{"id":1124,"date":"2022-05-25T10:23:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T09:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/?p=1124"},"modified":"2022-05-25T10:23:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T09:23:48","slug":"author-qa-with-brenda-lyne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/?p=1124","title":{"rendered":"Author Q&A with Brenda Lyne\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author Q&A with Brenda Lyne<\/h2>\n
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Brenda Lyne is the pseudonym of author Jennifer DeVries. Jennifer lives just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota with her two busy kids, two cats, two fish, and probably a partridge in a pear tree. She is living, breathing proof that it is never too late to follow your dreams.<\/div>\n
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How did you begin your journey as a writer? <\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
I<\/span>‘ve always known I wanted to write novels…it just took me a long time to find the discipline to actually do it. The catalyst came in 2018, when I was asked to write up a development plan for my job. I really struggled with that, because I felt like the expectation was to strive to become middle management at that large corporation. And quite frankly, that wasn’t what I wanted. I knew what I REALLY wanted, and realized it was time to make it happen. I took a short story class to dust off the cobwebs, and I haven’t stopped writing since!<\/span><\/div>\n
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Do you write in the same genre that you read? <\/b><\/div>\n
Yes. I read horror, thriller, mystery, crime fiction — and you’ll see all of that in my stories. Stephen King is my hero.<\/div>\n
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Do you have a writing schedule? <\/b><\/div>\n
As a single mom of two teenagers with a career, it can be hard to carve out the time to write. I’m generally an early riser and find I do my best writing in the mornings with a cup of coffee in hand. Ultimately, though, I grab time wherever I can, and have been known to bring my laptop and write in the car while a kid is at practice.<\/div>\n
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What are you writing at the moment?<\/b><\/div>\n
<\/b>I’m in the beginning stages of writing novel #4, which is the second book in a new series featuring a new character — Raegan O’Rourke, an investigative journalist with a psychic ability, a complicated family life, and a newfound talent for solving cold cases.<\/div>\n
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You can find Brenda on Twitter<\/a><\/div>\n
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Author Q&A with Brenda Lyne Brenda Lyne is the pseudonym of author Jennifer DeVries. Jennifer lives just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota with her two busy kids, two cats, two fish, and probably a partridge in a pear tree. She is living, breathing proof that it is never too late to follow your dreams. \u00a0 How did you begin your journey as a writer? I‘ve always known I wanted to write novels…it just took me a long time to find the discipline to actually do it. The catalyst came in 2018, when I was asked to write up a development plan for my job. I really struggled with that, because I felt like the expectation was to strive to become middle management at that large corporation. And quite frankly, that wasn’t what I wanted. I knew what I REALLY wanted, and realized it was time to make it happen. I took a short story class to dust off the cobwebs, and I haven’t stopped writing since! Do you write in the same genre that you read? Yes. I read horror, thriller, mystery, crime fiction — and you’ll see all of that in my stories. Stephen King is my hero. Do you have a writing schedule? As a single mom of two teenagers with a career, it can be hard to carve out the time to write. I’m generally an early riser and find I do my best writing in the mornings with a cup of coffee in hand. Ultimately, though, I grab time wherever I can, and have been known to bring my laptop and write in the car while a kid is at practice. What are you writing at the moment? I’m in the beginning stages of writing novel #4, which is the second book in a new series featuring a new character — Raegan O’Rourke, an investigative journalist with a psychic ability, a complicated family life, and a newfound talent for solving cold cases. 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