In 2019 Joe & I went to Delightfully Dirty in Dallas. There we got to meet the beautiful and talented Anna Lores. Sadly it was a short meeting (and sadly no pictures were taken). So this interview has helped me learn more about her.
Q & A
K: Does writing energize or exhaust you?
AL: Writing can both energize and exhaust me. When I’m writing a portion of a story that is emotional, I’m feeling those emotions and it can be quite draining. When something exciting happens in a storyline, then I’m pumped up and energized.
K: Do you think someone could be a writer if they don’t feel emotions strongly?
AL: Yes. Writing is a skill and those skills can be used even if a person isn’t connected emotionally to the writing or subject.
K: How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have? Do you plan on finishing them and letting the world devour them?
AL: I have between 40-50 unpublished and partially-finished books right now. I will finish all of them, but I won’t publish them all–some stories are just for my own enjoyment 🙂
K: Do you read your book reviews? How do you deal with bad or good ones?
AL: I do read my book reviews. It’s an emotional experience regardless of whether I consider them good or bad. Although, the good ones definitely lift my spirits.
K: Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find?
AL:I do hide secrets in my published books. There are sentences and scenes within the stories I write which allude to the future of the characters. If a reader is looking for deeper meaning within the story, it’s in there. I think most people look over that stuff, but if someone reads slowly, they’ll catch things that I layered into the story just for those readers.
K: What, in your opinion, are the most important elements of good writing?
AL: A compelling story and interesting characters are a couple important elements of good writing.
K: Does one of the main characters hold a special place in your heart? If so, why?
AL: I have a main character in a book I haven’t published yet that holds a very special place in my heart. She is the first character I ever wrote about and I wrote more than 400,000 words over multiple books chronicling her life. I am too emotionally connected to her, which has stopped me from moving her series from my writing files to querying an agent, or considering self-publishing.
K: What is one random quirk that most people don’t know about you?
AL: Hmm…A random quirk most people don’t know about me is that I’m terrified of flying.
Bio:
An avid romance reader, Anna Lores started writing steamy romance novels as a by-product of insomnia. One night, with a nudge from her husband to write a book, Anna borrowed her son’s laptop and set about breathing life to her very own characters. After a month, she was surprised with a new laptop of her own to pursue her dreams of writing sensual happily ever afters.
The desire to fill her world with wonderful stories she and her close friends could not just talk about but gush over, keeps Anna’s fingers racing to keep up with her imagination. As the rest of the house is sleeping peacefully, Anna sheds her title as Supermom of Three to write sexy love stories.
Sleeping might still be a battle Anna hasn’t conquered, but armed with a B. A. in English Literature and all the hot men in her mind calling for their own story, she stays busy during those midnight hours writing her next international bestselling spicy romance.
links:
bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/anna-lores
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Anna-Lores/e/B00YQ2GYXU
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facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnnaLoresAuthor
https://twitter.com/annalores
www.annaloresauthor.com
Contact me: anna@annaloresauthor.com
Books:
Spicy Contemporary novels:
The Horse List series includes:
- The Horse List
- The Horse List Challenge
- The Horse List Unveiled.
Available on Amazon and through Kindle Unlimited
Streaming Lovers series includes:
- Billionaire 42
- Billionaire 43
- Billionaire 44… and more to come
available on amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple
Sinfully Hers series (reverse harem) includes:
- Ella’s Triple Pleasure
- Evangeline’s Power Trio…and more to come
Available on Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple
Erotic Contemporary short and some not so short stories…
Milk and Honey series to be read in succession…
- Blade’s Fertile Virgin
- Stetson’s Fertile Virgin
- Greg’s Fertile Virgin
- Evan’s Fertile Virgin
- Brandon’s Fertile Virgin
- Maverick’s Fertile Virgin
- Denver’s Fertile Virgin
- Bastian’s Fertile Virgin…and more to come.
Available on Amazon and through Kindle Unlimited
Spicy Paranormal novels:
One Night of Love: Live for Me
Available on Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple
Cursed to Love: You Belong to Me
Available on Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple
More paranormal novels are coming soon!
Thanks for having me on your blog!