Across the (water?) Bar with LUCY FELTHOUSE!

Welcome to my beer bar Lucy! what can I pour for you to start?
I’m sorry to say that I don’t drink beer, so a vodka and coke would be great, thanks.Welp, here is some water. This is a beer bar. No other alcohol allowed or encouraged….
You and I have a fair bit in common. I have worked my entire working life in public relations and marketing (and sales).  Do you find that this helps you promote your own work?
Yes, absolutely. It means I can keep on top of the social networking, blogging, blog tours and so on pretty easily as well as writing.

So....you have written a fair bit of girl on girl erotica....that is something that seems a little thin on the ground as it were, as most readers of erotic fiction go for m/f or m/m or some combination of that. Am I off the mark? Do you find you have a completely different audience for girl love?
I’m not sure, as my f/f readers keep pretty quiet! My f/f stuff is my best selling stuff, though, so someone is definitely buying it.
You have not been at this writing (for publication) thing long (again something we have in common).  Was your path to publication pretty easy?  What was the first book you had published?
I was very lucky on my route to publication. When I got into erotica I immediately started researching the market and publishers. My first piece was published in a magazine called Scarlet, which is sadly no longer around. After that, my first piece in a book was Fantasy Assignment, in Xcite Books’ Seriously Sexy 3.
Uh oh empty glass--what would you like next?
I’ll have the same again, thanks.

refills her water glassTell us about your latest release.


The Perfect Dom is a mini-anthology of four hot BDSM-themed stories.

Four kinky and erotic BDSM tales from the smutty pen of Lucy Felthouse.

Balancing the BooksPhilip’s a well off man, and doesn’t need a job. But when he sees the gorgeous owner of his local bookshop, he applies for the role that’s being advertised there immediately. He’s totally stricken by the stunning Giovanna, and when it turns out she wants to boss him around in a sexual sense as well as an employment sense, he has no intention of refusing.
Feeling the HeatTaylor and Maisie’s car has broken down. Luckily, Taylor’s handy with engines and is working hard to get them back on the road. Unfortunately, Maisie is getting annoyed at the amount of time he’s spending in the garage and confronts him. Instead of arguing back, though, Taylor comes up with an ingenious plan to keep Maisie quiet.
The Perfect DomPart of Mia’s nightwear is a pair of hotpants with SPANK ME emblazoned across the arse. Normally, that wouldn’t be a problem, but when she forgets that she has a houseguest and heads to the kitchen for a drink, she’s shocked to find Alex in her living room. Immediately spotting what he sees as an invitation written across Mia’s bottom, Alex makes an offer and Mia soon discovers that he is, in fact, the perfect dom.
Meet Me at the Spanish StepsDarby is working at a holiday camp on the outskirts of Rome and is getting along just fine, with the exception of her sex life. For various reasons, she’s not getting what she wants in the bedroom, and her tastes are very particular. She turns to the Internet to get what she needs, and when she discovers William, it seems that he’s more than willing—and capable—of scratching that particular itch.
There is more info and buy links here: http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk/published-works/the-perfect-dom/
Do you self publish? If so, why? If not, why not?
 I have done, yes, though only a couple of short stories and an anthology. I haven’t done anything longer yet, though I may well do if there are any books I write that won’t work well with traditional publishers.
What sort of marketing services do you offer writers? why do that? Why not focus on your own works?
Blog tours, release blitzes, social media and website maintenance, website creation and much more. I do that because it’s my “day job”. If I don’t do that I’d have to go back to being employed (as opposed to self-employed) and wouldn’t have nearly as much time to write. So this route is much, much better for my writing as I can work out my own schedule to squeeze in the work and the writing.

And the nightcap...what's your poison?
Another vodka and coke would be great! I like what I like and I keep drinking it JWell you will leave here very nicely hydrated…here is your ice water nightcap…
Thanks for stopping by!
*****Lucy Felthouse is a very busy woman! She writes erotica and erotic romance in a variety of subgenres and pairings, and has over seventy publications to her name, with many more in the pipeline. These include Best Bondage Erotica 2012 and 2013, and Best Women's Erotica 2013. Another string to her bow is editing, and she has edited and co-edited a number of anthologies. She owns Erotica For All, and is book editor for Cliterati. Find out more at http://www.lucyfelthouse.co.uk. Join her on Facebookand Twitter, and subscribe to her newsletter at: http://eepurl.com/gMQb9