Welcome back to the first Tell All Tuesday of 2012. With a new year, we are pleased to have a new line up of amazing authors who will tell us all their secrets – or at least tell us a bit about themselves we always wished we knew but didn’t!
This month, I’m thrilled to welcome the wonderful SJD Peterson, one of my fellow Dreasmspinner Press and Silver Publishing authors who weaves sexy m/m tales!
Tell us a little about yourself, SJD.
Well first of all, I like to go by Jo. I’m from and still live in Michigan, which I hate! It’s just not the best place to live for someone who hates the cold!! Ummm I’m a huge hockey fan ~ Go Wings~ I’m kind of a hermit, happiest when I’m hidden in my writing cave and not dealing with too many people. My dream is to be stranded on a deserted island, (With internet access of course) and do nothing but write all day while being fanned by hot cabana boys. Oh and the one thing about me that most people who know me would say is… I’m a major smart ass J
How long have you been writing?
Being a professional student most of my life, (Degree in nursing and history) I’ve always loved writing, but it wasn’t until a couple years ago that I started writing or even reading fiction. Holy Hell is there a huge difference in writing fiction and research papers. I have learned so much and have so much more to learn, but am loving the journey!
Do you write exclusively erotic romance?
Well, that’s a tough one. My first story Lorcan’s Desire, really couldn’t be classified as a romance, since it doesn’t have your classic Happily Ever After or even Happily For Now. I like to keep my writing as real as possible and that means that life doesn’t always work out the way we want it too. Bad things happen to good people and it’s how we deal with those obstacles that define us. That being said, I am a true romantic at heart, and eventually my characters get their HEA they just have to work for it before they deserve it!
What inspires your stories?
Everything! From music, movies, books, dreams, people on the street… the list is endless. I have a muse who is ADD so I’m usually having to write down story ideas he keeps throwing at me.
How do you choose a publisher? Who are your current publishers?
When I sat down to write Lorcan’s Desire I knew I wanted to send it to Dreamspinner Press. It being my first story I didn’t hold out much hope. I figured I’d have to put in my time, learn the craft, but it was my goal to be with DSP. You can imagine my shock when they contracted it. Nearly a year later I’m still waiting to wake up from the dream! I knew I would send all the books in the trilogy to DSP so when my naughty muse decided he wanted to write about Brycen and John in “Simple” I sent it to Silver Publishing as I had heard so many wonderful things about them, and I wanted a Reese Dante cover J Those are the two publishers I’m with. I have written nine stories and all nine have been contracted so I’m pretty happy with my publishers and the results so I don’t have any plans on adding a third publisher anytime soon.
What is your latest release?
Carrick Masters and Edward Boyd have already found true love—it’s the happy ever after that’s eluding them. Between Carrick’s job as an orthopedic surgeon and Ed’s career as a defense attorney, they have hardly any time to spend together, and what time they do have seems to be poisoned by resentment. Carrick and Ed know they need to refocus to make their marriage work, but they seriously need more than a spicy once-a-week date night to get them back on track.
Originally, this story was written as part of the Goodreads Stuff My Stocking anthology. The response to the characters were overwhelming and I gave in to the requests and the muse, taking a break from the Whispering Pines Ranch series to write Carrick and Ed’s story!
Available from Dreamspinner Press
here.
What is your writing process like? How long does it take you to finish a story from beginning to end?
My Muse is constantly whispering to me. When he gets loud enough I finally give in and sit down to start the story. I normally start out with an idea, come up with the first paragraph, and then turn it over to the muse until THE END is written. Funny how it happens, it’s almost like I’m on a journey with the characters and the story doesn’t always go the way I thought it would. Lorcan’s Desire for example was planned to be a one book stand-alone book. However, when I got to 150k and it still wasn’t have way done, I decided then to turn it into a series about the three phases of Lorcan and Quinn’s Journey.
Is writing your full-time job? If not, how and when do you find time to write?
Writing is my full time job. I took some time off from work to focus on writing, but I do work contingency (pick and choose my shifts) when I need extra money for stuff like NEW FURNITURE for my new house J
Do you have other published works? Please tell us about them!
Lorcan’s Desire and Quinn’s Need, (book one and two of the Whispering Pines Ranch series) have been released through Dreamspinner Press.
The third book in the series, Ty’s Obsession will be released February 6, 2012.
Leon a short Christmas story came out in December as part of the Dreamspinner “I’ll be home for Christmas” anthology
Simple was released by Silver Publishing in July of this year and they will be releasing Battle Buddy in April of 2012. The rest of the books have a TBD release date J
What do you love most about writing?
I love the freedom of traveling off to other worlds. It’s funny that I always thought I was the story teller, but I’m the one with the idea, my characters take on a life of their own and not once has a book ended the way I thought it would. I adore watching a story, mold and shape and not never knowing how the story ends until we arrive at THE END.
Who are some of your favorite authors and books?
Margaret George who wrote The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers. (Yeah I know I’m a huge history geek) But if I had to choose authors I’ve been reading over the last year, I’d have to pick Josh Lanyon (The Adrien English Mysteries rocked!!!) Also adore new Author TJ Klune. His book Bear, Otter and the Kid was absolutely stunning! Scotty Cade, (The Love Series) and Sue Brown (Nothing Ever Happens) Ohhhh and I can’t forget Chris Owen (Bareback is highly highly recommended) I could spend the rest of the day going on and on about the wonderful authors I’ve read in this genre, but I have writing to do today ~wink~
Mahalo for joining us Jo! Your books are fabulous and we look forward to many more!!
| SJD Peterson, better known as Jo, hails from Michigan. Not the best place to live for someone who hates the cold and snow. When not reading or writing, Jo can be found close to the heater checking out NHL stats and watching the Red Wings kick a little butt. Can't cook, misses the clothes hamper nine out of ten tries, but is handy with power tools. To learn more about Jo, visit Jo's Facebook page, website, blog, and Goodreads. You can also contact Jo via email Jo at s_JO_d@comcast.net.
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