Nothing is Lost in Loving

About the Book
Title: Nothing is Lost in Loving
Author: Brenda Moguez
Genre: Women’s Fiction
When Stella Delray unexpectedly loses her job a week before Christmas, which is also the anniversary of her husband’s death, she is forced to stop talking to his ashes, come to terms with her loss, and get her life back on track for her young son’s sake as well as her own. She never expected that posting an ad on Craigslist would send her into the arms of not one but two men, one of whom is her former boss. Now she’s working as an admin for a retired Broadway star, bookkeeping for an erotic video production company, and writing love letters for the mysterious "Oaklander." Adding to the craziness of her new life, her monster-in-law resurfaces and the father-in-law she never met shows up on her doorstep. With the guidance of her best friend, Bono, Stella will learn to redefine the rules she’s always lived by.

Author Bio
Brenda Moguez writes the kind of stories she loves to read--women’s fiction, starring quirky, passionate women who are challenged by the fickleness and complexities of life.
She’s particularly drawn to exploring the effects of love on the heart of a woman. She has aspirations for a fully staffed villa in Barcelona and funding aplenty for a room of her own. When she’s not working on a story, she writes love letters to the universe, dead poets, and Mae West. Her second novel, Nothing is Lost in Loving, is set to release April 2016. You can find her at http://www.brendamoguez.com where she explores passionate pursuits in all its forms.

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Describe your books in 3 words?

Women overcoming doubt.

If you could be any character from one of your books who would it be?

Stella Delray, the protagonist of Nothing Is Lost In Loving.

What is your greatest fear about being an author/publishing your book(s)?

Failing at marketing, not blogging enough, not having enough time to Tweet and FB, and overall general concern I will mess up and it will be too late by the time I find my inner marketing diva.

Would the 10-year-old version of yourself kick your butt or praise you for what you've accomplished in life?

My geeky ten-year-old self would look at me and say WTF, who are you and how the heck did you get this far when all you wanted at ten was to have DDs like Debbie Salazar and kiss Mario.

What do you do when you finish your book and turn it in to the editor?

I always have something going on.  Even now I have a book being edited, one that I am rewriting, the first hundred pages of another novel written, and an idea for the next.  After hitting the submit key I will either dive into something in motion or slip into a slump and write love letters.

What is your favorite Genre and why?

I don't have a favorite genre. I play the field, read or listen, to most anything. I do prefer the first person POV and seek out stories told by a singular narrator and revel in the voice.

What is one thing that would surprise us to know about you?  

I survived an international scandal and have only just written a story—loosely, very loosely—about those devastatingly spectacular moments.

Was there an Author who inspired you to write?

There is not one author, but there are several stories/books that drove me to the blank page. It's early days yet for me as a writer. I see my progress and know I am a work in progress and have not yet found my nirvana on the page, but soon, very soon, I will.

How did you come up with the characters in your books?

Absolutely no idea. I need two things to write a story, a name and the opening line. Once those two critical details collide I have a clue what’s waiting for me down the road.

Do you prefer to write alone or do you like to collaborate with other authors?

I've never written with another writer, but I would LOVE to find a writer to co-author a book. I think maybe a male writer… looking.

Everyone uses computers, tablets, phones and no one uses handwritten form or typewriters, what do you prefer to use?

Computer.  When I started, I'd make notes in journals and bought one notebook after another—

still do—but I never fill much beyond the first ten pages.  I use an app—One Note—that I can access from all devices. It’s perfect if I have an idea, see a character in the misty recesses of my mind, catch the whiff of the first line of a story. Whether on my phone, my Mac or at work, all I need is to open the app and jot down the idea.

Is there a ritual you do everything before you begin your book?

Nope. I don't write at a specific time of day nor place. It can be nosey or quiet as a church. I can write on the train, the plane, or on sitting in a chair in the midst of chaos. It wasn't until I joined a writing group did I learn of writing rituals and phobias. Me, I just write when or wherever I find a minute or three.