All Posts Tagged With: "Romance"
Carly Phillips, author of Hot Property (audio Quick & Wordy author interview)
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In her earlier years, Carly Phillips attempted to embrace the life of an attorney, but her colicky infant altered Carly’s life course. She started devouring romance novels as a way to escape the stress of mothering young daughters and then eventually tried her own pen at romance writing. Carly got hooked, got published, and never looked back.
In our Quick & Wordy interview, Carly Phillips admitted how, as a romance writer, it can sometimes be awkward trying to explain to others how she comes up with such steamy bedroom scenes. She confided that for the most part, when she got past the fear of what people would think, her stories flowed quite naturally. Carly appreciates Kelly Ripa who put her book, Bachelor, on her Reading with Ripa book club list. “Talk about a lucky break–that really made my career,” said Carly. “I’m really grateful to her.”
When I asked Carly what is important to her beyond writing, she said, “I’m very close with my own mother and having good relationships with my girls is very very important to me.” She’s also very passionate about her Wheaton terrier, Buddy, and is a self-proclaimed TV junkie. Carly writes with her MacBook Pro on her lap, television blaring, and daughters flitting about the house. Rather than distract, these sights and sounds energize Carly to create her unique characters.
Come along and listen in on a fast-paced conversation with Carly that will undoubtedly entice you to read her latest, Hot Property. And if that doesn’t do it, just take a peek at the book jacket…H-O-T!
Susan Mallery, Sweet Talk (audio Quick & Wordy author interview)
According to Susan Mallery, she is quite possibly one of the few authors who can actually understand her royalty statements. She first got into writing romance while studying accounting in college. On a whim, she took a romance novel writing class and her life was thereafter destined for a different course. Though she completed her degree, she never actually worked in the accounting field, but rather got straight into writing romance novels right out of college–publishing her first novel her graduation summer. Now, after almost 100 published books, she most likely needs to hire an accountant to keep her finances in order.
I spoke with Susan not only about her latest release, Sweet Talk, but about what is important to her on a personal level. She responded with one word–Relationships. Her life revolves around relationships, writing, travel, and researching her novels…oh, and her tiny poodle.
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