Do you ever start
accidentally writing Jonah and Ella into one of your Roommate Romance books?
Their names? No. Their personalities? Yes.
I’ve also wanted to use the name Ella over again—not on purpose—but just
because her character is still speaking to me.
What gave you the
inspiration to do two series that are totally different in content?
Initially, Voices of
the Soul was supposed to be a standalone short story for the Paranormal Anthology with a Twist. After my editor and partner in crime read it,
she insisted I continue the story and make a series out of it. However, I’ve always wanted to write
erotica. While Twist was still being
compiled and formatted, I was given a Valentine’s Day challenge that resulted
in Heart You. This year, on
Valentine’s Day, Cynthia Shepp posted a Goodreads
group thread challenging authors to come
up with a short story using the following prompts: Valentine’s Day, candy
conversation hearts, a love triangle, a black rose, and water balloons. Needless to say, I pumped something out
fairly quick. After talking with
Cynthia, who is also my editor, I decided to expand on the story and publish
it. I was already done with several
other short stories by this point, but they were not published yet. So, Heart You became my first published book and was inspired by
Cynthia’s challenging prompts. Therefore
a whole new series was born through no fault of my own! (Okay, that’s a lie—but I still like to blame
it on Cynthia because I can.)
What gives you the
ideas that you use for the Roommate Romance series?
I can never avoid this
question! But, really, I don’t mind
answering. All my readers want to know
if my naughty bits are inspired by my own experiences. My answer, although vague, is usually this:
All fiction is based on some form of reality—otherwise we would never have the
inspiration or knowledge to dream up the realistic situations we portray with
our words. I am proud to say that my
personal experiences have been inspirational, though perhaps not always
identical to that of my fictional characters. Where reality and fantasy
diverge, however, must remain my little secret...
I will tell you one little tidbit
I haven’t shared with the public yet (this is a first). The gala basement scene from Bind Me is “based” on a real-life
experience of my own. Which situations
are real versus fiction will never be revealed.
You use purple a lot
in the Soul Seer series. Is that your favorite color?
Yes. Purple and green
are my favorite color combination. My
birthstone is also amethyst, so that’s a plus.
Would you ever
consider moving from the current Paranormal and Erotica genre that you write in
and write something that is outside your comfort zone?
I’ve considered it and might possibly venture into another
genre eventually. But, that moment is
very far off in the distance. I can’t
seem to steer clear from romance at the moment.
No matter what I try to write, the characters always end up making out
in the end. :)
If you had to write
something that was completely out of your genre and you had a time frame to
write it, would you accept the challenge or would you need more time to think
on it and get it perfect?
I guess that would depend on the timeframe and what writing
projects I currently had on my plate. I
wanted to participate in a paranormal YA anthology recently, but I couldn’t
seem to grasp the youthfulness I needed in the short time I had. I really wanted to participate in it, but it
just didn’t happen and the last thing I wanted was for the story to feel
forced.
What is a must have
when you sit down to write?
My laptop. I know,
y’all are thinking, “well, duh!” What I
mean is, I seem to write more freely on my laptop than I do sitting at a
desk. I’m not sure why that is, but sitting
at my large 27” iMac screen is just too busy and cluttered with work
projects. It makes it hard to
concentrate. When using my laptop, I can
carry it wherever I damn well please in order to be in a comfortable and quiet
atmosphere. I also like some Twizzlers
and Mountain Dew… but it’s not an absolute must, especially when I’m inspired.
Rene's books on Amazon
Voices of the Soul: http://www.amazon.com/Voices-Soul-Rene-Folsom/dp/1482707772/ref=la_B00BUWYDMI_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1368817788&sr=1-4
Eyes of the Soul: http://www.amazon.com/Eyes-Soul-Seers-2/dp/1484071069/ref=la_B00BUWYDMI_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1368817788&sr=1-3
Truths of the Soul: http://www.amazon.com/Truths-Soul-Seers-3/dp/1484844483/ref=la_B00BUWYDMI_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368817788&sr=1-1
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