#ThisorThatThursday Author Interview with Leah St. James
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I’d like to welcome my friend, the fabulous Leah St. James, to the blog for #ThisorThatThursday!
Things you never want to run out of: Black tea. I’m a tea-aholic, but don’t give me any of that sissy, fruit-flavored herbal stuff.
Things you wish you’d never bought: Our living room couch/loveseat set.
Things you need for your writing sessions: Quiet or white-noise type of background sounds.
Things that hamper your writing: Music I love—it’s too distracting; I end up dancing in my seat and forgetting I’m supposed to be writing.
Favorite foods: Anything with sugar and fat, especially if it’s fried.
Things that make you want to gag: Raw oysters. (I’m gagging now just thinking about them.)
Something you’re really good at: Writing scathing letters to the editor.
Something you’re really bad at: Public speaking.
Favorite music or song: Country rock or contemporary Christian.
Music that drives you crazy: Opera because it’s performed in other languages I don’t know.
Favorite smell: The ocean.
Something that makes you hold your nose: Gasoline or combustion engine exhaust.
The last thing you ordered online: Replacement seat cushions for the aforementioned couch/loveseat set.
The last thing you regret buying: Tuxedo cake for Father’s Day dessert…It was too good.
Things you always put in your books: Cats and food.
Things you never put in your books: Anything mechanical; I’m clueless.
Things to say to an author: “I loved your story. Where can I post a review?”
Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: “I wrote a book and it was easier than I thought!”
Favorite books (or genre): Romantic suspense and action thrillers.
Books you wouldn’t buy: Horror and fantasy.
Some real-life story that made it to one of your books: The heartbreak of infertility in Christmas Dance. While I had a happy ending, not everyone does.
Something in your story that readers think is about you, but it’s not: The BDSM lifestyle in Surrender to Sanctuary. I keep telling people, “This is not an autobiography!”
About Leah:
Leah St. James writes stories of good and evil, the mysteries of life, and the enduring power of love. Her published works span the genres from romantic suspense, mystery, and police procedurals to women’s fiction and even a children’s book.
A member of Sisters in Crime, Central Virginia Chapter, and the Alliance of Independent Authors, Leah is a native of the Central Jersey Shore but now lives in the Richmond area with her husband. Together they have two grown sons, two wonderful daughters-in-law and several grand-critters.
