Author’s Month on Clutch – A Salute to Scribes: Geneva Holliday

Friday Nov 7, 2008 – by Glennisha Morgan

Sometimes a good book really is all you need. They have the power to transform, take your mind off of troubles, whisk you to fantasy lands, and even if for a mere hour, allow you peek into the intimate details of someone else’s life. So we’re saluting the authors who keep us on the edge of our seats and leave us wanting more–sharing with you our favorite scribes who put pen to paper and uplift voices for the unheard.

Name: Geneva Holliday
Website: www.genevahollidaybooks.com

Clutch: You just released your fourth novel, Seduction. Can you tell us a little bit about it?
GH: Seduction is a salacious and humorous tale that combines two my favorite types of stories: Makeover and Revenge!

Clutch: Are you currently on tour promoting Seduction?
GH: I just returned from touring a few of the Midwest states.

Clutch: Every since your first book, Groove was published you’ve managed to publish a new book every year. What motivates you to write and publish your books so frequently?
GH: I really enjoy the characters and the story lines. I have such a great time writing these books. I catch myself laughing out loud as the story unfolds. Who wouldn’t want to experience that type of joy and fulfillment as often as possible?

Clutch: Can we expect a new book from you next year?
GH: Yes! Summer 2009, Lover Man will be coming to a bookstore near you. Lover Man picks up where Seduction leaves off.

Clutch: What made you decide to be an author?
GH: I learned to read at a very early age and fell in love with books. I started writing short stories when I was about eight years old and had already decided by the age of twelve that I wanted to be an author.

Clutch: Give us three reasons why people should read your books.
GH: The reader will recognize these characters in themselves and the people around them. They’ll bust a gut with laughter and gain a few new moves they can use in the bedroom.

Clutch: If you could choose one of your books to be made into a movie which one would it be and why?
GH: Why Seduction of course! I believe it would be the best “girlfriend movie” since Waiting to Exhale!

Clutch: Who are some of your favorite authors?
GH: Donna Hill, Gloria Mallette, Margaret Johnson Hodge and Marilyn Griffith…to name a select few.

Clutch: If you were stuck on an island and you could only have one book with you what would it be?
GH: Sugar, by Bernice L. McFadden

Clutch: Besides writing do you have any other passions?
GH: Ethnographic art, fine foods and exotic travel – not necessarily in that order.

Clutch: Is there any advice that you can give to aspiring and upcoming authors and writers?
GH: Stay true to calling. Don’t allow the rejection letters to get you down – use them to fuel your passion for writing. Study the market, be aware of the trends, know your niche, but of all know yourself.