MARILYN LEE

Welcome to our spotlight of Marilyn Lee

Below is an interview I had with Marilyn, due to the expansion of our site the posting of this spotlight has been delayed some months.

You will be able to read about Marilyn Lee and get to know a little about her through this interview. At the bottom of the page is a book cover of one of her books and a list of her books published and soon to be published. Click the title to find a review of that book.

THE INTERVIEW

CarolCastellanos: Hi, How are you?

Marilyn: I'm good Carol.

CarolCastellanos: What genres do you write?

Marilyn: Contemporary erotic romance and contemporary erotic romantic suspense.

CarolCastellanos: Where do you get your ideas?

Marilyn: I get ideas from overheard conversations, newspaper articles, other books, and almost any place where people can be found and observed.

CarolCastellanos: Do you pattern your characters after any real people?

Marilyn: Not really. Although real people or situations may provide the original trigger to get the idea started.

CarolCastellanos: What authors do you admire?

Marilyn: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jules Verne, Jane Austen

CarolCastellanos:What authors do you read?

Marilyn: In addition to the authors listed above, I read Sandra Kitt and Jo Dereske.

CarolCastellanos: What genres do you read?

Marilyn: In addition to romance, I read a lot of mystery and romance suspense.

CarolCastellanos: What other genres do you see yourself writing?

Marilyn:I'm enjoying writing erotic romance and I envision writing it for the forseeable future.

CarolCastellanos: What do you see yourself doing in 10 years?

Marilyn:Writing mostly erotic mysteries.

CarolCastellanos: Do you see yourself ever not writing?

Marilyn:No. I can't imagine that.

CarolCastellanos: What books do you have planned in the near future?

Marilyn:I have several erotic romance novels in the works which I look forward to having published.

CarolCastellanos: How did you get started writing?

Marilyn:I can't remember, because I can't remember a time when I didn't write.

CarolCastellanos: What age were you when you started to write?

Marilyn:I think I was thirteen when I got my first typewriter, but before that I wrote volumes by hand.

CarolCastellanos:When is your next book due?

Marilyn:I'm still polishing up A Thing Called Love, which I hope to have ready soon

CarolCastellanos: What do you feel makes your books unique or stand out from others in your genre?

Marilyn:I don't know that there are that many erotic romance novels that are real romances rather than just sex with a little plot thrown in. Although my novels are erotic is tone, they are foremost romance novels.

CarolCastellanos: What made you choose the genres you write?

Marilyn:Writing erotic novels came natural because I love romance, but most romances weren't spicy enough for me. I decided to combine my two loves, romances and erotica.

CarolCastellanos: Do you have a special subgenre?

Marilyn:My next novel, A Thing Called Love combines romance, mystery, and interracial romance. I'd enjoyed A Thing Called Love so much, that I may write another novel with the same elements.

CarolCastellanos: Do you have a favorite place you like to write?

Marilyn:I love to write in bed with my laptop. And in the spring, I love to sit on my front porch, enjoying nature as I write.

CarolCastellanos: In what order do you write? For example starting beginning to end, combining parts, in random order or in development cycle?

Marilyn:It depends on the book. Some books I write according to an outline, other times I write the beginning, then the end, then go back and go the middle.

CarolCastellanos: Do you feel that the e-books afford authors a bit more freedom of expression in their books?

Marilyn:Absolutely. That's one of the reasons I love it so much. Eauthors have much more freedom to move across genre boundaries.

CarolCastellanos: What do you feel is, or isn't being done to promote authors?

Marilyn: My publisher, Renaissance E Books does a lot to promote its authors and the publisher keep authors apprise on what's going on with the company.

CarolCastellanos: Do you feel that the marketing departments have their finger on the pulse of readers?

Marilyn:My publisher is open to new approaches, so new, I think that's a fair statement.

CarolCastellanos: How do you feel about review rating systems?

Marilyn:I love them (as long as my novels get high marks. If not, I'm not so fond of them. : - ) )

CarolCastellanos: Through what venues do you feel most of your books are being sold?

Marilyn:Most of my books are sold through my publishers website.

CarolCastellanos: What do you feel is the best part of the publishing industry?

Marilyn:I think the best part of the epublishing industry is how open most houses are to allowing authors to write without worrying overly about genre boundaries.

CarolCastellanos: Do you think small press and e-books will be the wave of the future?

Marilyn:I think they are a big part of the future. As an avid reader, I still enjoy paperbacks, but these days I read as many books on my handheld reader as I do in paper and I enjoy both.

Recent Or Upcoming Marilyn Lee titles:

THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT AT ELLORA'S CAVE THE TALISMAN AT ELLORA'S CAVE BLOODLUST II AT ELLORA'S CAVE FOREVER (ANTHOLOGY WITH STEPHANIE BURKE AND LOUISA TRENT) AT ELLORA'S CAVE A THING CALLED LOVE AT RENAISSANCE E BOOKS BREATHLESS IN BLACK AT ELLORA'S CAVE CARNAL CONFESSIONS AT ELLORA'S CAVE DREAM LOVER AT RENAISSANCE E BOOKS THE FALL OF TROY AT ELLORA'S CAVE

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