Interview With Author Ami Turnbull
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I live in Ipswich, England and am a solo parent to my 10 year old son.
I have always loved reading, and romance is where my heart is. I like erotic romance, but only when the erotica is one layer of the book, the most important thing for me is that there is a good romance story.
More! Is my debut novel.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
More!
It’s sounds silly, but the initial idea came about because I liked a work colleagues aftershave and it grew from there. I wrote for escapism, I was in an unrewarding relationship in my mid thirties and I wondered what it would be like to start over again, so I wrote what it could be like.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No. I’m not a disciplined writer, hence my book took 7 years in the making, with some significant time outs when life got in the way.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Polo by Jilly Cooper was the first book that I just couldn’t put down. So in love with it was I that I ended up writing my BA dissertation on it. Jilly definitely sent me down the romance genre. Fifty Shades also had an impact as it made me realise that first person is what I should be writing.
What are you working on now?
More! Has only been out for around 2 weeks, so currently trying to get the word out about my workplace romance!
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m very much at the beginning of this journey and learning. Hoping this website will help!!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Enjoy writing, that’s my main tip.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I think it was from a very dear male friend from university who told me to put the betrayal in to my writing. That helped!
What are you reading now?
The Flat Share by Beth O’Leary.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I know I want to write again, but currently waiting for the inspiration to hit. In the meantime, I really want to spread the word about More! And get some readers who hopefully enjoy it as much as I did writing it.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Polo by Jilly Cooper; Me Before You by JoJo Moyes; Trying by Emily Phillips and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
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