Barbara Donlon Bradley’s writing started innocently enough,
she kept diaries, journals, and wrote an occasional letter but her vivid
imagination had her writing scenes and short stories, adding characters to her
favorite shows and comic books. As time went on the passion for writing became
too strong to ignore. Humor dominates her life. Write something deep and dark,
will never happen. That humor bleeds into her writing. Since she can’t beat it
she’s learned to use it to her advantage. Now she lives in Tidewater Virginia
with two cats, one mother in law – whose 87 now, her husband and son.
THE INTERVIEW
What is the most adventurous thing
you’ve ever done?
I guess that would be taekwondo. I
have a third degree in this martial art.
What adventure would you like to
have that you haven’t done yet if money and skill were no problem?
I would love to go to Ireland and
Australia. My family (the Donlon side) is from Ireland and I would love to see
where we came from. My husband has family in Australia and we would love to go
there.
Who are some of your favorite
authors? What commonality do you see in
them?
I love JoAnna Lindsey and Katherine
Woodiwiss. They write very strong characters that are believable.
I believe color says something
about a person’s personality. What’s
your favorite color?
Purple.
If you could have a do-over life,
what one thing would you do differently?
What would you do again?
Hmm, when I was in college I had a
chance to buy into a new company called HBO (does that show how long ago that
was?). I never got the chance to do that and have wondered what would have happened
if I had so I think I would change that. What I would do all over again is
marry my husband and have our son. They are so important to me I can’t see my
life without them.
What is your writing process from
conception to finished MS? I write linear. Not real sure why but I start at the
beginning and work my way to the end then go back and fill in the blanks until
the book is ready for submission.
Are you a planner, panster or both?
I consider myself a panster because my stories are character driven. They tell
me what to write so to speak and I do most of my plotting in my head.
How did you research for your book?
I write SF/futuristic erotic romance so I do more world building than research,
but there is a lot of world building needed when you have your characters
interact with aliens.
What is your all-time favorite
movie? TV show? I have several movies,
ID4 and the Star Trek franchise movies. I think the newest ones are my
favorite. My favorite TV shows are the Addams Family, Star Trek again, and my
newest favorite is Grimm. Just love that show.
How important do feel writing
workshops are to any writer? I feel they are very important. You can always
learn something from a good workshop.
If you could learn one new skill,
fear and money no deterrent, what would it be? I’d like to learn how to make jewelry.
There are some pieces I have in my head that I would love to create.
If you had a million dollars to
donate to any one charity, what would it be? Oh boy, can’t spread it around?
Feeding our starving. We spend so much money feeding other countries and we
need to take care of our own.
What advice would you like to give
to an aspiring writer? Write every day. No matter how tired you are or how much
you have to do. It’s so easy to let other things get in the way of writing and
never finish that book.
Did anyone mentor you or help you
along the way? Please tell us about your
mentor and what you feel they contributed to your writing career. I was lucky
to belong to one of RWA’s local chapters, the Chesapeake Romance Writers when I
first started writing. I learned the basics with them and found my publisher
through them.
What is the best advice anyone ever
gave you? Never give up. Writing is a lonely job and not everyone will like
your work, but don’t let that get to you.
If you could live anywhere in the
world you wanted to, where would it be? (Language is no barrier) I’m quite
happy living in the United States. I was lucky enough to be a navy brat and we
got to move all over the country. We have a beautiful country with lots to see.
Where do you write? Believe it or
not I sit in my recliner in front of the TV in the living room. I know a lot of
writers lock themselves away from everyone and in the beginning I tried that,
but my then young son kept barging in on me asking if it was okay to talk to me
or my husband would ask me if I was done yet. So I talked my husband into
letting me get a laptop so I could be a little more assessable. Now that’s my
way. TV blaring doesn’t bother me. I can tune it and the family out when I need
to but I’m with them and it keeps them from interrupting me a thousand times in
a night.
How
much time do you devote to writing each week?
Do you have a day every week that you take off? I write every day.
Because I edit for a small house I actually set side one day just for me to
write, not dividing my time between edits, promoting and writing, plus caring
for my mother-in-law, husband and son and working part time. I live for that
day.
What
is a genre that you have not attempted that you would like to try? Umm, I’ve
written an historical, a time travel, or two, several sf/futuristics and a
contemporary, plus fantasies. I honestly can’t think of any I haven’t done that
I want to do.
Is
there anything you would like readers to know about you? Like what? I’m
slightly bananas? Humor rules my life? I just heard that I sold book eight of
the Vespian Way to Phaze and I’m doing the happy dance?
STOLEN DESIRE
Stolen Desire by Barbara
Donlon Bradley
Released July, 2014 from Phaze Books
Sci-fi Romance, Paranormal/Shifters
eBook
978-1-60659-806-1
$5.99
Paperback
978-1-60659-807-8
$12.95
When Heather is confronted with her time traveling self she
fears the worse. The woman came to warn them of a terrible accident but
something isn’t right. The visitors her future self says are there to help only
wants to kidnap her and kill her mate.
Using her mind she tries to protect her friends and family.
Yet she wakes up as a prisoner after seeing the ship Storm is in blow up. She
is now alone, and trapped.
Somehow she has to figure out a way home and hopefully
reverse all the horrible things that have taken her family from her.
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Excerpt
Heather sighed as she opened her eyes and stretched. Before
she could move she felt a warm hand on her breast.
“I see you’re awake.” Storm’s breath brushed against her
cheek.
She looked up at her mate, who had a knowing smile on his
face. “And I see you are awake too.” She was referring to the erection pressed
against her hip.
“True, but I can’t help it when I have such a wonderful
partner lying beside me.” Storm nibbled against her throat. “We still have time
before we need to be anywhere.”
“Why didn’t you wake me earlier?” She smiled as he settled
himself between her thighs. “You could have had all the time you want if you
had.”
“Because the twins aren’t allowing you to get enough sleep
yet. I don’t mind watching you sleep when I know you need it. It gives me time
to appreciate having you in my life.” He dipped his head to her mark. “And waking
you up this way is an anticipation I look forward to. I don’t mind stretching
that out a little.”
“Because you know what will happen when I wake.”
“That is the best part.”
She felt him smile against her neck as he pulled the soft
tissue of her mark into his mouth before he worked his way down her body.
“You are incorrigible.”
“And that is why I’m your heart.” His tongue lathed her
nipple before drawing the tip into his mouth. She arched up against him and he
slipped his hands under her.
A growl escaped him when they were interrupted by the
computer system. “Heather, you have a communiqué from Admiral Barrister.”
She sighed again. This time in frustration. What did he
want now?
“The last time he contacted us you ended up being whipped.”
Storm blew against the tip before he climbed back up her body. “I’m inclined to
not let you answer him.”
“Storm, I’m still part of Earth’s security.” She looked up
at him, his face only inches above hers. “I can’t ignore him.”
Author Sites:
Website: http://www.barbaradonlonbradley.com/
Publisher: http://www.phaze.com/author.php?author=21
Twitter: https://twitter.com/barbbradley
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/barbaradbradley/
4 comments:
I agree with you about the Star Trek movies. I think the newest ones are fantastic and filled with humor and excitement.
Your interview was fun to read. I enjoyed reading your answers. Ireland and Australia are at the top of my list of places I want most to visit.
If you had invested in HBO, you would probably have plenty of money to do anything you wanted. Maybe you could even write for Game of Thrones.
Barbara, I wish you every success and happiness. Thank you so much for allowing me to interview you at The Romance Room.
A wonderful interview Barbara. I would also enjoy visiting Australia and Ireland. Congrats on the seld-defense lessons. You sound like one lady not to mess with. All the best for the book.
Thank you for having me Sarah. I'm glad you liked my answers some of them made me go hmmm but they were fun to answer.
Barb:)
Thanks JoAnne - I don't see myself as some sort of bad a** but the lessons did give me the confidence to feel safe all the time.
Barb:)
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