Yes, I write under many names: Megan Crane, Caitlin Crews, M.M. Crane, and Hazel Beck. But no matter the name, the story is always all mine. Why do I write under a variety of names? I have Reasons.
I discovered my first romance novel at the age of twelve in a bargain bin at the local five and dime. It involved swashbuckling pirates having grand adventures on the open sea, a heroine with a mind of her own, and a seriously masterful hero who swept her away no matter how clever she was.
I was immediately smitten with romance and all the romantic themes I could get my hands on. (I still am.)
I had grand plans to star on Broadway — preferably in Evita, just like the great Patti LuPone. Sadly, my inability to wow audiences with my singing voice required a back up plan, so I launched myself into academics instead. This was not a good fit for someone who liked lounging about and reading books a lot more than dissecting them in classrooms, but it did allow me to live in England for half a decade, so I can’t complain.
Writing (and finishing!) my first book was a relief. And actually publishing that book was one of the greatest thrills of my life.
Now I’m more than 100 books in, I’m still a romance fanatic, it still thrills me to see my books on shelves, and yes, I’m still plotting my Broadway debut.
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I read reviews of Make You Burn that mention POV issues. I hate POV issues!
You can’t possibly hate POV (Point Of View) issues more than me! They’re a major pet peeve of mine, in fact!
In the case of Make You Burn, a great number of ARCs (Advanced Reading Copies) were sent out to reviewers and via Netgalley. The version of a book used for ARCs isn’t final, which means it’s unedited and errors can slip through. In this case, the spaces I always leave in a manuscript to indicate a shift from one character’s perspective to another’s were inadvertently deleted in the first part of the book.
Luckily, I was able to fix that when I copyedited the book, and the on sale version doesn’t have that same error!
How far in the future do the Edge books take place?
It says in the series prologue that it’s about 100 years after the end of the Storms – give or take a few decades, since no one was really keeping track. But the Storms that changed the sea level and wiped out cities and states and regions, changing the shapes of whole continents, went on for a long, long time. For example, there might have been significant advances in science and technology before Mother Nature pretty much slapped it all down. The distant past of the Edge world is still very far in our future.
Where do you work?
I dictate the first drafts of my books. I do this while driving my favorite country roads, which makes the local wildlife my co-workers.
I do my editing at home, in my office, very often in my pajamas. Living the un-showered, no make-up, best-commute-in-the-world dream.
Of course, my neighbors and the UPS man think I’m a lunatic shut-in, but you can’t have everything.
Interviews
And here are some other items of note:
- Video: A fun Valentines Day interview on 5 Things Friday.
- Video: The Gregory Mantell Show, it's not super new, but I'd still say all the same stuff on the subject of Frenemies.
- Caitlin discusses The Return of the Di Sione Wife with BookTrib.
- Video: My Process (as Megan and Caitlin, on Conversations with Cupid)
- Podcast: Action and Emotion (as Megan, with my husband Jeff, on the Nerd Out podcast)
- On Shame and the Romance Heroine (as Caitlin, on Dear Author)
- Falling in love with the Rodeo (as Megan, a guest on Jane Porter's blog)
