Author Interview – Lisa Regan

Do you intend to make writing a career? I would love to write full-time if I could but I don’t think that is feasible.  But yes, this is going to be a career for me.  I intend to keep producing the best work I can and offer it to readers.

Have you developed a specific writing style? I think so.  My writing is very spare and that is for a reason.  I don’t like reading books where writers get bogged down in minute description.  I like to envision things in my own mind so a general guideline from the writer is enough for me—then I can create the rest in my own mind.  I don’t like descriptions that go on for pages and pages so I don’t do that to readers.  I try to leave a lot to each individual reader’s imagination, especially since every reader brings his or her own filters, beliefs, likes, dislikes, etc to the reading experience.

What is your greatest strength as a writer? I like to think it is pacing since I worked so hard on it for so many years with Finding Claire Fletcher.

Have you ever had writer’s block? If so, what do you do about it? I try to think of the most ridiculous idea for a story and then actually try to write as badly as I can.  That usually loosens things up.  Also Ray Bradbury once said that if you were stuck, you should have a man come into the room holding a gun.  So if I’m really stuck, in the very next scene I will do either that or something equally as shocking and see where it goes.  Most importantly, I promise myself that I don’t have to use anything that I write.  I reserve the right to trash every single word.  But I have to write something.  Once you give yourself permission like that, you’d be surprised how much easier it is to get writing again.

How did you come up with the title? Finding Claire Fletcher was so obvious since the book was about a missing girl and a detective trying to actually find her.  I really tried naming it something else but nothing else that I could think of fit as well or sounded as good as Finding Claire Fletcher.  I think the 2 Fs in it helped.  Then as the story developed, it seemed more and more fitting since Claire is kind of searching for herself in the story as well.

“Readers should drop what they’re reading and pick up a copy of Finding Claire Fletcher.”  -Gregg Olsen, New York Times bestselling author

“A powerful, emotionally-charged story by a debut author you’ll want to keep an eye on!” -J.C. Martin, author of Oracle

Newly divorced and with his career in jeopardy, Detective Connor Parks takes solace in the arms of a beautiful woman he meets at a bar. The next morning, Claire Fletcher is gone, leaving nothing behind but an address and a decade-old mystery. The address leads to the Fletcher family home where Claire’s siblings inform Connor that their fifteen-year-old sister was abducted from a city street ten years ago and is presumed dead.

During those ten years, Claire endured the cruel torture and depravity of the man who abducted her. Paralyzed by fear and too ashamed to return to her family, Claire is resigned to her life as Lynn, the identity her abductor forced upon her. Every time she attempts escape or betrays him in the smallest way, someone dies. Even now, her clandestine run-in with Connor Parks may have put his life at risk, as well as the lives of her family.

Connor is convinced that not only is Claire Fletcher alive, but that she is also the woman he met at the bar. Driven to see her again, he begins his own investigation, off the clock and without the police department’s consent. He is determined to find her and unravel the mystery of her abduction and odd reemergence. But finding Claire Fletcher proves more dangerous than he anticipates. In fact, it may be deadly.

5-Stars! “. . .heart wrenching, suspense ridden, and eye opening.”  -Amy Castellano, Chic Book Chick

5-Stars! “Her characters are strong and believable and they will fill you with emotions that will rock you.” -My Cozie Corner Book Reviews

5- Stars! “. . .This was a fantastic novel and I am looking forward to many, many more in the future.”  -Alex J. Clatch, Amazon Reviewer

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Genre – Psychological Thriller / Crime Fiction

Rating – R

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