Book info:
Title: Vanilla Extract
Author: Louisa Berry
Genre: Erotic romance
Release Date: November 28th, 2017
Synopsis:
Vanilla
Extract
vanilla (adj)
Having no special or extra features;
ordinary or standard
Extract (v)
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Remove or take out
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Select for quotation,
performance or reproduction
When recently separated Lou decided to
embark on a new chapter of her life, she had no idea where this journey of self
and sexual discovery would lead.
Her lustful appetite for adventure was
re-awakened and with every new, tantalising, naughty meeting Lou’s confidence
grew, as did her need for more.
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Author Interview:
1. What does your writing process
look like? Do you know the whole story when you start? Or do you just
start writing and go with it (seat of the pants writing)? If you plan it
out, how do you do that? Outline, notecards, post-it-notes,
etc.?
My writing style tends to be ‘seat of
the pants’ and when a chapter pops into my head, I need to take the MacBook Air
out and get it written down. There’s not
normally a plan. It’s more of a seed
that needs planting and then it grows on screen as I get into it.
2. Do you edit as you go,
or wait till you're finished before you edit? How many times would
you say you go over it yourself before having another set of eyes look it
over? With Vanilla Extract I had written a
number of chapters before I knew what I was going to do with them. They were all in a Word document, in no
particular order, and it was some time before I was in a position to look over
them all and come up with some sort of plan.
I was around two thirds completed before I found my publisher and this
was over a year since I started writing.
It meant I had to review everything I had written to that point before I
felt confident in showing it to him.
Once the book was finished, I reviewed it entirely twice before sending
it in as finished.
3. Are you part of a writers
group that gets together and helps each other with their writing?
I am not part of a writers group as
such, although 3P Publishing does hold events where its writers come together
from time to time. It’s usually more of
a social networking event but we always tend to leave with something new we
hadn’t thought of before.
4. How do you come up with your
ideas for your stories?
It’s a bit of a mixture of my own
personal experiences and those I have discovered from being surrounded by
people in this genre. My research has
certainly been interesting and I have learned a lot!
5. What tips do you have
for aspiring writers?
Get it written down! You can change it afterwards, but the key is
getting those words on screen (or paper if that is what you prefer). Rather than say “I haven’t got time,” make
time. I tend to take my iPad Mini out on
long journeys and use the Notes application to jot down my stories. I can then mail it to myself to include in
the overall work later.
6. What are your
favorite:
Books/authors/genres I grew up on my Mum’s Stephen King hand-me-downs and I still love his
work all these years later. Philip
Pullman has a fantastic imagination, as does Clive Barker.
Movies/TV Shows Whilst I can read horror, I don’t tend to watch it any more. I love a good thriller or shows that make you
think.
Music This is
pretty eclectic from Foo Fighters to Sterephonics, Bob Marley to Queen and most
things in between.
Food/Writing snack I do love my food, probably a little too much, but the gym helps out
with any indulgences. I try not to snack
while I’m writing. I would hate to get
crumbs in my laptop as it’s so precious to me.
Even my kids are not allowed to use it!
Author
Bio –
Louisa lives in Hertfordshire with her four
children. While not on ‘Mum-duties’ she works in high finance in London
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