Hi
and welcome to Fiery Friday! Yes, I know it's really Saturday. I haven't lost my mind that badly yet. :) I did, however, miss yesterday. My apologies to my guest, Total-E-Bound author Willa Edwards. Please join me in welcoming her today!
Welcome, Willa! We’ll
start by letting the readers get to know you. So tell us about yourself.
My
name is Willa Edwards. I’m an erotic romance writer with Siren Publishing,
Total-e-Bound Publishing, and many others. I write almost every kind of romance
out there, from heterosexual, ménage and lesbian, contemporaries and
historicals. I’ve been published for over three years now, and love every
minute of it. I’m working hard to one day be a fulltime writer, but as of right
now I still have an evil day job that takes up way too much of my time (but not
nearly as much as my boss thinks :D). I also have two adorable kitty furbabies,
Immy and Cordelia, who are my world and take away the rest of time, usually
distracting me by laying across my keyboard.
Now
for the questions:
What
do you feel is critical to developing a novel that will glue the reader’s ebook
device in their hands until the last page?
You need characters that the reader routes for and falls in love
with, combine with a conflict that keeps them interested in turning each new
page.
Women
relate to women and, more often than not, we’re left shaking our heads at men. As
a woman, how do you write your male characters in their point of view and make
them the hot alpha heroes us romance readers fall in love with?
I’ll be the first to admit I have a hard time writing heroes. I’m
much better with the heroine. For me to write the hero I need to get into his
voice, including using the type of words men use and the way they talk (often
in shorter more direct statements). Once I get that voice in my head then I can
write the hero. To do that, sometimes I’ll watch action movies or male focus
television shows (like PTI or ESPN) to get into that frame of mind.
Why
romance? Do you believe it exists in the real world?
Of everything in the world to write about, I think love is the most
important. Love has the most conflict, it give you the most to fight for and is
one of the scariest things we all experience in life.
For real life, I can’t really say if romance exists. My own personal
experience hasn’t been all that successful. But I continue to have hope, and my
writing helps me keep that hope alive.
What
is your idea of the perfect hero? Heroine?
I think the most important characteristic in a hero or heroine is
passion. Whether it’s for their profession, their family or even the other
character, passion is essential for a good hero or heroine. It’s that passion
that gives us a keyhole into the character and makes us route for them. It’s
also that passion that often gets them into trouble.
If
you could have dinner with any three people in the world, who would they be and
why?
Stephen King, I think he’s brilliant, Kathy Griffin for a little
humor, and Joely Sue Burkhart. I’ve known her online for years, and I’d love to
finally meet her in person.
Who
is you favorite character that you’ve created and why?
This is such a hard question. I love all my characters each for
their own reasons. But if I have to choose, Amy Spear from Foolish Desire is
one of my all-time favorite characters. She definitely has a huge chunk of me
in her, but I was amazed when she started talking to me and telling me all the
things she wanted to do, like get dirty in public and to be the center of at
least one person’s attention, her hero’s. It seemed so out of character for her,
but when she started talking, it just made sense. I learned a lot from writing
that book, and I had a great time.
You
wake up one morning and realize you’re suddenly a kid again, but you remember
everything about being an adult. What advice would you give yourself?
Take chances. Don’t be afraid to go after what you want. And invest
in Apple :D
Did
you have a predetermined plan when you began your writing career and, if so,
has that plan changed since your books have been released?
I knew I always wanted to be a writer. I’ve never wanted to be
anything else. But I had no plan for what happened after I was actually
published, besides of course J.K. Rowling like success. I really had no idea
what I was doing in the beginning. But since then I’ve learned a lot, and my
plan at this point is just to write great books, and try to publish at least once
a quarter, to keep giving my readers the great books they enjoy.
Aspiring
authors are always eager to hear advice. What would you say to them?
My number one piece of advice for writers, aspiring and otherwise,
is persistence and perseverance. Wandering Off the Path, my most recent release,
was the first erotic romance I ever wrote way back in 2009. I submitted it
three times, revised it more times that I can count, and finally last year it
found a home with Total-e-Bound Publishing. If you keep pushing and you keep
trying, eventually you will succeed.
What’s
your favorite sexual position
Doggy style. I don’t know why, but I find it very sexy.
Have
you ever had to step away from the computer for some much needed air during or
after an erotic scene?
Absolutely. Especially when writing my release for next month,
Reunion Makes Three. I never realized how sexy two men could be together until
I wrote that book.
What’s
inside the drawer of your nightstand? (If you don’t have a nightstand, what
would be in your drawer?)
I’m frugal so I don’t have anything very exciting. Why pay for
expensive toys, when you can get the job done yourself for free ;)
What’s
the sexiest thing you’ve done in the name of research?
I often watch porn for research purposes, to try and find new and
interesting positions to put my characters, especially when there’s multiple
people involved. I also spend a decent amount of time on sex toy websites.
That’s why no one’s allowed to touch my laptop without my say so. You never
know what webpage might be up at any given time.
Does
size really matter?
It’s definitely not the most important aspect of
a relationship, or even a sexual encounter. But it certainly doesn’t hurt. Or
sometimes it does, but that can be good too.
Available at Total-E-Bound
On a moonlight walk down a shadowy forest path, Abigail discovers all she’s ever dreamed of in the form of one sexy Wolf.
Abigail has always wanted more than
a quiet life living with her grandmother has offered. The only thrills she has
are her monthly trips to market. While returning from one of these excursions
with a basket full of goodies, she is approached by a stranger on the road. He
offers her all the pleasure and excitement she could ask for, if she’s willing
to wander from the safety of the path. Too frightened to take advantage of his
offer, Abigail flees, afraid of what will happen if she strays from the path
she knows.
But Wolf isn’t willing to let this
interaction, with the fiery, curious red-caped woman, be his last…no matter
what he has do to convince her otherwise.
When Abigail returns home her
grandmother is missing and the alluring stranger has taken her place. As Wolf
shows Abigail exactly how much pleasure and excitement he can give her, she
finds staying on the safe path increasingly difficult. But if she gives into
his offer will she be forever pushed beyond the way she knows, never to return
again…or will she receive all she’s ever wanted and more.
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