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July 14, 2012
Spotlight Saturday with Charles E. Butler
Please give author/artist/actor Charles E. Butler a warm welcome to my blog today for Spotlight Saturday.
Charles, who are a few of your favorite authors?
I have many inspirational favourites. Stephen King is probably at the top, then Kim Newman, James Herbert, Stephen Laws. Too many to mention really.
Do you like to listen to music while you write?
No, I can’t write and listen to music. I must have quiet. As for music, I have a very eclectic taste that comes from being part of a large family. From classical to rock. You name it and I probably have heard it at some time.
Tell us a little bit about your newest release.
My only two releases are The Romance of Dracula that is a book covering the fourteen major adaptations of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula and an ebook titled Detections in A scarlet Vein . This is a book that can’t be categorized by genre, nor printed in paperback form as it doesn’t carry enough pages - roughly twenty four. But it is very funny by all accounts and here is the prologue to give you a taste of how surreal it all is :-
“I had to add this because the book is lousy. Don't upset the shopping trolley as it will never pin the handbrake down again. That was the message on the door of the third urinal. I pushed it open and found a guy laid on the basin with various puzzles etched into his back. I checked the puzzles in my word search when I reached home but realized these had been made by a clever mind! I'd never find them in WH! I shrugged out of my trench and sat next to a girl sipping kool aid. She gave me her facebook address but had changed her profile before I logged on.
I'd lucked out!”
Where can readers find your newest release?
My releases are The Romance of Dracula https://www.createspace.com/3573229 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Romance-Dracula-personal-celluloid-ebook/dp/B004LB4UMS
And Detections in A Scarlet Vein http://www.amazon.co.uk/Detections-Scarlet-irrelevent-investigation-ebook/dp/B006M6LXZ2/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kinc_2 http://www.amazon.com/Detections-Scarlet-irrelevent-investigation-ebook/dp/B006M6LXZ2
Coffee or tea?
Tea. Unless I’m outdoors, then it is coffee. It is a quirk of mine that I mash my own tea.
What inspired you to start writing?
Comic books first and foremost. I always held the aspirations to be a great comic book artist - and still do. But I lack the necessary discipline. Though one day, I just might sit down and try to realize that dream. Comics - to me - have always been the best and most entertaining medium in which to wallow in good story-telling. Possibly, like all people my age, I used to draw and write for my own amusement, great little comics of my own. But they would never be any prize winners. But I did enjoy illustrating the Chapterhead pictures in The Romance of Dracula. That gave me a big buzz.
Where can others connect with you?
My Facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/theromanceofdracula
My Goodreads page; http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/8799825-charles-e
My Twitter page; https://twitter.com/#!/CharlesEButler
My watt pad profile; http://www.wattpad.com/user/charleysuasti
How do you go about choosing names for your characters?
A character name doesn’t strike me as being too overtly important except as a means of identification for the reader - which sounds obvious. In Detections, for example, none of the characters are mentioned by names. The whole book is spoken by someone in the first person. We get the feeling that he is male, but that is all, and he meets all kinds of eclectic characters in there from a coroner to pistol packing nuns. Yes, it was a very fun book to write.
What are your favorite genres?
In books I read all kinds but the horror genre stands out. But I like a book that is well written. I love good prose and language. If that is missing, then the book is lost on me regardless of genre.
What genres have you written in?
I have two stories half-finished on my watt pad site. They are both novels that lean towards vampires. Demosthenes and the Vampire of Rome and The Lonely road of Creighton Tull. Demosthenes is an out and out horror story concerning vampires in the time of the Caesars. Creighton Tull is a ‘What if…’ scenario concerning the staging of Stoker’s Dracula novel.
Star Trek or Star Wars?
None. I’m not a fan of either. At a pinch, it would be the original Star Trek series. Simply because it never seemed to be off the TV when I was growing up. Science fiction has never interested me to much extent.
Do you write under a pen name? If so, why?
No. I use Charles E Butler that is my full name. One I only really acknowledged when I wrote The Romance of Dracula. Never been a fan of the name, but it looks pretty cool on the cover of the book.
Tell us about your upcoming writing projects.
I am in the process of writing three more movie review books: Vampires Everywhere; the Rise of the Movie UnDead, Werewolves; the Children of the Moon and Vampires Under the Hammer. I intend to flesh out the two novels spoken about above, Demosthenes and The lonely Road of Creighton Tull. Also, I am in the process of writing and drawing the graphic novels Nosferatu and the Phantom of the Opera. Both based on the classic silent movies respectively.
Please feel free to leave Charles a nice comment or ask a question:)
Charles, who are a few of your favorite authors?
I have many inspirational favourites. Stephen King is probably at the top, then Kim Newman, James Herbert, Stephen Laws. Too many to mention really.
Do you like to listen to music while you write?
No, I can’t write and listen to music. I must have quiet. As for music, I have a very eclectic taste that comes from being part of a large family. From classical to rock. You name it and I probably have heard it at some time.
Tell us a little bit about your newest release.
My only two releases are The Romance of Dracula that is a book covering the fourteen major adaptations of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula and an ebook titled Detections in A scarlet Vein . This is a book that can’t be categorized by genre, nor printed in paperback form as it doesn’t carry enough pages - roughly twenty four. But it is very funny by all accounts and here is the prologue to give you a taste of how surreal it all is :-
“I had to add this because the book is lousy. Don't upset the shopping trolley as it will never pin the handbrake down again. That was the message on the door of the third urinal. I pushed it open and found a guy laid on the basin with various puzzles etched into his back. I checked the puzzles in my word search when I reached home but realized these had been made by a clever mind! I'd never find them in WH! I shrugged out of my trench and sat next to a girl sipping kool aid. She gave me her facebook address but had changed her profile before I logged on.
I'd lucked out!”
Where can readers find your newest release?
My releases are The Romance of Dracula https://www.createspace.com/3573229 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Romance-Dracula-personal-celluloid-ebook/dp/B004LB4UMS
And Detections in A Scarlet Vein http://www.amazon.co.uk/Detections-Scarlet-irrelevent-investigation-ebook/dp/B006M6LXZ2/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kinc_2 http://www.amazon.com/Detections-Scarlet-irrelevent-investigation-ebook/dp/B006M6LXZ2
Coffee or tea?
Tea. Unless I’m outdoors, then it is coffee. It is a quirk of mine that I mash my own tea.
What inspired you to start writing?
Comic books first and foremost. I always held the aspirations to be a great comic book artist - and still do. But I lack the necessary discipline. Though one day, I just might sit down and try to realize that dream. Comics - to me - have always been the best and most entertaining medium in which to wallow in good story-telling. Possibly, like all people my age, I used to draw and write for my own amusement, great little comics of my own. But they would never be any prize winners. But I did enjoy illustrating the Chapterhead pictures in The Romance of Dracula. That gave me a big buzz.
Where can others connect with you?
My Facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/theromanceofdracula
My Goodreads page; http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/8799825-charles-e
My Twitter page; https://twitter.com/#!/CharlesEButler
My watt pad profile; http://www.wattpad.com/user/charleysuasti
How do you go about choosing names for your characters?
A character name doesn’t strike me as being too overtly important except as a means of identification for the reader - which sounds obvious. In Detections, for example, none of the characters are mentioned by names. The whole book is spoken by someone in the first person. We get the feeling that he is male, but that is all, and he meets all kinds of eclectic characters in there from a coroner to pistol packing nuns. Yes, it was a very fun book to write.
What are your favorite genres?
In books I read all kinds but the horror genre stands out. But I like a book that is well written. I love good prose and language. If that is missing, then the book is lost on me regardless of genre.
What genres have you written in?
I have two stories half-finished on my watt pad site. They are both novels that lean towards vampires. Demosthenes and the Vampire of Rome and The Lonely road of Creighton Tull. Demosthenes is an out and out horror story concerning vampires in the time of the Caesars. Creighton Tull is a ‘What if…’ scenario concerning the staging of Stoker’s Dracula novel.
Star Trek or Star Wars?
None. I’m not a fan of either. At a pinch, it would be the original Star Trek series. Simply because it never seemed to be off the TV when I was growing up. Science fiction has never interested me to much extent.
Do you write under a pen name? If so, why?
No. I use Charles E Butler that is my full name. One I only really acknowledged when I wrote The Romance of Dracula. Never been a fan of the name, but it looks pretty cool on the cover of the book.
Tell us about your upcoming writing projects.
I am in the process of writing three more movie review books: Vampires Everywhere; the Rise of the Movie UnDead, Werewolves; the Children of the Moon and Vampires Under the Hammer. I intend to flesh out the two novels spoken about above, Demosthenes and The lonely Road of Creighton Tull. Also, I am in the process of writing and drawing the graphic novels Nosferatu and the Phantom of the Opera. Both based on the classic silent movies respectively.
Please feel free to leave Charles a nice comment or ask a question:)
July 9, 2012
Setting the record straight...
I pay attention to the search keywords that land people on my blog. Most of the search terms that lead people here are something like Sue Lyndon, spanking books, or bdsm romance. No surprise there. A few weeks ago, however, I began to notice anal in combination with other words as a common keyword leading people to my blog. Sue Lyndon stories with anal, spanking anal punishment, and Sue Lyndon anal discipline are now regular searches I am noticing every week.
This is good! It tells me the kind of stories people want to read, and I've finally decided to address all those lovely folks who land on my blog using those search terms. Guess what? ALL my books have anal scenes in them.
Let's go in reverse order of publication date.
Karyn and the Crigon - anal discipline
A Firm Husband - anal sex, more along the lines of anal discipline
Valentine Submission - anal play, anal sex
Mountain Devil - anal discipline
Snowed in with Santa - brief anal play
Most of the anal scenes in these books occur prior to, during, or after a M/F spanking. In other words, she's been extra naughty this time and he decides she needs more than a simple spanking to get the point across.
I hope this post helps potential readers out there discover more of my books:) If you'd like to read about my take on anal discipline, please go here and read the email I sent Alta Hensley about this subject. It'll make you blush!
FYI, my upcoming release, Dark Without You , also contains a smoking hot thermometer scene. Look for it on August 3rd.
Do you have a favorite book with an anal scene? Post it here! Did you write a book with an anal scene? Post it here!
This is good! It tells me the kind of stories people want to read, and I've finally decided to address all those lovely folks who land on my blog using those search terms. Guess what? ALL my books have anal scenes in them.
Let's go in reverse order of publication date.
Karyn and the Crigon - anal discipline
A Firm Husband - anal sex, more along the lines of anal discipline
Valentine Submission - anal play, anal sex
Mountain Devil - anal discipline
Snowed in with Santa - brief anal playMost of the anal scenes in these books occur prior to, during, or after a M/F spanking. In other words, she's been extra naughty this time and he decides she needs more than a simple spanking to get the point across.
I hope this post helps potential readers out there discover more of my books:) If you'd like to read about my take on anal discipline, please go here and read the email I sent Alta Hensley about this subject. It'll make you blush!
FYI, my upcoming release, Dark Without You , also contains a smoking hot thermometer scene. Look for it on August 3rd.
Do you have a favorite book with an anal scene? Post it here! Did you write a book with an anal scene? Post it here!
Setting the record straight...
I pay attention to the search keywords that land people on my blog. Most of the search terms that lead people here are something like Sue Lyndon, spanking books, or bdsm romance. No surprise there. A few weeks ago, however, I began to notice anal in combination with other words as a common keyword leading people to my blog. Sue Lyndon stories with anal, spanking anal punishment, and Sue Lyndon anal discipline are now regular searches I am noticing every week.
This is good! It tells me the kind of stories people want to read, and I've finally decided to address all those lovely folks who land on my blog using those search terms. Guess what? ALL my books have anal scenes in them.
Let's go in reverse order of publication date.
Karyn and the Crigon - anal discipline
A Firm Husband - anal sex, more along the lines of anal discipline
Valentine Submission - anal play, anal sex
Mountain Devil - anal discipline
Snowed in with Santa - brief anal play
Most of the anal scenes in these books occur prior to, during, or after a M/F spanking. In other words, she's been extra naughty this time and he decides she needs more than a simple spanking to get the point across.
I hope this post helps potential readers out there discover more of my books:) If you'd like to read about my take on anal discipline, please go here and read the email I sent Alta Hensley about this subject. It'll make you blush!
FYI, my upcoming release, Dark Without You , also contains a smoking hot thermometer scene. Look for it on August 3rd.
Do you have a favorite book with an anal scene? Post it here! Did you write a book with an anal scene? Post it here!
This is good! It tells me the kind of stories people want to read, and I've finally decided to address all those lovely folks who land on my blog using those search terms. Guess what? ALL my books have anal scenes in them.
Let's go in reverse order of publication date.
Karyn and the Crigon - anal discipline
A Firm Husband - anal sex, more along the lines of anal discipline
Valentine Submission - anal play, anal sex
Mountain Devil - anal discipline
Snowed in with Santa - brief anal playMost of the anal scenes in these books occur prior to, during, or after a M/F spanking. In other words, she's been extra naughty this time and he decides she needs more than a simple spanking to get the point across.
I hope this post helps potential readers out there discover more of my books:) If you'd like to read about my take on anal discipline, please go here and read the email I sent Alta Hensley about this subject. It'll make you blush!
FYI, my upcoming release, Dark Without You , also contains a smoking hot thermometer scene. Look for it on August 3rd.
Do you have a favorite book with an anal scene? Post it here! Did you write a book with an anal scene? Post it here!
July 7, 2012
Spotlight Saturday with Paul D. Silen
Please welcome author Paul D. Silen to my blog today for Spotlight Saturday. He's stopped by to answer a few questions and to talk about his most recent release, Women at the Well, as well as his current work-in-progress, Our Way Back Home.
Paul, who are a few of your favorite authors?
I think that Mark Twain and Herman Melville are the greatest American authors of all time. I say this not only for their use of prose, dialogue and description, but their appeal can be directed toward any age level, be it a ten-year-old child to a college educated adult. James Joyce couldn’t do that. Not even William Shakespeare could do that. For contemporary authors I like James Joyce, John Steinbeck, and Leon Uris.
Do you like to listen to music while you write?
Generally I don’t. Most of the time when I write I need complete silence, unless a specific genre of music is relevant to the subject that I’m writing about. For example, if I’m writing about a disturbed character in a rural American setting. I might play some country music. Right now I am working on a noir piece about two itinerant jazz musicians in post war New York who are in trouble with the mob. As I work on this piece I’m listening to Billy Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, and Dexter Gordon. These are musicians of the Be-Bop era of that time.
Tell us a little bit about your newest release.
Currently I don’t have anything that’s about to be released. In addition to Women at the Well, I’ve written one full-length novel and two other novellas. As you well know, for an unknown author to get published is like trying to make it in the entertainment industry, next to impossible! My most recent work, Our Way Back Home, I plan on submitting to Books to Go Now.
This is a story that takes place in present day Roswell, New Mexico where I happen to live. We have an unusual friendship between Ken Fletcher, a man in his mid-thirties. He’s a foreman at a dairy farm. He’s the son of a Baptist minister who fell from grace. He befriends Billy Zukowskiewicz, a man in his early twenties who has a developmental handicap. Billy moves in with Ken and gets caught up in a forbidden love affair.
Here is an excerpt:
Billy settled in quickly as the only possessions were some bedroom furniture, his clothes and some personal items. As he unpacked his toilet articles in the bathroom he noticed a football on Ken’s dresser. He asked him, “Do you play football? I like to play football too.”
Ken told him that he played football in high school and sometimes played with the farm hands at work. He asked Billy if he’d like to play with him, to which he enthusiastically agreed. They both went out into the street. Ken threw the football which Billy had easily caught. Ken moved in closer, thinking that due to Billy’s limitations he might not be able to throw the ball very far. Much to Ken’s surprise, Billy snapped that ball like a first string quarterback, making Ken chase it halfway down the street. They tossed the ball back and forth until it got dark. When they headed back to the house, Ken asked him, “Billy, where did you get an arm like that? You throw that ball like a pro!”
With the football tucked under Billy’s arm he said, “You know something Ken? I think that you and I are going to be friends.”
Putting his hand on Billy’s shoulder he replied, “You’re right Billy. I think so too.”
What inspired you to start writing?
Ever since I was in the sixth grade outlines and plots for stories would go through my head. This happened all through high school. I majored in English in college thinking that four years later I’d get a diploma and write the great American novel. It didn’t happen. Finally at forty-one years old I hunkered down and wrote a 150,000 word novel. At that time personal computers were new and very expensive. So I did this hard copy on a manual typewriter. After going through two ribbons and a few reams of paper, along came the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. If it wasn’t bad enough that I lost my house, my car, and most of my possessions, the manuscript got destroyed. After a catastrophe like that there was no way I could bring myself to pick up and write it again. Thinking back in retrospect, the work was a piece of garbage that wasn’t even worthy of a slush pile.
As time went on stories would come into my head. I’d let them mull around in my imagination until I had a solid basis to put it down on paper. I’m glad now that I waited until I was in my late fifties to start writing seriously because I can look back at life experiences at different stages of life with a more realistic prospective.
Where can others connect with you?
People can connect with me on facebook.
What is your ultimate writing goal?
I hope to get some books published by a well-known publisher. And I’m not going to lie. I do hope to get some recognition and some substantial monetary compensation for my work. The attitude, “I am not a hack! I refuse to compromise artistically!”
That was fine when I was in high school and college before I had a realistic grasp on life. But face it. It’s time to be honest with myself.
What genres have you written in?
I have written exclusively fiction. I’ve written on western as an experiment. I’ve written about people who are afflicted with developmental handicaps and the challenges that they have to face from society. I’ve written about religious and GLTG issues.
Please feel free to leave Paul a nice comment or ask him a question:)
Paul, who are a few of your favorite authors?
I think that Mark Twain and Herman Melville are the greatest American authors of all time. I say this not only for their use of prose, dialogue and description, but their appeal can be directed toward any age level, be it a ten-year-old child to a college educated adult. James Joyce couldn’t do that. Not even William Shakespeare could do that. For contemporary authors I like James Joyce, John Steinbeck, and Leon Uris.
Do you like to listen to music while you write?
Generally I don’t. Most of the time when I write I need complete silence, unless a specific genre of music is relevant to the subject that I’m writing about. For example, if I’m writing about a disturbed character in a rural American setting. I might play some country music. Right now I am working on a noir piece about two itinerant jazz musicians in post war New York who are in trouble with the mob. As I work on this piece I’m listening to Billy Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, and Dexter Gordon. These are musicians of the Be-Bop era of that time.
Tell us a little bit about your newest release.
Currently I don’t have anything that’s about to be released. In addition to Women at the Well, I’ve written one full-length novel and two other novellas. As you well know, for an unknown author to get published is like trying to make it in the entertainment industry, next to impossible! My most recent work, Our Way Back Home, I plan on submitting to Books to Go Now.
This is a story that takes place in present day Roswell, New Mexico where I happen to live. We have an unusual friendship between Ken Fletcher, a man in his mid-thirties. He’s a foreman at a dairy farm. He’s the son of a Baptist minister who fell from grace. He befriends Billy Zukowskiewicz, a man in his early twenties who has a developmental handicap. Billy moves in with Ken and gets caught up in a forbidden love affair.
Here is an excerpt:
Billy settled in quickly as the only possessions were some bedroom furniture, his clothes and some personal items. As he unpacked his toilet articles in the bathroom he noticed a football on Ken’s dresser. He asked him, “Do you play football? I like to play football too.”
Ken told him that he played football in high school and sometimes played with the farm hands at work. He asked Billy if he’d like to play with him, to which he enthusiastically agreed. They both went out into the street. Ken threw the football which Billy had easily caught. Ken moved in closer, thinking that due to Billy’s limitations he might not be able to throw the ball very far. Much to Ken’s surprise, Billy snapped that ball like a first string quarterback, making Ken chase it halfway down the street. They tossed the ball back and forth until it got dark. When they headed back to the house, Ken asked him, “Billy, where did you get an arm like that? You throw that ball like a pro!”
With the football tucked under Billy’s arm he said, “You know something Ken? I think that you and I are going to be friends.”
Putting his hand on Billy’s shoulder he replied, “You’re right Billy. I think so too.”
What inspired you to start writing?
Ever since I was in the sixth grade outlines and plots for stories would go through my head. This happened all through high school. I majored in English in college thinking that four years later I’d get a diploma and write the great American novel. It didn’t happen. Finally at forty-one years old I hunkered down and wrote a 150,000 word novel. At that time personal computers were new and very expensive. So I did this hard copy on a manual typewriter. After going through two ribbons and a few reams of paper, along came the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. If it wasn’t bad enough that I lost my house, my car, and most of my possessions, the manuscript got destroyed. After a catastrophe like that there was no way I could bring myself to pick up and write it again. Thinking back in retrospect, the work was a piece of garbage that wasn’t even worthy of a slush pile.
As time went on stories would come into my head. I’d let them mull around in my imagination until I had a solid basis to put it down on paper. I’m glad now that I waited until I was in my late fifties to start writing seriously because I can look back at life experiences at different stages of life with a more realistic prospective.
Where can others connect with you?
People can connect with me on facebook.
What is your ultimate writing goal?
I hope to get some books published by a well-known publisher. And I’m not going to lie. I do hope to get some recognition and some substantial monetary compensation for my work. The attitude, “I am not a hack! I refuse to compromise artistically!”
That was fine when I was in high school and college before I had a realistic grasp on life. But face it. It’s time to be honest with myself.
What genres have you written in?
I have written exclusively fiction. I’ve written on western as an experiment. I’ve written about people who are afflicted with developmental handicaps and the challenges that they have to face from society. I’ve written about religious and GLTG issues.
Please feel free to leave Paul a nice comment or ask him a question:)
June 30, 2012
Spotlight Saturday with Cara Bristol
Please give erotic romance author Cara Bristol a warm welcome to my blog today for Spotlight Saturday. She's stopped by to answer a few questions and talk about her latest release,
False Pretenses
.
Sue: Cara, you write great domestic discipline fiction. What inspired you to write Unexpected Consequences and why do you think this subgenre of erotic romance is becoming more and more popular?
Cara: Thank you, Sue. First, I was inspired by the discovering how large and varied the spanking community is. It ranges from Christians who practices domestic discipline as part of their faith all the way to spanking porn. It includes people who like to be spanked or like to spank as well as those who just want to fantasize about it. Second, I was inspired by real-life practitioners/bloggers of domestic discipline who anonymously shared that they keep their practice secret from family and friends, but also how they felt it improved sometimes foundering marriages. That spanking is kept so private got me thinking…what if it wasn’t? What if domestic discipline were practiced more openly? So I created the Rod and Cane Society, an organization for couples who practice domestic discipline. Within the Society, men and women can openly discuss spanking because the organization is closed to outsiders. Unexpected Consequences is the first Rod and Cane book.
To answer the second part of your question, I think that spanking fiction is becoming more popular because it offers an erotic, romantic read that is a little taboo, a little naughty yet isn’t so extreme that it turns off readers. It’s an alternative to bdsm fiction, which can be brutal. DD is like “bdsm lite.” I also believe that Fifty Shades of Grey has had a positive effect on its popularity, and has helped to bring erotic fiction and spanking out into the open. It’s okay now to admit that you read erotic fiction.
Sue: Tell us about your latest release, False Pretenses.
Cara: It’s about a woman who literally puts her ass on the line for love and career. It’s the second book in the Rod and Cane Society series. Here’s a blurb: Freelance journalist Emma Dupree needs a sensational story to boost her career and free her from the corporate hell of her day job. She finds her blockbuster in the Rod and Cane Society, an organization that encourages men to spank their spouses and goes undercover to expose it as a kinky perv organization. Fearing she could be scooped by a rival reporter, she keeps a tight lid on her story, not even telling her new boyfriend.
Dan Tanner knows all about keeping secrets. He’s a member of the kinky perv organization Emma is striving to expose. This real estate agent has a major spanking fetish and would like nothing more than to get his hands on Emma’s ass, but fears rejection from his sexy new lady who insists she’s 100 percent pure vanilla. Can two people operating under False Pretenses make a go of it?
Readers can read an excerpt and/or purchase a copy by clicking here: http://www.loose-id.com/Rod-and-Cane-Society-2-False-Pretenses.aspx
Sue: What inspired you to start writing?
Cara: I’ve always written in one form or another. All of my former professional “day jobs” involved writing. But I LOVE sitting at my computer and making stuff up! It is the most fun ever.
Sue: If you could be the heroine in any romance or erotic romance novel, who would it be and why?
Cara: I would want to be Dana Markus in my cougar romance Reckless in Moonlight. A normally “together” person, she’s hit a bump in the road due to her divorce, but finds comfort (and more) in the arms of a super sexy young hunk! I admire that she is grounded, but still adventurous – two good traits to have.
Sue: Do you have any unusual writing habits/rituals?
Cara: I can’t write sex scenes if my husband is reading over my shoulder! I do a lot of plotting in my head when I take my daily walk. When I’m working on the first draft of story, I set a goal of 1k words per day.
Sue: What upcoming writing projects are you working on?
Cara: I’m wrapping up a paranormal (reincarnation) novel, and then have two other Rod and Cane Society stories to write.
Thank you so much for having me today!
Website/blog: http://www.carabristol.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/CaraBristol
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cara-Bristol-Erotic-Romance-Author/178661122147994
Please feel free to leave Cara a nice comment or ask a question. Remember to check out her latest release, False Pretenses, on Amazon or on the Loose-ID website.
Sue: Cara, you write great domestic discipline fiction. What inspired you to write Unexpected Consequences and why do you think this subgenre of erotic romance is becoming more and more popular?
Cara: Thank you, Sue. First, I was inspired by the discovering how large and varied the spanking community is. It ranges from Christians who practices domestic discipline as part of their faith all the way to spanking porn. It includes people who like to be spanked or like to spank as well as those who just want to fantasize about it. Second, I was inspired by real-life practitioners/bloggers of domestic discipline who anonymously shared that they keep their practice secret from family and friends, but also how they felt it improved sometimes foundering marriages. That spanking is kept so private got me thinking…what if it wasn’t? What if domestic discipline were practiced more openly? So I created the Rod and Cane Society, an organization for couples who practice domestic discipline. Within the Society, men and women can openly discuss spanking because the organization is closed to outsiders. Unexpected Consequences is the first Rod and Cane book.
To answer the second part of your question, I think that spanking fiction is becoming more popular because it offers an erotic, romantic read that is a little taboo, a little naughty yet isn’t so extreme that it turns off readers. It’s an alternative to bdsm fiction, which can be brutal. DD is like “bdsm lite.” I also believe that Fifty Shades of Grey has had a positive effect on its popularity, and has helped to bring erotic fiction and spanking out into the open. It’s okay now to admit that you read erotic fiction.
Sue: Tell us about your latest release, False Pretenses.
Cara: It’s about a woman who literally puts her ass on the line for love and career. It’s the second book in the Rod and Cane Society series. Here’s a blurb: Freelance journalist Emma Dupree needs a sensational story to boost her career and free her from the corporate hell of her day job. She finds her blockbuster in the Rod and Cane Society, an organization that encourages men to spank their spouses and goes undercover to expose it as a kinky perv organization. Fearing she could be scooped by a rival reporter, she keeps a tight lid on her story, not even telling her new boyfriend.
Dan Tanner knows all about keeping secrets. He’s a member of the kinky perv organization Emma is striving to expose. This real estate agent has a major spanking fetish and would like nothing more than to get his hands on Emma’s ass, but fears rejection from his sexy new lady who insists she’s 100 percent pure vanilla. Can two people operating under False Pretenses make a go of it?
Readers can read an excerpt and/or purchase a copy by clicking here: http://www.loose-id.com/Rod-and-Cane-Society-2-False-Pretenses.aspx
Sue: What inspired you to start writing?
Cara: I’ve always written in one form or another. All of my former professional “day jobs” involved writing. But I LOVE sitting at my computer and making stuff up! It is the most fun ever.
Sue: If you could be the heroine in any romance or erotic romance novel, who would it be and why?
Cara: I would want to be Dana Markus in my cougar romance Reckless in Moonlight. A normally “together” person, she’s hit a bump in the road due to her divorce, but finds comfort (and more) in the arms of a super sexy young hunk! I admire that she is grounded, but still adventurous – two good traits to have.
Sue: Do you have any unusual writing habits/rituals?
Cara: I can’t write sex scenes if my husband is reading over my shoulder! I do a lot of plotting in my head when I take my daily walk. When I’m working on the first draft of story, I set a goal of 1k words per day.
Sue: What upcoming writing projects are you working on?
Cara: I’m wrapping up a paranormal (reincarnation) novel, and then have two other Rod and Cane Society stories to write.
Thank you so much for having me today!
Website/blog: http://www.carabristol.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/CaraBristol
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cara-Bristol-Erotic-Romance-Author/178661122147994
Please feel free to leave Cara a nice comment or ask a question. Remember to check out her latest release, False Pretenses, on Amazon or on the Loose-ID website.
Spotlight Saturday with Cara Bristol
Please give erotic romance author Cara Bristol a warm welcome to my blog today for Spotlight Saturday. She's stopped by to answer a few questions and talk about her latest release,
False Pretenses
.
Sue: Cara, you write great domestic discipline fiction. What inspired you to write Unexpected Consequences and why do you think this subgenre of erotic romance is becoming more and more popular?
Cara: Thank you, Sue. First, I was inspired by the discovering how large and varied the spanking community is. It ranges from Christians who practices domestic discipline as part of their faith all the way to spanking porn. It includes people who like to be spanked or like to spank as well as those who just want to fantasize about it. Second, I was inspired by real-life practitioners/bloggers of domestic discipline who anonymously shared that they keep their practice secret from family and friends, but also how they felt it improved sometimes foundering marriages. That spanking is kept so private got me thinking…what if it wasn’t? What if domestic discipline were practiced more openly? So I created the Rod and Cane Society, an organization for couples who practice domestic discipline. Within the Society, men and women can openly discuss spanking because the organization is closed to outsiders. Unexpected Consequences is the first Rod and Cane book.
To answer the second part of your question, I think that spanking fiction is becoming more popular because it offers an erotic, romantic read that is a little taboo, a little naughty yet isn’t so extreme that it turns off readers. It’s an alternative to bdsm fiction, which can be brutal. DD is like “bdsm lite.” I also believe that Fifty Shades of Grey has had a positive effect on its popularity, and has helped to bring erotic fiction and spanking out into the open. It’s okay now to admit that you read erotic fiction.
Sue: Tell us about your latest release, False Pretenses.
Cara: It’s about a woman who literally puts her ass on the line for love and career. It’s the second book in the Rod and Cane Society series. Here’s a blurb: Freelance journalist Emma Dupree needs a sensational story to boost her career and free her from the corporate hell of her day job. She finds her blockbuster in the Rod and Cane Society, an organization that encourages men to spank their spouses and goes undercover to expose it as a kinky perv organization. Fearing she could be scooped by a rival reporter, she keeps a tight lid on her story, not even telling her new boyfriend.
Dan Tanner knows all about keeping secrets. He’s a member of the kinky perv organization Emma is striving to expose. This real estate agent has a major spanking fetish and would like nothing more than to get his hands on Emma’s ass, but fears rejection from his sexy new lady who insists she’s 100 percent pure vanilla. Can two people operating under False Pretenses make a go of it?
Readers can read an excerpt and/or purchase a copy by clicking here: http://www.loose-id.com/Rod-and-Cane-Society-2-False-Pretenses.aspx
Sue: What inspired you to start writing?
Cara: I’ve always written in one form or another. All of my former professional “day jobs” involved writing. But I LOVE sitting at my computer and making stuff up! It is the most fun ever.
Sue: If you could be the heroine in any romance or erotic romance novel, who would it be and why?
Cara: I would want to be Dana Markus in my cougar romance Reckless in Moonlight. A normally “together” person, she’s hit a bump in the road due to her divorce, but finds comfort (and more) in the arms of a super sexy young hunk! I admire that she is grounded, but still adventurous – two good traits to have.
Sue: Do you have any unusual writing habits/rituals?
Cara: I can’t write sex scenes if my husband is reading over my shoulder! I do a lot of plotting in my head when I take my daily walk. When I’m working on the first draft of story, I set a goal of 1k words per day.
Sue: What upcoming writing projects are you working on?
Cara: I’m wrapping up a paranormal (reincarnation) novel, and then have two other Rod and Cane Society stories to write.
Thank you so much for having me today!
Website/blog: http://www.carabristol.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/CaraBristol
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cara-Bristol-Erotic-Romance-Author/178661122147994
Please feel free to leave Cara a nice comment or ask a question. Remember to check out her latest release, False Pretenses, on Amazon or on the Loose-ID website.
Sue: Cara, you write great domestic discipline fiction. What inspired you to write Unexpected Consequences and why do you think this subgenre of erotic romance is becoming more and more popular?
Cara: Thank you, Sue. First, I was inspired by the discovering how large and varied the spanking community is. It ranges from Christians who practices domestic discipline as part of their faith all the way to spanking porn. It includes people who like to be spanked or like to spank as well as those who just want to fantasize about it. Second, I was inspired by real-life practitioners/bloggers of domestic discipline who anonymously shared that they keep their practice secret from family and friends, but also how they felt it improved sometimes foundering marriages. That spanking is kept so private got me thinking…what if it wasn’t? What if domestic discipline were practiced more openly? So I created the Rod and Cane Society, an organization for couples who practice domestic discipline. Within the Society, men and women can openly discuss spanking because the organization is closed to outsiders. Unexpected Consequences is the first Rod and Cane book.
To answer the second part of your question, I think that spanking fiction is becoming more popular because it offers an erotic, romantic read that is a little taboo, a little naughty yet isn’t so extreme that it turns off readers. It’s an alternative to bdsm fiction, which can be brutal. DD is like “bdsm lite.” I also believe that Fifty Shades of Grey has had a positive effect on its popularity, and has helped to bring erotic fiction and spanking out into the open. It’s okay now to admit that you read erotic fiction.
Sue: Tell us about your latest release, False Pretenses.
Cara: It’s about a woman who literally puts her ass on the line for love and career. It’s the second book in the Rod and Cane Society series. Here’s a blurb: Freelance journalist Emma Dupree needs a sensational story to boost her career and free her from the corporate hell of her day job. She finds her blockbuster in the Rod and Cane Society, an organization that encourages men to spank their spouses and goes undercover to expose it as a kinky perv organization. Fearing she could be scooped by a rival reporter, she keeps a tight lid on her story, not even telling her new boyfriend.
Dan Tanner knows all about keeping secrets. He’s a member of the kinky perv organization Emma is striving to expose. This real estate agent has a major spanking fetish and would like nothing more than to get his hands on Emma’s ass, but fears rejection from his sexy new lady who insists she’s 100 percent pure vanilla. Can two people operating under False Pretenses make a go of it?
Readers can read an excerpt and/or purchase a copy by clicking here: http://www.loose-id.com/Rod-and-Cane-Society-2-False-Pretenses.aspx
Sue: What inspired you to start writing?
Cara: I’ve always written in one form or another. All of my former professional “day jobs” involved writing. But I LOVE sitting at my computer and making stuff up! It is the most fun ever.
Sue: If you could be the heroine in any romance or erotic romance novel, who would it be and why?
Cara: I would want to be Dana Markus in my cougar romance Reckless in Moonlight. A normally “together” person, she’s hit a bump in the road due to her divorce, but finds comfort (and more) in the arms of a super sexy young hunk! I admire that she is grounded, but still adventurous – two good traits to have.
Sue: Do you have any unusual writing habits/rituals?
Cara: I can’t write sex scenes if my husband is reading over my shoulder! I do a lot of plotting in my head when I take my daily walk. When I’m working on the first draft of story, I set a goal of 1k words per day.
Sue: What upcoming writing projects are you working on?
Cara: I’m wrapping up a paranormal (reincarnation) novel, and then have two other Rod and Cane Society stories to write.
Thank you so much for having me today!
Website/blog: http://www.carabristol.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/CaraBristol
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cara-Bristol-Erotic-Romance-Author/178661122147994
Please feel free to leave Cara a nice comment or ask a question. Remember to check out her latest release, False Pretenses, on Amazon or on the Loose-ID website.
June 29, 2012
Just touching base...
Wow, summer is kicking my butt already. I feel like I'm hardly online anymore (although some might argue this is a good thing) and out of touch with many of my tweeps and FB friends I regularly interact with. Of course by the time I get used to my summer schedule, September will be tapping at my door.
Anyway, I wanted to share with everyone that my erotic romance novella, VALENTINE SUBMISSION, is now available on Barnes and Noble and Smashwords. It's my only book on Smashwords, in fact, so hooray for that first!
If you enjoyed VALENTINE SUBMISSION, I have good news. In a few weeks, the sequel, TESSA'S SUBMISSION, will be released by Books to Go Now. It features new characters, but readers will get a glimpse of Jack and Anne at the beginning and find out what happened to them.
Here's the synopsis for TESSA'S SUBMISSION:
One taste of passion and play isn't enough ...
Richard Black owes the owner of Violet House a favor, so he agrees to stay at the oceanfront bed and breakfast for three weeks while his friends vacation in the Bahamas. He never imagined the new cook he's forced to hire at the last minute would quicken his pulse and stir his darkest desires. Tessa's the hardest temptation he's tried to resist, so young and so innocent, but their mutual attraction soon explodes into several nights of passion and exploration as he teaches her to submit.
Tessa Field will take almost any job, as long as room and board is included. She's desperate to escape her cruel stepfather and stepbrother after the death of her mother, and the temporary position as a cook and maid at Violet House seems like the perfect stepping stone in her quest for independance. She finds herself drawn to the enigmatic Mr. Black, and it isn't long before he masters her sexually and dominates her every waking thought. But when she's offered a job interview at a nearby business, reality beckons. Knowing her time at Violet House is limited and fearing Mr. Black isn't interested in a permanent relationship, she sneaks off for the interview. Apparently, their happiness isn't meant to last . . . or is it? Richard's not the kind of man to take no for an answer, and he has a few tricks up his sleeve.
Find the first book in this series, VALENTINE SUBMISSION, at these places:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Barnes and Noble
Smashwords
Hope everyone is having a great summer!
xoxo
Sue
Anyway, I wanted to share with everyone that my erotic romance novella, VALENTINE SUBMISSION, is now available on Barnes and Noble and Smashwords. It's my only book on Smashwords, in fact, so hooray for that first!
If you enjoyed VALENTINE SUBMISSION, I have good news. In a few weeks, the sequel, TESSA'S SUBMISSION, will be released by Books to Go Now. It features new characters, but readers will get a glimpse of Jack and Anne at the beginning and find out what happened to them.
Here's the synopsis for TESSA'S SUBMISSION:
One taste of passion and play isn't enough ...
Richard Black owes the owner of Violet House a favor, so he agrees to stay at the oceanfront bed and breakfast for three weeks while his friends vacation in the Bahamas. He never imagined the new cook he's forced to hire at the last minute would quicken his pulse and stir his darkest desires. Tessa's the hardest temptation he's tried to resist, so young and so innocent, but their mutual attraction soon explodes into several nights of passion and exploration as he teaches her to submit.
Tessa Field will take almost any job, as long as room and board is included. She's desperate to escape her cruel stepfather and stepbrother after the death of her mother, and the temporary position as a cook and maid at Violet House seems like the perfect stepping stone in her quest for independance. She finds herself drawn to the enigmatic Mr. Black, and it isn't long before he masters her sexually and dominates her every waking thought. But when she's offered a job interview at a nearby business, reality beckons. Knowing her time at Violet House is limited and fearing Mr. Black isn't interested in a permanent relationship, she sneaks off for the interview. Apparently, their happiness isn't meant to last . . . or is it? Richard's not the kind of man to take no for an answer, and he has a few tricks up his sleeve.
Find the first book in this series, VALENTINE SUBMISSION, at these places:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Barnes and Noble
Smashwords
Hope everyone is having a great summer!
xoxo
Sue
June 23, 2012
Spotlight Saturday with Margarita Felices
Please welcome Margarita Felices to my blog today for Spotlight Saturday. She's here to answer a few questions and talk about her Judgement of Souls triology.
Margarita, who are a few of your favorite authors?
Anne Rice and Stephen King.
Do you like to listen to music while you write?
Yes I do. I listen to Within Temptation and Evanescence.
Where can readers find your newest release?
Judgement of Souls on Amazon UK
Judgement of Souls on Amazon US
Coffee or tea?
Tea.
What inspired you to start writing?
I needed to silence those pesky voices in my head! But seriously, I have always loved to write stories. I love being involved with their journey and travel to distant countries and meet handsome men! It’s a joy.
Where can others connect with you?
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/margerita.felices
http://www.facebook.com/#!/JudgementOfSouls3TheKissAtDawn
Twitter: @felicm60
What is your ultimate writing goal?
I’d like to finish the trilogy. After that do a series of stories involving my main characters who now hunt for ancient archeological supernatural artifacts and who also now work closely with the Righteous, their once sworn enemies. Will they trust each other?
What are your favorite genres?
Vampire and anything supernatural – except zombies… scary!
Star Trek or Star Wars?
Star Wars!
Please feel free to leave Margarita a question or a nice comment:)
Margarita, who are a few of your favorite authors?
Anne Rice and Stephen King.
Do you like to listen to music while you write?
Yes I do. I listen to Within Temptation and Evanescence.
Where can readers find your newest release?
Judgement of Souls on Amazon UK
Judgement of Souls on Amazon US
Coffee or tea?
Tea.
What inspired you to start writing?
I needed to silence those pesky voices in my head! But seriously, I have always loved to write stories. I love being involved with their journey and travel to distant countries and meet handsome men! It’s a joy.
Where can others connect with you?
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/margerita.felices
http://www.facebook.com/#!/JudgementOfSouls3TheKissAtDawn
Twitter: @felicm60
What is your ultimate writing goal?
I’d like to finish the trilogy. After that do a series of stories involving my main characters who now hunt for ancient archeological supernatural artifacts and who also now work closely with the Righteous, their once sworn enemies. Will they trust each other?
What are your favorite genres?
Vampire and anything supernatural – except zombies… scary!
Star Trek or Star Wars?
Star Wars!
Please feel free to leave Margarita a question or a nice comment:)
June 18, 2012
Hot Summer Nights Erotica Bloghop
Hello and welcome to the Hot Summer Nights Erotica Bloghop! I'm one of over a hundred authors and bloggers participating in this hop hosted by dark erotica author Skye Warren. Thanks, Skye!
I have extra free time on my hands during the summer months, and it probably comes as no surprise that I take advantage by getting more kinky reading and writing in each day, often by the pool. Speaking of kinky reading material, right now I'm reading book two of Nattie Jones' Land of Khys series. I'm loving it so far!
So here's how the hop works:
1. Leave a comment here (between June 20th - June 24th) telling me one of the kinky books you're looking forward to reading this summer, including your email address. I'm giving away a $10 Amazon giftcard to a random commenter.
2. By leaving a comment, you will also be entered to win a grand prize - a $100 giftcard to Edens Fantasies (an online sex shop).
3. Another commenter will also win a grand prize basket of over 50 erotic books written by the various authors participating in the bloghop.
What are you waiting for? Leave a comment! Leave a comment! Oh, and please visit the other authors and bloggers participating in the Hot Summer Nights Bloghop by clicking here for a list.
Happy hopping!
I have extra free time on my hands during the summer months, and it probably comes as no surprise that I take advantage by getting more kinky reading and writing in each day, often by the pool. Speaking of kinky reading material, right now I'm reading book two of Nattie Jones' Land of Khys series. I'm loving it so far!
So here's how the hop works:
1. Leave a comment here (between June 20th - June 24th) telling me one of the kinky books you're looking forward to reading this summer, including your email address. I'm giving away a $10 Amazon giftcard to a random commenter.
2. By leaving a comment, you will also be entered to win a grand prize - a $100 giftcard to Edens Fantasies (an online sex shop).
3. Another commenter will also win a grand prize basket of over 50 erotic books written by the various authors participating in the bloghop.
What are you waiting for? Leave a comment! Leave a comment! Oh, and please visit the other authors and bloggers participating in the Hot Summer Nights Bloghop by clicking here for a list.
Happy hopping!
June 17, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday ~ 6/17/2012
Today's snippet comes from Dark Without You, my erotic romance novella set to release on 7/20/12 with Etopia Press.
The house was as she’d left it, clean and empty. Sometimes she considered getting a dog for company, but she never made it halfway to the pet store without making a U-turn. Long term commitments scared the hell out of her. Any of her previous boyfriends could attest to that. A school counselor once said it was because her parents died unexpectedly, although Alice chose not to ponder the reason any further.She sighed and tossed her backpack on the floor.
Thanks for stopping by!
The house was as she’d left it, clean and empty. Sometimes she considered getting a dog for company, but she never made it halfway to the pet store without making a U-turn. Long term commitments scared the hell out of her. Any of her previous boyfriends could attest to that. A school counselor once said it was because her parents died unexpectedly, although Alice chose not to ponder the reason any further.She sighed and tossed her backpack on the floor.
Thanks for stopping by!
