Carolyn Waddell
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J.R. Ward:
What made you decide to branch out from mainstream romance to your Brotherhood Series? Quite a leap and an awesome one at that! I've devoured every book in this series! I love the development of each character. Your books are incredible well written! Thank you!
J.R. Ward
Aw thankies! And I branched out because I got fired from my publisher at the time- and PS they were right not to renew my contract because my books weren't selling enough. This is a business, and I know they wanted to keep working with me and me with them, but it is a numbers game, and my numbers weren't working.
It was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It forced me to get real with myself and what I wanted to write- hell, what I COULD write. The Brothers showed up in my head and BOOM! I was off and running. I expected to get fired again, however. And believe it or not, I still do. You know, I think if I'd been really successful right out of the box, I wouldn't still be working as hard because that fear of losing this job and not being able to do what I love for a living wouldn't have been cattle-prodded into me. Fear is good. It helps us respect the luck we've been given.
It was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It forced me to get real with myself and what I wanted to write- hell, what I COULD write. The Brothers showed up in my head and BOOM! I was off and running. I expected to get fired again, however. And believe it or not, I still do. You know, I think if I'd been really successful right out of the box, I wouldn't still be working as hard because that fear of losing this job and not being able to do what I love for a living wouldn't have been cattle-prodded into me. Fear is good. It helps us respect the luck we've been given.
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Pam Morris
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J.R. Ward:
I am a big big fan of your books and think they are written very well and the language was cool and interesting. What made you decide to add an "H" in the names of the Brothers. Also, do you listen to a lot of hip hop while writing? I developed a love / obsession of hip hop / rap / gangster, especially JayZ's "99 Probems" after reading early BDB books.
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