A writer will always struggle if they’re not writing what their heart wants them to write. Write for yourself, not what you think people want to read. I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep saying it. I’m going to do that for my 40 th, which is creeping scarily close. Promise myself the next day off, then get immediately restless and start plotting my next novel.

First thing you do when you finish writing a novel. What a dirt bag of a man.Ĭamembert and a Parisian stick with stacks of butter.ġ6. He changed the face of romance and erotic fiction.ġ3. Oh my God, I used to run into town each Saturday with my pocket money to buy one! I think they truly started my passion for reading. But my agent got her hands on it and reminded me of the advice I preach: write for yourself. For a time, I seriously considered shelfing it. I just wanted people to consider the fact that it’s not always black and white. I knew some people would take the story as a message that I basically condone affairs. What was hard was physically putting the words that were in my head down on paper, because I knew they would cause a stir given the subject matter. In fact it was the quickest book I’ve ever written. Not because it took me a long time it didn’t. I usually plot in a journal, make masses of character and construction notes, but with The Protector I started writing and didn’t stop until I reached “The End”. Considering it was my first duel POV novel and my first full-on project with a male’s perspective, I felt like I sailed through. I’d ask him if Gatsby is actually himself but enhanced. There are many similarities between F Scott Fitzgerald and his creation Jay Gatsby. If you could ask any other author, past or present, a question who would it be and what would you ask? Your favorite quality in an antagonist.Įnough spitefulness to want to punch them in the faceĥ.

I don’t know if it’s quirky, or even if I’m alone, but I find myself pulling all the facial expressions of my characters as I write. Never expressing an opinion or entertaining negativity. To celebrate the release, Jodi Ellen Malpas answers our 20 Questions on keeping it positive, sexy, and sassy!

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