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1. What are your ambitions for your writing career?

2. Which writers inspire you?

3. If you could say give advice to one of your characters who would it be and what would you tell them?

It would have to be Mia in Where There is Love. Without giving away too much of the plot, I would advise her to give herself a break and look at all she has accomplished. Mia is a strong, beautiful character that struggles with her past. I would tell her that she can do anything she puts her mind to and that she deserves happiness.

4. What was the hardest thing about writing your latest book?

My latest book is a young adult fantasy story about a young teen who feels that the grass is always greener everywhere else. I had so much fun writing this story as it was my first real young adult novel, my other novels fall into the genre of contemporary romance.  The hardest thing was to think about my main character’s age and try to convey the thoughts of a young teen throughout the text. Also, the story’s setting focuses on an underwater village filled with mermaids. It was challenging to place my characters in the ocean and portray the actions of these characters from this setting.  My antagonist in this book was complicated, however, she was also a lot of fun to create. Overall, withstanding some challenges, I had a great time creating this story. I think it’s important for authors to challenge themselves, that’s how we grow as writers.

5. Tell us about the cover/s and how it/they came about.

Oh, I love my covers! I’m so excited to display my covers while marketing and showing others my books. My cover for At First Sight is perfect for this story. The cover is fun and flirty, it portrays my characters perfectly. My main character, Annie, reluctantly tries online dating after her divorce while holding out for the idea of love at first sight.  The cover has a computer mouse in the center of the beautiful cover. My publisher, Astraea Press, provided the cover for this book and the designer, Cora Graphics, was wonderful to work with. They asked for descriptions of the characters and setting, the theme of the book and feedback from me. I loved that cover immediately.

The cover for Where There is Love, published by Solstice Publishing, is another perfect fit for my book. I selected Classy Designs to create the depiction of my main character, Mia, and the setting of my story. I communicated my thoughts for the cover with Classy Designs and I was excited to see the final cover meet my needs. Classy designs was flexible and easy to work with. I think it’s so important to have a cover design that catches the reader’s eye, I’m pleased to have covers that I’m so proud to speak about.

Trailer: Where There is Love


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@KrystenLindsay Will be on Living Dayton on @WDTN tomorrow at noon! Here is a link to WDTN's website! http://wdtn.com 
We here at Double Decker Books are wishing Kyrsten bunches of luck, (even thought she wont need it because she's amazing) We hope this helps gets the word out about her book. We are proud to know Krysten and have had the lovely chance to work with her. 

@doubled_books hi it's nice to be here with Double Decker Books tonight :)
— Mya O'Malley (@MyaOMalley) November 4, 2014

Q. for @MyaOMalley What are the major themes of your books?
the themes are contemporary romance stories in which my main characters fall in love and get their happy ending.

Q. for @MyaOMalley Did you always want to write?
yes, I've been writing since I was a child- poetry, short stories.I used to write for my grandmother and she kept every story

Q. for @MyaOMalley Have you written a book you love that you have not been able to get published?
Where There is Love was my first - I changed points of view in the story and had major editing overhauls in order to publish

Q. for @MyaOMalley from @KayC3e_K - If you could work with any author who would it be? Nicholas Sparks would be right up there- I love his inspiring love stories, although sad at times, they're touching

Q. for @MyaOMalley When naming your characters do you give any thought to the actual meaning? I try to create names that fit the characters. I suppose I also choose names that I like for my heroes and heroines :)

@doubled_books I write love stories because I'm a romantic at heart and I love sharing my stories with others. I also love reading
— Mya O'Malley (@MyaOMalley) November 4, 2014

Q. for @MyaOMalley - What are your thoughts on writing a book series.
I'd love to! I have a mermaid theme YA being released in the next few months- I could easily see that becoming a series

Q. for @MyaOMalley - Who designed your book cover/s?
At First Sight was done by Cora Graphics and Where a There is Love was designed by Classy Designs- love them both!!

Q. for @MyaOMalley - What book/s are you reading at present?
The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner - it's a thriller- I've read a lot of books by this author

@MyaOMalley @doubled_books Hi, I'm in the middle of your book Mya, Where There Is Love, and I love it. Thanks
— Donata Sliwecki (@doncia73) November 4, 2014

@doubled_books thank you so much for hosting party, Double Decker Books, had a great time :)
— Mya O'Malley (@MyaOMalley) November 4, 2014

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