Interview With... Elodie Parkes
To all who are reading this,
Today, we're taking a journey with rising star, Elodie Parkes of Hot Ink Press, an imprint of my own publishing company, Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly.
Her novel The Winter Girl is selling fast, so this interview was arranged to probe the depths of her mind.
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Name: Elodie Parkes
Age:
Location: Canterbury, UK.
Hi Elodie, thanks for joining me! So what are three interesting facts about yourself that you'd like to share with the readers?
Not sure they are that interesting but here goes:
1. I have three bachelor degrees and use none in my work.
2. I love technology and own heaps of tech gadgets, as well as the usual computer stuff.
3. I only eat cold food. That came about from living for years in a rental house without a stove, and also I can't cook, and honestly, I don't care enough to learn.
What made you want to be a writer?
I write because stories just drift into my head and demand to be told. I hope people do read them. I care about that and not about making money, although that would be nice to cover art and advertising.
What motivates you to write?
People and their lives. We go through life and bump into others, glimpse their life, their emotions and then on we all go. We're like molecules, milling around. I often wonder where people are that I have encountered in my work. I've seen some sadness, and despite that I write happy endings and even though it sounds pessimistic, I think it's a lonely life for many people.
Do you have a particular writing process?
None at all. I just write when I have the time.
How do you manage the deadly problem that is writers block?
I've never had one. Right now, I have two manuscripts I am writing, plus an idea nagging at me to start. I think though that if I get one I will just let it flow over me, take a few days in the country, then see what happens next.
What is a piece of writing advice you will always remember?
Just write, don't be put off, write from the heart and do your best.
What is the most influential book you have ever read, and why do you think so?
Frankly, I don't have one. I read heaps from all kinds of genres. I can't begin to recall every book I have ever read in my life so far, thousands, tens of thousands. I used reading in childhood as an escape. I'd even read a huge amount of classics by the time I was eleven or something. I read lots of reference books too, text books for university etc.
Have you ever derived inspiration from your home or from anywhere you have visited?
All the time from places I have visited. My next release from Hot Ink Press, The Old Star, was inspired by a house I visited to pick up an antique. It was about to be demolished and was way spooky.
The Winter Girl was also inspired by a place I stopped for lunch when I was travelling across country for work.
I've even been inspired by a road sign. The Horoscope Writer was inspired by a workshop FOR LET sign on a country lane.
The Winter Girl is proving incredibly popular with Hot Ink Press. Have you had any publications prior to this?
Yes, I have had erotic romance, with a twist of mystery published by Eternal Press, titled The Last Time.
I have a short in an anthology titled The Picnic, from Moon Rose Publishing.
I have three other titles out there too; The Horoscope Writer, Millie Reinvented and Two of Them.
I have articles in magazines too, which I don't announce as they are academic.
What is The Winter Girl about? It certainly sounds interesting!
When corporate lawyer Lily moves into the country, and a house inherited from her grandmother, she hopes for peace after a relationship has ended. It will be the last thing she finds after meeting the town's eligible bachelor, Starr Forrester...
Lily Prescott is only just over a relationship break up when she decides to have up residence in a house left to her by her recently deceased grandmother. Her corporate law job takes a back seat as she licks her wounds in the small country town. She looks around the main shopping street and discovers people who will befriend her, but she also runs into the town's most eligible bachelor, Starr Forrester. Loved for his lifelong association with the town, Starr hides his methods for staying single well from his friends. He's nearly thirty, gorgeous, a designer, owns a business and on the lookout for his 'Winter Girl'. Will it be Lily? And what is a 'Winter Girl'?
Fun, sex, romance and a little twist of the paranormal.
What drove you to write erotica?
I don't write erotica. I write erotic romance, usually with a twist of something: mystery, paranormal, suspense, women's issues. The distinction between erotica and erotic romance is something I am often having to explain. Yes, my books have graphic sex in them, but that doesn't make them erotica. I've had reviews from people who obviously don't know the difference. It's disheartening.
What does the future hold for you as a writer?
I have The Old Star releasing August 23, from Hot Ink Press. That's erotic romance, with a little spooky twist.
I also have a manuscript just about ready from submitting. One half ready, two on the go...
I'll just keep writing as long as the ideas keep dropping into my head.
Thank you for such a fantastic interview Elodie!
Be sure to check out The Winter Girl on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and KOBO.
You can also find Elodie here:
http://elodieparkes.blogspot.co.uk
http://melodyelodie.tumblr.com
http://www.facebook.com/ElodieParkes
http://www.goodreads.com/elodieparkes
https://twitter.com/ElodieParkes
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Yours, with eternal ink,
Zoe
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Currently reading: Affliction by Laurell K. Hamilton
Today, we're taking a journey with rising star, Elodie Parkes of Hot Ink Press, an imprint of my own publishing company, Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly.
Her novel The Winter Girl is selling fast, so this interview was arranged to probe the depths of her mind.
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Name: Elodie ParkesAge:
Location: Canterbury, UK.
Hi Elodie, thanks for joining me! So what are three interesting facts about yourself that you'd like to share with the readers?
Not sure they are that interesting but here goes:
1. I have three bachelor degrees and use none in my work.
2. I love technology and own heaps of tech gadgets, as well as the usual computer stuff.
3. I only eat cold food. That came about from living for years in a rental house without a stove, and also I can't cook, and honestly, I don't care enough to learn.
What made you want to be a writer?
I write because stories just drift into my head and demand to be told. I hope people do read them. I care about that and not about making money, although that would be nice to cover art and advertising.
What motivates you to write?
People and their lives. We go through life and bump into others, glimpse their life, their emotions and then on we all go. We're like molecules, milling around. I often wonder where people are that I have encountered in my work. I've seen some sadness, and despite that I write happy endings and even though it sounds pessimistic, I think it's a lonely life for many people.
Do you have a particular writing process?
None at all. I just write when I have the time.
How do you manage the deadly problem that is writers block?
I've never had one. Right now, I have two manuscripts I am writing, plus an idea nagging at me to start. I think though that if I get one I will just let it flow over me, take a few days in the country, then see what happens next.
What is a piece of writing advice you will always remember?
Just write, don't be put off, write from the heart and do your best.
What is the most influential book you have ever read, and why do you think so?
Frankly, I don't have one. I read heaps from all kinds of genres. I can't begin to recall every book I have ever read in my life so far, thousands, tens of thousands. I used reading in childhood as an escape. I'd even read a huge amount of classics by the time I was eleven or something. I read lots of reference books too, text books for university etc.
Have you ever derived inspiration from your home or from anywhere you have visited?
All the time from places I have visited. My next release from Hot Ink Press, The Old Star, was inspired by a house I visited to pick up an antique. It was about to be demolished and was way spooky.
The Winter Girl was also inspired by a place I stopped for lunch when I was travelling across country for work.
I've even been inspired by a road sign. The Horoscope Writer was inspired by a workshop FOR LET sign on a country lane.
The Winter Girl is proving incredibly popular with Hot Ink Press. Have you had any publications prior to this?
Yes, I have had erotic romance, with a twist of mystery published by Eternal Press, titled The Last Time.
I have a short in an anthology titled The Picnic, from Moon Rose Publishing.
I have three other titles out there too; The Horoscope Writer, Millie Reinvented and Two of Them.
I have articles in magazines too, which I don't announce as they are academic.
What is The Winter Girl about? It certainly sounds interesting!
When corporate lawyer Lily moves into the country, and a house inherited from her grandmother, she hopes for peace after a relationship has ended. It will be the last thing she finds after meeting the town's eligible bachelor, Starr Forrester...Lily Prescott is only just over a relationship break up when she decides to have up residence in a house left to her by her recently deceased grandmother. Her corporate law job takes a back seat as she licks her wounds in the small country town. She looks around the main shopping street and discovers people who will befriend her, but she also runs into the town's most eligible bachelor, Starr Forrester. Loved for his lifelong association with the town, Starr hides his methods for staying single well from his friends. He's nearly thirty, gorgeous, a designer, owns a business and on the lookout for his 'Winter Girl'. Will it be Lily? And what is a 'Winter Girl'?
Fun, sex, romance and a little twist of the paranormal.
What drove you to write erotica?
I don't write erotica. I write erotic romance, usually with a twist of something: mystery, paranormal, suspense, women's issues. The distinction between erotica and erotic romance is something I am often having to explain. Yes, my books have graphic sex in them, but that doesn't make them erotica. I've had reviews from people who obviously don't know the difference. It's disheartening.
What does the future hold for you as a writer?
I have The Old Star releasing August 23, from Hot Ink Press. That's erotic romance, with a little spooky twist.
I also have a manuscript just about ready from submitting. One half ready, two on the go...
I'll just keep writing as long as the ideas keep dropping into my head.
Thank you for such a fantastic interview Elodie!
Be sure to check out The Winter Girl on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and KOBO.
You can also find Elodie here:
http://elodieparkes.blogspot.co.uk
http://melodyelodie.tumblr.com
http://www.facebook.com/ElodieParkes
http://www.goodreads.com/elodieparkes
https://twitter.com/ElodieParkes
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Yours, with eternal ink,
Zoe
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Currently reading: Affliction by Laurell K. Hamilton
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