INTERVIEW
SEELIE KAY
INTERVIEW
MFRW :
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How much of your personality and life experiences are in your writing ? I write about lawyers in love , with a dash of kink . As a former lawyer , of course my personality and life experiences work their way into my stories . In addition , I spent more than twenty-five years in the legal world and in that time I was exposed to a broad range of people and situations . All of them are catalogued in my mind and work their way into my stories . However , my characters tend to be a mix of many different personalities . I pull out the most interesting quirks . Believe me , few of the lawyers were so interesting that they were worthy of having an entire character based on them .
MFRW : What kind of research do you do for a book ? SK :
I spend a lot of time online , researching articles and visiting discussion groups . I also have some colleagues in the lifestyle who review stories when I have questions . Because I write about a somewhat sensitive topic ( kink ) I want to make sure I get it right .
MFRW :
Do you feel humor is important in fiction and why ?
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Humor is a part of life . In fact , I would venture to say it is a very important part of life . It affects your life view . I would be remiss if I ignored that in the stories I write . My characters tend to have a positive outlook on life , and that means I give them the ability to see the humor in most situations .
A biography has been written about you . What do you think the title would be in six words or less ? Rediscovering Joy . I was diagnosed with MS in 2002 , and that set me and my life back quite a bit . But I fought my way back because I chose to focus on the joy in life , not the misery .
If money were not an object , where would you most like to live ? Tuscany on Lake Como . I would work with local chefs to refine my cooking skills rand visit the vineyards to sample the wines , then “ nest ” in olive groves , reading hot romance .
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