| Cover Author | AN INTERVIEW WITH
L.G. O’CONNOR Author of the Angelorum Twelve Chronicles
BTS: When did you first consider yourself a writer? Great question. Being a writer was kind of an accident for me. I’d never set out to do this and suddenly in 2012 when I finished my first manuscript, I blinked and thought, “Wow, I guess I’m a writer.”
BTS: How does your work differ from others of its genre? L.G. O’Connor is a member of the Romance Writers of America. A corporate strategy and marketing executive for a Fortune 250 company, she writes adult urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance. She is currently working on the third book in the Angelorum Twelve Chronicles, Book of Four Rings, for publication in 2015. In addition, she is writing an adult contemporary romance series. An avid antiques collector, L.G. lives a life of adventure, navigating her way through dog toys and soccer balls and loaning herself out for the occasional decorating project. When she’s feeling particularly brave, she enters the kitchen . . . Find & Follow L.G. O’Connor Online: www.LGoConnor.com Twitter.com/lgoconnor1 Facebook.com/lgoconnor1 @ Goodreads.com
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I love this question because I made a conscious choice to deviate somewhat from the formula of pure urban fantasy or pure paranormal romance for the The Angelorum Twelve Chronicles. As an avid reader of both genres, I found that I preferred a blend of both rather than either genre straight up. I’m very character driven when I read. I want to fall in love the cast and feel like I’m part of their team, but I also want a rich and complex story that keeps me thinking. As result, The Angelorum Twelve Chronicles are not predictable reads or books that you can skim through without paying attention. That said I kept my world recognizable by using contemporary settings in New York City and San Francisco in an attempt to simplify. The series has some elements of Science Fiction and Fantasy, but I tried to ground the story in reality and biblical history as we know it. From there I applied literary license. My objective was for the story to have a broader mainstream appeal than just the two genres it’s associated with.