Hi Kristine, it's a pleasure to have you here. Please tell
us a little bit about yourself.
I’m Kristine Cayne and I write romantic
suspense and erotic romance. I live in the Pacific Northwest. It’s not my
favorite place on earth, but the writing community here is wonderful.
How
did you decided to enter the world of writing?
I’ve always wanted to be a writer. But,
after completing a degree in British Literature, I knew literary fiction wasn’t
for me. It took me several years to find my way to genre fiction and romantic
suspense in particular. But once I did, I was hooked!
What
does your family think of your writing?
They are very supportive, for the most
part. The kids grumble that I’m always writing, and my husband claims that I
have a Facebook addiction. I know they’re proud of me though. My parents have
been great. Believe it or not, they’ve read both my Deadly Vices books. I told
my mother that she shouldn’t read my erotic romance, Under His Command, but she
said: “That’s the one you don’t want me to read? You know I will.” Gotta love
her.
Where
do you get your ideas?
My ideas generally spark from some real
world event or situation. As I begin to research the idea, a storyline often
comes to me and I go from there.
Can you tell us
a little about your book?
My
current work in progress is Under His
Command. It’s the first book in my Sex Alarm Sexy firefighter erotic
romance series. I’m working on edits now, and I plan to release it on December
17th.
What is your
writing process?
I
write the draft without editing it. However, I go over each scene with my
critique partner and adjust things as I go based on her comments. When I’m done
the first draft, I go back and put in all the edits from our scene reviews.
Then, I send the second draft to the beta readers. While they are working on
that, I’m working on adding more layers (emotion, body movement, setting, etc.)
to the story. When I get the comments from the beta readers, I incorporate them
and send everything to my critique partner (who is also an experienced editor).
She makes her comments. We go through the entire book several times, looking
for repetitions, improving word choice, tightening, and cutting. The final
check is for typos.
What
was the hardest part for you when working on your book?
Staying focused. I love writing. My characters
scream at me to put their stories on paper. But writing is difficult, and it
takes a long time. It’s easy for me to become distracted by other mindless
activities. As a self-published author, I also find promotion to be very
time-consuming. It can be fun, and it’s definitely necessary. But it takes focus
away from writing.
Kristine I can totally relate to being distracted by the time-consuming promotion, but we have to do it. What
influenced or inspired you to write?
It’s not any specific thing other than my love of
books. I’ve always read a lot. When I was a child, my father signed me up to
the Double Day book club. I also regularly purchased boxes of books from the
Scholastic Book Club at school. I visited the library each week. Still, I never
had enough to read. I’m still like that!
Was
there a scene that you didn’t add or you removed in your finished work?
Because words don’t always flow from my fingertips,
I had throwing them away. As a result, I’ve become fairly good at writing only
scenes that I need. That isn’t to say that I never need to pare a scene down. I
do. I tend to write long and in my first draft I have scenes that don’t end
where they should. But by my second draft, those have been fixed.
Part of a scene that never made it into my second
book, Deadly Addiction, is a scene that describes a particular bedroom
manoeuver for which the hero has become known. After re-reading it, I decided
that it sounded too much like a “how-to” manual and cut it.
Do
you have a favorite character (from you're book)? Why?
I
love all my characters. They are all unique and special to me and there is
something about each of them that I love. So, no favorites.
That's exactly how I feel about all of mine. They become your babies, lol. Do
you already know what to write next? Can you tell us?
Yes, as soon as Under
His Command is released, I’m starting the draft of Deadly Betrayal, the third book in the Deadly Vices series. I also
plan to try to parallel-write the second book in the Six Alarm Sexy series.
I’ve never written two books at the same time, so it will be fun to see how
that goes.
Where
can we find more information about you and your books?
Please visit my blog: http://kristinecayne.blogspot.com I try to keep the information there as current as possible.
I also love chatting with readers, so please find me
on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/KristineCayneAuthor or on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/KristineCayne
Do
you have any last words?
I’m
thrilled to have embarqued on this amazing writing journey and to be sharing it
with wonderful readers. It always makes my day to hear from someone who’s read
one of my books.
Thank you Kristine for sharing all about you and your work with the readers. I'm going to add your books on my to read list, lol. I hope you visit again. I loved learning all about you.
Fun
Questions
I
love weekends because? I can sleep in.
I
hate? Mondays.
I
want to buy? A Paperwhite Kindle.
My
favorite song is? Well, it changes all the time.
I want to travel to? Why? Hawaii. It’s the setting
of Under His Command.
My
favorite book is? Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.
Deadly Addiction
is available at the following retailers:
Amazon
US - http://amzn.to/SLFf87
Amazon
Paperback US - http://amzn.to/OnUDa7
Amazon
UK - http://amzn.to/RwiNwU
Amazon
Paperback UK - http://amzn.to/RfitCo
Nook: http://bit.ly/JAaX4O
Nook UK:
http://bit.ly/ZYtjBW
All
Romance eBooks: http://bit.ly/SfvD3Z
iTunes: http://bit.ly/MXYCuO
Smashwords: http://bit.ly/JwCb8f
Kobo: http://bit.ly/MpinIC
Diesel: http://bit.ly/JU71sS
Kristine Cayne’s links:
New Releases List: (http://kristinecayne.blogspot.com/p/new-releases-list.html
Website: (htttp://www.kristinecayne.com)
Facebook: (http://www.facebook.com/KristineCayneAuthor)
Twitter: (http://twitter.com/KristineCayne)
Deadly Obsession is
the first book in Kristine Cayne’s Deadly Vices series. It is available in
print and/or e-book format at the following retailers:
Amazon
US - http://amzn.to/RETLOq
Amazon
Paperback US - http://amzn.to/Q7U2e1
Amazon
UK - http://amzn.to/On7LZN
Amazon
Paperback UK - http://amzn.to/Qmdfq5
Nook
- http://bit.ly/Qf1u5s
Nook UK:
http://bit.ly/PZ7Oze
Kobo: http://bit.ly/XpYs0R
ARe: http://bit.ly/TdgzmJ
Apple iTunes: http://bit.ly/KUXUrB
Diesel ebooks: http://bit.ly/L48YD1
Smashwords: http://bit.ly/JwCb8f
Sony: http://bit.ly/K0ngms
Kristine Cayne’s links:
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/KristineCayneAuthor)
Twitter (http://twitter.com/KristineCayne)
New Releases List (http://kristinecayne.blogspot.com/p/new-releases-list.html) or
Website (htttp://www.kristinecayne.com)
6 comments:
Great interview. I haven't tried writing two books at once yet, but I have edited one while writing another. Good luck with that, Kristine.
Hi !
No, really, I'm going to say it again, but I still think, manual or not, that you shouldn't have cut THAT scene from Deadly addiction !
Oh, and that slip of the finger in "Sex Alarm Sexy" by the cover is so totally giving me ideas !
Lovely interview Kristine... Ladies, just buy her books ! You won't regret it !
Wonderful interview. Under His Command sounds great and I can't wait to read it. I don't think I can write two books at once, but I might give it a try after I finish my current one. Best of luck with this new series, Kristine!
Thank you so much, Dana! I'm considering it a Grand Adventure. LOL
LMBO, Lorraine! It think that's one scene that is probably better left to the reader's imagination :) I love your enthusiasm for the Six Alarm Sexy series. I can't wait to hear how you like the first book. Thank you so much for visiting and commenting!
Thank you so much, Rhonda! I want to try it because I've heard from some authors who do it that it actually helped increase their productivity. I think that the key is to have very different books, not books from the same series. That would be too confusing.Thank you so much for visiting and for your good wishes. I can't wait until December 17th!
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