do your plans for future projects include? Future projects include 5 anthologies, starting a new series that is a spin off of Davis Entertainment and an anniversary copy of Davis Entertainment. That is all in 2018! In 2019 I have 3 more anthologies lined up and a plan to start a third series!