Meet Romance Author Alana Lorens

Fellow Wild Rose romance author Alana Lorens is here today to talk about her writing life and her experience with writer’s block.

Take it away Alana Lorens…

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

I’m a retired family law attorney, having practiced for 30 years. I’ve raised seven children (and some extras along the way), but now I’m finally living the life I’ve wanted since I was a young teenager, writing books and traveling with characters I love. Four years ago, I left the frozen Northlands and moved to Asheville, NC, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Do you have an unusual hobby?

I’m a foster mom for kittens from local cat rescues. I’ve done the bottle feeding and cuddling and loving as well as socialization and just giving kitties a space to live in a quiet place out of the shelter. It’s very rewarding—and I’ve ended up with seven cats as a result, all rescues.

When did you first start writing and when did you finish your first book?

My first “official” writing was back in elementary school, when I wrote a blow-by-blow story about my cat eating a rabbit. My teacher read it in front of the class. My first published writing was a nostalgic piece about my grandmother’s Indiana farm that I wrote when I was 18. I made a whole $5! I continued writing, creating several novel manuscripts, then I got married and had kids, which ate up a lot of my time. I finally got back to writing about age 40, and in 1999, my book 101 Instructions for Surviving Your Divorce was published. Fast forward ten MORE years, and my first novel was published, The Elf Queen (written as Lyndi Alexander). 22 books later, here is TENDER MISDEMEANORS.

Do you ever experience writer’s block?

From 2009 until 2014, I really didn’t. I did 4 or 5 books a year. But when I got divorced in 2014, I really did fall into a slump that lasted several years. My health took a downturn, and I just didn’t have the energy to write, although I’d had several great ideas I’d started back before that. It’s taken a long time of healing and rebuilding, but I think I’ve come through the worst of it now. I feel for anyone who’s going through that process. (A funny thing for a divorce attorney to say, I know. But it’s much different helping someone else do it, and experiencing it yourself!)

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Tender Misdemeanors by Alana Lorens

Caryn Orlane has law enforcement in her blood; her father was a cop, and his father, too. She’s a federal agent in northwest Montana, protecting the old forests and keeping the peace.

Levi Bradshaw also believes in protecting the forests, but has a very different MO. He’s the leader of a group of eco-warriors, determined to save the trees of the Bitterroot by legal—and illegal—means.

When they meet in the woods at gunpoint, their encounter ignites a spark of interest, despite operating on opposite sides of the law. When their worlds turn on them, they only grow closer. If they don’t work together, can either survive?

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Alana Lorens has been a published writer for more than forty years. Currently a resident of Asheville, North Carolina, she loves her time in the smoky Blue Ridge mountains. One of her novellas, THAT GIRL’S THE ONE I LOVE, is set in the city of Asheville during the old Bele Chere festival. She lives with her daughter, who is the youngest of her seven children, two crotchety old cats, and five kittens of various ages.

Website  https://Alana-lorens.com

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Goodreads   https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4829967.Alana_Lorens

Amazon Author Page  https://www.amazon.com/Alana-Lorens/e/B005GE0WBC

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/alana-lorens

Email:  contact@alana-lorens.com

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