Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Lena Gibson is a storyteller as an elementary school teacher and keeper of the family lore. She holds a First Class Honors degree in Archaeology, with minors in History, Biology, Geography, and Environmental Education from Simon Fraser University.
A voracious reader from age eight onward, Lena seeks wonderful books in which to escape. Because of her passion for different genres, she combines elements of many in her writing. As an adult newly recognized with autism, she often creates characters that reflect this experience.
When Lena isn’t writing, she reads, practices karate, and drinks a ton of tea. She resides in New Westminster, Canada with her family and their fuzzy overlord, Ash, the fluffiest of gray cats.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Edge of Life: Love and Survival During Apocalypse was inspired by the underground bunkers of Vivos xPoint, South Dakota.
I have a second book coming out in August 2023, The Wish.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I drink a lot of tea?
I write obsessively and mark down each hour spent on writing activities in a chart.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve been influenced by Kate Morton, Susanna Kearsley, Guy Gavriel Kay, Sally Thorne, Emily Henry, Deborah Harkness, Diana Gabaldon, and Suzanne Collins
What are you working on now?
I just finished the sequel to The Edge of Life. It is going to my editor next week. I have a romantic women’s fiction with speculative elements coming in August 2023, and a the first two books of a dystopian train-hopping adventure in 2024.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My first book launched yesterday, so we’ll see!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write as often as you can. Revise and edit many times.
Take feedback and helpful criticism as they are meant and use what you can.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep writing.
What are you reading now?
Several ARCs from my publisher, Black Rose Writing and Dreams of Dragon Girl by Bonnie Jacoby.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Keep writing more. I want to write a third book in my Love and Survival series and I have ideas for several more contemporary books.
What is your favorite book of all time?
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
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