Today I have the spectacular pleasure of hosting M Pax on my blog. I think a lot of my readers may know her better than I do, and I can see why they hang with her. She’s been a blast to get to know. She’s been kind enough to answer some questions, she’s got one of her own for you, and at the end of it all, she’s giving away some books. So…off we go!

Describe your ideal working environment

Jonathan Rhys Meyers standing on one side and Spartacus on the other, handing me tea and pens. All while floating around the Milky Way, exploring nebula and star clusters.

In reality… At my PC with the house quiet. I still have the tea, but I make it myself.

Whew – sign me up for that first one. I’ll take the other as a runner up prize, but my expectations are pretty high now. Speaking of ideal environments…

Spring or Fall?

Spring means the observatory is opening soon. I docent as a star guide there every summer and by spring I’m looking forward to getting back out under the stars.

Fall means the hot is over. Thank goodness. My life gets quieter. I get more writing done.

Love them both.

I’m a fan of both as well, and right now I’ll take whichever one can get here quicker 🙂

Tell us, what’s the biggest thing you’ve ever won?

Book Bub gave me a free ad at the end of June. It was like winning the lottery, and it keeps on giving. It’s made me do the happy dance everyday since.

Nice! I can see how that would be happy dance invoking!

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done? (Besides happy dancing non-stop for three weeks 😉

I moved to NYC with a one-way plane ticket, two suitcases, and $500 in my pocket. The city was home for three years. Those were some wild times. I don’t regret a second of it.

Wow. Just wow. Aweseome 😀

What question do you always wish someone would ask in an interview, but no one ever does?

Not only for me, but from others, I’d like to hear what three moments changed their life most.

For me: 1) Meeting the Husband Unit. My life went on a different trajectory from that moment on. 2) The day my mother said, “Go write me something,” on the phone. Four books and counting now, Mom. 3) Moving to Central Oregon. The majesty of the wilderness makes me feel small and frees me to be who I want to be.

I agree, dear readers, what three moments changed your life the most?

The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear By M. Pax is on sale now for just 99 cents!

The journey into adulthood is stranger than she expects.

Graduation from community college isn’t the magic elixir Hetty Locklear counts on for becoming an adult. Her parents, who work the Renaissance fair circuit, insist she spend part of the summer with them. Hetty doubts pretending to live in the Middle Ages will help her find her way.

 To make it worse, an entity haunts her at her dead-end job, warning her of a dangerous man she doesn’t know. The ghost leads her to a lover who has a lot of secrets. He pulls her farther into peril and into a strange, hidden world of genetic experimentation.

New Adult Science Fiction Fantasy.

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The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear

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Giveaway ends July 31, 2013.

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M. Pax is author of the sci-fi series, The Backworlds, and the new adult science fiction fantasy The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear. A Browncoat and SG fan, she’s also slightly obsessed with Jane Austen. In the summers she docents as a star guide at Pine Mountain Observatory where the other astronomers now believe she has the most extensive collection of moon photos in existence. No fear, there will be more next summer. She lives in stunning Central Oregon with the Husband Unit and two lovely, spoiled cats.