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URL:
www.bjnbooks.com
Contact:
bjnbooks@sympatico.ca
ABOUT BILL
For me writing is a
retirement hobby, a pleasant change from my former, high
stress life in high-tech.
I was born in London, England and later immigrated to
Canada, where I now live.
While living in England, I studied engineering at the
City University in London and at the University of Essex,
neither of which enhanced my literary abilities.
My qualifications for writing romance novels are: two
marriages (two sons from the second one), two fiancées, both
of whom I somehow managed to lose before getting them down
the aisle, and numerous other intimate relationships.
Currently I'm working on a full length
adventure/romance and an erotic romance novella.
INTERVIEW
Q: Do you feel you are at a disadvantage being a man in a
woman's world?
A: It's more difficult to be accepted because a lot of women
readers think guys can't write romantic stories. On the other
hand, men see a side of women that perhaps is invisible to the
female author.
Q: What characterizes your typical heroine?
A: Intelligent, independent, determined, sexy. In other words, a
bit like most of the women I've known.
Q: Do you draw on your experiences for your stories?
A: Yes, and the characters, too. It helps to have a clear
picture of someone real in one's mind. The fictional characters
turn out to be composites, of course.
Q: What do you do when you hit writer's block?
A: I read somewhere that the brain continues to solve problems
while you are asleep. I've definitely found this to be the case,
so I keep a notebook handy by my bed.
Q: How much time do you spend writing?
A: Between four and eight hours a day, six days a week. I try to
tackle multiple projects concurrently. So if I bog down in one
(see previous question), I can skip to one of the other
projects.
Q: What type of story do you like writing best?
A: Romantic adventures. Ones in which the heroine gets herself
into a fix, partly because of a guy, and has to extricate
herself. The bottom line is that one gets most satisfaction from
a book that readers love.
Bill also writes
erotic fiction as
Billie Jaines
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