Bleu's Reviews: Meet Author Sarwah Osei-Tutu - 'The Highs, The Lo...

Bleu's Reviews: Meet Author Sarwah Osei-Tutu - 'The Highs, The Lo...: Today we will be meeting the lovely author & poet,  Sarwah Osei-Tutu. She will be sharing a bit about herself and her book, 'The Highs, The...

Distortion

1. What types of books do you write?
I write dark mysteries infused with an in-your-face examination of female sexual image and politics.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
My first crime novel, DISTORTION was just released by Buzz Books USA. It's about an artist who paints a crime scene in reverse perspective and turns a murder investigation backwards--onto her friends. The FBI asks her to spy on those friends, for her country. Adele refuses ... until someone starts killing them. Now she'll use the FBI, the clues--and even her friends--to save them. It's now available in paperback, Kindle and Nook formats.

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
It's the first in my Adele Proust, pop art mysteries.

4. When did you start writing?
I wrote in my teens and early twenties, but then life got busy and I set it aside while I first foought apartheid, then raised children. About three years ago, I took up writing again seriously.

5. Why did you start writing?
I created characters to give voice to different ideas that were rattling around in my mind. When I wrote down those character's perceptions, I could sort of clear my head. It felt great. So then the characters started interacting--which created story. Once I got to the story stage, the rest was mostly taking dictation from my characters. Like life and art, my characters may have been inspired by events or issues in my life, but then the characters turned around and inspired me right back I write as much to give voices to their authentic feelings as to consciously develop a plot.

6. Who are your influences?
Vonnegut, Chandler, Laura Ingalls Wilder, JK Rowling, Alexandre Dumas

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
November 11: In-store Mystery and Book Signing at Hastings in College Station Gig ‘em Ags!
November 12: Crime City Central (UK) will feature the first chapter of DISTORTION on their radio/podcast. It’s also an iTunes download. I can take you down murderous backstreets while you’re jogging on the treadmill
November 12: KPFT Houston’s Larry Payne will interview me on “Interchange” at 8pm; also available as a podcast after it airs
November 12: Guest post on Sara Jayne Townsend’s “Imaginary Friends...
November 15: In-store Mystery and Book Signing at Domy Bookshop/Gallery, Houston (This shop is just blocks from the first murder in the book.)
November 16th: Guest post on Jungle Red Writers blog

The Tide Breaker by Sonya Watson

1. What types of books do you write?
I write mostly Young Adult Paranormal Romance novels. I have dabbled in non-fiction, epic fantasy and dark fantasy. I like paranormal romance because I can create a love story that I hope to one day experience.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
My current novel The Tide Breaker was released on Smashwords in September and a kindle version will be available on October 20th 2012.
On Sale At Smashwords

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
The Tide Breaker is a series. The working title is The Tide Breaker Series and I think I am okay with that title. However, I have only written a paragraph of the second novel which is available in the first novel. The title for the second novel is Red Tide so depending on what happens in that novel the titles might change.

4. When did you start writing?
I started writing in grade six. I would use writing as an outlet sporadically until I decided to take it up seriously and I have been writing consecutively for four years now.

5. Why did you start writing?
I started writing because I was bored and I wanted to see what I could create.

6. Who are your influences?
My English teachers in Junior High School and High School nudged me through their love of literature to take up writing again. But my mom was the first person who believed I could do anything if I was focused. She was such an inspiration and I strive to be better than I am because of her.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
I will be doing a Blog Tour but the dates are yet to be determined. I will be posting upcoming events on my Goodreads page.