Roberta Hoffer is in the Author Spotlight

Today in the author spotlight is ROBERTA HOFFER, the author of the SILENT VAMPIRE TRILOGY .

 I begin every interview by asking the author to share an interesting writing fact with me.  The answers provide a little insight to the published work.  Ms. Hoffer’s response is by far the most interesting.  She uses the names of deceased relatives for her characters.  After an intense study into her father’s side of the family, she decided to use the information obtained, including birthdates, dates of death and cause of death.  She did add that her research did not indicate any of these relatives were vampires. 

Welcome Roberta! Please tell the readers a little bit about the book you wrote.

IT BEGAN AS A SINGLE BOOK IDEA THEN DEVELOPED INTO A TRILOGY.  I ALWAYS HAD AN INTEREST IN VAMPIRES BUT WANTED TO CREATE MY OWN “VERSION” OF WHAT I THOUGHT A VAMPIRE SHOULD BE.

What can you tell us about your main characters?

MY MAIN CHARACTERS ARE MY FAMILY.  SARAH, THE MORTAL HEROINE, IS PATTERENED AFTER MY DAUGHTER.  CARTER, THE VAMPIRE LOVER/HUSBAND, IS A PURELY NEW CREATION.  THE REST OF THE ABBOTT FAMILY OF VAMPIRES ARE MY DECEASED RELATIVES.  A FEW I KNEW, MOST I DID NOT KNOW.  I CREATED PERSONALITIES FOR THE UNKNOWN RELATIVES TO FIT THE STORYLINE.

Who is your book published through?

MY FIRST BOOK, SILENT HEART, WAS SELF-PUBLISHED THROUGH AUTHORHOUSE.  MY SECOND AND THIRD BOOKS, SILENT MADNESS AND SILENT BLOOD, ARE PUBLISHED THROUGH ETERNAL PRESS.  THEY OFFERED TO REPUBLISH SILENT HEART UNDER THEIR NAME AND BRING IT OUT TO MATCH THE OTHER TWO BOOKS.  IT WAS RELEASED IN AUGUST 2013.  NOW ALL THREE BOOKS IN THE SILENT VAMPIRE TRILOGY ARE WITH ETERNAL PRESS.

What else are you working on?

I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SEQUEL TO THE SILENT VAMPIRE TRILOGY.  SO MANY READERS WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AFTER SARAH’S ACCIDENT.  HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE RELEASED IN 2014.  ETERNAL PRESS WILL ALSO BE THE PUBLISHER.

Would you please share an odd behavior you’ve picked up while writing? (An example: during intense scenes, my fingers pound the keyboard.)

I VISUALIZE THE SCENE I AM CREATING AS IF I AM WATCHING IT ON A MOVIE SCREEN.  I WRITE WHAT I VISUALIZE IN ORDER TO GIVE THE READER THE FEELING OF BEING THERE; IN THE SAME ROOM WITH A HUNGRY VAMPIRE, OR BEING INTIMATELY CLOSE TO AN ASHEN IMMORTAL THAT LOVES YOU TO THE DEPTH OF HIS SOUL. 

Which do you find more embarrassing to write, violence or sex?

SEX MOST DEFINITELY.  I KEEP MY BOOKS FREE FROM IMPROPER LANGUAGE AND EROTIC SCENES.  I DO, HOWEVER, INCLUDE SCENES THAT WILL STIMULATE YOUR IMAGINATION AND ALLOW YOU TO COME TO YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS.

 Thank you Roberta for your time.  Roberta’s birthday is tomorrow.  What a great gift for her to wake up and find book sales through the roof.  I hope you will check out Roberta Hoffer’s books.  They are available through the following retailers.

                               www.eternalpress.biz

                                www.amazon.com

                            Barnes and Noble Online

Books by Roberta Hoffer:

 SILENT HEART

SILENT MADNESS

SILENT BLOOD