#BIR2011: Author Lisa T. Bergren Interview + Giveaway

Day 5 of #BIR2011 is upon us. I'm super excited for today's post. Before we continue just a reminder that you are checking out all 12 blogs including the main blog - Best I've Read. If you haven't been checking them out, you are missing quite a few features and giveaways.

Today featured on the Best I've Read blog: Vanish by Sophie Jordan

Here is a full list of all the blogs participating:

Late Bloomers Online / Fire and Ice / Portrait of a Book / Reading Lark / A Good Addiction / Books Complete Me / Page Turners / Mundie Moms / I Am A Reader, Not A Writer / Amethyst Daydreams / Once Upon a Twilight (that's us)

Today visiting the blog is Author Lisa T. Bergren. Lisa is the author of the River of Time series. the series consist so far of Waterfall (book #1), Cascade (book #2), Torrent (book #3) and the not released Tributary (book#4). If you are not familiar with this series, I strongly suggest you pick it up. You can read my reviews for Waterfall HERE and Cascade HERE. 

Lisa T. Bergren Links: Website / Goodreads / Twitter / Facebook

OUaT: Why or how did you pick The River of Time as the name for the series?

There was an old song by Sam Phillips called "River of Love" that I always liked back in my college days. I just looked it up on YouTube. It's kind of depressing, but I like how she's saying that in the midst of doubt and despair, there's always hope. Here's the link to some old concert footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0NE-AUen6s Then, somewhere, I heard the phrase "River of Time" and it stuck in my head.

OUaT: How long has the process been since you began writing Waterfall and our now currently writing Tributary?

I wrote all 3 River of Time books (WATERFALL, CASCADE and TORRENT) within one calendar year. I think I'll finish TRIBUTARY before we hit the two year mark.


OUaT: As a writer, I Imagine the number one fear must be what will the readers think of my novels, so what is the second fear?

What if no one buys them?

OUaT: I (Yara) can see these books turned into films, would you enjoying seeing your book become films as well and who would you cast?

Ooo, there's been some great suggestions among bloggers and my River Tribe on Facebook for the male leads--maybe Ben Barnes or Eduardo Verastegui for Marcello. But I've yet to see just the right Gabi...

OUaT: As a reader, I think each book has its own qualities that I fell for, as the author of the books, do you have a favorite from the bunch?

Mmm, I loved the wonder of WATERFALL--wonder, as in, trying to make sense of being thrown into a medieval world, fighting for your life, trying to save your sister, and falling in love with the totally wrong guy to boot...

OUaT: Is anything in your book based on real life experiences or purely all imagination?

I live in a fantasy world, in large part. Only the location and some historical aspects are real. :-) 

OUaT: Where are you from?

I was born in Montana and raised in Southern California.

OUaT: As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?

A nurse. An astronaut. Indiana Jones. A teacher. A journalist. One of the Three Musketeers. Now I get to be anything I want to be through my fiction!

OUaT: What do you do to unwind and relax?

Movies. Funny or engaging TV shows (current favorites: Grimm, Modern Family, Last Man Standing, Iron Chef, Amazing Race). Long, yummy dinners with good conversation. Curling up in bed with a good book (currently reading Hand's UNEARTHLY and loving it).

OUaT: Can you tell us about your upcoming book?

I'm working on two concurrently--TRIBUTARY (book 4 in the River of Time Series), which is really a continuation of the story of all the characters readers have come to love already, but with more emphasis on Lia, Luca and Lord Greco. I'm also working on the last edits of GLAMOROUS ILLUSIONS, the first in a New Adult trilogy about a group of young people on the Grand Tour of Europe, and a deeper discovery of themselves. GLAMOROUS releases in June 2012 and I'm still waiting to hear when we'll pub TRIBUTARY. 

Thank you Lisa for taking time out in your busy day of writing Tributary (can't wait to read it). All your answers were great. Now thanks to Lisa you have the chance to win a choice of book from the series and a $10 Starbucks card. Excellent! right?

To Enter: 

• Fill out the FORM
• Have you read River of Time series? 
• Giveaway runs until December 22nd
• US Only
• No Po Boxes
• Read our Giveaway policy HERE
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