#ThisorThatThursday Author Interview with Maria Jane
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Author Maria Jane is my guest today for #ThisorThatThursday!
Things you never want to run out of: Bread, cheese, chocolate, and Diet Coke
Things you wish you’d never bought: The votive candles I realized were $45 for a set of three after the fact.
Hardest thing about being a writer: Wondering whether a reader will like your characters and story.
Easiest thing about being a writer: You can work from anywhere.
A few of your favorite things: My favorite things are my cozy sweatshirts, dog, and treadmill.
Things you need to throw out: I need to throw out my old sentimental holey t-shirts that sit in the bottom of my drawer.
Words that describe you: I think I’m patient, kind, and thoughtful.
Words that describe you, but you wish they didn’t: Anxious and insecure.
The last thing you ordered online: A Bram Stoker’s Guest themed leather bag, because duh, it was on sale and I got a free Romeo & Juliet bag as a bonus.
The last thing you regret buying: Did I mention the set of three votive candles that were $45?
Things you always put in your books: I always include a love story and happily-ever-after.
Things you never put in your books: Anything graphic, whether violence or romantic situations.
Things to say to an author: I loved character or scene x because…
Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: Will you put me in your book?
Favorite books (or genre): A Million Junes by Emily Henry, Abby Jimenez’s romances, Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Books you wouldn’t buy: I’m not a fan of political thrillers.
Favorite things to do: Read, run, hangout with family and friends.
Things you’d run through a fire or eat bugs to get out of doing: Anything involving being cold or on the side of a cliff.
The nicest thing a reader said to you: I stayed an extra day at this con to make sure and see you. (Made my year.)
The craziest thing a reader said to you: You look like your character. (Who, BTW is a fairy with wings, red hair, and gemstones on her forehead.)
Besides writing, what’s the most creative thing you’ve done: I love creating graphics and video trailers for my novels.
A project that didn’t quite turn out the way you planned it: I wanted to dry a bouquet of pink sunflowers someone gave me for my birthday but all the petals fell off.
Some real-life story that made it to one of your books: I moved to Denver and that’s the setting for my upcoming release, Perfect Secrets.
Something in your story that readers think is about you, but it’s not: A lot of readers see me in Chloe from Perfect and Perfect Always. And in many ways we’re alike in being driven academically, but she’s also braver than I am. Interesting that I say that about almost every character I write. I think my characters are braver than I think I am.
About Maria:
Maria Jane is the award-winning author of Perfect Office Pact and other titles in the Perfect romance series including Perfect, Perfect Always, re-releasing in 2026, As Close to Perfect, and the upcoming Perfect Secrets, due out June 2025. A Georgia native and avid runner, Maria now lives with her family in sunny Colorado. She believes in the magical and transformative power of love and aims to imbue all her stories with a smidge of inspiration along with fun, flirty, and happily-ever-afters.
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