Erotic Sci-fi author Sabrina Devonshire and Message from Viola Mari.

Let's give a hot Erotic Notions welcome to Sabrina Devonshire.
Good morning, Daryl. Thank you for giving me this interview opportunity.  I’m Sabrina Devonshire and I’d like to share a little about my January 1 release, an erotic sci-fi entitled Message from Viola Mari.
 Tell my readers about yourself.  Where were you born? Where do you live now? Hobbies?I grew up in central Ohio, left the snow behind at age 18 and now live in southern Arizona where there’s sunshine more than 300 days a year (yea!). Swimming is my favourite hobby and form of mental therapy—I love paddling around in the ocean the most, but I’ll settle for an endorphin rush at the local pool. I also enjoy travelling to exotic places—I caught the travel bug during the two years we lived in Peru in the ‘90s. I enjoy spending time with my husband and two grown children and I’m also an avid reader.
How long have you been writing?I started journaling and writing short novels at age eight.
What inspired you to write?I always felt the urge to dump thoughts that race through my head on paper. Whenever I get derailed from regular writing, I feel like an important part of me is missing.
Was there a moment when you first thought "I'm a writer?”I’ve always considered myself a writer, but never considered publishing my work until I found myself suddenly out of work eight years ago. Then I thought to myself, I’ve always wanted to do this, why not give it a try? And within a few months, I got my first travel feature published in a local newspaper.
What genre do you write? In addition to publishing dozens of articles on health and fitness, competitive swimming, and travel under my “real” name, I write romance novels—suspense, sports, and science fiction. My books always transport readers to exotic locales. Expect surprises in my books—I love throwing in twists and creating quirky characters.
Have many books have you written? I’ve published two romance novels, THE OPEN WATER SWIMMER and MESSAGE FROM VIOLA MARI and have a third one, EXPEDITION TO MOUNTAIN RIVER CAVE, under contract with Extasy Books.
 What is your latest book about? Since I spent weeks writing this blurb, I’m going to spit it out verbatim from my site… World-renowned oceanographer and meteorite specialist, Marissa Jones, uncovers evidence that a comet cloud will soon destroy Earth. When aspiring writer and best friend, Jennifer begs her to take a Saturday morning sci-fi writing class, Marissa reluctantly agrees. Writing her real-life story as fiction gives her an astonishing new perspective on the anomalous set of craters she discovered off of the La Jolla coast. But this favor for her friend stirs up more than scientific results… Writing teacher, Justin Lincoln, goads her constantly and taunts her with his irresistible curly blond locks and a steely physique he knows only too well make women drool. Marissa teeters on the edge of anger and raging attraction for this irritating man. But it’s a terrible time to let lust call the shots when the world's about to end and Marissa's the only one who can save everyone.
What is your favourite moment in the story (one that doesn’t give away any secrets)I’d have to say I love the science fiction writing class conflict scenes the most. I’ve taken dozens of writing workshops and people (myself included) tend to take comments on their work very personally. I took this and ran with it and made these scenes really funny.
How have you evolved as a writer from your first story until your latest?I can really see when it’s not happening, when I’m not inspired and am just forcing out a story. I can’t go forward in that mode. Sometimes I just need to go for a hike in the mountains, take a swim or sometimes even leave town for a few days to get a fresh perspective so my writing becomes resuscitated again.
Plotter or a pantster?  Why does this work best for you?Definitely pantster…Lots of fun surprises end up on the page when my plot develops spontaneously—it make my work less predictable and I hope more exciting for the reader.
Have any of your characters ever been based on people you knew from real life?Of course! Many people I know and places I’ve travelled end up in my books in some shape or form.  I often pull images of men I’ve been attracted to from the recesses of my brain and make them into my male characters. Usually, I draw on physical attributes and then create personalities I find unusual and appealing. I get a lot of my female characters by blending real people with ones I see in movies.
If you could meet an author (dead or alive) who would it be and why? I would love to meet Jennifer Crusie. Her books make me laugh out loud and I’d really like to know if she cracks jokes like that in person or has a completely different personality than we see in her books.
Having just got through a bit of writer's block myself, have you ever hit a writer's wall?  How did you deal with it? It doesn’t happen much with my magazine work, but with books, it can strike any time. Stress and depression really block me so if I’m feeling tense and uncreative, I spend a day hiking, meditate for awhile, or engage in high intensity exercise to get back on track. Reading a favourite book can help, too. The trick for me is to not let it go on for days or weeks. Once I get out of a rhythm, I find it really hard to get it back.
What's the name of the book you like to read over and over?  What makes it so special for you?My favorite book, a memoir, is Beyond the Sky and the Earth by Jamie Zeppa.  She packs up and travels to distant Bhutan to teach English. I love her vivid descriptions of the country, which she paints better than someone could do with a brush; watching her grow as a person; and the difficult situations she endures. It’s what real travel is all about—not just seeing the place, but feeling like you’re living and breathing the scenery, the people, the culture…That’s how I felt when I lived in Peru.
Where do you write? Office, kitchen table, computer, laptop?  Where would the perfect location be for you?Light always gives me a lift, so I often move my laptop around to follow the light. I enjoy writing outside on my patio. Oceanside vacations are the best—I love sitting in a chair overlooking the ocean listening to waves crash and breathing in the salt air—I can spend hours typing away when I’m feeling so relaxed.
Short question time.Chocolate ice cream or chocolate gelato? To be honest, I prefer vanilla with Reese’s Peanut butter cups.Baseball or hockey? Neither. The only sports I really enjoy watching are Olympic swimming, gymnastics, and ice skatingHot red finger nail polish or bare nails? Bare nails.Spaghetti or steak? Pasta of any kind always rules.Laying on a beach or skiing down a mountain? I’m not one to sit around unless I have a story to write. I prefer warm weather sports—on an ideal vacation, I swim in the ocean or scuba dive. White roses or red roses? Purple. Recently, my daughter, who is away at university, sent me a dozen beautiful purple roses with a card saying how much she loved me and appreciated all the things I’d done to help her learn to live a healthy lifestyle and be kind. Nothing has ever moved me this much! Last one – tell us 1 thing about you that's fun. I like challenging myself to do something I’ve never done before as often as possible. It’s a great way to get a fresh perspective and renew enthusiasm when you’re feeling flat. I want to inspire people, so to do that, I have to stay inspired myself.
Thank you so much for the interview, Daryl. I appreciate having this opportunity. If you would like to read more about my books, you can go to my website www.sabrinadevonshire.com, blog www.sabrinadevonshire.blogspot.com, or follow me on Twitter @SabrinaDevonsh1. MESSAGE FROM VIOLA MARI can be downloaded from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Message-from-Viola-Mari-ebook/dp/B00AYTAC0A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362181317&sr=8-1&keywords=Message+from+Viola+Mari and Barnes and Noblehttp://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/message-from-viola-mari-sabrina-devonshire/1114620711?ean=2940044319189