1.
Tell us, in two sentences, about you.
I’m
a wife, homeschooling mom, cover designer, editor, and of a course a writer. I
hate cleaning my house and love anything that deals with the written word.
2.
Who had the most influence in your life?
Wow,
that’s a hard one! I was blessed with an amazing family who supported me and
believed in me, so it’s hard to narrow it down to just one person. So I’ll just
cheat and say “my family,” LOL.
3.
What is your greatest accomplishment to date?
Man,
you like the hard questions! I usually try not to rank the things in my life
like that, so I’ll be nice and vague, ha ha, and say that it’s having managed
to make a full-time career in the publishing world while also raising and
homeschooling two awesome kids.
4.
What is the biggest mistake you’ve made?
Plenty,
but God has always redeemed all my missteps, so I don’t live with any
regrets…and it’s hard to look back on things that led me where I needed to go
and call them mistakes, so I’d say there’s nothing that really jumps out on
this one.
5.
Your stories always includes strong characters with great personalities,
especially the female lead - how to you create your characters?
Stories
are ALL about the characters for me! After I come up with my general premise, I
just spent time getting to know the people who will flesh them out. What traits
and interests will make that premise most interesting? Who are they at the
beginning? Who do they need to grow into being by the end? Through what lens do
they see the world? That last one is really what helps me give them each a
unique voice. Libby sees everything through a scientific eye; Beth through an
adventure-seeker’s spyglass; Emily through the gaze of someone who just wants a
healthy relationship with her family. That lens will color every single scene,
every single interaction, and help me dig deep into the hearts of my
characters—all the way down to their soul, if I’m doing it right!
6.
Why do you enjoy writing historical stories?
I’ve
always been a lover of history! I just love how no matter the era, you can find
echoes of our lives today, yet in history, there are so many fascinating things
that we’ve all too often forgotten. With historical settings, I can show Truths
that might be too in-your-face if I told them in a modern setting, but which
invite reflection and introspection when they’re shown through that beautiful,
sheer mask of history.
7.
What genre do you enjoy reading?
I
read quite widely. Anything romance—historical, contemporary, suspense,
fantasy, whatever—is my go-to, and most of what I read is in the Christian
space, but I love branching out and trying new things, so you’ll find
everything from classics to sci-fi to kids’ books cramming my shelves.
8.
Which authors is on your auto-buy list and give a short reason why.
Connilyn
Cossette, Jaime Jo Wright, Lori Benton, Laura Frantz, Siri Mitchell, Stephanie
Morrill, Kiera Cass (because my daughter and I love to read hers “together”),
Ronie Kendig, Terri Blackstock, Lisa Wingate…just to name a few. And the answer
is always the same—because they write amazing books, and I’ve never encountered
one I didn’t love!
(MoreToDiscover: I see a few of my favourite authors in there 😍)
9.
Have you discovered any new authors lately whose backlist you would like to
read?
I
actually just read my first Becky Wade last week—she’s been on my TBR pile forever
but I just hadn’t picked one up yet. Finally did and loved it (of course!), and
now I have to get caught up!!
10.
Why should readers read your books - what do you hope they learn from reading
your stories?
Well,
I hope readers will pick up my books and come away with a few things—an
experience that leaves them full, having laughed and contemplated and ached
along with my characters. I pray they come away richer. I pray that they’re
thoroughly entertained, but also that God will whisper some Truth about who He
is to their hearts through the pages of my stories. If I can achieve that, then
I know I’m being a faithful tool in His hand, which is all I ever want me and
my stories to be.
11.
For someone who still needs to read your books, which book should they start
with?
If
you love straight-up historical romance with an English setting, I’d say to start
either with The Lost Heiress, which begins the Ladies of the Manor
Series and sets the foundation for my English world, or this new one, The
Nature of a Lady, which is set a few years earlier and doesn’t rely at all
on that world I’ve build. If you love American settings, then either A
Heart’s Revolution, Dreams of Savannah (both of those are stand-alones), or
the first in the Culper Ring series, Ring of Secrets, which introduces
you to my family of spies. ;-) If you love ancient settings, then you’ll want
to go back to either A Stray Drop of Blood (the crucifixion plays a
pivotal role) or Jewel of Persia (my Esther story in which Esther isn’t
the heroine, but rather the best friend of the heroine). I like to give people
choices, LOL.
(MoreToDiscover: Here is the link to amazon for all the author's books: Roseanna M White)
12.
Anything else you want readers to know about you?
I’m
passionate not only about fictional stories, but also about preserving OUR
stories! With that in mind, I’ve started a site called www.SeeingTheStory.com,
where you can tell me YOUR stories—from your life, your community, your family,
etc.—either in written form, audio, or even video. Those stories will then be
available for you and your family and others forever. Because it’s only when we
know each other’s stories that we can truly understand each other; and it’s
only when we understand each other that we can truly love our neighbors.
13.
Final preference questions:
13.1
- kindle/paperback/audio – Paperback!
13.2
coffee/tea – Coffee in the morning, tea in the afternoon
13.3
sweet or savory – Too hard! LOL. So just give me chocolate-covered pretzels and
call it a day. ;-)
13.4
rain or sun – Sun
13.5
morning person or night owl – Easiest question yet! MORNING all the way!
About the author:
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award nominated author who has long claimed that words are
the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. She and her family make their home in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.RoseannaMWhite.com.
see also Roseanna White
I still have a few to read.
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