Ep. 87: Tia Williams (Author of Seven Days in June)

<p><strong>In Episode 87, Tia Williams (author of Seven Days in June) shares how she wrote such a meaty romance novel and what it’s like to be an author with chronic pain.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><em>This post contains affiliate links (plus: here’s your <a href= "https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1501139231/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1501139231&linkCode=as2&tag=sarsbooshe04-20&linkId=f96654dbf209aaa96c9b0ea93f074c8b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon Smile-specific affiliate link</a><img src= "https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sarsbooshe04-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1501139231" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" />), through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).</em></p> <h2>Highlights</h2> <ul> <li>Tia’s inspiration for Seven Days in June.</li> <li>Whether Shane was inspired by anyone in her real life.</li> <li>How Tia went about writing a love story with such meat.</li> <li>Tia’s affection for supporting characters (and her favorite supporting character from Seven Days in June).</li> <li>Tia’s thoughts on an empowering kind of love (vs. the kind that makes you lose yourself).</li> <li>The problematic romance novels of the 1980’s.</li> <li>Tia’s experience pitching The Perfect Find and how it influenced her decision to include publishing industry commentary in Seven Days in June.</li> <li>What it’s like to be an author (and have a full-time day job) while suffering from chronic migraines.</li> <li>Tia’s experience talking about books while on dates.</li> <li>Sarah’s weirdly good luck with books by attorneys turned authors.</li> </ul> <h2>Tia’s Book Recommendations <a class= "spp-timestamp">[26:44]</a></h2> <p><strong>Two OLD Books She Loves</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3qgLuWt" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">I Don’t Want to Die Poor</a> by Michael Arceneaux | <a href="https://amzn.to/3qgLuWt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Buy from Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/24569/97819