This edition of the Profess Interview Series brings to you an exclusive conversation between C.E. Moore and C.J. Darlington, author of ‘Thicker Than Blood.’ In our interview C.J. talks about her book, signing up for ‘Operation First Novel,’ going from critic to author, and the future of the publishing world.
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On Operation Fist Novel: “This is actually the second time I entered. I had entered the very first Operation First Novel contest that they had back in 2004. I saw an ad in Writer’s Digest Magazine and thought it would be really cool to use the contest deadline as a deadline to finish my book…self-imposed deadlines don’t always work for me.”
On going from critic to author: “It’s really surreal actually. It’s really cool to hear feedback from people and I’ve been really blessed with some great feedback. People have been mostly positive about the story, which is just amazing to me to experience that…I would hope that it would be a book that everyone would enjoy, but you never know until it gets out there.”
On the future of traditional publishing: “I actually don’t own an electronic reader yet. But, it doesn’t mean I won’t in the future…Electronic books are just another type of book, the same way you have audio books. Audio books is actually a really good example. They haven’t completely taken over the market…people were talking the same way about them…”
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: C.J. Darlington is the winner of the 2008 Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild Operation First Novel contest. She has been in the antiquarian bookselling business for over a decade, scouting for stores similar to the one described in Thicker than Blood before cofounding her own online bookstore. She also cofounded the Christian entertainment Web site www.TitleTrakk.com. A homeschool graduate, she lives in Pennsylvania with her family. Visit her Web site at www.cjdarlington.com.
To follow C.J. Darlington on Twitter: @CJDarlington
To find out more about C.J. Darlington go to www.cjdarlington.com or www.tyndale.com.
We’d like to thank C.J. Darlington for answering some of our burning questions.
