UFI welcomes Danube Adele Author of Quicksilver Dreams. Thanks for Joining us!!
Fans & Authors: It’s a Surprisingly Small Literary World
When I was in the 5
th grade, I had a huge crush on Ricky Shroeder.
I was a big fan of “Silver Spoons”, not surprising as I was absolutely the
demographic for the show. He had the power to make my ‘tween heart flutter
wildly with the twinkle of his blue eyes over a charming, boyish smile. One day
I was home sick from school, and I wrote a fan letter. I was all excited. I’d
never written one before. I sent it off and was giddy for days. I never heard
back. Granted, technology has come a long way since then, become more efficient
and widespread, and I’m probably dating myself here, but the feeling of not
being really appreciated as a fan stuck with me. I remember feeling let down.
Happily, I was pleased to learn that authors don’t roll that way.
As I took my first baby steps into the literary world a few short years ago,
I was delighted to discover the amiable relationships authors worked to form
with their fans. My expectation was that anyone who was publishing his/her work
would be beyond the common person’s reach, just as my earlier experience had
taught me. In my mind, I figured they were likely too busy, likely received a
number of messages every day, likely couldn’t come out of their imaginations
because of deadlines and such and wouldn’t have time for little old me, but to
experience just the opposite was not only surprising, but very satisfying in a
truly personal way. Facebook posts, newsletter updates, tweets, and websites
have all worked to give readers the chance to know their favorite authors just a
little more intimately, and from personal experience, I can say that it’s
lovely.
The first really wonderful experience was when I discovered Christine
Feehan’s
Ghostwalker’s series. They were the kind of books that were
serious page-turners, hard to put down and really just all-out steamy. I so
enjoyed the series, was unable to look up for an entire summer from whatever
chapter I was on, much to the dismay of my family, that I thought I’d go on her
website and just leave a message of thanks for writing such a great series. As a
reader, I loved that her work had given me hours of enjoyment, and just wanted
to put some positive vibes out into the universe to show my appreciation. I was
not expecting a response, but within a short time, I got one. It wasn’t long,
but it was a friendly acknowledgement that she was glad I’d taken the time to
read her books and was pleased that I’d enjoyed them.
Even as recently as a few weeks ago, I had a fun, incidental run-in with
another of my favorite authors. My book,
Quicksilver Dreams, the first
book of the
Dreamwalker series, was released on January 6
th,
and I was set to do a blog as well as a twitter chat for Harlequin about new
adult romance. One of the questions we answered asked us to name a new adult
romance novel that we’d read. I referenced
Playing with Fire by Gena
Showalter. Within a few hours, she retweeted the tweet. It might seem silly, but
I was really excited.
I follow a number of my favorite authors on their facebook fan pages,
enjoying getting to know their clever wit and wonderful senses of humor, which
all comes out in their work and just reinforces why their work is so well
received. A fan on Maya Bank’s facebook fan page stated Maya was an automatic
buy. What a great compliment. What a great sentiment. By nurturing readers, I
think authors can build lifelong fans as well as a mutually appreciative
relationship. I’m new to the publishing world, and I hope to gain readers that
have not only truly enjoyed my work, but want to come out of the woodwork to say
a quick “hi” and get to know me. I look forward to that.
Thanks so much for spending time with me.
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Danube Adele wrote her first romance at the age of seven when she penned the
story of her dogs falling in love and having puppies. She’s been dreaming up
romantic tales ever since. A lifetime resident of southern California, she
spends time playing at the beach, camping in Joshua Tree National Park, and
hiking Mammoth Mountain.
Always a lover of adventure, she and her husband took their sons on a cross
country road trip to Florida and back in an old VW Westfalia, that had no A/C,
in the month of July, and still, it continues to be the best trip they ever
took. Extensive travel and trying new things has kept the creative spark alive.
Danube lives in Claremont with her biggest fans, her loving husband, amazing and
wonderful identical twin sons, and a teddy bear of a Rottweiler.
Her debut novel, Quicksilver Dreams, Book 1 of the Dreamwalker series was
officially released January 6, 2014.
Find Danube and her books
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Quicksilver Dreams
Dreamwalkers #1
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My name is Taylor, and
damn but my life changed overnight. One moment I was just a regular girl
working two jobs to pay my bills, and next thing you know, I'm
uncovering secret metal disks at my boss's house. Now I'm reading minds,
dream-walking and being saved from bad guys by Mr. Dark and Brooding.
That
would be Ryder Langston, my new next-door neighbor. He's sex on legs,
but he's also a secret agent from another world—no joke. I believe him
now, because he dragged me back here "for my protection" after he
discovered someone was trying to assassinate me on Earth. It isn't
working out so well.
There's a war going on, one that's been
fought for generations. Ryder's having trust issues (not that it's
stopping us from falling into bed), and it turns out I'm connected here, if you know what I mean. The target on my back finally makes sense, but there's nowhere left to hide…
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