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 J.D. Carson Shares Their Story

About the Author A good Christian who loves writing Romance. I am a manager at a pizza place by day and writer by night. I came under the care of Christ years ago when I found my way back to the path. What inspires you to write romance books? My love of humanity and GOD. I praise him through my stories. Tell us about how you write: This is a very personal process, not now thank you. Do you listen (or talk to) to your characters? No. I make them up. What advice would you give other writers? Write with ...

Author Leslie Reed Shares Their Story

About the Author I admin by day and write by night. I came across erotica in my early twenties. A lover loaned me two books: Story of O & Venus in Furs. A cliche set of books for the more experienced erotica reader, but I was of the uninitiated. Also, I was raised by strict Christians. The only full length novel I read up to that point in my life was a high school summer reading assignment, The Good Earth. After erotica opened my eyes to the power of fiction and its ability to move the senses, I was hooked ...

Author Gale Martin Shares Their Story

About the Author GALE MARTIN is an award-winning author of contemporary fiction who plied her childhood penchant for lying into a legitimate literary pursuit during midlife. In 2011 Booktrope Editions published her debut novel DON JUAN IN HANKEY, PA, a humorous backstage story about an opera company trying to stage Don Giovanni, which was named a “Best Kindle Book of 2013” by Digital Book Today. GRACE UNEXPECTED (2012) features a professional woman with a heart of fool’s gold, who unexpectedly gets entangled in a love triangle. She regrets never throwing a single unmentionable at Sir Tom Jones or one of ...

Author Amanda Brenner Shares Their Story

About the Author Amanda Brenner is a native Midwesterner who has traveled extensively throughout the United States and now lives quietly with her husband and an assortment of wildlife visitors to their urban home. Her interest in writing began at an early age when westerns were popular attractions at the local theater. It seemed only natural that her first novel, Trail of Vengeance, should be in that genre. After finishing a second western, Shadow of the Rope, she began to explore a new direction and completed three contemporary mysteries involving private investigator Sid Langdon, a self-doubting magnet for offbeat clients ...

Author M.C. Roman Shares Their Story

About the Author M.C. Roman grew up in Mexico City and currently lives in the Big Apple with her funny sexy hubby. When she’s not reading or writing, her hobbies include daydreaming, watching shows on Netflix, and ordering take out from every possible restaurant in Manhattan. Teaching Mia is M.C.’s debut novel after many years of interest in creative writing. Book 2 in the series, Stealing Emma, is currently in progress and features the story of Leo’s older brother Max and his hot pursuit of a love interest who just so happens to be already taken. Spanish Editions of the ...

Author Grea Alexander Shares Their Story

About the Author Q: Why should someone buy your work? Because it’s awesome. (laugh) I also donate a portion of the profit to charity. Q: Why the name SeaMonkey Ink? Why not? (grin) What’s not to love? I mean it’s Ink squirting out of a Seamonkey. I mean sure no one has ever witnessed such a phenomenon but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen. (laugh) Q: Seriously? No. When I was in school (high school and beyond) I used to play pranks under various code names – one of which was Seamonkey. I also have always enjoyed writing and back ...

Author Michelle Hughes Shares Their Story

About the Author I’m a wife and mother to five incredible kids and a former singer/songwriter. I began ‘borrowing’ Harlequin romances from my grandmother at eight years old and fell in love with the happily ever after stories. My career in writing started with paranormal and the Tears of Crimson vampire series, but then something changed. My muse was flooded with all these great ideas for contemporary romance and I just couldn’t stop! When I’m not being mom I write. I’ve always loved entertaining and doing it from the comfort of my home while still helping support a family has ...

Author Ava K Michaels Shares Their Story

About the Author I live with my extended family in a town not too far from Glasgow, East Kilbride. I absolutely love reading, anything from fantasy, sci fi, crime, thrillers, erotica and a host more, I just love words! I love writing and have a lot on the burners. I hate getting my picture taken hence the lack thereof, I usually have the pic of the cover of my very first book – Defender’s Blood Alex’s Destiny – check it out – but it was too large a file to load here. I am more than a little OCD lol! ...

Author Ashley Chunell Shares Their Story

About the Author Ashley Chunell is a Romance and GLBT author. Ashley grew up in Boston and has been writing her entire life. After penning numerous song lyrics, poems and short stories, she went on to write various articles and fan fictions, gaining much writing experience and grammar knowledge. After writing about the things and people she loved, it wasn’t long until Ashley created her own characters and wrote and published her debut novel “Masterpiece” in November 2012, at the young age of 18. “Masterpiece” received 5-star reviews on Amazon. In July 2013, Ashley published her second novel and first ...

Author LaQuette Shares Their Story

About the Author A native of Brooklyn, New York, LaQuette spends her time catering to her three distinct personalities: Wife, Mother, and Healthcare Provider. Writing: her escape from the everyday, has always been a friend and comforter. She loves writing and devouring romance novels. Although she possesses a Masters degree in English Lit, she’d forego Shakespeare any day to read something hot, lusty, and romantic. What inspires you to write romance books? I’ve spent many years in formal the formal study of literature. Although I love all literature, nothing touches me the way a love story does. I believe in ...

Author Chrys Fey Shares Their Story

About the Author Chrys Fey’s debut, Hurricane Crimes, was published by The Wild Rose Press. Mid-2014, she will be coming out with her second romantic-suspense eBook, 30 Seconds. She created the blog Write with Fey to offer aspiring writers advice and inspiration. She lives in Florida where she is ready to battle the next hurricane that comes her way. What inspires you to write romance books? Dreams. I wake up in the middle of the night all the time and think: That’ll make a great story! Tell us about how you write: Plot usually comes first thanks to a brilliant ...

Author Kat Simons Shares Their Story

About the Author Kat Simons earned her BA in Zoology studying dolphins in Hawaii and her Ph.D. in animal behavior studying deer in Ireland. She takes that background and turns nature on its ear in her paranormal romances. Her Tiger Shifter series follows the struggles of the tiger shapeshifters to survive in the face of extinction and how they handle love, lust and survival. When not writing, Kat loves to read, bake, travel, play with her sons, and go to sporting events with her husband and sons. She also plays entirely too much Sudoku. Currently, Kat lives in New York ...