Today,
I welcome Marcena Hooks to The Reading Life with Yolanda. Marcena is another
contributing author for The Dating Game anthology published by Brown Girls Books.
Briefly,
introduce yourself to the readers.
I am a native of
Oklahoma, and relocated to California about two years ago. I am a married
mother of two working on my MFA degree in Creative Writing. The love of reading
and writing was inspired and instilled in me by my mother, and I hope to pass
that love on to my children.
Please
tell us what your story; Just Call Me Honey is all about? I
love the title by the way. Just Call Me Honey is a story of two people Delaney
(a.k.a. Honey) and James who are on a journey to try love again after being in
bad relationships. They lead secret “double lives” but see themselves in each
other. They figure it would be better to work through their redemption together
as a couple.
Paperback:
334
Publisher:
Brown Girls Books
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
978-1625176745
You’re
at the night club with your date, what’s that one song that will get you up on
the dance floor?
Even though I haven’t
been to the club in ages, I love this question! Without a doubt, it would be The Electric Slide.
If
your short story was turned into a made for TV movie, who would you want to
play the roles?
Wow, I haven’t
thought about this. Maybe Malik Yoba as James and Sanaa Lathan as Honey. If
this ever came true, I’d love to be a part of the casting call and/or auditions
if that were allowed.
Is
this your first published work? If no, please tell us your other works. How
does it feel to be a published author?
I am blessed and
honored to be published in The Dating
Game; it is my third published work. I am also included in The Motherhood
Diaries and The Motherhood Diaries 2,
two anthologies by ReShonda Tate Billingsley. Being published is still
unbelievable at times, and I long for the day my name will grace the cover of a
book.
What
are you currently reading?
I am currently
reading novels for school including Joplin’s
Ghost by Tananarive Due and Fahrenheit
451 by Ray Bradbury.
Are
you working on anything new?
I am working on my
workshop submission for the summer residency at school. I’d also like to develop
a sequel to Just Call Me Honey into a
novella.
How
can readers stay connected to you?
I’d love to connect
with readers via Facebook facebook.com/Marcena.hooks and Twitter: @Marcenahooks
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