Welcome to Books-n-Kisses Maggie, can you please share with us a little about yourself

My favorite pastime is reading, and I can’t think of a better way to spend a day, other than adding in the outdoors and a sunny, cloud-flecked sky. One of my main dreams is one of a future world where your orientation isn’t something that can be used against you, and I hope to live to see that world (things seem to be changing at a much faster pace in that arena). I also am a semi-Buddhist.

Have you always wanted to be an author?

Pretty much – I’ve loved reading every since I learned how to do it, and I started making up stories as soon as my brain could manage it. I did want to be a ballerina at one point too, but that only lasted through pre-school.

Who are some of your favorite writers? Who do you feel has influenced your writing?

Some of my favorite writers are Kurt Vonnegut, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Mike Carey (especially the novel he, his wife, and daughter just wrote, The Steel Seraglio), and Susanna Clarke. I’m not sure if any of them have influenced my writing directly, but I’m pretty sure that I’ve picked up bits and pieces of writing help from each of them.

How did you get into writing in this specific genre?  Have you ever thought about writing in a different genre?

I started writing in the erotica genre because a friend of mine suggested I try it, and I write about LGBT  characters because I feel that there isn’t enough fiction out there about us. I might someday write something without the erotic element, but for now I’m still enjoying it, and it’s great to be able to give all the characters I care about some fun under the sheets.

What are some of your writing rituals?

If I really, really can’t get myself to write, I’ll either meditate first or listen to some Buddhism advice. I find getting more centered gives me more hope in my ability to write. I also definitely get a lot of help from caffeine!

Can you please tell us about your latest book(s)?

Dreaming of Her is my first published novel, and it’s a lesbian, erotic romance with fantasy elements. My two main characters , Isa and Lilith, meet in the dream world and begin to become interested in one another within that world.

How did you come with the idea for this story?

I’m not really sure – my bigger ideas just pop into my head, usually, and then over time, I work on fleshing them out.

Can you share with us your current work(s) in progress?

My second novel, Under Her Spell, is in the works – it’s also lesbian, erotic fantasy, and includes lots of magic both outside of the bedroom and in it, too (of course!).

Open your book to a random page and tell us what’s happening.

My character Isa has just walked into a bathroom, where she sees an image appearing in the bathroom mirror – she gets ready to scream, and then she realizes the image in the mirror is her dream-woman, Lilith, who seems to be bringing her another lovely dream (a dream Isa hopes will include some sexual content).

What would you be if you were not an author?

I can’t imagine being anything else, actually – it’s such an important part of my personality that I wouldn’t be me without it.

What is in your To Read Pile that you are dying to start or upcoming release you can’t wait for?

I’m really looking forward to reading this year’s Best Lesbian Erotica (and no, not because it has a story by me in it!) and also Sexual Fluidity by Lisa M. Diamond.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

Nope, other than a thank you for interviewing me!

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