ELENA was leaving Lanzarote and heading to Tenerife after having been promoted to her dream job. Her life was complete, or so she thought.
VERONICA knew her life had to change after losing her husband of 50 years. She needed to carve out a new life for herself, and with a little help from her grandson Mikey, their lives were about to change forever.
FAYNA was off to visit her daughter Elena in Tenerife, the island she should have never left all those years ago.
KARINA was happy with her life, but would she be able to cope with a wonderful opportunity which comes her way?
CARLOS and SALVA are brothers who differ in many ways. However, there is something they both want, but will either succeed in getting it?
Friendships Begin in Tenerife containing secrets, romance and new beginnings, but above all it’s all about friendships
Title: Friendships Begin In Tenerife
Author: Ian Wilfred
Publication Date: 20th September 2022
Links: UK: Amazon
Before we get started I'd just like to say that I recently met Ian at the Romantic Novelists' Association's conference and he is just as lovely as he appears on twitter. He is wonderfully supportive to many of us authors and a huge champion of the genre.
Hi Ian and welcome to Sincerely Book Angels blog.
Thank you so much for inviting me.
What inspired you to write Friendships Begin In Tenerife?
My inspiration came from seeing a waitress in a hotel, she came to take a drinks order and one of the characters just appeared and although isn’t the main character the story started to unravel in my head.
Did you always want to be a writer?
No writing was something other people did, not me, but somehow twelve books later I’m here. How and why it happened I don’t really know, I'm scared to stop and think.
What other jobs have you had?
From leaving school I’ve always worked in retail and the hospitality business and lots of stories from those days pop up now and then in my books.
How did it feel when your first novel was published?
My first novel was all very odd as a short time after it was published my dad died and the now husband moved to Norfolk so it wasn’t until the second one was published that it all started to sink in and I started to enjoy the experience.
Can you please tell us a little about your publishing story.
I’m a self published indie author and am very blessed to have a fabulous team of ladies behind me. Nancy is my editor, Rebecca formats all my work and sorts all the Amazon stuff for me. Maureen proof reads and then Cathy Helms in America designs my book covers and we’ve all been together since book two.
How does it feel being a male writer in a genre where women are the majority?
I don’t have a problem being in the minority. Once I was advised to use a pen name but no it’s never been an issue plus all my working life I’ve worked more with women then men and the support and encouragement I get from the fabulous female writing community is unbelievable.
What other books have you written?
I’ve written three books set in Greece, three in Spain and two in Norfolk. Also two short stories. Not forgetting one that went from Devon to London, New York and Martha’s Vineyard and now I’m heading off to Tenerife with my next couple.
Have you ever had writer's block?
Never had writer’s block but I do have a few projects I’ve started and got to 40 thousand words and given up on them but saying that parts of them do end up in other books, nothing is wasted.
What motivates you to keep writing?
I’m never short of motivation I live in a dream world and the characters in my head are insisting I tell their stories
Where is your favourite place to write? ( can we please have a picture)
I have a couple of favourite places to write in the lounge on the sofa laptop on my knees I don’t think I’ve ever told anyone that before but I get more words written then if I’m sat at my desk and in the garden again when the weather is good on a sofa.
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What advice would you give to an aspiring writer?
The best bit of writing advise I heard and it’s stuck with me and I take it into all my writing was from the author Amanda Brookfield. 'Add depth to the characters you have, don’t just add more characters,' and of course what Milly Johnson says, 'Just put your bum on the chair and write the B thing it won’t write itself.'
Which authors inspire you?
So many authors I could give you a list of thousands.
What are you reading at the moment?
I have trouble reading fiction while I’m writing fiction and I’m looking forward to starting Esme Young’s (Sewing Bee) biography next but also I’m very lucky to have been given an advanced copy of the new Milly Johnson, Together Again. I’m itching to dive in but not for another couple of weeks until I finish writing my 2023 summer book
Who would you choose to play your favourite character in the film of your book?
In Friendships Begin In Tenerife which is published on 20th September there is an older character called Veronica and I can see her being played by the wonderful Alison Steadman
What is your next book about?
Like I mentioned I’m working on another book which will be out spring summer next year it’s also set in Tenerife and it all revolves around a luxury villa that is rented out and the different holiday makers that stay in it. After that one I’m not sure, I have so many ideas going on in my head twenty four seven.
Thank you so much for joining us on our blog today and good luck with the book.
Sincerely
Book Angel x
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