Cynthia Breeding

AWAI Member Since: 2004
Age: 50-something

What’s your current occupation?

Romance Writer

What’s your former occupation?

Educator

What was the first project you landed?

A two-book contract with Kensington Publishing.

What are your current projects?

I sold a novella to Samhain Publishing, and another one to New Concepts. In addition, I will have four novellas coming out in different anthologies with Highland Press. Two full-length manuscripts are completed and ready to be shopped around.

What has been your proudest moment as a writer?

Seeing that first book actually on the shelves in bookstores.

What’s your favorite niche to write for?

Romance

What’s your income goal for this year?

I don’t really have one. I just want to get as much material out there as possible. The more name-recognition there is, the better sales will be.

What’s your writing routine?

1 p.m. - 5 p.m., five days a week

Please give us an example of how your life has changed since becoming a writer.

Being a novelist has allowed my muse to blossom and let me really create those characters for readers to fall in love with.

What success tip would you like to share with your fellow writers?

Keep trying. Query, query, query.

When did you realize you were living the writer’s life?

Not quite sure. I enjoy staying home and doing what I love rather than having to go to work every day.