Okay, on with the interview...
1)
What is your writing routine?
Since I still have a day job, a husband
& teen who are both avid golfers, I’m one of those who has to be able to
write anywhere at any time. I’m the one scribbling in a notebook on the
sidelines. LOL So my routine is more focused on getting a book from first draft
to submission. From the technical standpoint, it’s pretty boring. Sometimes
just finishing is a huge milestone itself.
2)
Which author/s inspire you to
write?
Every single one of them? *g* I mean that
too. From the NYT Bestseller to the author just releasing their very first
book.
3)
Which is your favorite romance
subgenre to read? To write?
As far as reading goes, I’ll read anything.
I don’t have a specific preference, as long as it’s a good story (sometimes, it
doesn’t even have to be romance!). On the writing front, I tend to gravitate to
contemporary romance and science-fiction/futuristic romance. Lately my work has
been of the erotic variety as well, which is fun.
4)
How do you deal with criticism/rejection?
I personally take it in stride. I think you
have to in this business because you’re knowingly opening yourself to criticism
as soon as you hit send or a book releases. Some people like to be more vocal
about it than others. The reality is not everyone is going to like or connect
with you and your work. Best thing I like to do is focus the energy I could
spend sulking about criticism/rejection on writing. Time better spent, IMHO.
5)
What do you expect from an
editor?
I want someone who will work with me and
sometimes give me a push when I need it. One of my editors is fabulous for
this. She’ll tell me I’ve done a great job, but she knows I can go deeper and
make a particular scene even more passionate and intense than it already is.
She’s always right too—which I love!
6)
Tell me about your latest
release
Chasing
Sin is a ménage (m/m/f) contemporary erotic romance
about three friends who chase storms. Yep, I wrote an erotic romance about
storm chasers! *g* Snyder and Tripp have been together for around nine years,
and they’ve been chasing storms in Tornado Alley with Kate for five of those.
After a particularly dangerous chase, they decide they can’t wait to let Kate
know how they really feel about her. She’s reluctant but she gives in. Oh yes,
does she ever give in. *G*
7)
Tease us with a blurb or short
excerpt
Every spring, Kate risks her life chasing
violent storms. Tired of watching her take unnecessary chances, two of her
closest friends offer a different thrill. Devoted lovers Snyder and Tripp don’t
just share a passion for nature’s fury; they long to have the fearless woman
between them.
Though she is reluctant, she also knows the
proposition is too irresistible to refuse. Her acceptance leads to an explosive
night of no-holes-barred sex for the threesome. However, when morning dawns,
she realizes this type of unusual relationship isn’t one she belongs in.
Despite her best efforts to keep the men at
arm’s length, Kate finds herself facing down the storm of the century with them
at her side. When Mother Nature intrudes, the trio discovers shelter in
each other’s arms. With the hurricane raging outside and passion raging inside,
everything is at stake.
8)
Which is your favorite
character in the book? Why?
Sorry Snyder and Tripp – as much as I loved
working with the two of you, I gotta go with Kate here. LOL Kate is one of
those women who knows what she likes—a hot night with two men sharing her isn’t
a new thing for her. There’s even a spot early on where readers get to see her
hesitation in no way relates to a threesome:
She
liked sex. She liked it dirty and raw. And she liked it enough to never make
any kind of apologies about just how rough and uninhibited she liked it.
Being
with Snyder and Tripp together was right up her alley.
Though she finds herself attracted to both
men, she knows the risk of ruining their friendship is high. Plus, she’s a firm
believer chasing storms isn’t suited for a relationship, much less a triad
relationship that comes with its own set of complications. As the story
unfolds, readers find out that’s not her only concern though.
9)
What are you working on right
now?
I have a few projects going on at the
moment, most notably a follow up to one of my other m/m/f books (this one a
BDSM title) Ragged Edge. Before we
even finished up with edits for it last year, my editor was already asking for
another book set in the same world/club. Luckily, one of the secondary
characters in Ragged Edge was already
talking up a storm for me to tell his story. Adam is a complicated Dom to work
with because he’s all about denial. And that’s all I’m going to say about that.
*g*
10)
Your biggest piece of advice to
aspiring novelists?
My one word piece of advice: READ. Okay, I have more than one word
to say here, but that’s the gist of it. Most authors started out as readers. I
know I personally love to get lost inside a book—leave reality behind even for
just a little bit. Most of the time reading reminds ME why I love to write and
tell stories.
11)
Where can readers find you?
I’m a Twitter nut, so that’s a good place
to start! I’m on Facebook too where I also have an author page. I use that to
share news in general, plus the occasional special announcement. My webpage is
a good place to find out information about all my books, coming soon and recent
releases. There’s even a booklist that’s sorted by series order and publication
order. And I love to hear from readers through email.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Sara_Brookes
Webpage: http://www.sarabrookes.net/
Email: sara@sarabrookes.net
Chasing Sin
By
Sara Brookes
BLURB:
Every spring, Kate risks her life chasing
violent storms. Tired of watching her take unnecessary chances, two of her
closest friends offer a different thrill. Devoted lovers Snyder and Tripp don’t
just share a passion for nature’s fury; they long to have the fearless woman
between them.
Though she is reluctant, she also knows the proposition is too irresistible to refuse. Her acceptance leads to an explosive night of no-holes-barred sex for the threesome. However, when morning dawns, she realizes this type of unusual relationship isn’t one she belongs in.
Despite her best efforts to keep the men at arm’s length, Kate finds herself facing down the storm of the century with them at her side. With Mother Nature intruding, the trio discovers shelter in each other’s arms. With the hurricane raging outside and passion raging inside, everything is at stake.
Though she is reluctant, she also knows the proposition is too irresistible to refuse. Her acceptance leads to an explosive night of no-holes-barred sex for the threesome. However, when morning dawns, she realizes this type of unusual relationship isn’t one she belongs in.
Despite her best efforts to keep the men at arm’s length, Kate finds herself facing down the storm of the century with them at her side. With Mother Nature intruding, the trio discovers shelter in each other’s arms. With the hurricane raging outside and passion raging inside, everything is at stake.
EXCERPT:
A
small group of men played near the waterline, flinging a Frisbee back and
forth. Their laughter drifted on the breeze and she knelt in order to snap a few
images. She watched them play their game, and got so caught up, she jumped in
surprise when two long shadows stretched out on the sand on either side of her.
At
least out here the atmosphere wasn’t as suffocating when they came near.
She
stared out at the shoreline, waiting for one of the men to speak because she
didn’t know what to say.
“You
know we don’t care why you left.”
Kate
lowered the camera as Tripp spoke, thumbing the power switch to conserve the
battery.
Snyder
crouched beside her, his fingers dragging through the sun-warmed sand.
“Whatever happened that made you feel as if you needed to take off can be
fixed. Especially if we had something to do with it.”
Tripp
crouched as well, his knees just inches from her arm. “Let us fix it if that’s
the case, but please just tell us what we did.”
The
desperate pleas in both their voices made her heart clench. She longed to tell
them and wanted to share with them her thoughts and feeling on the subject as a
whole. It shouldn’t be this hard, but the reality of the future she now faced
shook her to her core.
She
pushed to stand, waiting as she felt them stand as well. If she didn’t get some
of this out now, it would fester like an open wound, and that couldn’t be good
for any of them.
“It
wasn’t you. Either of you.” She stared out at the Gulf, unable to stomach
turning around to face them as she confessed. At least partially. The reason
she left was easy. The reason she kept running was more complicated. “At least
nothing intentional. You were yourselves and that’s all I ever could have asked
for.”
AUTHOR INFORMATION:
Sara Brookes is an award-winning author who
has always been fascinated by the strange, the unusual, the twisted and the
lost (tortured heroes are her personal favorite). She is an action movie
junkie, addicted to coffee and has been known to stay up until the wee hours of
the morning playing RPG video games. Despite all this, she is a romantic at
heart and is always a sucker for an excellent love story. Born and bred in
Virginia, Sara still lives there with her husband and daughter. The entire
family is owned by two cats, Galahad and Loki, who graciously allow the family
to cater to their every desire.
