K. A. Cross Presents…
Guinevere Equihua
About Guinevere
Guinevere is the
world's top assassin who can make contraptions better than MacGyver. She eats
Lucky Charms for breakfast to feel fabulous! Just kidding. She's actually just
a normal college student, who parades around as an artist by day, and writer at
night. Her love for writing developed at a young age when she began her first
novel that was later completed at twenty-one. She hopes for women to read her
books as a means to escape from reality, and perhaps find a place in their
hearts for her characters. Guinevere resides in bipolar Riverside, California
sipping on Kiwi-Strawberry Arizonas.
Want to know more?
1. When did you first realise you wanted to be a writer?
I think when I was
twelve. Yeah, twelve because that was when decided to try my hand at writing,
and thus started my first book.
2. What's your favourite
thing about being a writer?
Seeing my fans
reactions. I have a few that e-mail me personally or through wattpad and give
me feedback on what they think of my work and characters. It’s actually a
really stupendous feeling!
3. How did you come up with the idea for your latest book?
Hm… well, I remember
that I had once read a quote by Toni Morrison, and it read: “If there's a
book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write
it.” And from there, everything fell into place.
4. Do you ever base your characters on people you know?
Sometimes. If I feel
that the character needs a little more ‘umph’ then I will start thinking about
who would be perfect to base them off.
5. What do your family and friends think about your
book/s?
My family doesn’t
know I write, actually. I haven’t had the courage to tell them yet. I think
it’s because there’s still a bit of me that will feel judged. But perhaps one
day… one day.
6. Do you plan out your
books or do you just go with the flow?
Go with the flow. I’m
sure that I’ve planned out a few scenes or characters, but most of the time I’m
just typing away whatever comes to mind at that point.
7. Who is your favourite author?
Oh boy… I have to
many! There are a few on wattpad whose writing just blows my mind! I know one
of them is Nicole Sturgill. The first book of hers that I read was The McEllis
Boys and I fell in love with her writing.
8. What’s your favourite genre?
To be honest, I like
reading a lot of young adult because of the stories that felt so real. Through
my teenage years I lived vicariously through them, haha.
9. What’s next for you?
I don’t really know…
that’s a really good question. Perhaps I’ll finish writing my BOC series and
then try my hand at young adult novels? We shall see what the future holds.
10. What advice would you give to someone just starting
out?
Be patient. And keep
writing. Just because no one has reviewed your story, doesn’t mean it isn’t
being read. The perfect audience will slowly come thy way.
11. What’s your favourite movie?
Eep! Sweet
pepperonis… sigh. Again, I have too many. But the one that I can watch over and
over until my laptop dies is Can’t Hardly Wait. One of my favourite movies of
all time, aside from Pride and Prejudice, of course.
12. If you were stranded on
an island which three items could you not live without?
1. My iPod. 2. A
notebook to write my stories. And 3. A book titled ‘How to Build a Raft’
13. Do you have a nickname?
I have many. Some are
due to my writer’s alias, but some don’t even make sense. But I think the most
common ones are: Gia, Gigi, and Gwen.
14. How do you handle writers block?
Very carefully. Just
kidding! I usually have my iPod handy so I can listen to different music that
will help my creativity flowin’, plus, I order jalapeño-pepperoni pizza. That’s
the stuff right there for a writing snack slash block breaker.
15. How do you cope with
distractions?
I’m pretty good with
tuning them out. I’ve had lots of practice throughout the years. When I can’t,
I have to take a walk through a woodsy area. Or I go on YouTube for a few
hours.
16. If you weren’t a writer
what would your dream job be?
Acting. I always
wanted to be in a movie. Actually… I still do.
17. Sweet or sour?
Sour patch: the best
of both worlds. But since I have to choose one… I would say sour. I get to make
funny faces that way.
18. What three words best describe you?
Sarcastic, witty, and
artistic.
19. Do you believe in fate?
Oddly enough, I do.
But I guess it comes with being a writer who writes romances based on fate. But
I think fate isn’t just limited to romance. I mean… I was able to publish a
book. Something that I never thought would happen!
21. What was the last thing that made you cry?
I was on YouTube and
took the “Bet You Will Cry” challenge watching the first two minutes of our
soldiers coming home. I’m sorry, but NO ONE can go through those videos without
tearing up.
22. For many of us writing
is not our full time job, what is yours?
I’m still in college
right now, so a student would be my full-time job, but I am also a student
assistant for the engineering department at my school.
Barriers Of Commitment
Nathan Henry thinks
of no one but his family.
He hasn't more so then the moment he gave up going to an ivy league school to
support them. With a catatonic mother, a blind sister, and a fifteen year old
brother on the verge of being thrown out of their home, Nathan has to work
twice as hard (and away from his family) to put their lives back together.
He is dependent on
his occupation as a respected special military agent. The most important and
wealthy people pay for his service to protect them at private events and such.
It pays well and feeds the mouths his father and two older brothers left
behind. It's a job that he has put his life on for time and time again, but
manages to come out on top every time.
After returning from
a physically draining assignment, another opportunity from the most wealthiest
man known arises. Instead of looking forward to a hot shower and weeks of catching
up with Z's, Nathan is pushed to take on this assignment that would, in its
completion, pay him handsomely.
The assignment?
Escort the
power-hungry and wealthy man's daughter to her intended. Sounds simple enough.
But Nathan could not have been more wrong. He was not expecting the young
heiress to come in the form of Mara Hallden.
Mara knows only the
life of isolation; growing up in a mansion all by herself and having seen her
father only four times in her twenty-one years and now he expects her to be
married off to a man she's never met!
The heiress only
dreams of her freedom to do as she pleases and she alone is enough to make
Nathan want to take on other dangerous assignments instead, like raiding
foreign bombers and rescuing hostages from bank stick ups.
With much persuasion (perhaps more like force) from his younger siblings,
Nathan will have to hold onto his pride and try to win over this blue-eyed
princess.
She will be his greatest, most stressful, and mind-blowing assignment yet.
If you you’d like to
know more you can find Guinevere on:
Instagram:
shreddedrosepetals
Twitter: @SAMiAMiz
