Cassandra Carr Interview
Today with me on my blog I have Cassandra Carr, erotic author with Siren and Loose ID answering some random and interesting questions that I posed to her for your random reading pleasure. Without further ado, here she is:
Why did you get started writing?People are going to laugh when they hear this…I was writing fan fiction just for fun – just for something to do, really. My mom (who's also a writer – her first book is coming out in Spring 2012 from Soul Mate Publishing – yes, I'm a proud daughter, lol) read one of my stories and told me I should fictionalize it and expand it to single title length. So I did and the rest is history! That story, by the way, has never been published. Maybe it will someday.What was the first real joy you had when writing professionally?I went on a writing retreat in August 2009 and wrote nearly one-third of the first draft of my debut novel, Talk to Me, in about two and a half days. It was awesome to be somewhere other than home, sitting there with my laptop and feeling like a "real writer".What was/is your biggest pitfall?Probably two things – I have a finely-tuned ability to procrastinate, and my toddler is still home most of the time. When you combine those two things I'm probably not as productive as I could be.What did you learn while writing?Oh man, so much! I'd say one of the biggest things is to write "tight" – I don't have much unnecessary prose, scenes to delete – that sort of thing. Makes editing easier. What's your favorite sexual position to write?Position to write? *thinking* I think maybe from behind. For some reason I tend to skew sex scenes to the male POV and their view from behind is very evocative and fun to write. What's your favorite genre to read?I do love erotic romance, but I also get sick of it. I read a lot of contemporary non-erotic romance and historical romance too. According to my little counter on Goodreads I just went over 100 books read for the year!If you could be one fairytale character for a day who would it be?Hmmmm. I think I'd like to be a villain, as long as it wasn't her day to get her comeuppance. As far as which one? That's a toughie – there are so many great villains in fairytales. Maybe the witch from Hansel & Gretel so I could eat candy all day.Who are your author inspirations?I've always liked Maya Banks, and if I would emulate her career that would be great. Socks or Slippers?Depends on the time of year. In the summer, socks if anything at all, in the winter possibly both if it's cold. I do like slippers. They're very cozy.Handcuffs or fuzzy tickler?Handcuffs are hell on your wrists, from what I've read *cough*. I'm not ticklish, but me using a tickler on someone else sounds like great fun.Where do you see yourself in a year as an author?Hopefully with around ten releases and lots and lots and lots of fans. What are your new releases?Oh man, I've got a lot going on! I had a release on November 2nd titled Head Games – it's the first book in the Buffalo Intimidators series. On December 13th Loose Id is releasing a holiday novella titled Caught. In early 2012 Ellora's Cave will release a book of mine with a bull rider hero and also a short story which will help launch their new EC for Men line.What are you working on now?Right now I'm re-writing the second bull rider book, working on an anthology with a couple of friends, and about a million other projects that are totally slipping my mind at the moment.
BIO Cassandra Carr is a multi-published erotic romance writer who lives in Western New York with her husband, Inspiration, and her daughter, Too Cute for Words. When not writing she enjoys watching hockey and hanging out on Twitter. Her debut novel, Talk to Me, was released by Loose Id on March 22, 2011. Head Games, Buffalo Intimidators book 1, released on November 2, 2011 from Siren Bookstrand, Caught will release December 13, 2011 from Loose Id, and Impact is coming in early 2012 from Ellora's Cave. For more information about Cassandra, check out her website at http://www.booksbycassandracarr.com , "like" her Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/AuthorCassandraCarr or follow her on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Cassandra_Carr .
BLURB Leo Laporte and Scott Schaeffer are teammates on the ice and roommates off it who also share women. They've been coming into Kelly Chase's bistro after games for months, and they know they want her. As the attraction grows, the men realize they want more than a one-night stand - they want forever.
Kelly's not so sure. Yes, she wants both men. But a permanent ménage relationship? That's taking giving her heart away to a whole new level, and a chance she's hesitant to take. Then Leo is injured and Scott's on the trading block, and she realizes this may be her only shot at true, everlasting love. There are so many questions swirling around inside Kelly's head. Can she believe in Leo and Scott's love? And will her business and her reputation survive once people find out she's with two men?
BUY LINK
Why did you get started writing?People are going to laugh when they hear this…I was writing fan fiction just for fun – just for something to do, really. My mom (who's also a writer – her first book is coming out in Spring 2012 from Soul Mate Publishing – yes, I'm a proud daughter, lol) read one of my stories and told me I should fictionalize it and expand it to single title length. So I did and the rest is history! That story, by the way, has never been published. Maybe it will someday.What was the first real joy you had when writing professionally?I went on a writing retreat in August 2009 and wrote nearly one-third of the first draft of my debut novel, Talk to Me, in about two and a half days. It was awesome to be somewhere other than home, sitting there with my laptop and feeling like a "real writer".What was/is your biggest pitfall?Probably two things – I have a finely-tuned ability to procrastinate, and my toddler is still home most of the time. When you combine those two things I'm probably not as productive as I could be.What did you learn while writing?Oh man, so much! I'd say one of the biggest things is to write "tight" – I don't have much unnecessary prose, scenes to delete – that sort of thing. Makes editing easier. What's your favorite sexual position to write?Position to write? *thinking* I think maybe from behind. For some reason I tend to skew sex scenes to the male POV and their view from behind is very evocative and fun to write. What's your favorite genre to read?I do love erotic romance, but I also get sick of it. I read a lot of contemporary non-erotic romance and historical romance too. According to my little counter on Goodreads I just went over 100 books read for the year!If you could be one fairytale character for a day who would it be?Hmmmm. I think I'd like to be a villain, as long as it wasn't her day to get her comeuppance. As far as which one? That's a toughie – there are so many great villains in fairytales. Maybe the witch from Hansel & Gretel so I could eat candy all day.Who are your author inspirations?I've always liked Maya Banks, and if I would emulate her career that would be great. Socks or Slippers?Depends on the time of year. In the summer, socks if anything at all, in the winter possibly both if it's cold. I do like slippers. They're very cozy.Handcuffs or fuzzy tickler?Handcuffs are hell on your wrists, from what I've read *cough*. I'm not ticklish, but me using a tickler on someone else sounds like great fun.Where do you see yourself in a year as an author?Hopefully with around ten releases and lots and lots and lots of fans. What are your new releases?Oh man, I've got a lot going on! I had a release on November 2nd titled Head Games – it's the first book in the Buffalo Intimidators series. On December 13th Loose Id is releasing a holiday novella titled Caught. In early 2012 Ellora's Cave will release a book of mine with a bull rider hero and also a short story which will help launch their new EC for Men line.What are you working on now?Right now I'm re-writing the second bull rider book, working on an anthology with a couple of friends, and about a million other projects that are totally slipping my mind at the moment.
BIO Cassandra Carr is a multi-published erotic romance writer who lives in Western New York with her husband, Inspiration, and her daughter, Too Cute for Words. When not writing she enjoys watching hockey and hanging out on Twitter. Her debut novel, Talk to Me, was released by Loose Id on March 22, 2011. Head Games, Buffalo Intimidators book 1, released on November 2, 2011 from Siren Bookstrand, Caught will release December 13, 2011 from Loose Id, and Impact is coming in early 2012 from Ellora's Cave. For more information about Cassandra, check out her website at http://www.booksbycassandracarr.com , "like" her Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/AuthorCassandraCarr or follow her on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Cassandra_Carr .
BLURB Leo Laporte and Scott Schaeffer are teammates on the ice and roommates off it who also share women. They've been coming into Kelly Chase's bistro after games for months, and they know they want her. As the attraction grows, the men realize they want more than a one-night stand - they want forever.
Kelly's not so sure. Yes, she wants both men. But a permanent ménage relationship? That's taking giving her heart away to a whole new level, and a chance she's hesitant to take. Then Leo is injured and Scott's on the trading block, and she realizes this may be her only shot at true, everlasting love. There are so many questions swirling around inside Kelly's head. Can she believe in Leo and Scott's love? And will her business and her reputation survive once people find out she's with two men?
BUY LINK
No comments have been added yet.
