Playing House, Good Girls #3

Playing House is officially available on Amazon!

What was the working title of this book?

Rosalie and Daddy-O.  Titles are not exactly my strong suit.

Where did the idea for this book come from?

There’s a Fetlife group called “1950′s Lifestyle.” I just wanted to play with the idea.

What genre does your book fall under?

BDSM erotica. This one has quite a bit of “equipment and rules” BDSM.

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

A ridiculously adorable couple discovers the economics of power exchange.

What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

I can’t help but envision this book taking place in my first apartment. It was a duplex, actually–a divided house that was built in the 1920s.  I actually got an anonymous, type-written note in the mail, warning me that the alcoholic biker next door was a Peeping Tom. We kept an eye out for holes in the wall.

For real!

I still have the note!

So, yeah. New story! Click here!

I always come back with something fun, though.  There will be a new Weird Porn entry tomorrow.

But, first!

Coming October 5th:

Playing House, Good Girls #3

Who can resist the lure of velour and wood paneling?

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For the record, my husband finished this, marched into the living room, and told me, “You are mean. So mean.”

I had no idea what he was talking about, because I didn’t know he’d even started it. So I just stared blankly.

“I finished your book. You are a dirty, dirty girl.”

“Ohhhhhh. I told you not to read it.”

“I can’t believe you…”

“So you didn’t like it?”

“It made me hot, but you are mean.”

It never makes him hot, for the record. Usually I get that bland, “It was well-written.”

There is nothing that says “I don’t know what to tell you, but I don’t want to hurt your feelings” like “It was well-written.”

I’ll take mean  and hot.

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It’s available now!

Be forewarned: it’s, um… not all sweetness and light.

There’s a reason!

This will be out June 30th!

Katie-bug

What was the working title of this book?

It was Taking Care of Yourself, but I decided that just sounded entirely too much like masturbation porn.

Where did the idea for this book come from?

I am a deeply cynical person. It’s inspired by Fifty Shades of Grey. I wanted to write my version of what happens when someone much wealthier and dominant actually ends up with someone broke and unsuspecting.

What genre does your book fall under?

Smut! What else! It’s erotica. The last one actually sort of nudged up against erotic romance. This one is more ambiguous.

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

This is going to sound weird, but I can see Bobby Cannavale and Jennifer Hudson, though, really? I wouldn’t inflict this sort of thing on either of them. They seem like perfectly nice people.

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

It’s pretty much about how one woman feels about selling her soul.

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

I don’t recall. 10 days, maybe?

What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

Gang bangs and threesomes, people. Gang bangs and threesomes.

I’m sorry. Menage.

Katie-bug. Available June 30th!

I keep searching for “Joan Defers” on Amazon, just to see something pop up. (No, I am not the first result–it’s kid’s movies, of all things.)

It’s full of what I am beginning to think of as my signature brand of sexy awkward.

There are mead hall jokes.

Mead. Hall. Jokes.

Anyway. IT’S UP! OH MY GAWD. I’M GONNA GO BREATH INTO A PAPER BAG AND TRY TO GET THE FEELING BACK INTO MY FINGERS!

It’s processing.

Now I need a shot to calm my nerves. This is terrifying for some reason.

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!

As you can see, I went with “Macro Body Parts.”

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!