The Journey … The Release

It’s that finally that day, the release of Symphony Amore which includes my short story, “Harmonious Variation”. And as many have heard me say, it has been long in coming. To celebrate, I’m posting an interview I did recently. I was interviewed by Jordan Monroe.

1. Is this your first published story? Is this your first published story in a Sexy Little Pages anthology? 
“Harmonious Variation” is not my first published story. However, it is my first publication in a Sexy Little Pages Anthology. This year, I’ve had two short stories published “Valentine Mistletoe” in Cupid’s Bow (Holiday Heartwarmers) and “Oasis Haze” in Mysterious Hearts (Holiday Heartwarmers). In previous years, I’ve had other publications and will have future publications this year and in early 2018.


2. How long have you been writing erotica? How and why did you start? 
Honestly, I’m not sure how long I’ve been writing erotica. I’ve been writing for years, and I’ve lumped most of what I’ve written under the header of romance without realizing erotica is a genre of its own. Down in bayou country, we like things spicy. That includes our reading material. When I was about fourteen, my family vacationed in Waco, Texas. We stopped at a bookstore, and I bought a romance about a woman becoming trapped in a blizzard and being rescued by a mountain recluse. A lot of the book alluded to things that happened or glossed over it. At the conclusion, I was not a hundred percent satisfied. I read a second book, and it basically did the same thing. I wanted the gaps filled in, and I figured other readers wanted that also. So, I began writing stories with the “gaps” filled in. As I matured, so did the details in my writing.


3. What inspired you to write this story? 
I enjoy challenges, and I’d never written a story about music. I wanted to try. Where I live, there is an old theatre that is in need of repair. I toured the backstage and thought it would be a wonderful backdrop for a story. As I stood there, I wondered what wild things would have happened there over the seventy-five years it has been standing.


4. What were the most challenging and enjoyable aspects of writing it? 
The most challenging was keeping it a short story and not having it develop into a novel. Southerners do love to gab it up and spin colorful stories. The most enjoyable aspect of writing it was the thought/hope it would bring enjoyment to readers. My main purpose of writing is to entertain others.


5. Does your story fit into your body of work? 
Yes. Everything I write in one way or another fit together. All my characters are a little bit whacky and find themselves in quite unusual positions (sometimes literally).


6. What is your favorite line from your story? 
“No, but on the positive side, you get to have big wood vibrating between your thighs.”


7. Being as this is a collection about music, what is your favorite song or piece of music? This is a difficult question since there are so many songs that I love. I would say it’s a tie between “Born for This” by Mandisa because it’s so inspiring and “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones.


8. What can we expect from you in the near future? 
I have two books that will be released soon. Life’s Roux: Wrong Doors will be released by Red Sage Publishing later this year. It is a very steamy romance about what happens when Cajuns and Creoles decide to spice things up on vacation. Out of the Penalty Box will be released in February 2018 by Hot Tree Publishing. It’s a sports erotic romance that will melt hockey rink ice. I also am working on a paranormal short story for the next Holiday Heartwarmers Anthology for October this year. Other projects are in the early stages.


Where to find Symphony Amore:

Amazon: https://mybk.li/symphony
KOBO: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/symphony-amore
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1276846952
Barnes & Nobel: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/symp...