“The
characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or
reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but .
. . it has to have great characters.” – Candace Camp
Born
in Amarillo, Texas on this date in 1949, Camp is the maiden name of Candace
Hopcus, who started her prolific writing career while simultaneously earning a
law degree in the 1970s. She said writing just seemed to come
naturally and she wrote to relax. The majority of her works are in the
Romance genre where she’s published a remarkable 70-plus novels under the names
Lisa Gregory, Kristin James, Sharon Stevens and, of course, Camp.
Her
first book Bonds of Love came out as Lisa Gregory and her most
recent, The Marrying Season, as Camp, her author’s title of choice
for most of her books.
The
winner of a number of awards, including a Romantic Times’ Lifetime
Achievement Award, Camp is the daughter of a writer (journalist Lula Mae Irons
Camp) and mother to one (Young Adult novelist Anastasia Hopcus). She lists her mother as a great role model.
“She
had the best memory of anyone I know,”Camp said, “and she could really tell a
tale.”
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