Gabriella Bradley

Holland, South Africa, Australia and came to Canada in 1973.

I began reading books at a very early age and never stopped. Tarzan stories were my fav as a child. As a young adult, I loved the Angelique series. As an adult, I loved historical fiction and fantasy/scifi. But I honestly cannot pick a favorite book. Now, I don't have a lot of time to read anymore.

Quite a few were under the impression that we have permanent ice and snow...

I jot down the plot points. Sometimes I will start writing one and as a rule I have more than one title on the go.

No preference for either, but a series is harder because you need to keep all the characters in mind of each book. I like dreaming up new characters and plots for stories.

Martine Jardin has designed 99% of my covers.

Yes, a book's cover is important. It needs to draw the reader's interest. If I see a lousy cover, I won't even look what the book is about.

There was no point of reference. He was just someone I made up. Dalia can be stubborn and impulsive, but she has a good heart and wants nothing but to find the truth of a situation.

It varies on the length of the book. I tend to stick to novellas. I don't find any story hard to write as they're mostly fantasy. Were I to write an historical, it would take longer and involve research, yes, would be harder to write.

The Crimson Realm Chronicles began when helping Taryn with a very short story she wrote. I don't remember exactly how or who suggested it, but we talked and decided it could turn into a book, and after we wrote book 1, we decided that certain characters needed their own story. We are still working on book 9 in the series.

Character description is important so that the reader can see the character in their mind, and the same goes for scene development. The aim is to draw the reader into the story, to have them imagine it as if they're watching a movie.

By reading it over and over before it goes to the editor.

Yes and no. I have quite a few author friends, but I mainly talk with Taryn, my coauthor. We hash out plot points etc.

It's a tough publishing world. If you're born a writer, like me, you'll never stop, never mind what the future brings.

My editor has 7 novellas waiting for her edits. And I have two in progress. Taryn and I are still working on Jonathan's Fury, which is taking a while because of personal circumstances in Taryn's life. But in between, we have written others, like the one coming out in December, Yuletide Treachery.

Guilty of not promoting enough. Besides being a writer, I run a business, do edits, am the alter ego of Martine Jardin, have a large family, so I have many other things on my platter. I lead a busy life. I should promote more, but rarely get to do it. AllAuthor is a great place to showcase all my works and would recommend it highly to all writers.