That I had a lively and active
imagination with a good sense of
humor.
Is there any particular book when
you read it, you thought, “I wish I
had written that?”
Not one book, but the entire
Forbidden Series by Samantha
Sommersby
Who or what inspires your
characters and/or plots?
Characters are typical developed
from imagination, but there are
some physical traits that derive
straight from photography I have
on men, the photo album aptly
named “muses”. Okay. They’re
just a collection of good-looking
men. What can I say? I am a fan of
the male body and facial features.
For character personality, it’s a
combination of imagination and
incorporating some traits from men
that I actually know. I have a
handful of great friends that are
male and every time I am quiet in a
conversation, they say, “Lord. This
is going in a book or something,
right?”
Tell us about your writing space.
Do you need any ‘must haves’
around you before you start
writing?
I sit in the same spot when writing
at home. My spot is on a leather
sofa, right next to a wall of
windows that showcases all of the
treetops I have in my yard.
Between the canopies of trees,
glimpses of Pikes Peak come into
view. The walls of the room are
painted in a warm green tone, think
two shades lighter than an
avocado. The accents, from pillows
to throw blankets are bronze, gold,
burnt orange, copper with splashes
of crimson. Accents are all in
different shades of wood and
metals. I have three themes going
on in the room-Hawaii, Moroccan,
and Bali that blend quite well
together. Within the space, my
must haves are lit candles, incense
burning and Pandora playing softly
in the background.
What happens before sitting down
to write? (Explain your creative
process.)
My writing is typically done at
night or early morning. If I happen
to write during the day, it’s usually
because it is in the middle of a
snow or thunderstorm. The time of
day and what the weather holds
really plays a key role in
inspiration.
When I sit down and write, I read
back on the last chapter written or
skim through the chapters. I close
my eyes to envision the scene, as if
a movie. I don’t work with an
outline- most times I don’t know
where I am going with a story until
I sit down and I “see” where I want
to go. All in all, I read to escape
reality. Because of this, my goal in
writing is to create a world that is
vivid enough for the reader to
sense it all around them as they
read to the point that their
immediate environment vanishes.
Do you do a lot of research for
your book(s)?
It’s usually medical research that I
perform since I want to explain
some of the structure changes in
the body that occurs for a
vampire’s existence. I’ve
researched general information on
diabetics, how insulin is made,
advances in brain-machine
interfaces for patients with
neurodegenerative disease, blood
oxygenation and altitude influence
on the body.
Is there anything you’d go back
and do differently now that you
have been published, in regards to
your writing career?
I would’ve started writing earlier
in life.
Do you have any book signings,
tours or special events planned to
promote your book that readers
might be interested in attending? If
so, when and where?
I have done conventions such as
RomCon, Blissfest and Jimmy
Thomas’ RNConvention in Vegas.
For 2014, my focus is on writing. I
will plot out conventions for 2015
and also hoping to do events
locally with some fellow Colorado
muses that I know (LOL). All
events that I will attend will be
listed here:
http://www.mayadeleina.net/events
.html
We look forward to seeing you out
and about. Good luck with your
new release and thank you so much
for taking the time for an
interview. Now let’s look inside
“Dark Companion.” I’m sure this
one will be an instant best seller.
The blurb…
Joseph’s Protector at the moment
of her birth. Four decades later, he
struggles to hide the love he
harbors for his charge. When the
time comes for her to learn of
Warwick’s existence, lust is a beast
he can’t contain, nor can Isla fight
her instant attraction to this
mysterious “stranger”. The pair
comes together in a frenzied feast
of flesh.