
To start, shamelessly plug your books!
I have written four very spicy novels with white collar crime as the underlying theme.
The first, SINFULLY GOOD, may resemble a juicy erotic novel about a younger woman having a wild, sexual relationship with an older man, and does contain some fairly graphic scenes, but has a money laundering sub-plot.
CRAZY LADIES, which is in two parts, has three snarky women (with different personal agendas) in their early thirties working for a branch office of an investment firm, are up against dark secrets of a financial fraud that spawns revenge, blackmail and murder. CRAZY LADIES was intended to be a light-hearted mystery with hilarious moments, but also gets dark in several parts. It is not an erotic tale, as SINFULLY GOOD was, but does have some sex in it.
My latest book, SHAMELESS CAPTIVE, has a strong erotic foundation about a spoiled younger woman who is abruptly kidnapped by her brother’s business partner because he believes she is part of a scam where he is stealing money from their family-owned company and setting him up to take the blame. It is the only one of my four books that contains the least amount of humor, which I typically add to the stories I write.
What challenges do you face writing sizzling, funny, and erotic romance?
The biggest one, I feel, is that it’s the complete opposite of who and what I am in real life. As a project manager who takes on some pretty complex assignments in the financial services space, I am immersed in technical and business details. When I sit down to write, I escape that reality in the most therapeutic way possible. That is not to say I am a very serious person at work – I love a good laugh and do that quite often (if only to break the tension) and struggle to keep a straight face – particularly when I am with my data geek pals. Writing steamy sex scenes is quite a departure from a project plan to install a new business application. It’s actually like therapy for me to keep my sanity!
Where do you draw your characters from?
Friends, work acquaintances, family members, and of course, myself – which is probably the same for most authors I know. I would say if I write a character, it has to be based on someone I know to breathe life into him or her. Some are a combination of people I know. I have always been attracted to quirky, eccentric people and want to find out everything I can about them – probably because their kind of personality, in my opinion, would make an interesting character in one of my books.
What is your best advice for up and coming erotica authors?
If you’re going to write erotic, don’t skimp on the character development and remember to create a memorable situation or set of circumstances. It’s not about writing explicit sex scenes; it’s about creating an atmosphere with people your readers can identify with. Make your characters sensual, not simply predatory, and more importantly, likeable or sympathetic. At least, that is the approach I take.
If you won a year-long trip around the world, where would you go? AND there’s a caveat, you can only bring three things. What would they be?
Shocking as it may seem, since I travel frequently, the only place I have been outside of the continental United States is the Big Island of Hawaii. Being from Minnesota, I enjoy a warm climate for relaxation, so it would have to be tropical. As for the items I would choose, I’d say a composition notebook and pen (please count that as one) so I could write when the whim strikes, sun tan lotion so I don’t fry and a pair of decent shoes! LOL
Find out more about Laurie Vincent:
Amazon Author Page:
https://www.amazon.com/Laurie-Vincent/e/B00L0CMB7C/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1476183066&sr=1-2-ent
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/mnnovelette
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mnnovelette/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
I have written four very spicy novels with white collar crime as the underlying theme.
The first, SINFULLY GOOD, may resemble a juicy erotic novel about a younger woman having a wild, sexual relationship with an older man, and does contain some fairly graphic scenes, but has a money laundering sub-plot.
CRAZY LADIES, which is in two parts, has three snarky women (with different personal agendas) in their early thirties working for a branch office of an investment firm, are up against dark secrets of a financial fraud that spawns revenge, blackmail and murder. CRAZY LADIES was intended to be a light-hearted mystery with hilarious moments, but also gets dark in several parts. It is not an erotic tale, as SINFULLY GOOD was, but does have some sex in it.
My latest book, SHAMELESS CAPTIVE, has a strong erotic foundation about a spoiled younger woman who is abruptly kidnapped by her brother’s business partner because he believes she is part of a scam where he is stealing money from their family-owned company and setting him up to take the blame. It is the only one of my four books that contains the least amount of humor, which I typically add to the stories I write.
What challenges do you face writing sizzling, funny, and erotic romance?
The biggest one, I feel, is that it’s the complete opposite of who and what I am in real life. As a project manager who takes on some pretty complex assignments in the financial services space, I am immersed in technical and business details. When I sit down to write, I escape that reality in the most therapeutic way possible. That is not to say I am a very serious person at work – I love a good laugh and do that quite often (if only to break the tension) and struggle to keep a straight face – particularly when I am with my data geek pals. Writing steamy sex scenes is quite a departure from a project plan to install a new business application. It’s actually like therapy for me to keep my sanity!
Where do you draw your characters from?
Friends, work acquaintances, family members, and of course, myself – which is probably the same for most authors I know. I would say if I write a character, it has to be based on someone I know to breathe life into him or her. Some are a combination of people I know. I have always been attracted to quirky, eccentric people and want to find out everything I can about them – probably because their kind of personality, in my opinion, would make an interesting character in one of my books.
What is your best advice for up and coming erotica authors?
If you’re going to write erotic, don’t skimp on the character development and remember to create a memorable situation or set of circumstances. It’s not about writing explicit sex scenes; it’s about creating an atmosphere with people your readers can identify with. Make your characters sensual, not simply predatory, and more importantly, likeable or sympathetic. At least, that is the approach I take.
If you won a year-long trip around the world, where would you go? AND there’s a caveat, you can only bring three things. What would they be?
Shocking as it may seem, since I travel frequently, the only place I have been outside of the continental United States is the Big Island of Hawaii. Being from Minnesota, I enjoy a warm climate for relaxation, so it would have to be tropical. As for the items I would choose, I’d say a composition notebook and pen (please count that as one) so I could write when the whim strikes, sun tan lotion so I don’t fry and a pair of decent shoes! LOL
Find out more about Laurie Vincent:
Amazon Author Page:
https://www.amazon.com/Laurie-Vincent/e/B00L0CMB7C/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1476183066&sr=1-2-ent
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/mnnovelette
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mnnovelette/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel