Jennifer Jakes, author of Rafe's Redemption

How many works in progress do you have? 

I have a novella and a full-length novel going right now. 

What is your writing process? 

Binge/purge. I wish I could say I have this very orderly routine, but I don't.

What writing mechanic challenges you? 

Learning to be more descriptive. I write sparse. Without my wonderful critique partners my 300 page novel would have been 150.  :)   But I'm getting better. Now as I write I can hear their voices saying, "Annnnnnnnnndddddd?????" That helps me realize where I need to "give" a little more.

What’s your favorite part of the writing process? 

Getting to know my characters. I love creating their backstory -- which nobody but me may ever know -- but to know who they are 'now', I have to know who they were 'then'.

What’s your least favorite part of the writing process? 

The first page. I will spend an eternity on that. I want it to be just right, to set the tone for the story, to make sure I've dropped enough clues to make the reader want to turn the page. . . . LOL  

How long did it take to write your latest release? 

My average is about 4 months for a novel. I can do a novella in month to six weeks if nothing goes wrong (ie: life).

Do you have a favorite line or scene from your story? 

Oh, gosh. That's a tough question! I think my favorite scene is when Rafe admits why he carries so much guilt from his past.

Blurb for Rafe's Redemption:

He rode into town to buy supplies, not a woman.

For hunted recluse Rafe McBride, the raven-haired beauty on the auction block  is exactly what he doesn't need. A dependent woman will be another clue his vengeful stepbrother can use to find and kill him. But Rafe's conscience won't let him leave another innocent's virginity to the riff-raff bidding. He buys her, promising to return her to St. Louis untouched. He only prays the impending blizzard holds off before her sultry beauty breaks his willpower.

She wanted freedom, not a lover.

Whisked to the auction block by her devious, gambling cousin, and then sold into the arms of a gorgeous stranger, outspoken artist Maggie Monroe isn't about to go meekly. Especially when the rugged mountain man looks like sin and danger rolled into one. But a blizzard and temptation thrust them together, and Maggie yearns to explore her smoldering passion for Rafe.

But when the snow clears, will the danger and secrets that surround Rafe and Maggie tear them apart? 

Blog: http://www.authorjenniferjakes.blogspot.com/
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