I currently have many erotic and contemporary romance books. My writing in the romance genre varies from sweet and sensual all the way up to four flame heat erotic.
I am the Promotions Director for a publisher, and a freelance writer for a newspaper. I oversee and contribute to thirteen blogs weekly, twelve facebook fan pages and am in the process of writing a promotional eBook for authors.
I do reviews books
for Coffee Beans and Love Scenes, Simply Erotic Reviews, All-Girls Reviews and
Sexy Reads.
Wow, I need a nap after reading that bio. Okay, I think I know the answer to this next question, but do you consider yourself a shy and/or introverted person?
No, not at all.
That's what I thought. So, what’s the hardest part of this business for you?
Balancing my time between my personal writing, promotions
for the publisher, reading for reviews and finding some leisure down time. I
love the behind the scenes aspects of the business just as much as the writing
and being a published author. I am having an identity crisis. LOL
Tell me about a time that you had to step outside your
comfort zone either in your writing career or in your personal life?
I wanted to challenge my writing style and prolific
writing so I had a vision of a F/F novel one day. I thought, I can do that. How
hard can it be? So I set to writing and within one weekend's time, I had
produced a 6k F/F about love and connection. I submitted the work to Secret
Cravings Publishing and within a few days it was accepted. I never told my
husband until after I had the cover in hand. Needless to say, he was quite
surprised with my writing ability. He read it and immediately said, "Now I need
a cigarette." I took that as a huge compliment.
Another time (even though I have over a decade of
newspaper writing background) I was asked by a USA Today editor to write an
article about erotica and its advances within the e-reader world. Now, keep in
mind, I have written hundreds, if not thousands, of newspaper articles but this
one had me fumbling. This was BIG! This was USA Today. I wrote it, no editing,
and it came out in the fall of 2011.
What’s one tip you could share with shy and introverted
people that’s helped you?
Building self-confidence is key. No matter the person, if
you are comfortable with yourself and your writing, use that as a stepping
stone to expand and elaborate any aspect of your life. If you have confidence
in yourself, roll with it.
Would you please share a short blurb of your book and
where my readers can buy it?
Rand Bartlett, tall, dark and a loner, is not a man to be reckoned with – but tell
that to Darci Hart. According to Rand, Darci would try the patience of a
saint. After a one-night stand, Darci finds herself pregnant. Rand, a loner,
wants to marry Darci, but she has other plans – and they don’t include Rand.
Despite all of Darci's attempts to keep Rand out of the picture, his
persistence pays off. It's a love-hate relationship that keeps Rand and Darci
on their toes.
Where can my readers find you on the web?
Blog
Thanks so much for being here today, Dawne!
Thank you for having me Rebecca- I enjoyed being a guest.
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