Please share with us your path to being published. How long did you write before your first book was published?
I’ve been writing for nearly twenty years; it’s been a passion of mine since I was a child. My road to getting published involved lots of stories written, an erotica piece that transformed into a novel, and meeting lots of wonderful people while writing Star Wars erotica. Needless to say, it wasn’t a straight road!
How many books did you write before the first was published?
About one and a half, both of which I eventually plan to revise and submit somewhere. I finished my first novel when I was 15.
Who was your first publisher? What was the name of your first book?
Aphrodite’s Apples, and it was Blood of the Dark Moon. It’s since been reprinted with Freya’s Bower.
Have you ever finaled or won in a writing contest? If so, which contest(s), which book(s), and which year(s)? Do you feel contests are a good use of your energy and time? Would you recommend that writers enter them? Why or why not?
I’ve never entered a contest, but I have been nominated for various awards, including the Preeditor and Editors polls and LRC. I recommend that writers do whatever they feel is necessary to keep them going on their craft and improve, and if contests help them to do so, so be it!
What is your favorite animal, real or mythical and why?
I’m a big cat person. I’ve always grown up with a cat in the house! Now that I have my own place, I have two adorable kitties.
If you decided to no longer write, what would you do instead?
I can’t imagine ever not writing, but I would imagine if I didn’t I’d get a lot more reading done!
What are your best promotion tips for other writers? What works best for you?
Talk to people. Socialize. Hang out in interest groups relevant to your stories. And above all else, be real and be yourself.
Where do you get your ideas for your stories?
Dreams and a very interesting Muse!
Where are you published? Where can readers contact you?
by Adrianne Brennan
Genre: BDSM/Fantasy/Paranormal
- Years ago, Lila pledged herself to the Greek god Dionysus, and the act of devotion changed her entire life. Now, her desire to serve has brought her to the doorstep of a secret society known only as “The Order”. Through sexual magick and ritual submission she can become her truest self and achieve her magickal destiny.
But the trials of the initiation challenge even the strongest of wills. Can Lila’s transformation through erotic servitude bring her closer to fulfilling her dreams?
Summoned: Lila must summon the strength and courage necessary to undergo the second ordeal of her initiation when she learns what it means to be a living altar.
Excerpt:
“If this woman is a worthy vessel, the ritual will be met with success,” intoned the initiator. His laser-like stare hit Lila’s eyes, and she tried not to flinch.
“If not…then this initiation will end, and the woman will be cast away from this place, never to return.”
She gulped. I guess that this is it, then. The moment of truth.
“With the kiss of the five-pointed star, I anoint the prima materia that she may become a living altar for our most holy rite.” He knelt onto one knee before her. Bending over her, his mouth grazed her right breast. With great deliberateness, the initiator kissed her left hip, then her right.
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Hello Adrianne,
Thanks for being on my blog today. I just got the first book and can not wait to delve into it. Sounds very yummy. *grins*
So anything coming in 2009 we should be aware of?
Raine D.