J.A. Anderson, also known as Judith A. Anderson is an incredible woman and a phenomenal talent who has recently written her first novel titled Rogue Waves. A short while ago I reviewed Rogue Waves and my verdict was that “Rogue Waves is an incredibly moving, fantastic novel that gripped and hooked my attention from the prologue alone.” and so I awarded the fantastic book a dazzling five stars. As J.A. Anderson is a talented wordsmith it is only right that she receives her very own author spotlight. In my spotlight, I will be interviewing J.A. Anderson and her questions are wonderful but before I share the Q&A, here is a short author bio.
J. A. Anderson was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1967, and moved to Naples Florida in 1973. She is not only a published author and freelance writer, but is a Florida Registered Paralegal with approximately thirty years of experience, specializing in the field of real estate. She lives and writes from her home in Naples, Florida. Judith is an animal lover, romantic at heart and an avid reader. When not writing or thinking about writing, she can be found either reading the latest romance/mystery/suspense/
J.A. Anderson is clearly a talented and very busy woman! It is admirable how she manages to juggle so much in her life and write a noteworthy book. J.A. Anderson is a fantastic woman and you will read this in our Q&A, which is here now for you lovely book lovers.
The Rogue series is planned to be a 4 book series at least. one book dedicated to each main character. One each for Colt, TJ, Hunter, and Jake. I am currently working on the second installment which revolves around TJ. I hope to have that installment available toward the end of this year if not sooner. as a side note, I have 2 other series that I have begun that are completely separate from the Rogue series. 1 series revolves around a motorcycle club and the other revolves around a family full of law enforcement officers in the south and their personal struggles and adventures. I haven’t decided on when those will be released. Both series still need editing and polishing…
My advice would be to never give up, be patient but tenacious at the same time and always write about what interests and inspires you the most. It took me approximately a year to a year-and-a-half of writing, editing, re-writing, researching, re-editing, etc before I came up with the final version of rogue waves that is out today. Just being able to complete a book is an accomplishment in itself and if you have gotten that far, kudos! There are a lot of people who write that haven’t gotten even that far. To have the courage and self-confidence to actually have a disinterested third party read your book or novel and actually like it is one of the most exhilarating feeling ever. and that is before ever getting the book published. I admit it is hard to put yourself out there for others to criticize and critique your work but if you stick with it and take constructive criticisms well you will find the time and effort you put into your book will be well worth it in the end.
Aimee Ann Thank you so much for this amazing spotlight and kind words. I am very honored that you chose to write about me and my novel. The interview process was fun and with the end result, well worth it! I hope all that take the time to read not only my spotlight and review but other author’s spotlights and works as well, truly appreciate your time, effort and passion that you put into creating this blog every day. Thank you again for all you do! And as I like to say, Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy the Read!
No, thank YOU Judith for being such an incredible author! Your book is incredible and I loved learning more about you. Thank you so much again for all your help x