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Tuesday, January 24, 2006
 Q: How long have you been writing for Silhouette Desire?
My first book published, In Bed With the Boss's Daughter, was a 2001 Desire. In 2005 I celebrated my tenth Desire release, The Ruthless Groom.
Q: What prompted you to put pen to paper initially and take the writing plunge?
In 1995 I picked up a magazine, quite by random, from my mother's coffee table, and discovered a promotional feature on becoming a romance writer. I was an avid reader but I'd never considered writing until that day. The idea took hold and I joined Romance Writers of Australia and bought two of the how-to books suggested in the article. A month or so after reading the article, I sat down and started my first story.
Q: What or who continues to inspire you to write?
The college bills. Kidding. Seriously...the characters in my head. They are quite demanding about wanting their stories told and it seems that each book I write spawns a whole new bunch of people who also want their place in the spotlight.
Q: What kind of heroes and heroines do you most enjoy writing about?
That's a tough question as I've enjoyed writing all my characters to date. I do love my Australian heroes, strong and sexy and with a slightly rugged edge. I love putting them in a suit, too--there's a beautiful juxtaposition between the smooth, civilized facade and the man beneath who isn't always so smooth and civilized.
Q: If you were stranded on a desert island what 10 books would you like to have
along with you?
Can I cheat and take 10 heroes from those books instead? I actually think the 1o heroes of my ten books would work a treat...although, on second thoughts, maybe not. Recently I watched the first season of LOST on DVD (Christmas present)and the idea of ten alphas on that island, trying to establish order and the battle for dominance...scary! Back to the 10 books: one would definitely be Raftbuilding For Beginners.
Q: Tell us what your writing day is like?
I'm somewhat of a slow starter in the mornings, so I tend to start my day with email and business. Then I deal with home/family/farm business stuff. I like to start writing mid to late morning although some days I don't get going until after lunch. I write through till dinner time and sometimes need to keep going after dinner, depending on how the afternoon has gone and how much I need to get done that day.
Q: Why do you write romance?
I have always loved romance: in novels, movies, short stories, on TV series. I never considered writing anything else. I love the male-female dynamic, I love writing the first meeting, that delicious attraction (maybe of opposites or of the forbidden), I love creating the conflict/obstacles and I especially love the happy ending when these people discover what truly matters and how much it matters to their happiness.
Q: What is the most fun you've had while writing or researching a book?
I really, really enjoyed researching and writing Just A Taste which is set in the wine industry in the Napa Valley. I couldn't travel to California, but my husband and I took a driving holiday through several of our Australian wine-growing areas. My heroine in that book ran the tasting room at her family's winery so I needed to taste a lot of wines. *g* And it was so much fun transferring the language of wine-tasting to the romance between Jillian and Seth.
posted by Bronwyn Jameson at 12:18 PM
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4 Comments:
Marilyn said...
Hi Bron! So great getting to know even MORE about you.
Raftbuilding for Beginners, indeed. *g*
2:22 PM
Charlene said...
Hi Bron,
I'll take 10 alpha males on LOST too. One of my favorite shows.
And if you ever get to CA, we'll go wine tasting together. The wine country north of my home is amazing.
Enjoyed seeing your SPOTLIGHT.
Charlene
2:30 PM
Barbara McCauley said...
Hi Bronwyn--loved your post, just like I love your writing! Tasting all that wine was tough. Research can be tough.
How bout we do some more research together at conference this year?
:)
Barbara
8:59 PM
Bronwyn Jameson said...
Soon I'll have no secrets, Marilyn. :-)
Wine-tasting in California, Charlene? I'm there!
Barbara, I'm always willing to expand my knowledge with more research. ;-)
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Bron
5:11 AM
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