Ramblings From This Chick: Interview with Author Cindi Madsen and Giveaway

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Interview with Author Cindi Madsen and Giveaway

Meet Cindi Madsen author of Anatomy of a Player.

Cindi Madsen is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and young adult novels. She sits at her computer every chance she gets, plotting, revising, and falling in love with her characters. Sometimes it makes her a crazy person. Without it, she’d be even crazier. She has way too many shoes, but can always find a reason to buy a pretty new pair, especially if they’re sparkly, colorful, or super tall. She loves music and dancing and wishes summer lasted all year long. She lives in Colorado (where summer is most definitely NOT all year long) with her husband and three children.

You can visit Cindi at: www.cindimadsen.com, where you can sign up for her newsletter to get all the up-to-date information on her books.

First off, can you tell us a bit about you?

I’m from Colorado, have one hot chess & math nerd hubby, three kids, and one drama kitty. I love music, shoes, dancing, and drink a lot of Diet Mtn Dew.

Did you always want to be a writer?

I’ve always told myself stories, and always liked to read, but it wasn’t until after I had my first baby that I thought about writing down one of my stories to see if I could actually make it into a book. After that I was hooked.

What kind of writer are you? Panster or Plotter?

Total panster. When I try to plot, it tends to block me, or my characters hijack the story & say we do what we want, sucker! LOL

Where do your ideas come from?

A lot comes from asking what if? What if that happened? Or wouldn’t it be fun to throw two characters together who want these same things, but are totally opposed on these things. I pretty much add kissing & go from there.

A la Twitter style, can you describe your book (or series) in 140 characters or less.

A bad boy hockey player who makes a bet, a reporter in pursuit of a story to keep her from falling for players, & a whole lotta chemistry.

What are some of your favorite kinds of stories to read?

I’m a sucker for two broken people who come together and help each other heal, and I love anything that can make me laugh and swoon.

Do you have a favorite book and if so what is it?

It changes all the time. I really love Jane Eyre, though. One of my all time faves.

What are the scenes that are the hardest for you to write? Why?

I procrastinate writing the scenes where everything falls apart for my couple. I’m usually kind of mean & I know I’ll fix it because I’m all about the HEAs, but I still feel bad & put off writing them. The good thing is, after I do write them, I’m in a huge hurry to write the rest and make it right.

If you could have dinner with any three authors, who would you choose and why?

Mary Shelley- basically the creator of sci-fi, and she had to publish under a male name at first just to get her story read. Oscar Wilde-I love his writing & the humor in it. I think it’d be highly entertaining. And finally, I’m going to go with Charlotte Bronte, since I do love Jane Eyre so much.

Last question, are you working on anything right now?

Always. I just turned in my next Bliss book, I’m in the middle of writing a fun western novella for an anthology, and then I’ll be writing the next NA book in my Taking Shots series.

I’m a huge bingewatcher when it comes to Netflix and I’m always looking for a new show. I just finished Jane the Virgin & I fell in love with the 100 last year & am looking forward to new eps. So, I wanted to ask everyone what show they’re currently bingeing? Let me know what’s good!

This bad boy is about to get played…

After getting her heart broken by a player again, Whitney Porter is done with men. She's focusing on her future career and her first assignment at the college newspaper: Posing as a sports writer for an exposé on the extra perks jocks receive. But Hudson Decker, the bad boy of the hockey team, is about to test her resolve. To keep herself from breaking her no-sex rule with the temptingly tattooed athlete, she decides to use him for a side project: Anatomy of a Player, to help Whitney—and women everywhere—spot a player, learn what makes him tick, and how to avoid falling for one.

With his life spiraling out of control, Hudson Decker's looking for a distraction. When his teammates bet him that he can't land the gorgeous but prickly new reporter, he accepts the challenge, boasting he'll have her in bed by the end of the semester. But Whitney is so much more than Hudson expected, and soon enough, he's in too deep. The last thing he needs is another complication, but staying away isn't an option. One thing's for certain: this girl totally throws him off his game.

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