Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
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.
Since 2013, I’ve been writing everything else under Lydia Chandler on Smashwords. Lydia has published nine to date.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I am writing CPR of a Marriage. Recall the pina colada song and go from there! I honestly don’t remember what made me think of it. I was stuck, so I Googled for some writing prompts. Somewhere in all of that, I got several ideas. Nothing of the prompts themselves, but they helped spark my imagination!
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
How unusual is it to write in bed with the TV on mute? Some days I have a problem with concentration, so I make a deal with myself (beats making a deal with the devil!). I turn on some of my favorite shows, mute the commercials, and write during the commercials. You’d be surprised how much you get done doing it that way.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I happened upon an app on Twitter. You can copy and paste some of your work (I did a paragraph) and it will tell you which famous author you write like the most. I got Anne Rice. I can’t tell you if this is accurate or not as I have read none of her work. Perhaps I should!
What are you working on now?
CPR of a Marriage for the erotic romance side. A yet-to-be-named paranormal ebook. It’s a lifetime of real-life experiences that I have with everything from visitations to the eight “claires” and one encounter with a demon! I’m pushing for a release date of Tuesday, October 1!! I have one in the can as the saying goes: Christmas Day at Master Eric’s House that will come out on Friday, November 1!!
You can always follow me on Twitter for release dates of upcoming work.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
That’s the piece I’m still working on. I’m just now getting around to getting online to market. Before it had been word of mouth. Twitter can’t hurt and I hope to have a Facebook market page before much longer.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t come into this thinking you will end up on Oprah’s Book of the Month Club. Write because it’s what you love. If you’re going the indie route, you’ll either need deep pockets to hire people to edit, create book covers, format, publish, sell, etc. Otherwise, you’ll end up doing what I did, which was to learn how to do it myself.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t stress. Don’t try to be perfect. Don’t try, do. Write because you want to not because you want to be loaded or famous.
What are you reading now?
I can’t even get through last month’s copy of National Geographic at the moment! I need a clone!
What’s next for you as a writer?
God surely is the only one who knows!
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?
Blank ones so I could write of course!
Author Websites and Profiles
Purity Pierce Website
Purity Pierce Amazon Profile
Purity Pierce Author Profile on Smashwords
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