Hi Kate and welcome to Fiery Friday!
We’ll
start by letting the readers get to know you. So tell us about yourself.
Hi! Thanks for having me. My name is Kate Davies, and I write sexy
contemporary romance. I have a new series coming out starting on Monday, called
The Girls Most Likely To. All three novellas are set at a ten year high school
reunion.
I would love to say that my life is filled with excitement and
intrigue, but in reality, I spend most of my time trying to get all the family
schedules to match up. It's a red-letter day when I can manage to get everyone
where they need to be on time and with all their sports equipment in hand.
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?
I think having
characters you can relate to is vital to that can't-put-it-down reading
experience. You can have the most exciting, angsty, remarkable plot ever, but
if you don't care about the characters, it won't matter what happens next.
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 love men who
think, talk, and act like men. Does that mean they're all interchangeably macho
and domineering? Hell, no. I write alpha heroes, beta heroes, and everything in
between. But I also listen to guys, talk to guys, really try to make my heroes
behave like guys would. But they're also guys who listen to the heroine, put
her first, and always want the best for her.
Why
romance? Do you believe it exists in the real world?
Oh, I absolutely believe in
real-life romance. I think it's messy and awkward and hard work sometimes, but
it's also supportive, passionate, and real. And I write romance because I
believe in the happy ending that's also a hopeful beginning.
What
is your idea of the perfect hero? Heroine?
I don't know if there's any
single perfect hero or heroine. I believe there's a hero or heroine who is
perfect for that other person, and it's in finding that person who meshes with
you despite the flaws and foibles of being human that makes a relationship
work. There are some qualities that I find heroic, though - listening,
following through, admitting wrongdoing and setting things right.
If
you had access to a time machine, what year would you travel to and why?
Ooh, good question! I'm not
picky about the specific year - just send me back to some point before the
Globe Theater burned down so I can see an original Shakespeare production!
If
you could have dinner with any three people in the world, who would they be and
why?
If we're talking about
currently-alive people, I'd choose Eric Sheffer Stevens, my favorite actor, as
the first. I've gotten the opportunity to interview him over the phone before,
and I'd love to talk with him in person. Fascinating conversationalist. Second
would be Suzanne Brockmann. I'd love to talk dialogue and characterization with
her. And if I really truly had to hold it down to three, the final choice would
be Jon Stewart, because I think he's hilarious, and would keep the conversation
going if it started to flag.
Who
is you favorite character that you’ve created and why?
Man, this is like asking who
my favorite child is! Hmm...I guess I'd have to go with Tess, the heroine of
Life of the Party. She's just so unaware of her own self-worth, and she's
absolutely worth so much! (It could also be due to the fact that I'm working on
revisions for that story right now and she's freshest in my mind, LOL)
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?
Don't take life so seriously.
Go out and play some more. And eat your vegetables.
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?
Oh, I was going to be a famous
fantasy writer. That's worked out well, don't you think? :) Actually, since
switching to the romance genre, I haven't been too caught up in plans. I just
want to write books I love, and share them with readers who enjoy them.
Aspiring
authors are always eager to hear advice. What would you say to them?
Write, write, write! And then
revise, revise, revise. Not every word that you put to paper is brilliant and
profound. But every word IS a step to building the writing "muscle"
needed to be in this career for the long haul. A gymnast doesn't perform a
perfect 10 floor routine the first time on the mat. He or she practices long
and hard to get to that place. Writing is the same way. Practice is key.
Available at Carina Press
Book one in The Girls Most Likely to…
Ten years after being voted Most Likely
to Succeed, Kelsey Moore is still living in her hometown, still working in her
family's flower shop, and too embarrassed to attend her high school reunion.
Only the chance to reconnect with her study buddy—and secret crush—Nathan Barrow
tempts her to go.
Nathan isn't sure why he came back for
the reunion after spending the past decade working abroad. But when he runs
into his former lab partner, Kelsey, he's sure glad he did. The chemistry
between them is as potent as ever, and when she offers him a weekend of wild,
no-strings-attached sex, Nathan knows he'd be a fool to say no.
Nathan can't be tied to one place for
long. But the more time they spend together—in and out of bed—the more Kelsey
wonders if their reunion could become something more permanent. That is, if
Nathan is still interested when he finds out she's been less than honest with
him about her life since graduation…
Want to know more about Kate and her novels? Visit her at the following sites:
www.kate-davies.com (under construction)
www.ninenaughtynovelists.blogspot.com
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