Writer’s nook

Romance novelist finds success within the release of her second full-length book

Romance novelist Farrah Roybiskie continues to follow her dream of writing by edging the ladder of success with the debut of her second novel Release Me.

Roybiskie, who writes under the pen name Farrah Rochon, says that the ability to write has come naturally.

“I’ve always been a voracious reader and writing grew from that,” said Roybiskie. “I originally wanted to write mainstream thrillers, but once I started reading romance novels, I was completely captivated.”

And that inherent captivation has allowed Roybiskie to write a total of seven novels with three of those being sold, including the first in her romance series Deliver Me.

“I consider those first four ‘practice books.’” said Roybiskie. “I would love to sell a couple of them eventually, but other than academic papers that were published while I was in graduate school, all of my writing has been fiction.”

And while she loves was she does, Roybiskie admits that the motivation to write just doesn’t appear, it must come from somewhere.

“I learned a long time ago that I could not sit and wait for inspiration to strike,” said Roybiskie. “If I was going to have any success at writing, I had to apply the ‘keep butt in chair’ method.”

Roybiskie says that writing novels hasn’t always been an easy task. Some days she would struggle to write one page, while on other days she’d churn out five pages in an hour.

“As long as I’m making some progress, I’m inspired. As long as I have something there, I can always go back and revise it later,” she said.

“And I usually get my ideas while driving in my car. Something will pop into my head, and like wild flowers in a field, the ideas just start sprouting.”

Roybiskie, along with many other novelists, are also making history by being part of an African-American romance line.

“I’m proud to write for Dorchester’s African-American romance line because I believe it is a segment of the romance reading population that has been largely ignored,” said Roybiskie.

“I want other races and ethnicities to understand that our stories are universal, and not written specifically for African-American women.”

Release Me takes readers inside the life of an NBA hopeful, Tobias Holmes, who is injured in a car accident and must find a new passion.

“After a couple of false starts, Toby is making a name for himself in the music industry by giving raw talent a star turn,” said Roybiskie.

“And when his most promising client is chosen to be on a reality TV show, he turns to a childhood friend for help.”

The rest is left in the hands of fate. Tobias begins working side by side with Sienna Culpepper and then the sparks begin to fly.

And most readers would agree that Roybiskie’s attention-getting storylines are the driving force behind her self-proclaimed success.

“People judge success differently,” said Roybiskie.

“I consider myself successful because I’m getting the chance to do something that many people only dream about doing – I’m living my lifelong dream.”

Roybiskie’s first novel Rescue Me sold out of its initial print run of 20,000 copies, but is still in demand.

“According to my publisher, there has been a steady demand since it’s release in March 2007,” said Roybiskie.

For more information and to find out how you can purchase Release Me, visit www.farrahrochon.com.

 

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