Today, we’re celebrating one of the authors who helped us make the Frasier Contest possible! Kristin Billerbeck is a CBA bestselling novelist who has written over 40 novels and novellas. She lives in the Silicon Valley with my family.
Q: Kristin, can you tell us a little bit about your next book?
I’ve taken off nearly two years of writing, but I’m getting back into it now that my two sons are off to college. My last book is the final Smitten collection, Smitten Book Club with fellow authors and friends, Colleen Coble, Denise Hunter and Diann Hunt for Harper Collins Christian. http://www.amazon.
Q: What is one piece of writing advice you’d give the MyBookTherapy community?
Write what you’re passionate about. Don’t follow the market. As it gets smaller, you’ll only be disappointed. Write what you love and be proud of what you write! Read, get better and write some more!
Q: What was the most emotional scene for you to write in your novel?
I hate to watch people suffer emotionally, so I have a very hard time when someone gets hurt by words in my novels. Of course it has to happen. People can be mean, but it pains me. I hate that there is cruelty in the world.
Q: How did God change you through the course of writing your novel?
This novel, the follow-up to Ashley’s story has been such a bear to write! The first novel came out in 2005 — so that’s a long time, but I STILL do not go a week without someone begging for a new novel in her life. She was a character that just spoke to people because she spoke truth. Maybe not in the nicest ways at all time, but I do think she’s got a good heart. She is just a little bit misguided, and aren’t we all? My life has been chaos since I started the book two years ago, and quite frankly, that’s why I think I avoided it for so long! But God has changed me by bringing me peace in the midst of turmoil. I don’t understand His plans, but I know that they are perfect and sometimes, we have to listen only to Him and not the well-meaning friends around us.