Author Interview — Elodia Strain (part three) In Conclusion

Thank you for joining us for our third and concluding installment of our conversation with newly published LDS chick-lit author, Elodia Strain. If you missed parts one and two, click here. Elodia, I mentioned in my review of your book “The Icing on the Cake” that I’m sure you have a long career ahead of you. What are you working on now? What can we expect to see from you five and ten years in the future? As we finished up yesterday, I had just mentioned my Mexican heritage. I really want to write a story that has all of … Continue reading

Author Interview — Elodia Strain (part two) Advertising

Thank you for joining us for part two of our conversation with novelist Elodia Strain. If you missed part one, click here. Elodia, I understand that before you were a novelist, you were in advertising? How did your background in advertising influence your approach to writing a novel? I think I may have thought more about the reader than I otherwise would have. Advertising taught me to think about my audience, and so when I wrote I thought a lot about that. I wanted to have my audience from word one and keep them riveted to the very end. My … Continue reading