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Can you please tell us
who is the person behind the pen.
There's no secret
person. I'm a woman who loves The Lord, her family, and friends.
I'm fiercely loyal and I try my best to help people without asking for
anything in return. I pray that I live with the heart of Christ. I
love to read, write, work-out, hang-out. I believe I'm living an incredible
life.
What is your
greatest achievement?
My greatest
achievement is that I'm a published author. Something I've wanted to do
my entire life, and I'm doing it. That is pretty darn incredible.
What do you wish
more people knew about the publishing side of things?
That it's not as
simple nor as easy as sitting down and putting words on paper. It takes so much
work. And I wish people understood that the writer has very little to do
with the actual book if the writer is published by a traditional writer.
The publisher has final say on title, cover design, and sometimes will
ask for the writer to pen the novel in a certain manner.
What is your
greatest fear?
Dying alone.
What author(s)
has influenced your writing style?
I don't know about
influencing my writing style, because each author has their own writing style.
But, I will say that Eric Jerome Dickey has helped me to improve my craft.
Not only as we talk to each other, but I read his novels like they're the
encyclopedia of writing. When I write with my writing twin, ReShonda Tate
Billingsley, her writing challenges me to write better as well.
What type of legacy
would you like to leave for your readers?
The legacy that I would
like to leave with my readers is that every novel I ever wrote, I gave it my
best at that point of my career. I really would like to be known as a writer
who was at the top of her craft game with every single book. Though I
write commercial fiction, in terms of books that I hope will be popular, I
really hope that I will be known as a literary-commercial writer, if there is
such a thing.
How important was a
"platform" in selling your books?
Because I write
fiction, a platform is not really necessary to write my novels. Though
many of my novels do tackle current issues that are in the news.
Do you have book
signings coming up where readers can meet you?
My summer tour promoting
my new book, Forever An Ex will kick off very soon. In the coming weeks, you'll
be able to get that information from my website www.victoriachristophermurray.com
Can you tell us
about your upcoming project(s)?
I have three projects
coming up that I'm very, very excited about. My June release, Forever an
Ex really tackles the area of forgiveness and the cost of unforgiveness.
Then, next February I have my last book with ReShonda Tate Billingsley,
featuring our characters Jasmine and Rachel. Our readers have become used
to the back and forth, hilarious antics of these two. This last book will
be very different. Though there is still humor, we deal with deception
and lies that have been carried through generations. And finally my 2015
solo project is a novel titled, Stand Your Ground. I don't think I have
to say anything else about that one, do I?
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