Pauline Baird Jones

  • Why Veronica Scott Wrote Star Cruise Songbird

    It’s always such a pleasure to visit your blog and explain the influences that contributed to how I wrote a newly released book or story! In fact, this process is so much fun I sometimes find myself thinking while writing a book, “Oh, I’ll have to tell Pauline about this.” I’ve always wanted to write…

  • Why Veronica Scott Wrote Two Against the Stars

    In 2016, Pauline and I were the co-creators of the Pets In Space scifi romance anthology and for that volume, I wrote a novella about an alien empathic priestess held captive by the interstellar mob, and how she eventually attains her freedom. I found myself fascinated by the whole alien empath/interstellar mob concept and the…

  • Revisiting Why Veronica Scott Wrote MAROONED

    My #GrandmaProject reposting of past Why I Wrote posts continues this week with another fun read from Veronica Scott. There was a reality TV show on BRAVO for two seasons, called “Below Deck”, which followed the crew of a luxury charter yacht in the Caribbean as they sailed with different guests. You can imagine there…

  • Revisiting Why Veronica Scott Wrote WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM

    I’m seriously engaged in the #GrandmaProject, so I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of my “Why I Wrote” guest posts, and what could be better than my first! I had this crazy idea of asking authors to come and answer the question of whey they wrote [fill in…

  • Why Veronica Scott Wrote Danger in the Stars #CoverReveal

    I’m excited to welcome Veronica Scott to the blog today with a “why I wrote” AND an exclusive cover reveal! I’m so excited and honored and I LOVE this cover! Okay, I’ll go squee in a corner and let Veronica share her story! The original plan was to have my latest book released and available…

  • Why Veronica Scott Wrote Star Survivor

    Practically as soon as Wreck of the Nebula Dream was released back in 2012 (the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking), readers started asking me for a sequel to tell them what happened next for Twilka and Khevan. Twilka was a Socialite, a rich, entitled young woman, and Khevan was a D’nvannae Brother, a mysterious…

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    Why Veronica Scott Wrote Star Cruise: Stowaway for #PetsInSpace

      Thanks for having me as a guest to talk about why I wrote Star Cruise: Stowaway. Of course you and I are the Founding Mothers of the Pets in Space anthology, so it’s exciting for us to see it come to fruition and go live! From the beginning I knew I was going to…

  • Why Veronica Scott Wrote Trapped on Talonque

      Thanks for having me as your guest again! I really regard coming to visit your blog and discussing “why I wrote” the story as a lucky charm for any new release of mine. I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of alien civilizations that rose and fell long before our time. I first came…

  • Why Veronica Scott Wrote Hostage To The Stars

    Thanks for having me as your guest! I love explaining the behind the scenes of my new books here on your blog. The main reason I wrote Hostage to the Stars is that the hero in this book, Johnny, had more story to tell. He was the secondary character in Mission to Mahjundar, the good…

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    Why Veronica Scott Wrote Lady of the Star Wind

      As usual with me, there were multiple things that caused me to write this novel. First and foremost, I’ve always loved Andre Norton’s Witch World stories. I was captivated by the first one in the series, where the hero steps from our modern day world into Witch World on a one way trip, and…