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 Interview: ANR

About the author:ANR has been writing since 2017 and comes from a family of writers. The young, teen writer is a dedicated volunteer at the Lawrence County Museum and also enjoys photography and poetry. Coming from Lawrence County, Ohio, ANR published her first book just a week before her fifteenth birthday. Coming from a family of writers, her grandfather being the author of multiple published books, her mother is a freelance writer for their local newspaper, being a writer is just in her blood. She has three younger sisters and two older brothers and currently lives on a homestead in ...

Author Interview: Alicia Stills

About the author:Alicia Stills is a busy wife and mother who has always wanted to get into writing stories. Most of her writings are focused in the romance and erotica genres, and she has a particular affinity for men and women who find themselves attracted to sexual situations involving one woman and two (or more) men. Being able to put the dirty thoughts that exist inside her head into written form to share with the world has been both exciting and challenging. Most of the stories she writes are purely of her own imagination, although many are inspired to some ...

Author Interview: Decibelle Pound

About the author:I work as a receptionist for an accounting firm in St Albans, New Zealand, although, right now like everyone I'm at home. I enjoy swimming and looking after my spaniel, Toby, who is a Very Good Boy. I spend too much time watching cooking and home renovation shows and I'm slowly redecorating my little house. I've written six books in the Mitchell Grace Mysteries series, three of which are novellas and three linking short stories. These are the first books I've ever released out into the world and I am both excited and nervous about that. They are: ...

Author Interview: Arnittress Dowdy

About the author:I am a poet, writer, and author. My years of writing poetry shines through in my collection, Intimately Me, where I share my poems and thoughts in two books, Pieces Of Me and Simply Me. When I am not writing poems or sharing my thoughts, you can find me working on my romance fiction novels. My first novel, Dreamtini was originally published in 2007 and re-released in 2018. I just released the follow-up to Dreamtini, Dreamtini II – The Reality. I am currently working on The Tales of Kayla and Kay-Kay which is a collection of short erotic ...

Author Interview: A.G. Kirkham

About the author:I was born in a small town in Italy. My parents are loving people; and true traditionalists. I grew up being a chatterbox of a child and evolved into a quiet and shy teenager. I was definitely not the life of the party. As a matter of fact, I never wanted to go to any high school dances or any activities the school offered. I was good with being alone. I had to grow into my own and I eventually became the fun loving, open-minded and creative person I am now. I love the ‘me’ I have become ...

Author Interview: Faye Dylan

About the author:Faye Dylan is a curvy woman who has been married to her hunky truck driver for almost fifteen years. When she saw a definite lack of truck driver heroes in romance stories, she decided to write her own. She’s been reading steamy romance stories since she was a teenager and is having a blast writing her own! Follow me on Amazon, Facebook or Instagram to stay in touch! What inspires you to write romantic fiction?I’ve always loved reading romantic stories for as long as I can remember. Even as a little girl my favourite stories were always the ...

Author Interview: Elizabeth N. Harris

About the author:Elizabeth N. Harris was born in Dagenham, Essex, in the U.K. She graduated school there and lived there half her life. Hating the city she moved to South Yorkshire in 2002 and then finally moved to Derbyshire in 2005. She attended Chesterfield and Worksop Colleges, getting diplomas in a variety of subjects. She worked at a large and famous retail chain before beginning her writing career full time. Elizabeth chose romance as her genre but covers this in a variety of ways. Whether it is a werewolf, hot sexy biker or a navy seal with issues, there is ...

Author Interview: Ophelia Kee

About the author:I grew up in Tennessee. I lived the last fifteen years in El Paso Texas before relocating recently to Longview. I started writing a few years ago, but it took awhile to learn how to publish and the marketing still messes with my mind. But that seemed easier than trying to figure out how to pitch the series to big publishers when I still don't understand half of the jargon that they use. I started writing just to entertain my friends who became my beta readers. It would be nice after all the work to see the books ...

Author Interview: Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple

About the author:Michelle is an author, college professor, avid reader, and mom of five, which means she gets to do little involving the first three on that list. She has always been a fan of historical romance. What inspires you to write romantic fiction?I was inspired by the greats: Gabaldon, Garwood, Lindsey, Deveraux, Woodiwiss, and Lamb. I always had an interest (and actually studied) English literature, especially Medieval and Scottish history/literature. I finally decided to take the jump! Tell us about how you write.I have to really focus, otherwise I would only write when "inspired" — it's why it took ...

Author Interview: Toni Verticelli

About the author:Toni Verticelli is a writer, author, getting her AA specializing in Psychology and English and a single mother currently living happily in Florida working on her fourth book. What inspires you to write romantic fiction?The stories come from my subconscious and the subconsciousness of my friends. I write them down and edit them. Tell us about how you write.I prefer to write in a quite room with classical playing while munching on crunchy foods like carrots and pretzels. Do you listen to or talk to to your characters?I my head, yes, sometimes. What advice would you give other ...

Author Interview: Purity Pierce

About the author:I have been writing under Purity Pierce since I joined Amazon in May 2019. Purity writes flash fiction erotic romance and has published ten ebooks to date. Purity publishes in five languages: English, German, Italian, Spanish, and French. Pass this tidbit along to your friends as I’m sure not all American authors publish in more than one language! Since 2013, I’ve been writing everything else under Lydia Chandler on Smashwords. Lydia has published nine to date. Lydia publishes in English only. What inspires you to write romantic fiction?I had a very successful blog on an adult website. I ...

Author Interview: Chelsea Falin

About the author:Chelsea Falin is the independent author of 26 titles in the young adult, romance, and nonfiction genres. She studied towards her bachelors in English with a minor in media analysis at Arizona State University. Chelsea works as a freelance content marketing specialist during the day, and writes obsessively at any given chance. A single mother of two, Chelsea's hobbies include reading, writing, hiking, cooking, and photography. What inspires you to write romantic fiction?I really love the idea of a happily ever after, despite some bumps along the way. Honestly, I used to fight the whole reading/writing romance thing ...