The Next Big Thing Blog Hop

So, today I’m blog hopping!

Linzy Antoinette was gracious enough to invite me to participate. You can click the following link to learn more about Linzy and her upcoming book!

In this blog hop, I and my fellow authors, in their respective blogs, have answered ten questions about our book or work-in–progress (giving you a sneak peek). We’ve also included some behind-the-scenes information about how and why we write what we write–the characters, inspirations, plotting and other choices we make. I hope you enjoy it!

Please feel free to comment and share your thoughts and questions. Here is my Next Big Thing!

1: WHAT IS THE WORKING TITLE OF YOUR BOOK?

Like Sugar. Well, that’s the final title. The working title was “Failure as an Art Form.”  But, you know… that’s not at all sexy. Not even a little.

2: WHERE DID THE IDEA COME FROM FOR THE BOOK?

I wanted to play with the student/teacher trope.  So many of them are Sexy Bad Girl seduces the Hapless Professor with a dash of Girls Gone Wild.  Or, some variation of the Stern Teacher with a ruler.  Honestly, for being such a goof of a trope, there is a lot going on–there’s the inherent power deferential and the tension of professional indiscretion.   There’s the idea of youth as a commodity, youthful as a synonym for attractive–I could go off on the ”college girl” archetype, as a tangent, but you’re all in luck–I won’t. (You’re welcome.)

3. WHAT GENRE DOES YOUR BOOK COME UNDER?

Oh, it’s smut.  Definitely smut.

4: WHICH ACTORS WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO PLAY YOUR CHARACTERS IN A MOVIE RENDITION?

I am so, so bad at this sort of thing.

When I picture them, the most likely dopplegangers are Cam Damage (NSFW) and some sort of hybrid of Paul Rudd and Tucker Max. Tucker Rudd.   Though, I suppose Max is firmly headed for Paul Rudd territory at this point. There’s a dude that needs a new direction.

5: WHAT IS THE ONE-SENTENCE SYNOPSIS OF YOUR BOOK?

A student strikes an unlikely and perverse deal with her chemistry professor.

6: IS YOUR BOOK SELF-PUBLISHED, PUBLISHED BY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER, OR REPRESENTED BY AN AGENCY?

After much deliberation, I’m going self-pub with all those “in-between” length stories I wrote back 2011.  This will be the first of five.  They’re all set in the same town, the characters are all connected, and the theme is “good girls.” I think, at some point, I’ll probably do several on “bad girls.”

7: HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO WRITE THE FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR MANUSCRIPT?

A week? Maybe? I forget.

8: WHAT OTHER BOOKS STORY WOULD YOU COMPARE THIS STORY TO WITHIN YOUR GENRE?

“Anything for an A” by Guy New York comes to mind.  Only, with d/s.

9: WHO OR WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE THIS BOOK?

I couldn’t tell you. Masturbatory fantasies? I like the trope, so there’s that.

10: WHAT ELSE ABOUT YOUR BOOK MIGHT PIQUE THE READER’S INTEREST?

I plan on launching it on March 31st.

Cover reveal!

Below you will find authors who will be joining me by blogging, next Wednesday. Do be sure to bookmark and add them to your calendars for updates on WIPs and New Releases! Happy Writing and Reading!

Jenny Lyn: she’s got so many new things in the works, I’m not sure what she’ll pick.

Anastasia Vitsky: she’s also got a lot going on, but I promise there will be spankings!