Olivia Ardey She is one of the authors of romantic novels most recognized and successful of the panorama, in a genre in which many more stand out and which does not stop gaining new readers. I thank you very much for your kindness and time for this interview, in which he tells us about his trajectory and other topics.
Olivia Ardey
Born in German, shortly after his family moved to Valencia, where she settled with her husband and two children.
He has published cstories and tales in various anthologies, but she is known primarily as the author of romantic novels historical as Queen of clubs, Delights and secrets in Manhattan, A girl with styleA duke without honor, and setting contemporary as BTake me and come with meYou are mint and I am strawberry, Twelve chimes and a kiss, Give me Paris, I'll wait for you in Tuscany, If you stay in Scotland, A summer in Provence, With the taste of Ireland, Amore is written with lemon liqueur, The Amazing Librarian of Little Rock, Texas Men Don't Talk About Love and Twelve Bells and a Kiss. It has made a good place for itself in the extensive romantic panorama thanks to its prose and its plots.
Among other awards and recognitions, she has won the 2013 DAMA Award for Best Contemporary Romantic Novel, the 2014 AURA Award for Romantic Writer of the Year, the 2015 Purple Romantic Honor Award, and the 2019 Rincón Romántico Award for Best National Romantic Comedy.
Olivia Ardey — INTERVIEW
- CURRENT LITERATURE: You write romantic novels with a historical setting, such as A duke without honor, and contemporary, as Kiss me and come with me. Is there one that is more difficult for you than another when it comes to composing or writing?
OLIVIA ARDEY: The historical novel is my passion, but it is much more difficult to create it for two reasons: documentation It is more difficult to create characters so that they express themselves, think and act according to the times in which they live. Sometimes we read historical stories with characters who speak with current jargon and react with 21st century attitudes. I try not to make that mistake.
- AL: Can you remember any of your first readings? And the first thing you wrote?
OA: My first readings were the adventures of The five, by Enid Blyton. How I enjoyed it! And the first thing I wrote was erotic micro stories, imagine.
- AL: A leading author? You can choose more than one and from all periods.
OA: I read everything and all the time. There are so many that I can't choose one!
- AL: What character would you have liked to meet and create?
OA: To the characters of the Wallflowers saga, by Lisa Kleypas.
- AL: Any special habits or habits when it comes to writing or reading?
OA: I almost always read in paper, I love the feel of books. As for writing, I don't write the novels in order which are then read.
- AL: And your preferred place and time to do it?
OA: I love it read in the Playa, listening to the sound of the waves. Writing at home and with silence, on a desktop computer.
- AL: What other genres do you like?
OA: The novel black I like it a lot. The historical one too.
Current outlook
- AL: What are you reading now? And writing?
OA: I'm reading a novel that caught my attention because of its title: Murder on Baker StreetAnd right now, due to health problems, I find myself taking a break from writing.
- AL: How do you think the publishing scene is?
OA: Hard. It has always been that way, there are so many writers. It is difficult to stand out among so many books on the new releases tables.
- AL: How do you feel about the current moment we live in?
OA: With restlessnessWars are terrible and seem to have no end. I am also concerned about the difficulties faced by young people in accessing housing and a decent salary.
Been It's a pleasure to chat for a while with you, looking forward to doing it again. I thank you for giving me this space so that readers (male and female!) can get to know me a little better.