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SRR: Hello
Mary. Thank you so much for letting me interview you for Simply Romance
Reviews.
Before we start talking about your
upcoming release, Enchantment’s Embrace, tell us a little about yourself. |
Mary J. Dressel:
Right now I
live in West Michigan, but grew up in a Detroit suburb. I'm the mother of two
grown, handsome sons, and after remarrying three and a half years ago, I
gained three beautiful stepdaughters. I work in a middle school as an
Instructional Paraprofessional ten months of the year, and love that. Writing
is my warm fuzzy, and has been for most of my life. Creative photography is
my hobby.
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| SRR: You said since you were a child, you always knew you’d become a writer.
What was your inspiration? Was there any particular author or book that led
you to your decision?
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Mary J. Dressel: I think my inspiration for
writing was the love of reading, and wanting to see my own name on books!
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss was my first favorite author, and the Flame and the
Flower made me want to write romance. Somewhere in Time had a lot of
influence on doing a time-travel series.
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| SRR: Tell us a little about Visions of Enchantment and the upcoming
sequel Enchantment’s Embrace from the Enchantment series. Will we see
any more books in this series? |
Mary J. Dressel:
Visions of Enchantment
is so close to my heart.
It's a romantic time-travel about a hero, Uriah, who came through the Portal,
through the confines of time to wait for his heroine, Eryn. A fateful foggy
night led her back to him twenty years later, twenty years plus a century!
Back to a town and a man she had only seen in visions. Uriah's goal is to
help her remember him, and her past life she knows nothing about.
Enchantment's Embrace is their continuing story, picking up a year later.
Many challenges face them as they plan their future together, with revenge,
threats from their past, illness, and heartache, so the question is whether
their love can withstand all the challenges yet to face them, and if the
Portal through time will steal their love once again. The Enchantment Series
is a four book series.
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| SRR:
When you started
the Enchantment series, did you know you were going to add elements of
time-travel? And what about time-travel appeals to you? |
Mary J. Dressel:
Yes, from the beginning I knew this was going to be a time-travel, although I
didn't know it would be more than one book until it was nearly finished. The
element of time-travel appeals to me because of the historical aspect of it,
plus you can write contemporary, too. Also, the element of time-travel sets
up a lot of challenges for writing it. After all, who wouldn't want their
lover to cross the boundaries of time to be with them?
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| SRR: Authors
ultimately cherish the stories they’ve created as though they’ve lived it
themselves. What are your thoughts on that statement? And is there one
particular part in your book that you hold dearer to your heart than the rest? |
Mary J. Dressel:
I most definitely cherish this series and the characters.
Actually, I cherish and feel as though I'm living all my stories. If I
feel it, then it's my hopes that my readers will, too. A particular part I
hold dear to my heart are two 'creek' scenes. There is one special moment in
each of these two books. Yes, that would be the particular part that I hold
dear.
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| SRR: Tell
us a little bit about what you’re working on now. |
Mary J. Dressel: At
this time I'm working on the third book in the Enchantment series, while
planning book four in my head. Plus, I'm trying to finish a vampire romance,
as well as, a contemporary novella, then a contemporary romance about a
lighthouse keeper.
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| SRR: Have you always wanted to write Historical Contemporary and Paranormal
Romances? Or are there any other genres you might be interested in?
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Mary J. Dressel:
These three genres are mainly what I focus on, but wouldn't mind writing
Mainstream or Women's Fiction. Since I've worked with kids most of my career,
I sometimes dabble in children's stories, and one day might publish them under
a pen name.
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| SRR: Are
there any upcoming events you’d like to tell us about? |
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Mary J. Dressel:
One book signing is scheduled for February 12th in Battle Creek,
Michigan, with 13 other authors. I'm planning to do a Meet the Author signing
at a coffee shop soon in Richland, Michigan. Details for that will come
soon. Information can be found on my website or Blog, about any future
signings or events. Especially, I'm looking forward to the release of
Enchantment's Embrace on February 18, 2008. Hopefully, the third book can be
released in 2008, too!
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| SRR: Thanks again for stopping by Simply Romance Reviews. We loved having you
here today! But before you leave, is there anything else you’d like to tell
the readers? |
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Mary J. Dressel:
I'm
very excited, and honored, to be doing this for such a wonderful site. A
short message to the readers will be-- "If you keep reading, then I'll keep
writing!" Thank you so much for interviewing me! |
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| ~Mary
J. Dressel was interviewed by Angela for Simply Romance Reviews |