Welcome to Dominique Goodall, the wolf-crazy author of Echoes of Winter and Torn
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What books have you written so far?
I’ve only written Echoes
of Winter and Torn – two
completely unrelated projects. Echoes of
Winter features a world in the future, as does Torn, but the similarities end there. Torn is a tale of Norse mythology and hell hounds combined; Echoes of Winter is a story of wolves in
a world where humanity is failing/has failed.
What works in
progress do you have?
Works in progress? Hmm…there’s Wolfsong (working title), Spring
Surrender, Asunder and Through His
Eyes. That’s it for now, but I’m working exclusively on Wolfsong for the time being.
Why do you write?
I write as an escape into the worlds my mind creates. I
wouldn’t be a writer unless I had a strong sense of imagination and enough
staying power to stick it out. I use writing as an escape, where the worlds I create
are ideal to me and the characters go through problems I decide they should.
Which character
from your books do you like most / are most like?
This will always be WaterSinger/Singer. She has appeared
in a lot of stories (and not just my own she’s a well-known character in some
places!), and she is the ‘me’ I’d love to be if I happened to be a wolf one
day. Sassy, bitchy at times, but willing to die for her friends – all things my
friends have said about me or even seen.
Fave things:
animal? food? drink? film? colour? band? song? place? item of clothing?
Animal would be the wolf.
Food is macaroni cheese!
Drink is water or Dr
Pepper.
Would you say that
your dreams have come true or are you still working on them?
My first dream is coming true, so I’m working on the next
one. I’m not ashamed to admit that I work on one dream at a time – dreams are
there to be fulfilled!
Which three
authors would you like to take to the pub?
David Clements-Davies, William Horwood and Maggie
Stiefvater – all people who also write about wolves!
How do you find
the marketing experience?
Fun! I’ve included fans in everything I’ve done, asked
them to name characters, given loads of teasers and had fun. Thinking up
interesting new ways to promote things always helps, too!
What advice would
you give other writers just starting out?
Always fight on. When you doubt yourself, ask someone to
poke you. It has never been easier to become an author than now, though you
need a sound idea. Editing is EVERYTHING; cover image is almost as important.
Remember, the picture sells the book, the writing keeps you interested. Poorly
edited books make people unhappy.
Do you have a
blog? What do you blog about?
I blog about anything I want to. I have a good idea about
what I want to say… so I say it. I used my blog to decide a book cover. I
revealed my epically amazing trailer on the blog… it’s there for everything!
Complete one of
these stories in 100 words or less…
2. In the deep and
darkest reaches of the dank forest there lay a tiny little den, completely
hidden from view. In that den lived a little vixen and her cubs, Brash and
Banner. Both were male, which meant that as soon as the season changed, they
would have to leave her. This saddened her, even as it made her proud. Both were
handsome cubs who lacked just one thing – a territory to call their own. Brash
left first, Banner following soon after his brother, but in a separate
direction. She was alone again, until her next litter of cubs.
What question do
you wish I’d asked and, of course, what is the answer?
Dominique Goodall
is the author of the soon-to-be released Echoes
of Winter, book one in the Seasons of the Wolf series and a
self-confessed wolf addict. She has been published in two anthologies by
Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing, and is currently working on
getting herself better known by sending in manuscripts to as many different
anthologies as she possibly can. As much as she loves to admit it, she never
will be able to count her wolf stuff – there’s nothing left for her to be truly
able to collect without her own home.
Links:
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/WaterSinger
Facebook
author page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dominique-Goodall-author/250907358312446
Echoes of
Winter page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Echoes-of-Winter/355235744499607
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