Saturday, July 30, 2011

Random Question Interview with Andrea

Questions

  1. Where can we find you?


Twitter: @andreabuginsky


  1. What is the link for the best review you have had?


3. Why did you choose Solstice?

                I liked the idea of going with a smaller, more personal publisher.  I can ask questions when I need to, and know that I’ll get a quick response. Solstice is like a big family, and I love being a  part of it.

  1. What’s your favorite cover you have seen recently? (feel free to add a picture but please try to keep it pg 13 lol!)


  1. What catches your attention with other books?

The storylines and characters.  If I can identify with or truly root for the characters, I will really be into the book.  And if the storyline grabs me, I won’t be able to put it down.

  1. Do you treat a book as a book, for the story inside, or do you judge a book by the author and or the way it’s published?

Both, I suppose.  For new books, I’ll read it if the story sounds like it will be a good one. But once I know and like an author, I will want to read all of his/her works.

  1. Ebooks VS Books (Feel free to explain)

Both.  I still love to hold a traditional book in my hands, but I can fit so many books onto my thin little Kindle, and I love it!

  1. If you can have anyone read your book and give you feedback who would it be and why?

J.K. Rawling. For children’s literature, she’s my idol. The circumstances under which she wrote Harry Potter really touch me, and the fact that it grew to become what it is today is phenomenal. I would love to know what she thinks of my book.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Author of the Week: Angela Burke



To start off Author of the week I will just intoduce Angela and through out the week I'll give you bit and clips to piece her story together :)
So day one I will give you her links :)

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Random Question Interview With Suzette Stone

Suzette Stone, author of A Fateful Wind, Solstice Publishing.



1. Where can we find you?

You can find me at the following places:
www.suzettestone.com
www.romancewithsuzette.blogspot.com
www.solsticepublishing.com
Twitter: @suzettestone
Facebook: Fanpage –
www.facebook.com/romancewithsuzette
                  Regular –
www.facebook.com/writersuzettestone
My book is also available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Fictionwise, Coffee Time Romance & other ebook retailers.

2. What is the link for the best review you have had?

Well, all nice reviews are great to receive, but probably one of the best is a review I received on Goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10600873-a-fateful-wind

Apr 16, 2011

Tara rated it

I loved this story! It reminded me of the stories that made me first fall in love with romance books. There are characters that you can't help but fall in love with and a truly terrible villain. I could not put the book down. I read the entire book in one sitting.


3. Favorite color.

Yellow!  I’m also a big fan of burnt orange.  I love bright, sunny colors.  My dream is to live in a yellow ‘Key West’ style home with a wrap- around porch!!

4.  What does your writing schedule look like?

At the moment it’s pretty sporadic and I, unfortunately, have no set schedule.  I have a very active one year old and just found out we are expecting another.  The first trimester is always so tiring!! Fortunately my family is pretty supportive, but I definitely need to implement a schedule! 

5.  Do you find that writing keep you sane?

Yes, yes, yes!!!!  Writing is my escape from everyday life.  I prefer to write than read.  I love escaping into my imagination!  I do need complete peace and quiet when I’m writing as I’m easily distracted. 

6.   If you had a magical power what would it be?

I would add an extra two hours to my day.  And for those two hours everyone would disappear from the house and I would be able to write in complete solitude!

7.  If you could bring one of your characters to life, would you, and why?

If I were single I would bring Sir Jack Bartholomew to life.  He is sexy, courageous and a bit on the rugged side.  Perfect!

8.  Something your bio’s won’t tell us?

I went to an ‘all girl’s’ catholic boarding school with nuns and loved every minute of it!  Weird, as most of my friends look back on it with awful memories, but I loved boarding school!  There’s a lot to be said for not having the distraction of boys in a learning environmentJ

9.  Your favorite author.

British author Jilly Cooper.  Her stories are always a little on the ‘tongue in cheek’ raunchy side – humor and passion, wildly naughty men and lots of great characters!

10.  What annoys you in books?

When the author seems to have run out of ideas and ends the book unexpectedly. I always feel like there’s so much more I wanted to happen with the story and am left feeling a bit deflated!




Thursday, July 21, 2011

Random Question Interview With Kim :)

Questions

1. Where can we find you? At www.kjdahlen.com

2. What is the link for the best review you have had?

3 Why did you choose Solstice? I wanted to expand my work. Solstice is my fourth publisher so far.

4. What’s your favorite cover you have seen recently? (feel free to add a picture but please try to keep it pg 13 lol!)  I have thirteen covers and I love them all. Each of them represents a different book and they are all unique.

5. What catches your attention with other books?  I love story clips. If a clip catches my attention then I’ll read the book

6. Do you treat a book as a book, for the story inside, or do you judge a book by the author and or the way it’s published? I love to read so the story itself has to catch my attention.

7. Ebooks VS Books (Feel free to explain) Ebooks are fine for those who love to read from  a kindle or a nook but there is nothing better than holding a book in your hand. I know ebooks are becoming more popular but I love print books too.

8. If you can have anyone read your book and give you feedback who would it be and why?

9. What is it that addicted you to your genre? I love the can’t wait to turn the next page feeling suspense gives me and I try to pass that on to my readers. I can’t wait to put my characters into a stressful situation and see what they do to get out of it.

10 Your favorite author. There are so many I can’t choose just one

11. Favorite color. blue

12. Something your bio’s won’t tell us. A story can come from anything, a phrase, something you happen to see. I was sitting on a balcony in Jamaica one morning and I noticed someone had left a sand sculpture on the beach. That along gave me the idea for a novel titled Where Evil Lurks. I have yet to write the book but I got the idea from what I saw that morning on the beach.

13. Advice to others? If you want something bad enough never give up on your dreams. It may take a while for you to achieve them but it’s worth it in the end.

14. If you have a day job how do you balance everything. By making time 15 minutes here and there add up. You just have to make it

15. What does your writing schedule look like. Most days all I do is write but when I have the grandkids I write when ever I can

16. Do you find that writing keep you sane? Absolutely. I had so many scenes running through my head I had to write them down. I think the more I write the better I get at it. That’s why I try to write something every day.

17. If you could bring one of your characters to life, would you, and why? Possibly. My main characters are strong, independent, honest persons and the world needs those traits.

18. If you had a magical power what would if be?

19. Do you believe in magic? Yes, there is magic all around us, most people just don’t see it.

20. If we were to play rock paper scissors what would your first choice be? Paper, it covers everything

21. If you could control one of the elements what would it be?

22. What annoys you in books? When the writer just doesn’t make sense and the story is choppy and discomboubled.

23. Have you ever came across a book you don’t know why a publisher published? yes

23. Are you a grammar nazi, or do you find yourself more intertwined with the story to deal with the editing part. More intertwined in the story aspect. The editing can come later

24. Do you believe in self publishing?

25. Make up a question and have at it J

26. Tell us a joke.

27. What is the weirdest thing you have come across in your writing career? The fact that the simplist things can be the beginnings of a book

28. Randomly tell us what you thought as you were reading these questions.

29. Are you a believer in Karma.

30. Give a shout out to another writer, you can include their links work ect. Heather Matthews, Bruce Sarte and McKinzie S Heart  they are all wonderful writers

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Interview with Eamonn



Questions

1. Where can we find you? www.ehharriganpublications.ie – just set up awaiting publication

2. What is the link for the best review you have had? None yet

3 Why did you choose Solstice? They suit the genre of my book – paranormal/fantasy

4. What’s your favorite cover you have seen recently? (feel free to add a picture but please try to keep it pg 13 lol!)

5. What catches your attention with other books? Quirky characters, unusual events in ordinary situations

6. Do you treat a book as a book, for the story inside, or do you judge a book by the author and or the way it’s published? The story inside absolutely

7. Ebooks VS Books (Feel free to explain) Just getting used to e books but have a lingering fondness for holding paper book in my hands

8. If you can have anyone read your book and give you feedback who would it be and why?

9. What is it that addicted you to your genre?

10 Your favorite author. Haruki Murakami

11. Favorite color.

12. Something your bio’s won’t tell us.

13. Advice to others? Keep writing what you want to write, forget about the market when you write, try to do a bit of writing every day. Character begets story. Make your characters complex and your stories simple.

14. If you have a day job how do you balance everything.

15. What does your writing schedule look like. I am self employed doing management consultancy so try to fit in some writing time daily but divide that between writing screenplays (currently finishing a feature animation about a prepubescent ostrich called Ozzy) and writing fiction.

16. Do you find that writing keep you sane? Yes

17. If you could bring one of your characters to life, would you, and why? Yes my character Foxy is a feisty sixteen year old girl who has had bad breaks all of her life but is full of potential and will make it no matter what.

18. If you had a magical power what would if be?

19. Do you believe in magic?

20. If we were to play rock paper scissors what would your first choice be?

21. If you could control one of the elements what would it be?

22. What annoys you in books? Too much description – less can be more – look at Hemingway, McCarthy, Raymond Carver.

23. Have you ever came across a book you don’t know why a publisher published? Many times

23. Are you a grammar nazi, or do you find yourself more intertwined with the story to deal with the editing part. Have to admit to being a grammar and spelling fiend  - errors tend to distract from the story

24. Do you believe in self publishing? Open minded but much self published material I read may be more to do with ego than quality. Much of it is autobiographical and I have yet to actually meet someone whose life story will hold my attention for 300 pages.

25. Make up a question and have at it J

26. Tell us a joke.  Q What’s the difference between a mouse and a packet of peanuts A I dunno Response I would never send you shopping.

27. What is the weirdest thing you have come across in your writing career?

28. Randomly tell us what you thought as you were reading these questions.

29. Are you a believer in Karma. Yes – do unto others before they do unto you J


Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Random Question Interview With Dianne

1. Where can we find you?





2. Why did you choose Solstice?

I like to think that Solstice and I chose each other! I was impressed with their beautiful book covers and the variety of genres they publish in. They have a lot to offer an author in the way of professional editing and promotional help once the story’s published. I’ve been very happy with my experience with them.

3. What’s your favorite cover you have seen recently? (feel free to add a picture but please try to keep it pg 13 lol!)


I haven’t read Laura Graham’s book yet, but I’d love to walk down that alley one summer’s morning. I can imagine it leading to a patio brilliant with flowers and cascading fountains. Maybe there will be a beautiful man playing a guitar in the shade…

4. What catches your attention with other books?

If it’s an author I already like, it doesn’t matter what the book looks like. But if I’m looking for something new, usually the cover art catches my attention first. Then I’ll read the blurb and a few scattered pages inside. If it’s a print book, it has to be well made with a strong binding and quality paper and print.

5. Ebooks VS Books (Feel free to explain)

I have nothing against Ebooks. They’re convenient and I can pull them up to read any time. On the other hand, I love the feel of books, the beautiful covers and the smell of the paper. I’m a diehard bookworm and have shelves of books in every room. I think I enjoy looking over the crammed shelves as much as I do the paintings on the walls.

6. What is it that addicted you to your genre?

I write in several different genres, but I love the paranormal with its hint of mystery and the unexpected. I like to add that flavor of uncertainty and awe and suspended disbelief to all my stories.

7. Your favorite author.

In what genre!

Fantasy/scifi: C.J. Cherryh, Suspense/thriller: Dean Koontz, Medical thrillers: Robin Cook, Mystery/romance: Elizabeth Peters… so many others…

8. Favorite color.

Turquoise blue: the color of Nevil’s eyes in my romance story ‘Shelton in Love’. J

9. If you have a day job how do you balance everything.

Alas, I have a full time job outside the home and have to squeeze in minutes here and there to write. On a typical day, I can manage an hour in the morning and another two in the evening. But that includes the time I have to commit to social websites as well. I never can write as much as I’d like, which would be every minute of every day!

10. If you could bring one of your characters to life, would you, and why?

I would bring Alex to life just so I could give him a hug and let him know he’s not alone. I’m glad he has some close friends to stand by him but I’d like to find little ways to make his life easier, if I could.

11. If you had a magical power what would if be?

Not telling! J

12. Do you believe in magic?

I believe in the wonder and power of nature, and that most things are possible with enough belief in one’s self.

13. What annoys you in books?

When a character becomes too whiny, but I don’t like that in real life, either!

14. Are you a grammar nazi, or do you find yourself more intertwined with the story to deal with the editing part.

Revision is actually my favorite part of writing. To me, the work’s done, now I can stretch my imagination and really make the story shine. Grammar? I do what I can, but some rules simply elude me.

15. Tell us a joke.

Question: What’s black and white and black and white and black and white?

Answer: A zebra falling down a staircase!

This is the first joke I ever learned. First grade, from the book Elephants, Grapes and Pickles.

 She will give away a PDF copy of ALEX to a random commenter who told me their favorite paranormal author. I would end the contest at midnight, July 19th.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Random Interview Questions With Ryder Islington

Questions

1. Where can we find you? My blog is ryderislington.wordpress.com and I love to hear from people at my email: ryderislington@yahoo.com

2. What is the link for the best review you have had?

3 Why did you choose Solstice?

4. What’s your favorite cover you have seen recently? (feel free to add a picture but please try to keep it pg 13 lol!)

5. What catches your attention with other books?

6. Do you treat a book as a book, for the story inside, or do you judge a book by the author and or the way it’s published?  I used to never even consider the oversized paperbacks with the shiny covers and less than 350 pages because I thought they were either self-pubbed or done through some vanity press, etc., probably not quality writing, and also, too short. I like the longer books in general. I was being uppity with my opinion. But I learned my lesson twice, once when I was drawn to a cover that ended up being a really good book, and the second time when my book was pubbed in that format. I learned that different fonts can really make a difference in page count. My book is about 104K words, but only 300  pages. And publishers choose the cover. Now that I see my debut novel, Ultimate Justice, A Trey Fontaine Mystery with that shiny cover, I am humbled.

7. Ebooks VS Books (Feel free to explain)  I think the older generations were raised on books—things we can hold in our hands and feel, while younger generations are attached to electronics and would likely choose ebooks. The good news is that ebooks are great for the environment, and people can afford them more easily than traditional book formats. I have over 500 books in my library and I love them. I don’t own an ereader—yet.

8. If you can have anyone read your book and give you feedback who would it be and why? Greg Iles.  I love his writing. His books are not breakneck speed, but that’s fine because he delves into his characters in a way that makes you want to stay with them.

9. What is it that addicted you to your genre? I worked at a major metropolitan sheriff’s department. I studied administration of justice. I love the law. I watch cop shows, serial killer shows, etc., Love it when the good guys win.

10 Your favorite author. This is tough. How about Irisgregjames Johansenilespatterson?

11. Favorite color. Scarlet

12. Something your bio’s won’t tell us.

13. Advice to others? The first draft is always ugly. I once spoke to an author of 57 hits who said she prints out her first draft, sits down with a red pen and makes a mess. You can’t revise a blank page, so write the really bad stuff and then fix it.

14. If you have a day job how do you balance everything.

15. What does your writing schedule look like. Schedule? Uh..are we supposed to do that? Okay, I’ll bite. Whenever I can write, I do. Sometimes that means ten minutes a week. Sometimes ten minutes of every hour for as many hours as I’m awake.

16. Do you find that writing keep you sane?

17. If you could bring one of your characters to life, would you, and why?  Ooooh! Trey Fontaine! He’s yummy! Wait. I’m married, so I guess that would be a bad idea, sorta like sending a chocoholic to See’s Candy Shoppe.

18. If you had a magical power what would if be? To heal the sick and injured.

19. Do you believe in magic? Not magic. I believe in blessings and miracles.

20. If we were to play rock paper scissors what would your first choice be? Rock.

21. If you could control one of the elements what would it be?  Light—the freakin’ sun! If I could just turn it down a few degrees! Of course I say that in the heat of the summer when going outside makes me sick. If I were answering this question in mid-winter…well, who knows?

22. What annoys you in books? In novels, colons and semi-colons. They make me stop and think when I just want to get on with it. I hate it when big name authors are so important that they are no longer edited and end up doing things we all know are wrong. Not just wrong, but…well lazy.

23. Have you ever came across a book you don’t know why a publisher published? Yes. She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb. I mean, really?

23. Are you a grammar nazi, or do you find yourself more intertwined with the story to deal with the editing part. I’m more of a comma queen. I find that proper grammar sometimes gets in the way of the story, especially in deep third person and in dialogue.

24. Do you believe in self publishing? Yes. But only for niche genres where no publisher will touch it because it doesn’t appeal to the masses. There are thousands of small press publishers out there. If you polish enough, and send it out enough, you’ll find the right publisher.

25. Make up a question and have at it J

26. Tell us a joke. What’s the difference between a lawyer and a catfish? Answer: One’s a cold blooded, scum sucking bottom dweller, and the other is a fish.

27. What is the weirdest thing you have come across in your writing career?

28. Randomly tell us what you thought as you were reading these questions.  This is very freeing. I liked being able to pick the questions I wanted to answer and not be pressured to answer ones that I didn’t think were interesting. (or were too hard—hehehe.)

29. Are you a believer in Karma. I believe that what goes around comes around. Karma is part of a religion that I don’t follow, so I don’t call it that.  Halfway through my writing journey, I met some wonderful people who helped me in ways I didn’t even know I needed. I now have the obligation to help others who need help. I don’t feel like I’ve ‘made it’, but I’ve come a long way because of the help I received. So if newbies out there need help, give them my email addy.

30. Give a shout out to another writer, you can include their links work ect.

Anne Hamilton’s remarkable tales of her travels to Bangladesh, which led to the forming of the charity Bhola’s Children. The charity is a direct beneficiary of all sales of A BLONDE BENGALI WIFE.  You can read an excerpt, see the cover, and purchase the book in paperback or ebook format at




My debut novel, ULTIMATE JUSTICE, A Trey Fontaine Mystery came out June 24th and is available in paperback or ebook format at www.ll-publications.com and Amazon. If you like drug addicted FBI agents, serial killers, detectives at their wit’s end, and gruesome details of murder, you might want to check this out.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Karmic Liking Chain with Novel Publicity

A great way to get your FACEBOOK PAGE out is the Novel Publicity Karmic chain on Fridays.

In order to participate you need to first follow them on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/#!/novelpublicity



This is an amazing way to get your page out there! Emlyn is a genius I swear!

A few key things though that are mentioned in the rules.

#1 You HAVE to like others pages from your PERSONAL page if you like a page from a likable page it DOES NOT work, the number of likes on the page stay the same

#2 Take the time to like others back. Whether you post your link in the morning and go back that night and catch up and or you just liking new pages all day.

#3Mmake sure you post the phrase "Novel Publicity is a great resource for writers, as well as the link to the chain" on your Likeable page first! That way your active in the chain, if you don’t post this your page won’t be liked "Emlyn does check!"

#4 If you want to when you like a page you can let them know by posting your link on their page.

AGAIN this is a great great opportunity, the chain is growing she had 175 comments on the last one! People got tons of new likes, it just takes a few seconds to do, and it greatly pays off!

Be sure to check out Novel Publicitys Website, http://www.novelpublicity.com , as well for other opportunities for writers!!!!


Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Check out Melissa Miller's Radio Interview with Desmond Hass

Hi Everyone,

Desmond Hass has take time out of his busy schedule to interview Melissa Miller CEO Of Solstice Publishing on his show. Check it out:

http://romanceradio.net/2011/07/10/rrn-melissa-miller-publisher-interview-show-054/

Friday, July 8, 2011

Author Interview: Andrea Buginsky





When did you first realize you wanted to become a writer? In college, just as I was finishing up my AA degree. I couldn’t continue in the field of study I chose (medicine) because I was not doing well in the math and science courses. When I was trying to figure out what I was going to do instead, my sister said “you like to write. Why don’t you do that?” The light bulb went off, and I decided to continue on for a BA in Journalism, which I earned in 2007. After working as a freelance writer from home writing various web content articles, I decided to try my hand at a book, and “The Chosen” was born.

When did you write your first book and how old were you? “The Chosen” is my first completed book. I was 32 when I started writing it. The first book I started writing, which isn’t finished, was an adult romance novel that I started while I was still in school (10+ years ago), in my 20s.

How many books have you written? Which one is your favorite? So far, I have written two books that are completed, two that are unfinished, and one that is just starting. “The Chosen” is my favorite so far because it’s my first baby.

What is your work schedule like when you’re writing? I don’t have a typical work schedule because of my disability. I have days, and sometimes weeks, where I’m tired or don’t feel well and need complete rest. Other days, I can sit at my desk and type away. Still others, I’ll sit at my desk and tap my fingers trying to decide what comes next in the story. It all depends on how I’m feeling, and where my muse is.

What would you say is your interesting writing quirk? I do NOT like to read out loud. I hear about writers who will record their stories first, or at least read their passages for the day out loud. I can’t stand doing this. I prefer to read in my head. Therefore, I ask friends/family to look over my work for mistakes my eyes will miss.

Where do you get your information or ideas for your books? Books I’ve read, movies I’ve seen and games I’ve played. I’ll take other stories, or parts of other stories, and create my own characters, places and events that are based on that idea. As I’m working, the ideas grow into my own creations.

What do you like to do when you’re not writing? Read, watch television and watch movies. I’m a huge coach potato!

What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books? That I’m better at writer for YA (young adult). I always loved reading Danielle Steel, and thought I’d be good at writing romance novels. But I’m much better at writing for a younger audience. I don’t know why this surprises me, because I’m a big kid.

What do you think makes a good story? One that has characters the reader can love, other characters the reader can love to hate, places they want to visit, a bit of adventure, maybe a little romance and a great ending.

Do you have any suggestions to help someone become a better writer? Just start! Don’t worry about how it sounds when you begin. Just write what comes to mind and get it all out. Then go back and start cleaning it up.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Author Interview: Philip Kramer










Philip Kramer Interview

1. What inspired you to begin writing?



Do you know, I wrote about a hundred pages of a book in my mid-teens. I typed it. On a typewriter. It was entirely inspired by "A Fairytale of New York" by JP Donleavy, a great writer and a great stylist. Unfortunately for me what I wrote was all style and no substance. It was about a fellow (his name was Walter Corner) who, by simple dint of chutzpah, panache and associated good fortune was going to make it 'to the top'. Thing was, I wasn't altogether sure to the top of what. Or which way was up, for that matter. Basically, no structure, no substance, no story. What it did do, though, was set the precedent. I could churn out the words - they just needed some direction. Oh, I lost the manuscript somewhere along the way so I doubt that Walter will ever see the light of day. Poor chap.


To be honest, I was a poseur in those days. Fashion, style, scene. I should have took out an ad. "Substance Wanted!"


Then I turned into a working musician and composer. That certainly instils structure, and a three minute single absolutely demands point and clarity.


So, fast forward a couple of decades. I had a new partner with whom I was, still am, powerfully in love. But we were often apart. So, to be blunt, I think the sublimation of sheer sexual longing inspired me to begin writing erotic essays. At first, they were imagined, designed, written and crafted with the single purpose of turning her on! But after a while a silhouette of a character began to emerge; a talented, clever, powerful and deeply sexual woman who, by increments, developed into my uber heroine, the Princess, a.k.a. The Cum Queen.


2. What was the inspiration behind the characters in your most recent release?

Actually I've only written two books! The first is called The Cum Queen and the second, the follow up, is called The Second Cumming. As I've illustrated, both feature this marvelous woman who is mostly referred to as "the Princess". She does have a name of course, a rather long and grand one, but you'll have to get the book to find out what it is!


There's a hint of me in one of the male supporting characters, called Tarquin. I'm from a city called Birmingham in the English "Midlands". It's a fairly industrial city and when I was younger I was kind of the posh kid. So I got nicknamed Tarquin - which, it's probably safe to say, is a name mostly confined to the upper classes! Anyway it stuck, not least because two of my best friends who date from that era persist in calling me that to this day. So in creating Tarquin I exaggerated some of my more, how shall I put it, "rarified" characteristics and there he was.


As for Dim Sun - my chief baddie, so far - well, I just wanted to create someone unremittingly vile and evil for whom no one (except possibly Hannibal Lecter) could have any sympathy. That way I was able to leverage a huge sense of redemption in what is a pretty dark ending.


3. Which character did you have the most fun writing in these stories?

I adore the Princess. I loved working through the psychology of a powerful, talented, brave and clever woman who is driven by her curiosity about people and an insatiable desire. I enjoyed considering how, as a strong and dominant ruler, she could balance her constitutional and personal drive for control with her compassion, wisdom and femininity. On the back of that, figuring out how she can seduce and enjoy people in innovative, erotic and sometimes, frankly, outrageous circumstances - while examining her thoughts and responses in doing so - was a joy in itself.


For what it's worth, writing about Dim Sun was also a pleasure. It was like, how bad can I make him?


4. What would you say the difference is between Erotica and Pornography?

Well, see above. The Princess gets involved in some extraordinarily erotic situations, but you know what's going on behind her eyes, between her ears. Compare that with bucket-shop porn. Look at those glazed eyes. Like dead fish. All you know is what's going on between their legs.


5. What is your biggest inspiration as a writer?

Right now? Still the study of human sexuality. I think it's one of the maddest things on earth. If you can imagine it - actually even if you can't - someone's done it. Bar nothing. Capturing some of that, the right bits, and making it... delicious, seems like a good thing to me.


Apart from that, George Smiley, John le Carre's cold war hero and a fictional British spy. Mild mannered, shy, fiendishly intelligent and utterly ruthless. Why? Because he gives good plot.

6. What literary projects can we expect from you in the future?

Aha. Well the Princess has had two outings, and it's pretty hard to resist a third and make it a trilogy. So I'm not going to. Resist I mean. So I've just started the third book. It'll be great. This time the Princess is in love - truly, madly, deeply - only, being the Princess, it's not quite boy meets girl. Well, not just boy meets girl. To keep it simple let's just say she and her lover have, er... eclectic tastes.
There're also not one but two real hardcore baddies. You won't like them. At all. But that's mostly their point.
All of them, along with a strong supporting cast of well articulated characters old and new, join together in an exciting adventure (faintly reminiscent of Indiana Jones, but with lots of extraordinarily inventive, amazingly erotic and astonishingly descriptive sex!) in which they struggle to gain control over "The Vortex", a strange and mythical force of great power.




7. What advice can you give to new writers trying to get published for the first time?


Hey, I'm pretty wet behind the ears! And at this point I have to offer thanks and pay due respect to Solstice Publishing and their great Erotica division Solstice At Night. After all they first published me. But as to the question, this is what I reckon. Structure, tension, plot. Great characters that just boogie up out of the page. And when that lot's stacked up, yes, some good words, some lyrical flair.


Oh yeah, then stick it out. It rarely comes easy.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Guest Interview: Angela Burke





Tell us a little about what inspired you to write LUCIDITY?

I am lucky enough to live in the Colorado mountains and it is this majestic setting, along with my love for old, historic lodges, that inspired my novel. I also felt a need to write a story that would offer a source of comfort to those who have suffered any type of loss in their lives. LUCIDITY has many spiritual themes.

What are you currently working on?

I am currently working on a romantic suspense set in Riviera Maya, Mexico and the vast plains of Nebraska.

Where do you hope to be in 5 years?

Somewhere warm. I love the mountains where I live, but ten months of snow defines the term “cabin fever”. Hopefully I will be writing in the sunshine in 5 years.

Do you have any advice for new or aspiring authors?

I am a new author myself, but my best piece of advice is to simply keep writing! Don’t quit if you get rejection letters. Listen to any advice or critique given to make your writing stronger and keep after it.


On the fun side, what is your favorite television show and why?

I am a huge LOST fan, and although the show is no longer on television, I have all of the DVD’s. I love LOST because of the characters, the clever weaving of themes and symbolism, and the many spiritual aspects of the show.


Where can readers find you:
Website: http://www.angelaburkebooks.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/angelaburkebooks
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4870399.Angela_Burke
Manic Readers: http://www.manicreaders.com/AngelaVBurke/


What is your work schedule like when you’re writing?

Because I have three kids, ages 1, 4, and 9, I don’t have the luxury of writing whenever I feel like it. I typically write five nights a week, but I am always daydreaming up ideas.


What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?

I tend to write the end of my books first. I see the last scene in my head and then backfill the plot. I’ve had to learn to sequence my ideas in a logical order because I am a whole-to-part thinker. I definitely see the forest before I see the trees.


Where do you get your information or ideas for your books?

I think it is important to allow time for intuitive processing and letting thoughts incubate. I rarely get my ideas by “trying” to think - rather I will get spurts of so-called brilliance when I least expect it. I am an avid runner and this is a great avenue for channeling my thoughts. Music can also be a great source of inspiration.


What do you like to do when you’re not writing?

When I’m not running after my three children, I enjoy hiking, skiing, running, playing the piano, and simply daydreaming.


What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?

I was surprised at how much I enjoy writing dialogue. It is my favorite part of writing a story because I can really get inside my characters’ heads and figure out what they’re thinking and feeling.


What do you think makes a good story?

A story that makes you reflect deeply and that you wake up thinking about is a good one.


Do you have any suggestions to help someone become a better writer?

My number one suggestion is to write – a lot!

Friday, July 1, 2011

Love Vampires?????





http://www.solsticepublishing.com/products/Nightside-%252d%252d%252d-PDF-EBOOK.html

Jayde was an ordinary woman going to work everyday and leading an simple boring life until one dark night when her whole life was turned upside down. What would you do if you found out that you were turned into a vampire?

Excerpt:

Where am I, she asked herself. Jayde was standing in the middle of the street barefoot, wearing a nightgown, and blood running down her neck. She kept walking, oblivious to the lights flashing around her.