Interview with Mary Ting, GENES

What kinds of marketing [twitter, facebook, blog, forums] are you involved with for promoting your book(s)?

I’m mostly use Facebook because that is where I met my fans first. I also use Instagram and twitter, though I prefer Instagram. I like looking at pretty photos with books.

Do you find it difficult to juggle your time between marketing your current book and writing your next book?

Definitely, but my publisher does an amazing job at marketing so I don’t have to do as much if I were to publish on my own. I believe authors have a responsibility to reach out to fans. They like hearing from us.

What advice would you give a new author just entering into the self-publishing arena?

Make sure to have a great cover and edit your work. Make sure you know what genre you are focusing on. Give away ARCs and also do giveaways. This is one way to get out there.

Besides writing, do you have any other passions?

I enjoy watching movie or binge watching on Neflix, Amazon, Hulu, and others.

Some fun facts about you, which do you prefer – dogs or cats? Chocolate or vanilla? Coffee or Tea? Talk or Text? Day or Night?

Dogs. Chocolate. Tea. Talk. Night

What’s next for you?

I have a clean, sweet, contemporary romance book coming out this year, November 10^th with Rosewind Books, called When the Wind Chimes. Below is the blurb.

SOMETIMES ANGELS COME IN HUMAN FORM.

Kaitlyn Summers is heartbroken.

When she receives an invitation to spend Christmas with her family on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, she feels it may be the perfect medicine.

She throws herself into helping her sister’s struggling art gallery, even taking a temporary job for extra money by looking after a little girl from her nephew’s school. She also begins to paint again, something she’s been unable to do since her breakup. It’s tempting to stay on Kauai, but she has obligations back in Los Angeles.

Life gets more complicated when circumstances keep putting her close to Leonardo Medici. Not only is he drop-dead gorgeous, he’s a local celebrity. But Kaitlyn can’t shake the feeling he’s hiding something.

Should she believe the rumors that he’s romancing half the island’s single women?

Or is the random sound of wind chimes when he’s close-by a sign that an angel is near and the secret to her happily ever after?

Genes
Mary Ting
(ISAN, #3)
Published by: Vesuvian Books
Publication date: June 30th 2020
Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult

Allegiances will be tested.
Identities will be revealed.
No one is safe.

While searching for the HelixB88 anti-serum on the black market, Ava uncovers valuable intel that may help the rebels in their fight to bring down ISAN—the location of a hidden facility. But first, the insurgents must find the female citizens unexpectedly displaying powers without use of the Helix serum before ISAN captures them.

As the rebels join forces with other sectors, ISAN plans their destruction by using someone they don’t suspect at the rebel home base. A traitor within.

Now, Ava must make a dangerous decision, one that could risk their capture—or worse.

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Author Bio:
International Bestselling, Award-Winning Author Mary Ting writes soulful, spellbinding stories that excite the imagination and captivate readers all over the world. Her books run a wide range of genres: science fiction, fantasy, and swoon worthy stories. Her storytelling talents have won her a devoted legion of fans and garnered critical praise.

Mary was born in Seoul Korea and resides in Southern California with her husband, two children, and two dogs—Mochi and Mocha. She enjoys oil painting and making jewelry. Becoming an author was a way to grieve the death of her beloved grandmother. After realizing she wanted to become a full-time author, she retired from teaching after twenty years.

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