 |
 |
Website: http://www.londonsaintjames.com
Twitter: @LSJRomance
Facebook Author page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/London-Saint-James/154331444626603
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/lsjromance
Kindlegraph: http://www.kindlegraph.com/authors/LSJRomance
*** AUTHOR INTERVIEW ***
Where
do your ideas come from?
My
inspiration comes from many different sources. Music, a place I’ve
been, artwork, conversations I’ve had, even dreams...
What
kind of writer are you?
I’m
not really a writer who outlines plots. I’m a panster. I go where
the characters tell me to.
How
do you balance life and writing?
Balance.
Hmm. What’s that? LOL. I
haven’t achieved structure or balance in my writing habits, and
many times the busy dealings of life gets in the way of my writing
time. I don’t allot any certain amount of time to write. If I did
that, keeping a tight daily schedule, it would seem odd. I tend to
write, more often than not, at willy-nilly times and live my life as
it comes. *Smiles*
What
drives you to write?
The
love of it. I love to lose myself in the worlds I create. I love to
write, and it really is that simple.
Tell
us about the experience of writing the Dark Tales Diaries.
I
had so much fun writing Dark Tales Diaries and that experience
continues as I am starting to work on book three. This
BDSM series of short stories sparked from a casual conversation with
the love of my life. Two words, “Dark Tales,” poked at me. From
there, I sat down and typed non-stop. Dark
Tales Diaries: Volume 1 and
the life of Tristan Blackthorn spilled out upon the “pages” of my
laptop.
What
is your favorite thing about writing?
The
creative process and the freedom to let my imagination run wild.
And
what is your least favorite?
Reading
bad reviews. But reviews are all subjective. What one person hates,
someone else might love.
Tell
us about one of your own writing quirks.
I
can’t sit at a proper desk when I write. That drives me crazy.
As
an author, what scares you the most?
Death
and taxes! *Giggles*
Okay,
let me think about that question a second...
I’m
not sure I’d call it being scared, more like a concern that I can
keep my stories new and interesting. Just being able to stay relevant
in the world of romance writers, I suppose.
Which
authors most influenced your writing?
I
can’t say that my writing has been influenced by other authors,
because I tend to write like I write (how I feel comfortable writing)
but I do have several authors that I like to read and think their
writing style and imaginations are pretty awesome. Here’s just a
few; Megan Hart, Sherrilyn Kenyon,
Charlaine Harris, Gena Showalter, Sarah McCarty, Julia London. A
whole bunch of fellow authors from my publishers. I could go on and
on, and on.
What’s
next for London Saint James?
March
17th I have a new release coming from Roane Publishing. My story, The
Shamrock Incident will
be part of their For
the Love of Murphy
anthology. It is a sweet romance based around bad luck (Murphy’s
Law).
I
also have several WIP’s I’m working on and a few deadline
projects that are keeping me fairly busy writing.
My
sexy man. He’s always been my number one fan. *Smiles*
***REVIEW***
Dark Tales Diaries 1
I liked this book of sexy shorts. It starts with Tristan explaining to his sister that yes he will keep writing these dark tale diaries in an attempt to find a long lost love of his. I liked this idea a lot. The book then moves onto the 3 short stories in Tristan's Diaries, and by golly gosh are they hot!! Steamy sexy stories to warm your insides. The first being a nice story about a Dom finding her true self, the second a story of a lonely woman trying to find an orgasm with a blind date, and the third an interesting story or passion and need between a Dom and a computer geek :)
Dark Tales Diaries 2
I moved onto book 2 straight from book 1. This is more of Tristan's stories from readers, since book 1 sold so well, but he still isn't sure whether his lost love is one of them. In this there are again 3 shorts: A professor asks his assistant up to the rooftop lab one night, and together they see something rather interesting through the telescope. A shy lady is invited to a party of a well known neighbour, and he helps her cross off some things on her to do list. And lastly a cellist's friend helps her find a way to really draw into her inner music :)
I really enjoyed these books from London Saint James, I loved the idea of reading a book about a book if you know what I mean. I hope she's writing book 3 :)
