The
Mastermind is the 2nd
book in the series. How far along is book three and how many do you
plan?
It’s
a trilogy. The
Sea Wolf
will be the last, and frankly, I’m relieved. I have loved this man
for ten years and written three books about him, but it’s time to
move on to something new. The
Sea Wolf
is half written. Which is funny because I just wrote the opening page
last night… I write in a non linear fashion. The ending is written
before the beginning.
What
do you think makes a great BDSM/erotica book?
It’s
true to the lifestyle in a way that most BDSM books are not. When
Fifty
Shades of Grey
came out, I have to say, I was initially angry. I’d already been
writing The
Outmate
for three years when Fifty
Shades was
published, and my reaction was- SHE’S STEALING MY THUNDER. Then I
read the first chapter. Like many who actually practice the lifestyle
of BDSM I was like- and, no. (allow me the urban speak.) If
anything, Fifty
Shades
opened up a whole audience to me that might otherwise have been
shocked and frightened by The
Outmate
or The
Mastermind. I
deal in edge play. No safe words. No going back.
What
inspired you when writing The
Mastermind?
The
same thing that inspired The
Outmate.
The love of my life, who is a very dangerous, very brilliant, very
complicated man doing time until 2024, inspire the whole trilogy and
is one of the main characters. The difference in The
Mastermind is
that the main character, Chrissie, questions her choices. She runs.
But as far as she runs, she cannot escape her truth.
What
are your ambitions for your writing career? Full time? Part time?
I
would love to write full time. I will get there eventually. That is
my ambition. For now, I write part time and work part time editing
and copywriting.
When
did you decide to become a writer?
It’s
not a conscious decision, as any good writer will tell you. It’s a
calling. I had no choice. I started writing when I was six. Maybe
younger. It took me until six years ago to truly find my voice, but I
knew my whole life, it was write or die.
When
writing The
Mastermind
did anything stand out as particularly challenging?
Yes.
M, who is the real life inspiration for Nick Jessup, and I broke up
officially three years ago. We are still very close and are currently
reconciling. However in the meantime, I fell in love with someone
else. The real life inspiration for Judas Rivera. (It didn’t work
out) However that did not happen until The Mastermind was almost
finished. Before that, Judas was just a half-imaged figure. It was
very challenging to go back and rewrite his character to echo the man
I’d come to know as Judas. It was very challenging to admit I’d
ever love anyone like I did M.
How
did you come up with the story of The
Mastermind?
I
didn’t come up with the trilogy. It came up with me. I am still
playing it out. I don’t know where The
Sea Wolf
will take me. The whole life echoes art thing is very real, my
friend.
What
do you like to do when not writing?
I’m
a recluse by nature. I’m also an avid athlete. Not on a competitive
scale, but I love to run, bike, and am an equestrian. Climb trees,
etc. I love to cook and garden. Guilty admission- I also love adult
coloring books.
I
have a new book halfway written after I finish The Sea Wolf. The
trilogy must be out of my head before I can focus on anything else.
Dead
Ends.
It’s
about a woman who wakes up in a mental institution with amnesia, and
all she can remember is that she loved a man who told her never to
cut off her pretty hair. Writers… we write what we know.
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