Angela Ruth Strong survived breast cancer, works as a flight attendant, and uses her own crazy life experiences as inspiration for the stories she writes.
Her books have earned TOP PICK in Romantic Times, been nominated for a Christy Award, and become Amazon bestsellers. She and her husband also played extras when her novel Finding Love in Big Sky was adapted for film.
To help aspiring authors, Angela started IDAhope Writers where she lives in Idaho.
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What inspired you to write your latest book, and how did the story idea first come to you?
I just finished writing an upcoming flight attendant novel based on my career as a flight attendant. Some of it may seem a little ridiculous, but I assure you, most of it has happened to me or someone I know. Welcome to my crazy life.
What advice would you give to aspiring authors who dream of publishing their own stories one day?
I’ve come to believe that my writing is never as good or as bad as I think it is at any given time, but if it ever means something to anyone else, that makes it pretty special. So, to become an author, stay as humble as you are passionate. Be open to feedback from others as a way of improving the gift you have to offer the world.
What’s the most unexpected place or moment where inspiration struck for your story?
Research for a flight attendant novel is one of the best parts of my job! I’ve visited some amazing places that are going into this book from hiking the Manitou Incline in Colorado Springs to dancing Zumba at a resort on the cliffs overlooking the ocean in San Louis Obispo. But I think the most unexpected addition to this story came when I was stuck at the Denver airport.
I was writing in the crew lounge, when a writer friend (who always messages for moral support when she flies) asked, “What’s a crew lounge?” I explained how at each hub, there’s a room for pilots and flight attendants that can be found with directions from our airline website. Access includes hidden doors and secret codes. After I explained this to her, she responded, “That sounds fun–like an escape room.” So, I added a hunt for the Denver crew lounge to my story.
Charlie Newberg is sure about one thing: Nicole Lemaire is the woman God wants him to marry. There’s a slight problem, though—he’s already left her once. The day before their wedding.
But he’s got a plan. The marketing firm she works for is the ideal choice for promoting his new film. Collaborating will give him the perfect chance to propose again, so he conspires with her boss to make sure she runs the campaign for the same documentaries he left her to shoot.
Despite Nicole’s resistance, the two work well together. But Charlie’s going to need more than teamwork to convince the jilted bride to give him a second chance. In fact, he might need to fall in love in a way he’s never really understood.
