Welcome to Lust or Love Blog Tour by the wonderful H. Barlow.
It's my pleasure to be part of this blog tour and to help promote H. Barlow's debut novel Lust or Love part 1 ~ The Beginning. As part of the blog tour, I got to interview the wonderful author herself, Hayley Barlow.
LUST OR LOVE IS ONLY FOR ADULTS 18 + WHO ARE NOT EASILY
OFFENDED BY SOME SWEARING AND SOME SEXUAL CONTENT.
Lust or Love is set in South Yorkshire, town Doncaster, UK
.The speech and thoughts of the characters is set in the south Yorkshire accent
and Doncaster's pronunciation of words.
Lust or Love is the first in a 3 part series.
What do you do when the one who is very wrong for you
keeps coming back into your life? Single mum Heather is turning 30 and
evaluating her life. Set in 2011 in a small town in Yorkshire England. Look
back into Heather's past and follow her to the present. Heather has for 6 years
been torn between her feelings for the destructive Kian and the harsh truth
that they probably wont ever be together. Over 6 years life has took them both
in different directions,however heather can never seem to get Kian out of her
mind and sometimes at the most unexpected points in her life Kian always seems
to reappear. If it isn't really love then is the lust worth the pain of the
heartache and can Heather ever let Kian go for good.
Hello Hayley and welcome to my blog. It's great to have you here and be apart of this blog tour. Right, let's get started...
When did you first realize you wanted
to be a writer?
I used to love to write when I was in
high school. When I was around 14 I think
that I really got into my English work, writing story’s and reports for class.
After I left school I never had the confidence to take it any further, work and
life took over until I was 31. I decided to make some live changes and do
things that I love to do and writing again was one of them.
How long does it take you to write a
book?
Lust or love is my first novel and took over a year to
write . It was going to be a stand alone until few months ago I decided
that there was more that could be added to the book, I decided it could split it into three parts and I'm
still working on changing parts two and three.
What is your work schedule like when
you're writing?
Hectic it is hard to stick to a
schedule, I am still learning to do that one.
What would you say is your interesting
writing quirk?
I would hope that my characters are
ever day people that can be easily related two, also my south Yorkshire accent
is in there as my home Doncaster is were my book and characters are from.
How do you plan to publish? (self or publisher)
I have been signed by a small
publishing company Nocturnal Press Publications.
Where do you get your information or
ideas for your books?
Slightly from my own experience’s,
honestly I have had some rubbish relationship’s and I'm still single now. I know
what it’s like to be a single mum and I can relate in some ways with Heather.
When did you write your first book and
how old were you?
Lust or love is my first book and I was
31 when I started the story.
What do you like to do when you're not
writing?
Other then spending quality time with
my daughter,family and friends, I enjoy my job as a self employed massage and
holistic therapist, and I enjoy curling up with a good book.
What does your family think of your
writing?
Friends have read the book and love it
my family support me in anything they do but cant read it purely because of the
sexual content ,my sister said she wouldn't be able to determine Its just a
character.
What was one of the most surprising
things you learned in creating your books?
The massive support system that I have gained just on Facebook by opening my own page and being in many book groups
there has been a lot of Inspirational people supporting me from the very start
of me writing the story.
How many books have you written? Which
is your favourite?
Lust or love is only one so far However
by turning it into a three part series I think just love lust or love Part 2 is
going to be my Favourite.
Do you have any suggestions to help me
become a better writer? If so, what are they?
I would always say to anybody who wants
to write to do it or if you real that you are
in a slump don’t give up keep on
going, don’t ever think you can’t do anything because you can, follow your dreams not
anybody else’s.
Do you hear from your readers much?
What kinds of things do they say?
I do from a few which most have said
that the characters are easy to relate to,that the story flows well,I know some
have had a bit of difficulty with the Doncaster slang but for some they have
not been but of by it as they story is really good and they can not wait till
part 2.
Do you like to create books for adults?
I really do enjoy writing, it doesn't all have to be just about the sex but it is fun to fit it into a story and I
like that now in this day of age that writers can to do so.
What do you think makes a good story?
For me as I like to read anything,the
characters have got to be easy to relate to and to like (even if I love to hate them) . The story has to grip me
and helps if I feel a mix of emotions from start to the end of any story.
As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
I wanted to be a teacher, then in my teens I wanted to be a writer then late teens to early adult hood I wanted to own my own bar. Now I love being a mum I would to own my own holistic salon and to keep on writing.
Thank you so much for joining me today Hayley! You can contact Hayley on the following link ~
If you would like to read Lust or Love part 1 ~ The Beginning, you can purchase it in paperback or eCopy from Amazon here ~
