Virtual Book Tour With Francine Craft
By APOOO • Aug 6th, 2010 • Category: Virtual Book Tours •
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Getting to know Francine Craft…
If you could pass on one tidbit of knowledge to both your fans and aspiring writers, what would it be?
Learn to believe in yourself. Have faith and trust in your vision and put no else’s vision above yours. Fortunately, we live in an age when we can self-publish and that makes a huge difference. And never give up on your dreams and your goals. Never, never underestimate your readers. Most can “get” anything you care to write about. Prepare well and be the best you can be. And I pray before I write. Believe me, it helps.
What authors influence your work?
Daphne du Maurier and Mary Stewart, both writer of romance in a distant time. Presently I like Danielle Steel for romance, love Maureen Smith and consider her one of the best writers writing. Her name is eluding me at the moment, but she also writes as Meesha Mink, all the bestselling writers who obviously take joy in what they do. There’re just so many out there these days.
How do you choose the titles for your novels?
I look within the novel and the novel idea always for the title.
About the Book
DYING ON THE EDGE
A Multicultural, Multilayered Romantic Voodoo Mystery) – Click here to view the book trailer
SHE WAS LOOKING FOR A WAY BACK INTO HIS HEART!
Film star Maggi French is on top of her game, and she wants billionaire real estate mogul Kurt Wilder for herself, even though he’s married and has a child. He owns Wilder Film Studios, and Maggi’s drive for power demands she have him as her husband. She’ll go to any lengths to get him, including voodoo. Maggi lives on the edge of an emotional precipice. Will her hunger for Kurt provide the thrust that pushes her over?
WAS HE LOOKING FOR A DEADLY WAY OUT?
Kurt Wilder has romanced many women and his wife knows all about them. Once he thought he’d divorce his wife and marry Maggi. Now he’s drifting and she’s clinging. Has he figured out a way to be free of her forever?
About the author
Francine is a long-time, prolific, bestselling multicultural romance and romantic suspense writer for publishers such as Harlequin, BET and Kensington. Her slogan is: Books that Warm the Heart the and Enrich the Soul. She is also popular on the international front, especially in the UK, and gets treasured fan mail from readers in the United States and worldwide. Several of her books have been translated and Harlequin distributed five as Introductory Books. She feels that nobody values their fellow humans more than she does, but adds that they can be trying sometimes which doesn’t keep her from loving them.
With DYING ON THE EDGE, Francine has written and self-published a romantic voodoo mystery with Wheatmark Publishing and her own imprint of Craft’s New America Press. Edge is well researched, written, edited and proofed. A lot of people who’ve read advance copies have loved it and she hopes you will too.
Leave a comment and be entered to win a wonderful Harry & David tower of treats courtesy of Francine! Winner will be randomly chosen by the author and announced on the last day of the tour.
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Sounds like an interesting story…and it reminds me of some of the talk of voodoo i heard growing up in the low country.
LaShonda, thank you. It is an interesting story you might like because it gives you some of the background of voodoo which is a religion to millions of people and is worthy of respect. The hoopla surrounding it is ill-intentioned. I had a distant cousin, a preacher and hoodoo man who was nothing liked the smart and caring houngans and the mambos so much a part of voodoo. However, voodoo is just a partial background for what is a fascinating story to me and many others. if you buy or borrow, please let me know what you think.
I am looking forward to reading this – voodoo romance sounds really wonderful
VOODOO? ROMANCE? Aw….Me loves the sounds of that. I want to check it out. Great info. Thanks for sharing
Hi Francine and welcome to Apooo ! I will have to pick this up and check it out.
‘Cilla, I’m answering in order an yours is first. I heard from you on another venue and I very much appreciate this. I believe you’ll like this. So many have liked it. You read a lot and if price is a problem, there’ll be good second hand copies later. Try it and do let me know if you do or don’t like it and why. Thanks again.
Francine Craft´s last [type] ..Dying on the Edge- Sixth and Last Excerpt
Thanks Shaye Shaye, I found it interesting that voodoo is a religion for millions and it’s fascinating. The origin is brilliant and done by slaves. I absolute loved writing Edge and many, many people have told me they loved it. some say it’s gritty; I say it’s slices of orange and lemon life:) And I hope you do read it and tell me what you do and don’t like about it.
Francine Craft´s last [type] ..Dying on the Edge- Sixth and Last Excerpt
I really love the title of this book. Every tour stop that I’ve been too I get more curious than the last time to read this story.
Great words of wisdom for aspiring authors.
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Thanks Linda for welcoming me to APOOO. I’ll be more active here in the future. And many thanks for wanting to pick up Edge. I believe you’ll like it; so many others have. It goes deep into a side of voodoo you won’t read about anywhere else, its origin from the brilliant minds of slaves.
Francine Craft´s last [type] ..Dying on the Edge- Sixth and Last Excerpt
Jennifer, sorry I put Linda’s name before yours here, but Aol was molasses and I had to go out and come back in. The titlef of the words for aspiring authors sounds fascinating – wish you’d put an address with this. We all like to know people are listening and so it warms my heart that you’ve been to other blogs, but if this had been your first, I’d still be grateful. If you pick up Edge, please tell me what you do and don’t like about it.
Francine Craft´s last [type] ..Dying on the Edge- Sixth and Last Excerpt
Hi Francine. I have read several of your novels in the past and enjoyed them. Congratulations on your success both at home and abroad. I look forward to reading Dying on the Edge. Sounds thrilling!
Dera, thanks for reading my books and telling me you enjoyed them, and I certainly appreciate your words of encouragement. I sincerely believe you’ll like and enjoy Edge. It tells you things about voodoo as a religion that most people aren’t aware of and it’s a fight against evil in all its forms. If you like mysteries, I think you’ll like this one. I hope you do find it thrilling and I hope I remembered to tell everyone to tell me what you do and don’t like about Edge.
Francine Craft´s last [type] ..Dying on the Edge- Sixth and Last Excerpt
Yasmin, thank you for hosting Francine today! Dera, Jennifer, Linda, LaShonda, ShayeShaye, and ‘Cilla, a big thanks to you also for stopping by today!
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@ Renee it was my pleasure!
@ Francine many blessings on Dying on the Edge.
IWhen I saw voodoo and romance, I knew I had to read it!
Hi Francine! I look forward to reading your novel. I’m writing a longer version of a book with paranormal/voodoo in it. I hope you get lots of reader love
The title intrigues me, so I will definitely be picking up a copy! This will be a good summer read for me and I’m looking forward to it! Thanks for visiting APOOO, Francine!
This surely sounds like my type of book and I will be reading.
I am hoping this is a beginning of a series.