Author Interview - Celeste Jones
Because my blog is about spanking fiction in addition to my own spanko musings, it is my plan to feature interviews and reviews of my favorite topic here on Saturdays. Today I'm featuring fellow blogster and spanking fiction writer Celeste Jones, a sassy and well-dressed lawyer who knows the way she likes it (over the knee!).
Do you use a pen name, and if so, how did you come up with it?
Yes, I do use a pen name. I've always liked names that start with "C" so I chose Celeste. Jones is a common last name that I picked in a rush when I signed up for an email account and there was a blank for the last name. Hardly a glamorous story, and if I were to do it again, I might pick something else, but Celeste and I have had quite a bit of fun together, so I think I'll stick with her.
Tell me about your newest books.
I have two books that should be out soon. The first is Twenty One Days to a Better Attitude. Darcy and her new neighbor Ben get off to a rocky start. When he comes over to make amends, she insults him. After that, he basically challenges her to a spanking and tells her he's going to come back every Saturday to spank her until her attitude improves. As the title suggests, it takes twenty one days.
The other book is tentatively titled Legal Briefs: Over The Knee Justice. It will include a novella (about 15K words) called The Bodyguard which is about a female prosecuting attorney, Kendra, who is forced to have a bodyguard due to threats against her. Because the threats may be coming from within the prosecutor’s office, Zach, the bodyguard, pretends to be Kendra’s brother. When Kendra proves to be less than cooperative, Zach turns her over his knee.
Legal Briefs will also include two short stories about the same couple, Jimmy and Eileen. Eileen is the youngest woman ever to be elected judge in her state. Despite her career success, she is still overly concerned about impressing people. Jimmy is a no nonsense husband who turns his wife over his knee when her desire to impress leads to lying.
What is your favorite story/book that you have written and why?
I love Twenty One Days to a Better Attitude and that’s part of why I’m so excited for it to be published soon. It’s longer than most of my stories and it includes a bit more of the psychological changes that a woman might go through in this situation. It also has some humor, so it’s a bit more like chick lit meet domestic discipline. My other favorite is more of a sentimental favorite. It’s a short story called “Mirror, Mirror” that is in my short story collection, The Long Arm of the Law. The story is available on my blog as “You’re Never Too Old For A Spanking.” I like it because I think it addresses many of the things that women feel as they age. I also think the spanking scene in front of the mirror is hot.
What was your first spanking fiction?
My first story was "The Long Arm of The Law" which is a two chapter story which I sold to Discipline and Desire (www.disciplineanddesire.com) and it appears in my short story collection of the same name.
What do you like to see in spanking fiction?
I like to see good men who are worthy of the trust the women in their lives give them. Laying yourself across a man’s lap with your bare butt exposed is a pretty vulnerable position and one where many men might take advantage, so the hero must be a man of good character. I also like the anticipation---when the woman knows she’s going to get a spanking and then she waits and wonders what will happen.
What's your take on consensual vs. non-consensual spankings in fiction?
In my domestic discipline stories, where the couple has come to some sort of agreement about spanking and discipline, I like for the woman to consent. It’s tricky, I think, to avoid having the man look brutish. I also have some stories, where they are not a married couple, where the spanking is not consensual.
What traits makes a hero hot to you?
I like the strong silent type who watches a woman go on a rant with a little smile on his face before he turns her over his knee. I also think that confidence (as opposed to arrogance) is very sexy. Broad shoulders and a firm ass are nice too.
Do your heroines brat or submit?
Both. There are about fourteen different stories in my short story collection, so plenty of variety. In my new stories, they also do a bit of both.
How much are you like your heroines?
Of course, I’m sexy and well-dressed like most of them. LOL. Many of the issues in my short stories are related to my life, whether it’s pining away for a guy who always treated me like a pal (The Wedding) or aging (Mirror, Mirror). I’m sharp tongued like many of them and I also have trouble submitting, so in
that regard, there’s probably a little bit of me in all of them.
Are you okay in your kink?
Hmm. Good question. Yesterday I was chatting with the bank manager and she asked if I'd read Fifty Shades of Grey and we had a lengthy conversation about submission etc. I have not read 50 Shades, but she had read all three books. She encouraged me to read the books and I wanted to say "I feel like I've got a pretty good idea about these things and if you want to read some well written books on the topic, I can give you some recommendations." But, I didn't. Based on that, I'd say that I'm not ok with being public about my kink. But, I'm ok with my own attitudes toward it and don't feel any guilt or shame over it. Does that answer the question?
Do you consider yourself a feminist, and did you have any trouble reconciling submission with feminism?
Yes! Some people in the rural community where I live would even call me a radical feminist. The feminism/submission issue is an interesting one. I think it is similar to some recent issues about stay at home moms vs. working moms. To me, feminism is about empowering women to make choices that are right for them at any given moment in their life. In my opinion a feminist doesn't have to be some sort of ball busting woman in a suit. And often, that ball busting woman in a suit would really like to go home to a man who knows how to take care of her. The trick is being able to admit it.
Well said, Celeste! You can purchase her books on Amazon (click the links above) and be sure to check out her blog as well.Celeste JonesTwenty One Days to a Better AttitudeLegal Briefs Over The Knee JusticeTwenty One Days to a Better Attitude
Do you use a pen name, and if so, how did you come up with it?
Yes, I do use a pen name. I've always liked names that start with "C" so I chose Celeste. Jones is a common last name that I picked in a rush when I signed up for an email account and there was a blank for the last name. Hardly a glamorous story, and if I were to do it again, I might pick something else, but Celeste and I have had quite a bit of fun together, so I think I'll stick with her.
Tell me about your newest books.
I have two books that should be out soon. The first is Twenty One Days to a Better Attitude. Darcy and her new neighbor Ben get off to a rocky start. When he comes over to make amends, she insults him. After that, he basically challenges her to a spanking and tells her he's going to come back every Saturday to spank her until her attitude improves. As the title suggests, it takes twenty one days.
The other book is tentatively titled Legal Briefs: Over The Knee Justice. It will include a novella (about 15K words) called The Bodyguard which is about a female prosecuting attorney, Kendra, who is forced to have a bodyguard due to threats against her. Because the threats may be coming from within the prosecutor’s office, Zach, the bodyguard, pretends to be Kendra’s brother. When Kendra proves to be less than cooperative, Zach turns her over his knee.
Legal Briefs will also include two short stories about the same couple, Jimmy and Eileen. Eileen is the youngest woman ever to be elected judge in her state. Despite her career success, she is still overly concerned about impressing people. Jimmy is a no nonsense husband who turns his wife over his knee when her desire to impress leads to lying.
What is your favorite story/book that you have written and why?
I love Twenty One Days to a Better Attitude and that’s part of why I’m so excited for it to be published soon. It’s longer than most of my stories and it includes a bit more of the psychological changes that a woman might go through in this situation. It also has some humor, so it’s a bit more like chick lit meet domestic discipline. My other favorite is more of a sentimental favorite. It’s a short story called “Mirror, Mirror” that is in my short story collection, The Long Arm of the Law. The story is available on my blog as “You’re Never Too Old For A Spanking.” I like it because I think it addresses many of the things that women feel as they age. I also think the spanking scene in front of the mirror is hot.
What was your first spanking fiction?
My first story was "The Long Arm of The Law" which is a two chapter story which I sold to Discipline and Desire (www.disciplineanddesire.com) and it appears in my short story collection of the same name.
What do you like to see in spanking fiction?
I like to see good men who are worthy of the trust the women in their lives give them. Laying yourself across a man’s lap with your bare butt exposed is a pretty vulnerable position and one where many men might take advantage, so the hero must be a man of good character. I also like the anticipation---when the woman knows she’s going to get a spanking and then she waits and wonders what will happen.
What's your take on consensual vs. non-consensual spankings in fiction?
In my domestic discipline stories, where the couple has come to some sort of agreement about spanking and discipline, I like for the woman to consent. It’s tricky, I think, to avoid having the man look brutish. I also have some stories, where they are not a married couple, where the spanking is not consensual.
What traits makes a hero hot to you?
I like the strong silent type who watches a woman go on a rant with a little smile on his face before he turns her over his knee. I also think that confidence (as opposed to arrogance) is very sexy. Broad shoulders and a firm ass are nice too.
Do your heroines brat or submit?
Both. There are about fourteen different stories in my short story collection, so plenty of variety. In my new stories, they also do a bit of both.
How much are you like your heroines?
Of course, I’m sexy and well-dressed like most of them. LOL. Many of the issues in my short stories are related to my life, whether it’s pining away for a guy who always treated me like a pal (The Wedding) or aging (Mirror, Mirror). I’m sharp tongued like many of them and I also have trouble submitting, so in
that regard, there’s probably a little bit of me in all of them.
Are you okay in your kink?
Hmm. Good question. Yesterday I was chatting with the bank manager and she asked if I'd read Fifty Shades of Grey and we had a lengthy conversation about submission etc. I have not read 50 Shades, but she had read all three books. She encouraged me to read the books and I wanted to say "I feel like I've got a pretty good idea about these things and if you want to read some well written books on the topic, I can give you some recommendations." But, I didn't. Based on that, I'd say that I'm not ok with being public about my kink. But, I'm ok with my own attitudes toward it and don't feel any guilt or shame over it. Does that answer the question?
Do you consider yourself a feminist, and did you have any trouble reconciling submission with feminism?
Yes! Some people in the rural community where I live would even call me a radical feminist. The feminism/submission issue is an interesting one. I think it is similar to some recent issues about stay at home moms vs. working moms. To me, feminism is about empowering women to make choices that are right for them at any given moment in their life. In my opinion a feminist doesn't have to be some sort of ball busting woman in a suit. And often, that ball busting woman in a suit would really like to go home to a man who knows how to take care of her. The trick is being able to admit it.
Well said, Celeste! You can purchase her books on Amazon (click the links above) and be sure to check out her blog as well.Celeste JonesTwenty One Days to a Better AttitudeLegal Briefs Over The Knee JusticeTwenty One Days to a Better Attitude
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Jul 25, 2012 05:46AM
Thanks for the interview, Renee. It was fun!
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