Can you give us a brief overview of your latest book? Is it part of a series?
The Mysteries of Tarot is a work of experimental mystery fiction, and a sort of supplement to my Tea and Tarot cozy mystery series. Hyperion, my fictional Tarot reader/amateur sleuth, has decided to write his own Tarot guidebook. He’s sent it to a friend for edits. But when he gets the edits back, he discovers a murder mystery in the notes. So. It’s a full-length, fully-usable Tarot guidebook plus a mystery.
Do you have a favorite character?
Hyperion is one of my favorite characters. He’s just fun and practical and optimistic. And though he sees the world and people in it shockingly clearly, he’s focused on taking positive action.
Did you try the traditional route to publishing, i.e. querying agents/publishers?
Yes, I did get an agent and go the traditional publishing route for a time. But I’ve found that I have a lot more freedom and flexibility (and profit) when I indie pub through my authors’ cooperative, misterio press.
Do you have an ARC review team? How did you recruit your reviewers? BookFunnel? Readerlinks? Booksprout?
I have an ARC review team on Booksprout. It’s got some spaces, if anyone wants to join! You can find my Booksprout profile here: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/author/view/5202/kirsten-weiss
Do you regularly send out a newsletter? How are you recruiting new subscribers? Do you have a reader magnet?
Yes to all of the above! I’ve got a free novella in the Tea and Tarot series available to subscribers, as well as a novelette in the Riga Hayworth paranormal women’s fiction series. They’re both exclusive to the newsletter. I also send out exclusive short stories to subscribers. People can subscribe on my website at: kirstenweiss.com
What is your writing process? Do you listen to music or do you like silence?
I like silence. I find the music too distracting. When I listen to music, I like to focus on the music.
Do you outline your story or just go where your muse takes you?
I do create an outline, but I also give myself room to go offroad, so to speak.
Do you find it difficult to juggle your time between marketing your current book and writing your next book? Do you try to write every day or carve out certain times during the week?
Over the years I developed a schedule that works for me. I calendar my writing time, editing time, and marketing tasks every day. And I’ve based my schedule on the way my brain works. I discovered that mornings are best for long, focused concentration. Afternoons, I’m easily distracted, which makes them a better time for task switching (i.e. lots of short tasks). For me, this means writing a chapter first thing every morning, editing until lunch, and then marketing in the afternoons.
What advice would you give a new author just entering into the self-publishing arena?
Get an editor. They’re worth the money. I learned so much from my first editor—she dramatically improved my writing chops.
What’s next for you?
I’ve got a short mystery in my Paranormal Museum cozy mystery series coming out at the end of June called Deadly Divination. And then another full-length mystery novel in the same series coming out in July. That one’s Dead End Donation.
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BLURB:
The Mysteries of Tarot: A Work of the Imagination
How to Read the Cards for Transformation
When Tarot reader Hyperion Night sent his manuscript, The Mysteries of Tarot, to a friend to edit, it was a simple guide to reading Tarot. Hyperion couldn’t anticipate that his editor’s notes would evolve into a murder mystery, or that his friend would go missing. Shockingly, the annotated manuscript eventually made its way back to Hyperion, who forwarded it to the authorities.
Now this astonishing Tarot guide is available as a book. The Tarot guidebook features:
• Tarot basics―How to manage different interpretations of cards in a spread, how to read court cards, and a clear and simple method for dealing with reversals.
• Detailed card breakdowns― Keywords, flash non-fiction narratives, and a deep dive into the symbols of each of the 78 cards of the Major Arcana and Minor Arcana.
• Questions to apply to the cards for transforming your life―Insightful questions for each card to help you dig deeper into your Tarot reading practice.
Bonus feature: the guidebook also includes his editor’s comments on the more esoteric and philosophical interpretations of the Tarot, as well as his notes on the baffling mystery that engulfed him.
Gain deep insight from the cards, transform yourself, and solve The Mysteries of Tarot with this work of experimental fiction that’s part Tarot guidebook, part murder mystery.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Kirsten Weiss writes laugh-out-loud, page-turning mysteries, and now a Tarot guidebook that’s a work of experimental fiction. Her heroes and heroines aren’t perfect, but they’re smart, they struggle, and they succeed. Kirsten writes in a house high on a hill in the Colorado woods and occasionally ventures out for wine and chocolate. Or for a visit to the local pie shop.
Kirsten is best known for her Wits’ End, Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum, and Tea & Tarot cozy mystery books. So if you like funny, action-packed mysteries with complicated heroines, just turn the page…
You can find Kirsten at KirstenWeiss.com
Twitter: twitter.com/SBPM_Museum
Buy links – The Mysteries of Tarot:
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C18BKGXB
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-mysteries-of-tarot-kirsten-weiss/1143066958
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Kirsten_Weiss_The_Mysteries_of_Tarot?id=Thq3EAAAQBAJ
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-mysteries-of-tarot
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/id6447194167
Author Website: https://bit.ly/tarotmysteries
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