Today's Sunday Brunch Spotlight
is with Author, Yezall Strongheart
First and
foremost, it is a pleasure to have you here.
Welcome to Harper’s Sunday Brunch Spotlight!
Thanks
to you, my gracious host, for having me!
1. So,
can you tell us what makes Yezall Strongheart tick? What got you started on the path to becoming
an author?
Early on, I found that people enjoyed hearing
my stories. The thrill I get now is from
people reading my stories. I’m addicted,
it really is just that simple.
2. What are you currently working on? Would you
care to share a snippet?
I always have an
iron in the fire; I have three at the moment.
Captain Lanie Romein, a.k.a. The Ice Queen, a space opera(hint-some of
it is on my website), The Rose Bandit, a Victorian rogue who steals moments in the
bedrooms of the ladies and leaves them a rose, and Abduction ll , a sea captain
paid to abduct a princess is well out to sea before he realizes he has the
wrong woman.
3. Do
you include some of your own personal experiences in your books or do you
prefer to use your imagination?
Honestly I
believe it’s a mixture of both. I have
always been told to write what I know. I
always research subjects I don’t know a lot about, so even if I enhance it with
my imagination, it comes out sounding realistic.
4. Why
Erotic Romance? What made you choose
this genre over say general romance or mystery?
I don’t think I
could write a mystery to save my life. I
just don’t have the passion for it, although I do like to read them. I have written books in other genres, but
nothing I enjoyed so much as erotic romance.
I like to enter the lives of the people I write about, and as the story
writes itself, I enjoy the conversations between characters.
5. Do
you have a specific process or a ritual you go through when sitting down to
write?
I wish I was
that organized! My outside work hours
have been insane and it has turned my life upside down. I try to have a time when I won’t be bothered
by a favorite TV show or having to take the dogs out, it’s rough! One thing I insist upon is having my bottle
of water near me at all times.
6. Where
do you find your inspiration for your plots?
Do you have any tricks of the trade you would care to share?
It’s all my
muse. Seriously, they are real. An overheard conversation, a painting, could
be anything, and my muse will throw an idea my way. It’s sometimes annoying, but it’s worse when
she is silent.
7. What
is the oddest place/situation where an idea for a book/plot has come to you?
I hate it when I
am out for dinner with friends and I get an idea. I’m scrambling for a napkin to write some
notes and I look up to find everyone rolling their eyes at me.
8. What
makes a book stand out and perk your interest?
For an ebook,
the cover is crucial. A good blurb is
the next thing gets my interest. A
referral by a friend is always good. I
have learned not to take much stock in reviews on Amazon. Once I found out not only did people ask
friends to give them 5 stars, but people actually purchased a good review, I
disregarded them.
9. We
all have our favorite authors. Can you
share some of yours and tell us why you like them?
I like Agatha Christi for the mysteries I
can’t write. I like Maria V. Snyder for
her fantasies that make you live and breathe her characters. Big Steven King fan, but who isn’t? Katherine Woodiwiss for her amazing
romances! Kimberly Frost who does really
fun paranormal romance.
10. We
all have a pet peeve, care to share yours?
I think that
unsung heroes, or at very least people who do well at their jobs and go
unrecognized is a crime. More often than
not, it’s the little guy that makes the big guy who he is. I hope that made sense.
11. When you’re not writing, what are the things
you
enjoy doing to relax?
I’m very
outdoorsy, I love hiking, biking, and geocaching. Patio sitting with a margarita ranks pretty
high up there, too.
Thank
you so much for joining me here today, Yezall.
I know my followers will enjoy this spotlight as much as I have
conducting it. Good luck on all your
future endeavors.
It was a pleasure!
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