Clare lives in a small town in England with her husband, whom she married in 1992, and her three children. Writing from a early childhood and encouraged by her teachers, she graduated from rewriting fairy stories through fanfiction to using her own original characters and enjoys writing an eclectic mix of romance, crime fiction and children's stories. When she's not writing, reading, sewing or keeping house or doing the many piles of laundry her children manage to make, she's working part time in the breakfast club at one of the local schools.
She has been a Christian for more than half her
life. She goes to Carey Baptist where she is one of three registrars.
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Now, it's time to face the firing squad--better known as Marianne the Interviewer...
What inspired you to write this book? What drove its creation?
Tuesday’s Child was inspired by a prompt posted on the WRP blog – a child, a hat and a lightning storm. I’d also been watching a lot of Sue Thomas FBEye and wondered what writing a deaf heroine would be like. I did threaten to wear ear plugs in church, and despite getting Pastor James’s permission I didn’t do it.
What’s a typical writing day like for you?
I wake at midnight usually, get a couple hours in while there are no kids watching the TV. Though that doesn’t always work. Then up again at 6.30am for the day job (term time only). Home again by 9.30am and then write or edit until 3.30pm when the kids get in from school. The word doc usually stays open til I finally crash about 9pm. I do housework, laundry, cooking etc in between, making sure I get up every half hour or so during the day.
When did you realize you were called to be a writer?
I’ve always written. Going from rewrites of fairy stories to fan fic to original characters in fan fic to what I do now. If I don’t write the voices in my head are almost overwhelming.
What are you currently reading?
Right now I’m reading Devotion by Marianne Evans. Then it’ll be The Wisdom Tree by Mary Manners.
Aww, Clare, thank you for reading Devotion!!! ::blush::
I’d like to see Niagara Falls. I love waterfalls and went to an amazing one in Scotland in August. I’ve also seen a lovely one in Wales.
What’s your favorite comfort food?
Chocolate ;-)
Me too, me too!! What's coming up next for you?
Finishing writing Sunday’s Child – the last in the seven book series. Then it’s on to the two WIP’s I have part written in notebooks. Both set in my fictional town of Headley Cross. One deals with the radio station and the other with a children’s home.
Where and how can folks connect with you?
I’m in several places on line.
http://telscha.blogspot.co.uk/
https://twitter.com/ClareRevell
https://www.facebook.com/ClareRevellAuthor
Guilty of love in the first degree, a deaf witness who 'sees' the murders and a cop torn between doing his duty and going out in faith.
Tuesday's
Child tenders direction...
Deaf from the age of five, Adeline Munroe
operates a hospital for injured dolls, but lately her quiet life is disturbed
by violent, haunting visions. Perhaps it's just her unspoken fear--a serial
killer has struck in Headley Cross. But Adeline soon realizes she's seeing each
murder just before they happen and reluctantly contacts the police.
Detective Sergeant Nate Holmes has enough
to deal with between caring for his orphaned niece and his current
assignment--the Herbalist killings, so when a woman comes forward who claims to
be "seeing" the crimes in dreams, he isn't hopeful she'll be of any
help. But he knows her from church, and she inexplicably describes how each
crime is committed. Is God answering his prayers through Adeline?
Adeline assists the police, yet more women
die and she becomes the prime target of the killer. Will Nate crack the case
before the Herbalist can complete his agenda--or will the next murder Adeline
foresees be her own?
Excerpt:
All of Nate’s senses kicked into action,
his copper’s antennae twitching.
She knew something, or at least thought she
did.
“What is it?”
Adeline sucked her lower lip into her
mouth, worrying it with her teeth. “This is going to sound stupid, but…” She
took a deep breath. “I saw them. All of them. They all had their hair tied back
or up.” She picked up the top clipping. “She was playing on a swing and wearing
a red jacket. This one was walking the dog and wearing blue.”
Nate jolted as if he’d been struck by
lightning. Those details hadn’t been released. Was he wrong about her? Was she
somehow involved with the murders? “Wait
a minute. How did you know any of this?”
Adeline carried on speaking as she shifted
through the papers. “She was on her way to dance class in pink. This one was
jogging in a gray toweling track suit and the first one…”
Nate put a hand on her arm, cutting her off.
She jerked her head upwards in surprise.
He held her gaze. “How do you know all
this?”
"I told you, I saw them.”
TRAILER:
PURCHASE LINKS:
http://www.pelicanbookgroup.com/ec/tuesday-s-child
http://www.amazon.com/Tuesdays-Child-ebook/dp/B009MA40PK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350946390&sr=8-1&keywords=Tuesdays+Child+clare+revell
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tuesdays-Child-ebook/dp/B009MA40PK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350946653&sr=8-1
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tuesdays-child-clare-revell/1113145354?ean=9781611162080
Enjoy, friends, and Clare, blessings to you, and much continued success!!
