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  • Why Veronica Scott Wrote OUTBREAK

      I’ve always been fascinated by epidemics and the measures that the medical profession must take in order to deal with an outbreak. My Dad had cholera as a kid and I believe was the only person in the entire state of New York that year to have it, and eventually the epidemiologist  tracked the…

  • Why Veronica Scott Wrote STAR CRUISE: MAROONED

    I really appreciate the privilege of launching my new novels with a visit to your blog, to explain the background and inspiration behind the ideas. This is definitely an honored part of my new book process, so thank you for the opportunity! There was a reality TV show on BRAVO for two seasons, called “Below…

  • Looking Back at Why She Wrotes

    So on Monday I mentioned that I spent the weekend at ApolloCon, so did not spend Saturday morning doing blog posts. So I thought I’d do a sort of “Why Someone Wrote” link roundup for today, instead of trying to get my recalcitrant brain to cough up something new. Since Wednesdays are about books, the…

  • Why She Wrote GHOST OF THE NILE

    Thanks for having me as your guest! I regard submitting my “Why I Wrote…” post for you as an indispensable part of successfully launching a new book. Ghost of the Nile is the latest in my “Gods of Egypt” paranormal series set in ancient Egypt. For quite a while I’d been fascinated with the idea…

  • Have You Heard of #AuthorTag?

    I honestly don’t remember how I old I was when that switch clicked in my head and I went from laboring through books to inhaling them. I became a reader when you could do two things for the authors that delighted you with their stories: You could keep reading their books (and if you had…

  • Why She Writes: Veronica Scott

    So what’s a little kid with a BIG imagination to do when she’s read ALL the books that interest her in the library, and on her family’s book shelves? And she can’t find that many books in the first place that speak to her love of adventure, strong heroines, brave heroes, science fiction or ancient…

  • eReader Diving into Audio: Escape From Zulaire

    I thought I’d give my eReader diving meme a twist this week and dive into my audio books. I didn’t use to be a huge audio book reader, but when I started releasing my books into audio, well, I got sucked in. Or possibly it is an age thing. A reversion to childhood, this pleasure…

  • Why Veronica Scott Wrote MISSION TO MAHJUNDAR

    Thanks for having me back on the blog! I really do feel as if it’s an official part of publishing a new science fiction romance to visit you and explain why I wrote the book… Mission to Mahjundar was sparked by three different elements. First, in college one of my best friends was an amazing…

  • Why Veronica Scott Wrote ESCAPE FROM ZULAIRE

    Thanks for having me as your guest! Many years ago, I read “Shadow of the Moon,” by M. M. Kaye, which was a well researched (and very long) novel set in India in the mid 1800’s.  Much of the plot revolves round the Sepoy Rebellion or Incident, the terrible things that occurred during that time…

  • A Titanic Disaster – Or Why Veronica Scott Wrote THE WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM

    I had this crazy idea of asking authors to come and answer the question of whey they wrote [fill in the blank] novel. Veronica Scott agreed to be my first victim, er, guest. I’m so thrilled to have her! Thank you so much for agreeing to come! Without further ado, here’s Veronica to tell us…