Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I write erotica and erotic romance, while also working as a copywriter. I’d prefer to just write fiction, but people keep sending me bills for some reason. It’s really strange. I’ve written twenty novellas and novelettes, as well as one novel, often exploring taboo relationships. Most of my e-books are currently available on Amazon through Kindle Unlimited.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest, Rough Riding with the Brat’s Taboo Cowboy, was inspired by the raw beauty and isolation of the west, especially Montana. It’s the first time I’ve used first-person perspective in my erotica, because the location spoke to that level of interior intimacy. Most of my writing starts with the place, whether it’s a cabin in the mountains, a cruise ship on the Caribbean, a resort hotel on the Vegas Strip, etc. I put myself in the place and imagine what kind of kinky trouble its inhabitants might get into.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
When I write, I have one ear listening to a Twitch live streamer through an earbud, with the video on my second monitor. If I get stuck, I watch them play video games. After a few minutes, I go back to writing. It usually does the trick.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Cheri Verset, Selena Kitt, Anya Merchant, Anais Nin, Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, Blake Snyder, John Truby.
What are you working on now?
An erotic novella about a ski trip.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Write more books. Use Kindle free days to promote them via sites and newsletters such as Awesome Gang. Write more books.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Your writing isn’t precious. You’ve got a million words in you and you need to get them out. Just get them out so you can see the bones of the story and know the characters. Don’t dawdle. Don’t edit as you write. Don’t fix typos. Don’t worry about every single detail or emotional response. Don’t try and craft the perfect sentence in your first draft, because you may end up not needing it. When you’ve finished that dirty first draft, THEN go back and edit. Add in the detail. Amp up the emotion. Polish the prose. All writing is rewriting, to paraphrase Hemingway.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Chris Fox’s advice to use a timer and write straight through in 25-minute sprints without stopping changed my life and multiplied my productivity. See above for more details!
What are you reading now?
Taboo Cult by Cheri Verset and Days of Panic by Jack Hunt
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m on a more disciplined schedule now, so I’m able to write more and release more often. Hopefully, I can stop writing copy soon.
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?
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Desolation Angels by Jack Kerouac. A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway. A Song of Ice and Fire (the whole series) by George R. R. Martin.
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