Today's victim is Ms Sedonia Guillone. Sedonia writes for several epublishers. She's going to give away an ebook to one lucky winner who comments today on this interview. So get your comments in by Thursday midnight (US EST) and you could win.
(I used to edit Sedonia and she's one of the hardest working authors I know :-))
Q - Do you drink PEPSI or coke?
A -Neither anymore because of the sugar content. But when I do have an occasional diet, it’s Diet Coke with lime.
Q - If you were stuck on a desert island and could only take 3 books – which ones would you choose?
A - The Way of Life According to Lao Tzu, Be As You are, the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi and Hnderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow. (Thank the heavens I don’t have to choose!)
Q - If Pinky and the Brain ever really did take over the world, what do you think they’d do first?
A - Who are Pinky and the Brain?
Q - Which one of your characters would you most like to give to Nora so that she can kill them off and have Eve investigate their murder?
A - Eve is cool, yeah. And that guy Roarke, whoa! One of the sexiest heroes in romance! I’d want eve to rid the world of Taro Suzuki, a psychopathic yakuza in Tokyo who makes my characters’ lives miserable. He’s stolen, raped, blackmailed, murdered, you name it. So far, he’s only a named character in my upcoming September release Beautiful Samurai, White Tiger (Torquere Press – excerpt on my website ) who doesn’t actually have an appearance, but he’s about to show up in person in one of my WIPs and will get his, believe me.
Q - Do you have any mentors in the romance industry? Tell us about them.
A - First, the editors I’ve worked with (present company included) who’ve helped me so much to hone my writing. My critique partner, Ruth Axtell Morren who writes Inspirational romances for Harlequin’s Steeple Hill imprint – she’s been amazing, so generous with her time and feedback. As far as writing, I’d say that the two top writing mentors whose work helps me write better are Jade Lee (the Tigress Series from Dorchester Leisure) and Maryanne Ellis (Dark Designs from Black Lace Books). Both wonderful erotic romance writers whom I read to help me with the actual mechanics of writing, both sex scenes and overall technique.
Q - What do you say when confronted with detractors of the ebook industry?
A - I’ve been fortunate not to be confronted directly with such ignoramuses however, if it were to happen, I’d say, “Look, everything has a plus and a minus to it. That’s life. With e-books, you have the advantage of saving trees and shipping costs.
Q - What is your best piece of advice for aspiring authors?
A -Yeah. Actually, there’s not one best piece because the road to publication is arduous, though definitely gratifying. First is write from the heart. Sounds simple but is not always easy. The stories that move you the most are going to be the best ones you write. Never write solely to please a market – it will come through in your writing and make readers feel insulted. Always honor your readers’ intelligence. They have a million choices of romance novels nowadays and if your book ends up in their hands, you want to give them the best experience possible. NEVER give up. Take constructive feedback and weigh it all before rejecting anything. And when you do get accepted somewhere, send in clean, thorough manuscripts and be courteous with your editor. She is there to help you.
Q - Why should we read your books over all the other authors out there?
A - Oh, I don’t exactly feel that way. I would hope you’d read mine in addition to the other authors. I will say that in my stories I really try to develop the inner characters as portray sensuality that is gentle and healing whether the story is man/man or man/woman. If that kind of thing appeals, then I would hope you’ll want to pick up my books.
Q - Tell us about your latest release – what’s it about? Where can we buy it? Mike Antonio has been a fighter, a tough guy from the streets of Boston whose rough exterior hides a tender heart and a desire for love. When a favor for a friend takes him back to the fight club of his youth, Mike immediately falls for the star fighter. Powerful and fast, muscular and graceful, the Chow heats Mike’s blood…and strangely…his sympathy.
Cory Chow is the world’s top underground fight club star and a sex slave to his owner. Cory hates his life and one sympathetic glance from the brawny stranger on the sidelines rouses Cory’s fantasies of sex without chains. The need is so fierce that Cory would rather die than go on enslaved. Just when he expects death, however, he finds himself in the bed of the very man he craves.
Sex with Mike is hotter…and sweeter…than Cory could have ever imagined. And for the first time in his life he sees his chance at happiness.
But the owner of a million-dollar baby isn’t going to give up his slave so easily and Mike and Cory face the fight of their lives…
A Man for Michael is my favorite of the books I’ve written. It just touches my heart and is somewhat of a fanfic tribute to Jet Li – kernels of the story are his film, Unleashed.
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