Looking Out the Window: Welcome K. Dawn Byrd

AND THE WINNER IS......
DANIELLE
CONGRATULATIONS, DANIELLE

It’s great to have K. Dawn Byrd, author of Killing Time. She'll be giving away a mouse pad with the image of her book cover on it.

To enter to win leave a comment with your email address (U.S. residents only). I'll select a winner on November 3rd!

First, tell us how your story originated.

I've always been an avid reader and planned to write a book one day. When I began work as a counselor in a jail, I thought that would be a neat setting for the book. I began to jot down notes about the environment such as sights, sounds, and smells. Before I knew it, my heroine had formed in my mind, begging me to tell her story.

What a worthwhile job! Tell us about your journey from idea to publication.

This book didn't go through rejections because I never sent it out. I did enter it in some contests in order to get feedback. It finaled in the Duel on the Delta last year. An agent took a look at it and said that she really liked my writing, but was afraid it might be hard to sell a book partially set in a jail. It was then I realized that there's such a thing as writing to market if you want to sell. About that time, I became friends with Michelle Sutton and she recommended one of her publishers to me, Desert Breeze Publishing. They liked it and the rest is history.

Great story! What about you? Would you share three things about yourself that would surprise your readers?

I own two hairless Chinese Crested dogs.
I love sour things....pickles, lemons, sour candy.
I used to ride a Harley, but gave it up in order to have more time to write. (My husband always wanted to stay out way too long and take the scenic route home. He still has his bike, but I don't miss mine at all.)

What are you working on now and what's next for you?

I'm working on three proposals requested by a publisher at the ACFW Conference. As soon as they're ready, I'll be editing the two books I've just signed contracts on for next year with Desert Breeze. They've been absolutely wonderful to work with.

Congratulations! I look forward to hearing more about your new books.
Thanks so much for visiting. Do you have any parting comments?

Thank you for hosting me on your blog! For those of you who love Christian fiction, please check my blog for weekly book giveaways. I interview 3-5 authors a week who give away their books. www.kdawnbyrd.blogspot.com

Where can fans find you on the internet?

http://www.kdawnbyrd.blogspot.com/
I'm also on Twitter (kdawnbyrd) and facebook (K Dawn Byrd.) I am the moderator of the Christian Fiction Gathering facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=128209963444) If you join this group, you'll get reminders about the weekly book giveways.

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