Blog Hop- Behind the Scenes

Happy Valentine’s Day What Turns You On?

Blog Hop- Behind the Scenes

Special thanks to the hot, sexy, talented Oleander Plume for tagging me in her blog post. Supplier kisses to you, hot stuff! Read her hop answers and other wickedly wild stories here http://oleanderplume.blogspot.com/

You can also get into her head by following her on Twitter https://twitter.com/OleanderPlume

So I have some questions to answer. Hope you enjoy!

What are you working on right now?

I’m writing an erotic Walking Dead fanfic. There’s just something about that rotting flesh and the way those zombies say, “Blarrrrrrghhhh,” that get’s my blood pumping.

I jest.

I just finished a sexy little story in celebration of Valentine’s Day (hope you read it!) and have tons of other little one-shots dancing around in my head.

I am also slooooowly but surely working on my third untitled novel that is somewhat of a spin-off of Falling from Disgrace. It centers on Gillian, Jack’s sister, whose life gets thrown into major upheaval after her husband’s untimely death and tons of hidden skeletons come spilling out of the closet.

How does your work differ from others in its genre?

I would say that they’re more realistic romance than fantasy romance. Billionaire boyfriends are always fun to read about but I find, as a reader, I’m much more invested in a story if I can connect with the characters in some way. I try to write stuff that happens to everyday people but not take it too over the top with the drama. I won’t write about things that make you go, “Pfft, that’ll never happen!”

Why do you write erotic romance?

I love writing and I love sex! What better thing than to combine the things you love?

I also find it challenging and I love a good challenge. Each sex scene needs to be erotic but without repeating yourself over and over. There are only so many words that can be used to describe certain body parts and acts and so I have fun trying to come up with new ones each time I write a scene.

How does your writing process work?

I start with a specific scene in my head that inspires the entire novel. It’s usually one that occurs somewhere in the middle of the story. Then I’ll develop the characters from there, make profiles for them, write an outline, that sort of thing. I’ll work forward from that scene, or backward, depending on where my head is that day. My books are never written in order.

If you look at Whatever it Takes for example, I had been throwing the idea around of writing about the “perfect” couple whose relationship is suddenly rocked when one of them cheats. One day I was talking to a friend about panic attacks and I had a vision of woman suffering one at the thought of her marriage ending. The scene where Emma has the attack in the bathroom came from that and that’s how I started that book. I wrote that scene and then went from there.

After I finish I go back and revise. And revise. And revise. Then edit. And when I think it’s perfect I revise and edit about three more times. Truth be told, I am never one hundred percent satisfied with the finished product but at the end of the day if I know I did the absolute best I could, I’m happy. I’ve been fortunate enough that others have been happy with it too.

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So now that you’ve spent a little time in my head, perhaps you’ll visit my friends Mary, Cecily, and Aria. These sexy and sassy ladies are next on the hop. Tag gals, you’re it!

Mary Palmerin http://marypalmerinauthor.blogspot.com/

Bio: I am an author of psychological drama and romantic erotica. My debut, “Succumbing to Scars and Sorrow” is available in print/ebook everywhere. My prequel novella, “Secrets of a Broken Girl” is available as an ebook on Amazon. I enjoy reading and reviewing books when I am not writing. I love fictional men, tattoos, coffee, red wine, and HEA.