Hi Holden, Welcome back to Books-n-Kisses. Thank you for doing a guest blog back in June. Thank you for taking time to sit down and talk about your newest release Amateur Night.
Holden: Thanks, it really is a pleasure to be able to share my story with your readers.
Q1) Tell us about Amateur Night
Holden: I look at every erotic romance as the story of a seduction. The characters not only seduce each other, but also themselves by taking a chance that they may find something wonderful and exciting in the process. My heroine is a medical student who takes herself a little too seriously. She takes a cross-country road trip with the class party-boy that she secretly admires for his looks and his care-free style. When their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, she has the opportunity to be someone else for a night and embrace a care-free style of her own. The adventure has risks, but also comes with the chance of a red-hot reward!
Q2) How did you come up with the idea for this story?
Holden: It was one of those rare inspirations that come almost fully-formed and put me into a fever-pitch of excitement to get it down on paper before it slips away!
Q3) Have you always wanted to be an author?
Holden: I started writing after I realized I was missing creative energy in my life. I’ve always enjoyed great writing, and I wanted to experience the process myself.
Q4) What is your most interesting writing quirk?
Holden: I can only write late at night. There’s something about the dark stillness of the night that brings out my inner storyteller.
Q5) Tell us 10 fun facts about yourself
Holden: I have traveled extensively in Europe and India, I am a certified SCUBA diver, I once worked as a private investigator, My favorite city is Miami (New Orleans a close second), I study the history of religions for fun, I had to sell my motorcycle because I drove it too fast, I am an ordained minister (bought online), My favorite writers include Patrick O’Brian and John Norwich, I’ve lived in seven states, and I am a man writing in a genre almost entirely written by women.
Q6) What is your favorite part of writing?
Holden: The best part of writing is finishing! When I write that last line it is like completing a marathon, I have to race to get it done while the inspiration is still with me.
Q7) Worst piece of advice you ever received about becoming an author?
Holden: Early on I was told to write for myself and it didn’t matter if anyone else ever read it. I want other people to read and be entertained by what I write, that’s my purpose.
Q8) If you had a super power what would it be and why?
Holden: As a writer, I would want the power to read minds. Understanding the motivations of people is what I find writing to really be about.
Q9) What is your current work in progress?
Holden: I have taken the plunge into the world of the paranormal. I felt the attraction of being able to create a world all my own.
Q10) Anything else you would like to add?
Holden: I really enjoy the feedback of my readers. I welcome comments at holdengranger@yahoo.com. Read Amateur Night and tell me how you like it!
Holden, again Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to sit down with me and share your story. I look forward to reading more of your books in the future.
Holden, again Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to sit down with me and share your story. I look forward to reading more of your books in the future.
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Giveaway will end on Sept 17th
Winner announced on Sept 19th
Really good interview, thank you!!
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Love the sound of this book, a serious med student and the class party-boy, I know it has to be good 🙂 And I love the cover, very sexy! Please, enter me in this contest.
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I would love to read this book. I find myself wondering if it will be very different from other books in the genre BECAUSE it is written by a man? I think that could be a great thing!
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Sounds like a great read, Holden! Do you write from the hero, heroines or both of their point of view?
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Do you think you have a different voice, or sound in this genre than a woman? Do you think the reader feels differently about your books? Thanks for the giveaway. lisa(gk)at(yahoo)dot(com)
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The book sounds great! A great cover always attracts my attention and this one is just so sexy!
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