{"id":75080,"date":"2017-08-11T15:02:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T04:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/?p=75080"},"modified":"2017-08-11T15:02:46","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T04:02:46","slug":"anna-hackett-known-drop-subtle-star-wars-references-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2017\/08\/11\/anna-hackett-known-drop-subtle-star-wars-references-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Hackett: I have been known to drop a few subtle Star Wars references into my stories."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Congratulations to Anna Hackett who is a finalists in the 2017 RUBY Awards, nominated for her book, Unexplored<\/a>! <\/em>We chat with Anna about her nominated book, how she reacted when she found out she was a finalist, and her advice for aspiring authors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Congratulations, you\u2019re a finalist in the 2017 RUBY Awards! How did you react when you found out you were a finalist?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you! I was super excited to find out my story had finaled. I definitely had a glass of wine to celebrate.<\/p>\n

Please tell us about the story you\u2019ve been nominated for. Did you have a secret alternative title while you were writing it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unexplored<\/em><\/a> is an action-adventure romance with a wild adventure into cloud forests of Peru. It is part of my Treasure Hunter Security series<\/a> which are Indiana Jones crossed with romance. It was always called Unexplored<\/em> \u2013 but all the books in the series have Un- titles (Undiscovered, Uncharted, Unexplored<\/em> etc) and I will admit to getting them mixed up sometimes!<\/p>\n

\"Unexplored<\/a><\/p>\n

Do you write romance books in secret, or are you loud and proud?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am a full-time romance author, and don\u2019t see any reason to keep something I love to read and write a secret.<\/p>\n

Headless washboard abs, a torrid embrace, the sprawling homestead, an elegantly dressed d\u00e9colletage, or a vaguely kinky object against a dark background \u2013 what\u2019s your favourite type of romance cover and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I like them all as long as they suit the story. All the different types of romance covers give readers an idea of what to expect in terms of sub-genre and heat level, so it\u2019s important for a cover to be just right. Personally, I enjoy reading (and writing) sexy, action-packed stories, so I look for covers that show that.<\/p>\n\n\t\t