New Adult Book Club discussion

This week we are super excited to have Best Selling Author Kandi Steiner with us taking your Question's all week! Kandi's books include A LOVE LETTER TO WHISKEY, WEIGHTLESS, WHAT HE DOESN'T KNOW, ON THE WAY TO YOU, THE WRONG GAME, RUSH, TAG CHASER and many many more!

Leave your Question's for this awesome lady below.

First, I love your books! Second, your Becker Brothers series is great!
My question...do you ever write first hand experiences or are these all from ideas in your brilliant mind? :D

Hi Kandi!

If you could be any book character for a day, who would you choose and why?

What is on your christmas wishlist this year?

Who is your favorite character you have written to date?

What inspired you to write your first book?

what is your resolution for next year (if you have one)?

What kind of genres do you read? Would you ever write fantasy?

If you wasn't an author what would you be?

Which of your books is your favorite?

What is your favorite trope?

Which of your characters is the most fascinating to you? Surprised you? Would you like to take out for drinks?

Nicole wrote: "First, I love your books! Second, your Becker Brothers series is great!
My question...do you ever write first hand experiences or are these all from ideas in your brilliant mind? :D"

Hi Nicole! Thanks for loving my books! <3 I definitely pull inspiration from my life as well as from what I dream up in my mind. A lot of inspiration also comes from talking to strangers, traveling, and listening to stories from friends and family members. :)

Zsuzsa wrote: "Hi Kandi!

If you could be any book character for a day, who would you choose and why?"

Hi, Zsuzsa! Okay, I know it's probably not a very original answer but... Hermoine Granger! I just NEED to live in the real life of the Harry Potter series for a day! ;)

Katrina wrote: "What is on your christmas wishlist this year?"

Hi Katrina! One thing I really want for Christmas is a cute tea pot. I have really gotten into tea lately and I have a coffee pot but want a little tea set. :) How about you?

Nicole wrote: "Who is your favorite character you have written to date?"

Hey, Nicole! Honestly, my answer to this changes every time I get asked. I swear it just depends on the day LOL. But, today, I'd say Cooper from On the Way to You. She's just so bright and sunshiney and she's been through SO MUCH. Plus, writing her journey with a stranger in a car that she is slowly falling in love with was MAGICAL.

Ann wrote: "What inspired you to write your first book?"

Hi, Ann! My first (published) book was Tag Chaser. I was inspired because my ex-husband was in the military at the time, and I would listen to him and his buddies talk about tag chasers and it was so cruel. I thought it would be interesting to write a story from HER pov, from the "tag chaser" who maybe has more to her story than she lets through. <3

MiDouradoP wrote: "what is your resolution for next year (if you have one)?"

I have so many! One of them is to finish my proposal for my first motivational book so I can get that baby out into the world soon. <3

Mandie wrote: "What kind of genres do you read? Would you ever write fantasy?"

I read literally EVERYTHING. I love romance, mystery, thriller, fantasy, dystopian, YA, nonfiction, etc etc. I haven't written a fantasy, but I never say never! :)

Tammy wrote: "If you wasn't an author what would you be?"

Hi, Tammy! If I wasn't an author, I think I'd probably be in social media/marketing. That was my big girl job before I quit to write full time a few years ago. :)

Nicole wrote: "Which of your books is your favorite?"

THIS IS SO HARD. But, gun to my head, I'd say On the Way to You. I think some of my best writing is in that book and I always recommend it to people who are new to me. :)

Hi!! My question is which among your books is your favorite or if that's too hard, which did you enjoy writing the most?

Btw I just recently read Becker Brothers on time for Manhattan's release and I am so excited for it!! I love them <3

Let's be real here... Are Adam and Cassie going to end up together? You've told me they do in real life which gives me hope. Can you put me out of my misery and give me a definite? I've been waiting for YEARS, Kandi ;)

If you could be any book character for a day, who would you choose and why?

zaira wrote: "Hi!! My question is which among your books is your favorite or if that's too hard, which did you enjoy writing the most?

Btw I just recently read Becker Brothers on time for Manhattan's release an..."

Ahhh I'm so excited, too! Manhattan JUST went live. You can read it now! <3

As for your question, I'd say the one I had the most memorable experience writing was A Love Letter to Whiskey. That book POURED out of me, like... in 9 weeks when I was still working full time. IT WAS WILD. And I was so immersed in those characters and their story!

Amy M. wrote: "Let's be real here... Are Adam and Cassie going to end up together? You've told me they do in real life which gives me hope. Can you put me out of my misery and give me a definite? I've been waitin..."

Have you read Legacy yet? ;) https://amzn.to/36SqPgz

J. wrote: "If you could be any book character for a day, who would you choose and why?"

Okay, I know it's probably not a very original answer but... Hermoine Granger! I just NEED to live in the real life of the Harry Potter series for a day! ;)

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and what would you do?

Hi Kandi, thanks for always creating amazing characters that make re-reading just as fantastic as the first time. My question is what is your go to re-read?

Kristina wrote: "If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and what would you do?"

I would go to Turkey! I'd eat ALL the food. Check out Cappadocia. Of course go to Pamukkale. Hike in Mugla. So much!

Ann Marie Stratton wrote: "Hi Kandi, thanks for always creating amazing characters that make re-reading just as fantastic as the first time. My question is what is your go to re-read?"

Thank you so much, Ann Marie! Honestly, there are only two series I've ever re-read. I have so many books to read so I usually move forward through my TBR. But the ones I do enjoy re-reading from time to time are the Harry Potter series and the Twilight series. :)

Just wondering, is the setting in Becker Brothers inspired by a specific place?

Hello
First thank you for letting Charlie end up with Cameron. I was holding my breath throughout half the book waiting for them to end up together. 😁
My question is.. when you write a character do you think about their past first and have that in mind while writing or do you just write character and see it develop as you write?
Thanks.

What inspired you to write romance?

Which character of yours was the most fun to write about?

What made you want to become an author? :)

What are your top 5 favourite books of all time?

zaira wrote: "Just wondering, is the setting in Becker Brothers inspired by a specific place?"

Hi Zaira! Yes it is. You can read about my inspiration for the series here! https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Vm-9dgZ8F/

Salma wrote: "Hello
First thank you for letting Charlie end up with Cameron. I was holding my breath throughout half the book waiting for them to end up together. 😁
My question is.. when you write a character do..."

Hi Salma! I'm so glad you enjoyed the duet. <3 I absolutely think about the character's past before and while I'm writing them. I have a whole character "beat sheet" that I make that includes everything from their background story, internal conflict, external conflict, and mannerisms to their Enneagram number, biggest fear and motivator, physical description, birthday and more!

Review wrote: "What inspired you to write romance?"

I have always been a sucker for love, an absolutely hopeless romantic. When I was younger, I loved watching romance movies and TV shows and reading books with romantic elements. In college, I studied primarily nonfiction writing, but when I started reading for pleasure again after college, it was right at the start of the indie romance boom (in 2012) and I just HAD to be a part of it. I had so many love stories in my head that I was dying to tell!

Irma wrote: "Which character of yours was the most fun to write about?"

Hmmm... the most FUN to write about? Probably Belle in The Wrong Game. She's the best friend to Gemma ( and will be getting her own book soon enough ) and she was just SO HILARIOUS. She surprised me while writing her. I loved building this complex best friend who played such a vital role in the story!

Emily wrote: "What made you want to become an author? :)"

Hi, Emily! I have been writing since I was in the third grade and reading since I first learned my ABC's. I've just always had a pull to the written word. I told my mom in 4th grade that when I grew up, I wanted to be JK Rowling. LOL! So, it's always been in me. I always knew I wanted to be a writer, I just never imagined I'd ever make money from it. ;)

Maddie wrote: "What are your top 5 favourite books of all time?"

Hi, Maddie! Okay, your question is SO NOT FAIR. Seriously I don't even know how people do this! I can BARELY make a top list of the year haha. I really can't name a top 5, at least not without some SERIOUS serious thought and sitting down to go through all the books I've ever read before haha but I will say that my top five for THIS YEAR are:

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
A Lesson in Thorns by Sierra Simone
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Filthy Vows by Alessandra Torre

Also, I'm reading an ARC of The Wives by Tarryn Fisher and I know it doesn't come out until next year but OMG IT'S AMAZING. It'll definitely top my list!