Author Interviews

Author Interviews

Please enjoy this collection of interviews from authors in the romance genre. They have graciously shared with us tips and insight into their personal writing process. This is a wide range of authors with different backgrounds and stories to tell.

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Author Samantha Holt Shares Their Story

About the Author Samantha resides in Warwickshire, England with her twin girls and occasionally her husband, who works abroad. She admits that his long absences often help get the creative juices flowing. She’s a romance addict and has been devouring all kinds of romance for as long as she can remember. A huge history buff, Samantha likes to blend her love of the past with her love of romance and create thrilling and passionate tales set to medieval backdrops. She thinks there’s nothing sexier than a rugged warrior and a feisty maiden falling head over heels for each other. What ...

Author Helen Johnston Shares Their Story

About the Author Helen Johnston grew up in her home county of Hampshire, England. Her childhood dreams filled with the desire to become a dancer. An only child she was never alone, her years spent entertained with her vivid imagination. She met and married her husband not long after leaving school and soon after their son was born, their family is made complete with Helen’s two cats who are spoiled rotten which results in them often thinking they rule the home. Her life consisting of home life and a few jobs in the retail industry her vivid imagination refused to ...

Author Veronica Bale Shares Their Story @VeronicaBale1

About the Author Veronica Bale has written several novellas, short stories, and news articles as a freelance writer. With her debut trilogy, Highland Loyalties, she strikes out on her own in the publishing world. Veronica lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband, young son and three spoiled cats. When she’s not writing she’s running, reading, knitting or spending time with her family. What inspires you to write romance books? I love a good love story. Plain and simple. I’m a writer at heart, so why not write about what I love? Tell us about how you write: I outline in ...

Author Roxanne Rhoads Shares Their Story @roxannerhoads

About the Author Story strumpet, tome loving tart, eccentric night owl…these words describe book publicist and erotic romance author Roxanne Rhoads. When not fulfilling one the many roles being a wife and mother of three require, Roxanne’s world revolves around words…reading them, writing them, editing them, and talking about them. In addition to writing her own stories she loves to read, promote and review what others write. Roxanne is the owner of Bewitching Book Tours and operates Fang-tastic Books, a book blog dedicated to paranormal and urban fantasy books. When not reading, writing, or promoting Roxanne loves to hang out ...

Author Gary Starta Shares His Story @scifiauthorGary

About the Author Novelist turned science fiction writer currently working on 12th novel. Plans to continue Caitlin Diggs series – first novel Blood Web published 2007 with Demon Inhibitions published 2012. Crime/mystery novella ebook Murder By Association published November 2007 with Eternal Press. Now released in print form by Amazon.com. Catch the full length followup Kindred Killers published 2012. Novella Alzabreah’s Garden published March ’08 from Eternal Press. Now available in print form from Amazon.com. Short story “Growing Pains” now published in Silverlight robot anthology THANK YOU, DEATH ROBOT What inspires you to write romance books? I like to write ...

Author K.M. Golland Shares Her Story @KellyGolly

About the Author K.M. Golland was born and raised in Melbourne Australia. She studied Legal Practice for two years, and worked as a Land Conveyancer for four years before putting her career on hold to raise two beautiful children. She always had a love of reading, and decided rather than returning to the Legal Industry, she would become a Writer, publishing her debut novel Temptation (Book 1 in The Temptation Series.) “I am a writer, I am married, and I am a mother of two adorable little people. I’m a Bookworm, Craftworm, Movieworm and Sportsworm. I’m also a Shop-aholic, Tea-aholic, ...

Author Renee Rose Shares Her Story @ReneeRoseAuthor

About the Author Renee Rose, erotic romance author, did not come out of the closet as a spanko until she published her spanking romance Betrothed. A lifelong writer, she has a B.A. in creative writing from Knox College, where she won the Davenport prize for both fiction and poetry, and the Lorraine Smith prize for literary criticism. She spent thirteen years in technical writing before she found a way to incorporate her deepest darkest spanking fantasies into fiction and express a part of her that longed to see the light. She is now passionate about supporting others in accepting and ...

Author Christine Nolfi Shares Her Story @christinenolfi

About the Author Christine Nolfi owned a small public relations firm in Cleveland, Ohio. She closed the firm after traveling to the Philippines to adopt a sibling group of four children. She has been writing novels full-time since 2004. Her debut Treasure Me is a 2012 Next Generation Indie Awards finalist. Look for all of her releases on Amazon. What inspires you to write romance books? I believe Forever Love can happen to any of us. Tell us about how you write: I begin by developing the characters. Soon an outline takes shape, with unusual story problems. I write my ...

Author Marilyn Levinson Shares Her Story @MarilynLevinson

About the Author Marilyn Levinson, a former Spanish teacher, writes mysteries, romance, and books for children and young adults. Her latest novel, DANGEROUS RELATIONS, is a romantic suspense with an intriguing mystery. Her entertaining ghost mystery, GIVING UP THE GHOST, is available, as are her two Twin Lakes Mysteries: A MURDERER AMONG US–awarded a Best Indie of 2011 by Suspense Magazine–and MURDER IN THE AIR. “I’m Getting Married,” a romantic short story, is available as well. Three of Marilyn’s popular out-of-print children’s books, AND DON’T BRING JEREMY, NO BOYS ALLOWED, and RUFUS AND MAGIC RUN AMOK are now available as ...

Author – Ben Rovik Shares Their Story @BenRovik

About the Author I’m an author, actor and dad living outside Washington, DC with my wife, baby girl, and a brawling pair of cats. My current projects are the humorous fantasy series “Mechanized Wizardry” and a related series of medium/short length pieces called “Petronaut Tales.” The Petronaut Tales are set in the same fantasy world, but give me license to play with new characters and genres, including romance. What inspires you to write romance books? Romances put people in a good mood. Even love stories that go badly are incredibly satisfying to read. They just tug at us in a ...

Author AJ Wiliams Shares Their Story @AJ_Wiliams

About the Author AJ is a self published author who lives in Kansas City Missouri with her husband and 2 small children and a small dog. She has a bachelors in Liberal Studies and a Masters in Business. After years of working she and her husband made the decision that she would be a stay at home mom and enjoy the years of their children growing up before it was too late. As a stay at home mom AJ was able to come back to a dream she had as a little girl of writing. AJ’s first series is the ...

Author Briana Blair Shares Her Story @brianadragon

About the Author Briana Blair is an artist, writer and artisan. She began writing at an early age, and has experimented with various types of writing from articles to poetry to erotica and much in between. She has currently published more than 20 books spanning a variety of genres. She is currently working on several book projects including a book of wisdom and a collection of vampire-themed poetry. In addition to writing she also creates art for several POD sites and produces custom jewelry and doll accessories. What inspires you to write romance books? It’s usually just something that wanders ...