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Hi Everyone!
Today I'm sharing an excerpt from my interview with Romance Reviews Today. It offers an inside look at my writing process. Enjoy!

On Valentine's Day I'll be posting hot excerpts on the Amber Quill Press Yahoo Group and giving away a PDF of my wrestling romance, A Perfect Match . More details are on the loop here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amberheatreaders
And on Feb. 16th, I'll be a guest blogger on Shannon Leigh's blog: http://authorshannonleigh.blogspot.com/
I hope you'll check them out! And now, for the interview!
Q: Whendid you first realize you wanted to be a writer?A. I've always been writingstories. When I was in high school I wrote short stories and plays for fun andI took a lot of creative writing classes. After college I took a series ofCommercial Writing courses and learned a lot. The classes were greatexperiences because I received a lot of helpful advice and feedback.
Q: Where doyou get your information or ideas for your stories? A: I'm always thinking of newideas for stories. I have entire folders of ideas just waiting to be developed.(I have more ideas for stories than I have time to write them!) I find ideaseverywhere – while driving, watching people at the store, from overheard conversations…usually something catches my attention and I let my mind wander, to see wherethe ideas take me. For example, my 2008release, Confessions of a Vampire's Lover, came about because I wanted to write a story about a vampire who falls in love– at the beach!Q:  Whatwould you say is your interesting writing quirk?A: I have two quirks. One isthat I write in several genres, including romance and horror. Some people can'tquite understand how I'm able to write romances one minute, then create spookyhorror stories the next. (I like to think that one half of my brain writes thehorror and the other half writes the romance.) I've also written dozens of scifi stories and four non-fiction books, so I pretty much write everything. My other quirk is that Iwrite everything in longhand. Every short story and novel all start out onpaper, then I revise and edit them as I type them up. Q: Whatwas one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?A: I thought I knew all about mycharacters before I started writing ThePauper Prince and A Midsummer Night'sDelights – but I was wrong! One thing I learned while writing those storieswas that characters can surprise you and take the story in a differentdirection. I outline my books and stories before I start writing them, so I wassurprised to discover a different (bisexual) side to both Prince Allan in The Pauper Prince and Julian in AMidsummer Night's Delights.Another thing I learned was that I had to turn off my "internal editor" when itcame to writing some of the more detailed same-gender love scenes in each book.Q: Whatauthors or friends influenced you in helping you become a writer?A: I've been reading since I wasvery young, so I'd have to say that every book I've read has influenced me insome way. Some authors are great examples of voice, mood, or tone, while othersare excellent with details, plot, or characters. I think the more you read (inany genre) the more you learn what works in a story and what doesn't.Q:  Whatdoes your family think about your career as a published author?A: My family is very supportive.My husband loves reading my romances and I have a few close friends who give mefeedback and suggestions on rough drafts. Q: Can you tell us about what's coming up next for you,writing-wise?I'm working on a few new romances (a paranormal and a historical romance/mystery) plusrevising a few horror stories.In August, I have a full-length historical The Witch & the Warrior set for release from Medallion Press.Until Next Time,Kelliwww.KelliWilkins.com