Wednesday, April 15, 2020

"Love in Pictures" by Alexis A. Goring --Author Interview, Blog Tour, and Giveaway

About the Book

Book:  Love in Pictures
Author: Alexis A. Goring
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Release Date: June 12, 2018
Wedding photographer Michelle Hadley has a passion for diversity and believes that love comes in all colors. So, she’s working hard to convince editors to feature her clients’ images on the covers of the mainstream bridal and wedding magazines.
Despite having a career that focuses on celebrating forever love, Michelle has never actually been in a romantic relationship, and she’s not looking for love, until she meets the one man she cannot forget.
Since his fiancée broke his heart, Logan Emerson’s focus has been on his career. He’s won awards for his work as a print journalist and dreams of greater success on television as a broadcast journalist. But his personal struggle presents many challenges that might prevent his dreams from coming true.
Michelle doesn’t date often, and since his heartbreak, Logan has shied away from the dating scene. But something about Michelle awakens Logan’s desire to love again.
Author Interview

Question #1: Do you set a plot or prefer going wherever an idea takes you?

Answer: I prefer to go where the story takes me. Whenever I try to plot a story, it takes the joy of writing the story out of it because I already know what’s going to happen.
Question #2: What, according to you, is the hardest thing about writing?
Answer: Getting the words on the page when you’re weighed down by the woes of the world. 
Question #3: What would you say is the easiest aspect of writing?
Answer: Character creation! I love it! It’s one of my greatest strengths as a writer.
Question #4: Do you pen down revelations and ideas as you get them, right then and there?
Answer: Yes!
Question #5: Do you need to be in a specific place or room to write, or you can just sit in the middle of a café full of people and write?
I prefer writing in the comfort of my home. But I’d love to try the classic “writer typing on her computer in a corner at Starbucks or PANERA” look someday! 
Question #6: When did it dawn upon you that you wanted to be a writer?
Answer: Ever since age 9, I just “knew” that I wanted to be a writer and producer when I grew up! Since then, just about everyone in my life – from family to teachers to friends and pastors – confirmed that writing was my gift. It was also an inner conviction deep within me. I felt the tug so strong to write that I pursued it all throughout my school years, earned my B.A. in Print Journalism and my MFA in Creative Writing!
Question #7: How long does it usually take you to write a book?
Answer: It depends! Anywhere between a few months to a few years!
Question #8: Where do you get your ideas for your books?
Answer: Everywhere! Music is my muse. So I turn it on for inspiration and let my fingers fly across the keyboard then see what I create!
Question #9: What is your work schedule/routine when you write?
Answer: I don’t have a steady schedule or routine right now. I write when feeling inspired. I know, I know. I need to get into a routine. But I am juggling a lot of other things in my life. So writing on schedule doesn’t work for me right now.
Question #10: Do bits of yourself/friends show up in your characters?
Answer: Yes! A lot of myself shows up in Michelle (the wedding photographer from my story Love in Pictures) and her best friend Juliana is based on what I like about some of my closest friends from over the years!
Question #11: Anything else you'd like to share?
Yes! To learn more about me as a creative professional visit my site,
Thanks for the interview, Becky! God bless you. 

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About the Author

Alexis A. Goring is a writer at heart and journalist by profession.
She loves the storytelling process, including everything from interviewing people for news media and faith-based publications to writing the story, editing the story and publishing the story.
Alexis is an author of Inspirational Romance fiction stories and nonfiction devotionals that inspire the heart. She has written and published three fiction books and her devotionals have appeared in numerous faith-based publications.
Always up for a new adventure, Alexis has traveled to Italy where she explored the culture, food and language with friends. She even moved to Montana (where the air is fresh and the land is beautiful) to take her first big break in Journalism as the Editor and Reporter for a county newspaper!
Photography is another passion that’s close to her heart. Alexis enjoys using her camera to capture the genuine emotions that people naturally display on joyous occasions. She is experienced in natural light photography and photojournalism.
Music is another passion that Alexis has loved forever. Listening to movie soundtracks from her favorite productions feels like a hug for her heart. She loves it when the bridge of a song makes you feel like you’re taking flight!
A total foodie, Alexis not only enjoys eating delicious food at her favorite restaurants, but she’s also a talented baker and chef.
At the end of the day, Alexis hopes that her love for Jesus Christ will shine through all of her creative endeavors. She prays that her writing will warm hearts and point people to God who loves them with all of His Heart!
You can learn more about Alexis as a creative professional by visiting her official website, https://alexisagoring.jimdo.com.

More from Alexis

My book, Love in Pictures, was born out of my love for wedding photography!
A dream of my heart as an adult (not before then) was to be a wedding photographer. I’d always enjoyed taking pictures but it wasn’t until my college years when friends started telling me, based on my pictures, that they’re going to hire me to be their wedding photographer when they get married. These requests sparked the dream within me. After college, I formed friendships with wedding photographers through the blog world.
I’d spend hours browsing through their professional portfolios and reading their photography blogs, completely amazed at the gorgeousness of their pictures. I admired their skills and enjoyed reading their client stories.
After graduating from college, I received requests from my college friends to photograph weddings. However, I could not afford the photography equipment and I’d never actually photographed a wedding. So I kindly turned down those offers and referred my friends to photographers who had years of experience specializing in wedding photography.
Love in Pictures was a wonderful way for me to safely explore my passion for wedding photography through my story’s heroine Michelle. It was fun to showcase her photography studio in a beautiful town, travel with her to one of the world’s most romantic destinations (Italy) where she was hired to shoot her first international wedding, “eat” all the delicious food that she enjoyed, and it was really fun to introduce the possibility of Michelle’s own happily ever after by inserting Logan into her life.
When the reader meets Logan, they will see his passion for running and they will learn of his heartbreak from a previous relationship. As the reader gets to know Logan, they’ll learn that he is a successful print journalist who dreams of greater success on TV as a broadcast journalist. As they turn the pages of Love in Pictures, they will discover that Logan suffers from a personal struggle that threatens to derail his dreams.
I drew on my training as a print journalist and real world experiences in the Journalism industry to effectively write Logan’s character. I pulled on my own imagination along with some real life experience to write the scenes where he faithfully wooed and pursued Michelle.
I always said that if I knew I would never fail, I’d be a wedding photographer. But since failure is part of real-life, I explored the industry of capturing love in pictures safely, where failure is not a reality: Writing a fictional story about a wedding photographer!
I enjoyed writing this story! I hope that you will enjoy reading it.

Blog Stops

Batya’s Bits, April 9
Simple Harvest Reads, April 10 (Author Interview)
For the Love of Literature, April 13 (Author Interview)
Blossoms and Blessings, April 15 (Author Interview)
Library Lady’s Kid Lit, April 19 (Author Interview)
Artistic Nobody, April 21 (Guest Review from Donna Cline)

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Alexis is giving away the grand prize package of one e-book copy of Love in Pictures, an e-book copy of Hope in My Heart: A Collection of Heartwarming Stories, and a $10 Amazon card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
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