Welcome all.
Today I’m very lucky to be
interviewing Cora A Murray, author
of The Dark Alpha, The Dark Omega, The Dark Delta, Surviving Earth: Makayla's
Journey, Charlotte's Last Wish, Beginning Again. NEW RELEASE: Surviving Earth:
Makayla's Journey Continued.
ME: Hi Cora, thank you for agreeing to this interview.
Tell us a little about yourself and your background?
CORA A. MURRAY: Cora A. Murray is a pen name I devised from the
love of two great women, my mother and my oldest sister, who may no longer be
with
us, but will reside in my heart forever.
I'm a mother of two adult sons
and the grandmother of a handsome grandson and a beautiful granddaughter. I
have been married for the past thirty-four years to the same wonderful man. I
live in the beautiful state of North Carolina. I love to travel, fish, read,
and hang out with family and friends.
ME: What genre do you write?
CORA A. MURRAY: PNR, Contemporary Romance, Dystopian/Horror,
Christian/Spiritual
ME: What are you working on at the minute?
CORA A. MURRAY: Editing Surviving Earth: Makayla's Journey
Continued. Writing Aiden A Dark Brothers Novella, also writing a new series
called Vampire Shifter chronicles.
ME: Can you share a little of your current work with us?
CORA A. MURRAY: SE:MJC,
"Hey, over here,” Clara
calls from the kitchen counter, holding up a handwritten note.
"What does it say?" I
ask hesitantly.
"To whoever may find this
place and my note, we were once happy here until the night two infected men
showed up. My mom being the kind-hearted sort she was insistent upon helping as
best she could, but nothing she did helped. Late one night the now new zombies
fell on us, eating at their own pace going through the house taking bites of
everyone. My mother hid me away. Only three of us remained human after this, we
did our best to keep them at bay, even forcing some into the basement and more
into the garage, they seem to be afraid of flames so we used torches to force
them where we wanted them to be. I had help at first, but what I didn't know
was that they'd been scratched when we rounded the zombies up. Now I lay here
waiting for the end to come because you see those two turned and now I'm
turning. I can feel a difference in my body, I'm
Wiping a tear away, Clara lays
the note back on the counter. "That's so sad. She must be the rotten
zombie over there,” she whispers, gesturing to the now deceased zombie
ME: Which actor/actress would you like to see playing the lead
character from your most recent book?
CORA A. MURRAY: I would love to see Gal Gadot play Makayla, Charlie
Hunnam as Logan, maybe Arielle Kebbel as Clara. There's so many characters, but
these are the leads.
ME: While you were writing, do you ever feel as if you were one of
the characters?
CORA A. MURRAY: I wish I was more like my characters, they're all
pretty strong emotionally and physically.
ME: When did you decide to become a writer?
CORA A. MURRAY: I've written most of my life, but my best friend
pushed me into publishing in 2015.
ME: Which writers inspire you?
CORA A. MURRAY: Erica Stevens, Teresa Gabelman, Christina Escue,
Carrigan Richards, Marisa Oldham, Angie Martin. I feel like they get it so much
easier.
ME: Do you write on a typewriter, computer, dictate or longhand?
CORA A. MURRAY: I write on my iPad. Most think wow isn't that hard,
but I'm used to it. A MacBook Air is definitely a buy in the future.
ME: Do you work to an outline or plot or do you prefer to just see
where an idea takes you?
CORA A. MURRAY: My characters usually lead the way.
ME: Do you read much and if so who are your favorite authors.
CORA A. MURRAY: I read so much, probably 20 books or so a month.
Anything by Erica Stevens, Brenda K. Davies, Teresa Gabelman, Casey Clipper,
Marisa Oldham, Melanie James, Barbara Devlin.
ME: What book are you reading now?
CORA A. MURRAY: It's an ARC of Losing Hope by a good friend, Michelle
Windsor.
ME: Do you think that giving books away free works and why?
CORA A. MURRAY: I would hope it does, but honestly, I don't think
so. If you give from Amazon some trade them in, if you send straight to their
device, I
usually don't get any new reviews.
ME: How do you relax?
CORA A. MURRAY: Talking to my friends, Facebook, reading, talking
with the hubs.
ME: What is your favorite quote?
CORA A. MURRAY: This is so hard, I may need to think on it.
ME: What advice would you give to aspiring writers?
CORA A. MURRAY: Just keep writing, editing can come later, just get
that first draft down.
ME: What does your writing process look like?
CORA A. MURRAY: My hubby says, I type away as I get the idea,
pause, check Facebook. Write furiously, think on it, reread what I've written
and check my addiction. Facebook.
ME: What is your least favorite part of the publishing / writing
process?
CORA A. MURRAY: Editing. I hate editing, everyone that knows me
well will tell you the same. Lol.
ME: Is there a certain type of scene that's harder for you to write
than others? Love? Action? Racy?
CORA A. MURRAY: I'm not altogether certain of my racy love scenes.
They have heat, but what exactly does the reader want? Heat, love, or lots of
sex.
ME: Did you learn anything from writing your book(s) and what was
it?
CORA A. MURRAY: I think the biggest is my grammar. Also, I know I
can do it, even if I have to struggle the whole way.
ME: Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family
members.
CORA A. MURRAY: Christina Escue, my best friend, she's the one that
pushes me to write.
ME: Which famous person, living or dead would you like to meet and
why?
CORA A. MURRAY: Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, my first favorite author.
I'd love to ask her some of these same questions.
ME: What is your favorite theme/genre to write about?
CORA A. MURRAY: I love to write about Paranormal Romance.
ME: What is your favorite theme/genre to read?
CORA A. MURRAY: Paranormal Romance, I love that anything can
happen.
ME: What secret talents do you have?
CORA A. MURRAY: I'm a pretty good cook. I'm usually empathic, I can
see someone and know they are hurting, Sad, confused, or most emotions.
ME: If you had a superpower, what would it be?
CORA A. MURRAY: Super Healing, I'd heal the world's children.
ME: Where is one place you want to visit that you haven't been
before?
CORA A. MURRAY: Scotland, castles, the lore. Omg yes.
ME: How can readers discover more about you and you work? i.e.
Website: Blog: Facebook: Twitter: Lnkedin: Pinterest: Amazon Author Page:
Smashwords: Book Links: (* American, UK, etc.) Goodreads.
CORA A. MURRAY:
ME: Is there anything else you would like to add that I haven’t
included?
CORA A. MURRAY: I just want to thank my readers, I mean an author
is nothing with a good reader.
ME: Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy
schedule to take part in this interview.
CORA A. MURRAY: Thank you so so much. I had a blast.
Cora is a brilliant author. Her stories pull you into the story. A very good thing. I suggest grabbing whatever book you wish and begin. Thanksgiving is upon us,while you lounge around full, her books will help fill your soul.
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