Today I am joined by the delightful T.L. Jennings!
EM: Welcome to My World, T.L. Thank you so much for stopping by to play
twenty questions with me. :-)
Before we begin,
could you tell us a little about yourself?
Well, what can I say?
I am a gentlewoman
who resides in the outskirts of Oxford in England. I started writing years ago,
however I am a rather shy and evasive “closet writer” and have only recently
started to publish my short stories.
I write all of my
short stories by hand and I love to indulge in Victorian research and
literature.
I firmly believe that
a woman cannot have too many corsets, lovers, and books. My life time goal was
to marry Mr Darcy, however, sadly he seems to have run of with that tart
Elizabeth. Vexing, to say the least!
EM: Are you ready to
play 20 questions? *rubs hands together* Mwahaha!
Which do you find
harder to write?
1. First person POV
or Third?
I like to write from
both perspectives in general, however I like the way “first person” really let you
in into their minds. It feels... dare I say it? More intimate, somehow.
2. As a male or
female?
Again, I do not find
it especially hard to write from either gender. I write almost 50/50 from a
woman or a man’s perspective. This is of course a result of the wide clientele
of characters that comes and knocking on my door (often when I am about to go to
sleep, mind you) and demand that I
write about them.
3. Beginning, middle
or end of the story?
The very first
sentence. On occasions I have mulled over the first sentence for weeks, but
when I do know how it all begins, the rest usually just follows.
4. Fight scenes or
smex scenes?
None, really. But
sometimes I tend to blush a lot when I write (and that is not when I write the fighting scenes!) In fact, I am very shy as a
person, to be honest.
5. Synopsis or blurb?
Blurb. It is harder
than you think.
As a writer, do you
prefer:
6. Writing in the
morning, afternoon or evening?
I prefer to write in
the mornings, before everything else starts to occupy my mind. Sometimes I do
not even have time to eat breakfast, I just have to start writing. That said, I
often do editing and enter my story in the evenings (all my stories are
handwritten into notebooks).
7. Writing with
music, or in peace?
Music, preferable
classic music which I know very well, so that I do not really pay any attention
to it. At the moment I am listening to the Soundtrack from Downton Abbey.
8. Planning, or
Improvising?
Actually, planning.
However, sometimes my characters just Will Not Do What They Are Told, and then
I let them improvise. I like “backseat writing”, where I have a map with some
general direction, but then let the story unfold by itself.
9. Juggling a few
projects, or concentrating on one at a time?
One at a time,
please. I do have a general abused notepad where I scribble down ideas,
characters, and sometimes dialogs when I get inspire and which I carry with me
all the time. That way I usually know what the next couple of stories will be
about, but I write them very sternly one at a time (mainly because I am not
that fond of editing, so I really have to finish editing before I allow myself
to indulge in researching my next story.)
10. Sticking to one
genre, or exploring many?
Well, my writing is a
little bit of a mixture when it comes to genre. I try to include both romance
and erotica in an even balance. All my stories are historical (Victorian and
Regency era) and are set during the 19th century and most of them are also
rather Gothic and may or may not have a paranormal element as well.
As a reader, do you
prefer:
11. Story being told
from female view or male?
I read both. In fact,
I read almost anything. As long as the story is good I would not mind reading
it from a genderless alien with lots of tentacles perspective.
12. Good guys or bad
boys?
I like characters
with a several sides. Bad boys with a soft spot are of course rather
irresistible, but I like good guys (like anti-heroes) as well.
13. Feisty females or
fragile damsels?
Fragile damsels, but
who develops during the story into feisty females.
14. Stand alone
stories or series?
Series, the more the
merrier!
15. Quick reads or
long stories?
Ooh, a tricky
question. I am definitively a fan of long stories, where you can completely
sink into another world (farewell stupid tax letters and mundane worries of the
24/7 society), but I must admit that reading short stories can be just as nice,
but in another way.
16. Romance as a side
dish or the main course?
I actually prefer it
to be a side dish. A very nice and appetizing side dish of course, but I like
the stories to have a larger meaning than just two people falling in love and
live happily ever after.
17. Erotica or soft
romance or something in-between?
Something in between.
Like censured pages of Jane Austen.
18. More action or humour?
Humour! If I laugh, I
am willing to read almost anything. That said, a story usually benefit of a
certain flow or drive forward.
Just for fun:
19. Vampires or Angels?
Can I tie them up? In
that case Angels. (Moahaha!) Oh, sorry about that. Where are my manners? I will
try to get a grip...
Otherwise vampire,
although I guess they would be rather uncomfortable sharing a bed with, being
too cold...
20. Werewolves or
Demons?
Hm, horns or fur?
Nah, I will go Demons (I have after all always had a soft spot for Kurt Wagner
in X-men. He is demon enough for me I think!)
What are you
currently working on?
I am currently working
on my third novelette “Blackmail” from "Different Desire", a Gay
Victorian Romance and Erotic novelette collection. “Seduced by a Dandy” and “A
Gentleman’s Secret” has already been released and I hope to finish “Different Desire”
before summer.
I am also writing
short stories for my third short story collection “Secrets and Seduction. Vol
III”, which will be released during 2012 and which is the third collection
following “Lust and Lace” and “Corsets and Cravings”.
After that we will
see, but I might write something a little bit longer, perhaps a novella, during
the autumn.
Do you have any
current release?
My latest release “A
Gentleman's secret” ~ The second novelette from "Different Desire", a
Gay Victorian Romance and Erotic novelette collection is out now.
Blurb:
During a burglary in Kensington, Faith decides to let two of the most different men meet each other: Anthony Percival-Davis, gentleman and son of an Earl, meets Simon, a simple thief from lower London. Will they be able to see beyond the social boundaries? And will they be able to resist their mutual attraction?
An extract from the story:
"I felt that my face was flustered and my lips felt uncommonly tender after his kisses and his short stubble. It was useless to resist my desire for him any longer; I was drawn to him helplessly, like a moth is drawn to the open flame and its doom.
"Touch me," he said suddenly with a thick voice and he took my wrist in his hand and guided my hand towards his manhood. The coarse layer of his worn trousers could not hide his waiting erection. I admit I was a little bit shocked at first to touch him like this, but my fingers could not help themselves, curiously they investigated this newfound territory. I stroked his hardness, while I watched him closely to see how he would react. I saw him close his eyes and sigh with satisfaction, as he moved gently against my touch in a rhythmical fashion."
Keywords:
Burglary, innocence, curse, longing, oral pleasure, M/M.
Purchase link:
Any upcoming
releases?
Well, at the moment I
am doing a promotion drive each weekend, so you can download one of my short
stories FOR FREE! Follow me on Twitter or Facebook so that you don’t miss out!
Next up is “Under the
Full Moon” ~ The fifth story from "Corsets and Cravings", a Victorian
Romance and Erotic short story collection, which you can download from Amazon
(you don’t need to have a kindle to read it, just install the kindle app).
Blurb:
Doctor Henry Blythe has moved from Edinburgh to Perth after a heartbreaking and shamefully divorce. He has vowed never remarry or fall in love again with a woman. However that was before he met Anne, a strange and mud-stained girl with long entangled blond hair. Who is she, what is she, and will she manage to claim both his heart and body again?
An extract from the story:
Doctor Henry Blythe has moved from Edinburgh to Perth after a heartbreaking and shamefully divorce. He has vowed never remarry or fall in love again with a woman. However that was before he met Anne, a strange and mud-stained girl with long entangled blond hair. Who is she, what is she, and will she manage to claim both his heart and body again?
An extract from the story:
Their love-making was neither slow, nor gentle, but an act of burning need and desire. Henry embraced her and she could feel his craving and hardness against her, which had a most arousing effect. He cradled her naked bottom and kissed her deeply, exploring her with his tongue. She smelled and tasted like the woods, wild and untamed. She licked his ear and then bit down on the earlobe in excitement, which made him moan both in delight and in mild pain.
Keywords:
Werewolves, accident, Scotland, semi-rough lovemaking, full moon.
Details:
On the Top 100 list of Regency Erotica (Amazon US)
Category: Victorian Romance and Erotica
Format: Kindle eBook
Written and published: 2011
Length: Afternoon Delight (~5500 words)
Publisher: My Secret Quill
Where can readers
find you on the internet?
You are also of
course more that welcome to follow me on Facebook and Twitter!
EM: Thank you so much
for joining me, T.L!
Why, thank you in turn for inviting me!
Yours truly / Lady T. L. Jennings
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