Me: Tell us about yourself
Elizabeth: I’m
the product of the Mad Men era. I grew
up in the 60’s and 70’s when doing things
like sneaking up on the roof of our suburban Richmond, VA home to read
Judy Blume books and drink Dr. Pepper out of glass bottles was considered fine
living. These days I still live in the ‘burbs only now I’m inside the
Washington, DC beltway in our mid-century home where I live with my husband of
29 years, our son, one old Australian Cattle Dog, and one privileged Maine Coon
mix cat. When not writing, I am trekking the wilds looking for birds and
photographing them, as well as doing urban archaeology by junking and turning
those cast-offs into dime-store/vintage
inspired creations for my etsy shop: Dime Store Chic. Oh, yes, and I still
read on the roof...of our tool shed.
Me: Tell us about your new book?
Elizabeth: “Warrior
and the Wanderer” is my foray into the Scottish-historical-romance-time-travel
genre. (That’s a mouthful!) I adore
time-travel stories. I find the development
of characters being thrust back in time, or facing a person from another
time, fascinating. “Warrior and the Wanderer” came about when I was watching
The Beatles “A Hard Day’s Night” and I wondered what folks five hundred years
in the past would have thought about music like that. I modeled the sarcastic wit
my hero, Ian MacLean, uses as a defense mechanism from old John Lennon interviews. My heroine, Bess Campbell, a
fierce Highlander, has enough on her plate when the story opens, and now she
has to deal with this very strange man named MacLean. Rather that burn him at
the stake, she finds it’s far better to use his odd ways to further her own
interests.
Me: When you write, does your real life spill over
into your book at any time?
Elizabeth: In
some very small ways. There may be a quirk here or a small encounter in daily
life that I might work into a story as long as it matches the book’s tempo and
theme.
Me: Do you think about a book of yours, being made
into a movie, or not when writing?
Elizabeth: I
love movies and I can’t help but thinking of my stories as little movies in my
head as I put them onto my computer screen. Sometimes they even have
soundtracks!
Me: When naming your characters, do you give any
thought to the actual meaning?
Elizabeth: Not
particularly. I like names that have a certain ring to them and are fairly
accessible for the reader to pronounce and remember.
Me: What made you want to write and also what made you
want to write the genre you are writing?
Elizabeth: When
I was ten, I read “Harriet the Spy” and loved the idea of keeping a notebook
like Harriet did. I looked forward to writing in it as often as I could.
Eventually I wrote short stories and then whole books of really bad fiction. I
was drawn to Scottish historical romance, because of my family’s origins and
the fact that I just love stories about relationships and adventure. I also
have to admit that I like doing the research for the books as well. I even
studied Scottish Gaelic in adult ed classes for three years.
Me: If you had to choose, which writer would you
consider a mentor?
Elizabeth: My sisterhood of writing friends are all mentors and inspirations to me. They are
hard-working, wonderful women who I aspire to be when I grow up!
Me: Do you have any tips for our readers that might
dream of writing?
Elizabeth: Don’t dream. Do it. I know that the blank page or screen can be a frightening prospect. Just get those thoughts down. Dance with your thoughts and ideas by putting words on the page. You can edit later. Remember that you have complete control over your story because it is just that: yours.
Me: Tell us anything you want?
Elizabeth: Thank you, for giving me the opportunity to meet your readers. It is an honor and a pleasure to introduce myself and my book to you. Cheers and Slainte! Elizabeth
My Review of Warrior and the Wanderer ~ Elizabeth Holcombe
This
is a great book. First I like to say that usually, at least for me, see
time travel with women always going back in time. Having it reversed is
a great aspect.
It was great reading the heroine
and hero bicker and hide their feelings. The idea of being around people
who are, what you believe, not all there upsatirs. Both of them
thinking this of each other. I couldn't put it down.
You
got this arrogant guy, yet somewhat depressed from his fall from fame.
Then you have the Hot tempered about to die female. Who thinks this man
her enemy.
Try as you might, you cannot stop reading. You have mystery, revenge, laughter, and love all rolled into a simply well written book.
BOOK INFO
TITLE – Warrior and the Wanderer
AUTHOR – Elizabeth Holcombe
GENRE – Scottish historical romance/time travel
PUBLICATION DATE – December 23, 2014
LENGTH (Pages/# Words) - 249 pages
PUBLISHER – Amazon Kindle
COVER ARTIST – Fiona Jayde Media Designs
BOOK SYNOPSIS
I just loved this book.
From beginning to epilogue. It was fun and so much deception. Who was
playing who. What would the outcome be? Can you figure out whats gonna
happen before ity happens. I love books like this. I started this book
last night and finished about 40 minutes ago. 
Heather
woke with a start, her heart beating wildly and her body chilled. It
took her a moment to realize that she was home in the safety of her
bedchamber and tucked comfortably in her bed. It had been two days since
her return home and she had yet to feel completely safe and protected.
She had woken the last two mornings, thinking she was still hiding in
the woods from the ghost warriors while trying to make her way home. Her
biggest fear had been that she would come face to face with her
abductor—the Dark Dragon.
