Blog Interview With Molly Ann Wishlade
Do you have a special place that you
like to write in? A routine you need to go through - such as 6 chocolate chip
biscuits before you start! Music on? Music off? Kids chained up?
I write anywhere
and anytime I can get. As I currently work fulltime, it’s hard to write as much
as I’d like but I do my best! So I write at the kitchen table, in bed, in a
chair – any way I can! Unfortunately, that means I don’t have time for a
routine as such but coffee really helps me get going! I’m very lucky that my
husband and kids are understanding. They know how much this means to me and how
hard I try to make sure that they’re all fed, clothed and happy, so they try to
let me write when I get the chance.
Do you plot or write by the seat of
your pants? How did you develop that technique?
I was a ‘pantser’
but I kept hitting that middle of the story sag because it meant that I wasn’t
always sure where it was going. So now I plan. Carefully. The stories don’t
always stick to the plan because, as you know, characters often take off in
directions you hadn’t thought of, but that’s a great part of writing! It’s
exciting when midway through a novel, the characters guide you where they want
to go.
I do admire you for plotting. I wish I could but I agree whichever method you use, stories have a life of their own!
What made you want to be a writer?
I have always
wanted to write. I grew up convinced I’d be a journalist or a poet. I wrote
stories and read voraciously. I constantly had a book in my hand and when I
discovered Jane Eyre…well, I fell in love with romance! I went to University at
eighteen to study English, Media and Drama and I continued writing but I had a
bit of a confidence crisis, thinking that I probably couldn’t do it as I didn’t
have sufficient life experience. I allowed my life to drift for a while and
kind of fell into teaching. Fast-forward some years (lol) and I finally thought
it was worth trying again. And here I am. Still trying but much, much harder!
I have so many
stories that I want to tell and I’m striving to get them out there! 2014 will
be a busy year! Look out! ;)
I had the same crisis of confidence, Molly. Studying all the greats of English literature left me feeling I was a fraud for thinking I could write.
What is the best thing about
being published?
This is a difficult
one because it’s just amazing being published. Seeing a book that you created
on sale with a beautiful cover created especially to fit your story is AMAZING!
From acceptance, to contract, to edits to release day to first sale, I love the
experience. I’ve had a tough few years for a variety of reasons but when I’m
writing I can escape and to know that the product of my imagination is
providing others with their own form of escapism is incredibly satisfying. I
just want to keep on going!
What sort of books do you like to
read? Why!
I read all sorts
– from gothic romances to Stephen King – but I’m definitely a romance junkie! I
find so much enjoyment in the stories but also in admiring the craft itself and
studying how other romance authors create the conflicts and the intensity
between their characters. It fascinates me. Also, I’m addicted to books about
the Tudors. I went to Hever Castle in the summer for my birthday and it was
fabulous! I have lots of photographs which I’ll post soon on my blog. I also
have a plot for a novel featuring Anne Boleyn prepared and I can’t wait to get
writing it. I’m currently researching for it and enjoying reading some
biographies. It’s amazing how different the portrayals of that fascinating
woman are but it will hopefully make for a great read!
Favourite TV shows? Why!
At the moment,
having signed up to Netflix, we’ve become addicted to The IT Crowd. It’s just
so funny! We’re watching several episodes at a time but the humour is just daft
and my kids love it! It’s a battle at breakfast times to see who can quote the
funniest line! I also enjoy more serious shows though such as Braquo and
Hannibal. And whenever I’m a bit blue, re-runs of Friends are brilliant for
lifting my spirits.
If you could give your younger self a
few words of advice - what would they be?
Wow! This is a
BIG question. I spent a lot of time wishing that I’d dealt with things
differently when I was a teenager – like when my parents divorced. I won’t bore
you with details but I guess it’s always easier to think about what you would
have done or could have done, with hindsight. I am a worrier and I’ve wasted a
lot of time worrying when it changed nothing at all. So I would say Don’t worry so much and grab every day and
live it to the full because we spend a lot of time wishing for the time
when things will be easier, or less stressful, and those times either don’t
come or you find that when they do, you’re missing someone you lost along the
way. It’s easy to regret things but regret is a waste of time because you can’t
change yesterday but you can have an effect upon today and tomorrow.
Good advice!!
Describe what you'd like to be doing
10 years from now.
Hopefully,
writing fulltime and no longer teaching. It’s sad but much as I enjoy the
teaching part of the job, the bureaucracy in the profession in Britain has gone
mad and you can’t simply enjoy seeing the pupils make progress. Plus writing is
what I’ve always wanted to do. So writing whilst being a loving wife and mother
with a happy and healthy family around me. And maybe a few chickens and that
rescue greyhound I keep asking for. Not much, just simple things and peace of
mind.
Thanks for answering my questions, Molly!
Wanton in the Wild
West by Molly Ann Wishlade
BLURB
Sometimes a train journey can take you in an
unexpected direction.
It is 1890, and the Chicago and North-Western
Railroad now runs into Deadwood. After a year in Chicago, Amber Carpenter is
homeward bound via steam train, escorted by two gorgeous cowboys. Amber swore a
long time ago that she would never let a man hurt her, but that doesn’t mean
that she’s not open to the idea of some fun.
Harry Delaney and Gideon Swain have their sights set
on a bright future … if only their tragic past wasn’t holding them back. But
from the moment they laid eyes on Amber Carpenter, they knew that there was
something different about her.
Can the three of them turn their lives around within
the space of a train journey?
EXCERPT – 18+
Amber stirred and opened her
eyes. She blinked rapidly trying to clear the disorientation she felt.
She was naked. Outside.
Wrapped around a naked man.
Harry!
She lifted her head and
looked into his hazel eyes.
“Hey there, beautiful!” he
whispered, then leant towards her and kissed her softly.
She enjoyed the warmth of
his lips on hers, the feel of his strong, hard body and the growing erection,
which pressed into her belly.
“Hello, Harry.” She smiled
then realized that the day was cooler. The sun was lower in the sky. “Shouldn’t
we be getting back? Before we’re missed?”
Doubt flooded into his gaze,
and she wished that she could withdraw her words.
“If that’s what you want.
We’ve not been gone all that long though, and they’ll call. Or Gideon will come
looking once they’re ready to go.”
Amber placed her forefinger
over his lips.
“Okay. Then what do we do
while we’re waiting?”
Harry kissed her finger, and
then his lips curved into a broad smile. “I can think of a few things.”
He rolled her onto her back
and started to kiss her. Amber stretched out, savoring the exquisite sensations
shooting through her limbs and flooding her body. She was amazed at the effect
that this man had upon her. Just a touch or a kiss could set her skin on fire
and her heart racing.
Was this just a physical
reaction? Like the engine of the train, which was powered by coal or wood, were
her feelings for Harry just powered by lust and desire? Or was there something
else unfolding here? Something out of her control that could threaten her very
resolve to remain single and independent.
His insistent mouth worked
away her fears and her confusion, and she surrendered to him. His mouth on her
breasts, his skilled fingers working her clitoris, and his erect cock as it
pressed into her leg all took her further away from rational thought.
Then he moved his hand
lower. Amber gasped as he tenderly probed between her folds and found the tight
hole that led into her body.
He looked up from her
breasts for a moment, seeking her approval, and she nodded at him. She wanted
this. He returned to suckle her breasts, a feeling so delightful that she felt
as if something inside her moved in time with his mouth. She gasped when she
felt him inside her, touching her secret place tentatively with a finger. As he
moved it in and out, Amber sighed and entwined her hands in his hair. She moved
her hips in time with him, enjoying yet wanting more.
When he slid in another
finger, she felt her opening stretching. A slight burning. Then nothing but
incredible intense ecstasy. So many new and wonderful feelings! He plunged into
her then withdrew before plunging again.
She moaned as he covered her
clitoris with his mouth, cradling her bottom in his left hand whilst working
inside her body with his right one. And she began to ascend again, her
excitement winding up inside her like a coiled spring until suddenly it burst
from her with a hot gush, and she throbbed into his mouth, time after time
after time, riding wave after glorious wave of delight.
Harry continued to kiss her
pussy for a while, running his tongue over her silken folds and sucking at the
place where he had entered her, and she shivered with delightful little
aftershocks. Then he climbed up her body and lay over her, resting on his
elbows. His face was shiny with her juices, and his eyes shone with lust and
something else, something so intense that it made her heart flip.
“Harry,” she whispered as
she cupped his bristly chin between her palms. “Thank you.”
“My pleasure.” He grinned.
“No.” A deep voice emerging
from the trees startled them both. “My pleasure!”
Harry pushed himself up to
his knees, and Amber rolled onto her belly, trying to hide her nudity.
“Gideon.” Harry smiled. He
jumped to his feet and hurried towards the other cowboy.
MOLLY ANN WISHLADE
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