Well hello all. As you may be aware of, I always love to find new and cutting edge authors to delve into. Today we have S.L. Carpenter, who pens himself as a writer, artist, humorist. I thank the most awesome Sahara Kelly for introducing me to S.L.'s work. S.L. is hot and fresh and without further ado, I'd like to give you a look inside Mr. Carpenter's head. I hope you enjoy. I know I did!
I’m a born and raised
California boy. I have been writing erotic romance for about ten years and love
making people laugh and squirm and if done right I get them to do both.
OWNED was a story I came up
with from a conversation with my Editor. We were talking and she asked me what
I would like to write about. So I told her I really wanted to write about
control. Not like a BDSM sort of control, just giving and taking control of
someone.
Fantasies.
What man wouldn’t love to have
a woman do whatever he wanted sexually?
What woman wouldn’t like to
not have the worries or have to guess what she was supposed to do in bed?
So I was inspired by the
fantasy to live out these thoughts. To have the woman let go and trust the guy
enough to release control. And to have the guy take her but respect what she
was giving him. I really had a good time writing the characters.
Is this
part of a series, or do you plan to write any series books?
Not a series. I haven’t really
written any series by myself. I’d like to but not sure what. I know I like
characters that flow into different stories. That can be fun.
What’s
your favorite genre to write?
Sucker for
contemporary. I like making the people seem real. That’s why I like humor in
the stories I write because humor makes them real. Sex is fan-fing-tastic but
can also be a pretty funny act if you think about it. The noises, facial
expressions and the accidents. It’s funny how people in most books don’t have a
dog laying on the bed and growling or the guy smacking his foot on the end of
the bed when he gets up in the dark to go to the bathroom.
Who was
your favorite character to write and why?
Okay, you asked for
it.
In my book BROKEN I
wrote a character named Rich into the story. He was a secondary character and
the best friend of the hero. He was the Jiminy Cricket type of friend that
helps the hero understand he is a complete idiot.
Rich is a midget-porn
reviewer-porn actor. This was me writing someone completely different than
anyone else I had read about in a story. But he had a heart of gold and was fun
to let loose in the story. Loved writing him.
What do
your family and friends think about your choice of career?
I work a couple of
different jobs. I’m basically the male version of Sybil. Writing is a big joy
for me and my family thinks it’s funny that I write erotic romance. We kind of
keep it quiet. I also work as an Art Director. Art is my other passion next to
my wife.
On a
personal note, what’s your favorite television show?
Lately…been watching
BREAKING BAD.
Don’t get to watch
too much television, but Dexter and Walking Dead are my favorite shows and
American Horror was really different and I loved it.
Do you
have any role models? If so, who?
My mom was one of the
funniest people I ever knew. She was always joking and teasing my brothers and
me growing up. Before she passed away she read my first STRANGE LUST book
published at Ellora’s Cave. So at least she saw the beginning and said she
liked my stories.
I have had the honor
of reading and working with some great writers. Sahara Kelly is my favorite (I
am biased), Cheyenne McCray and so many others. Lately I have been reading
Steve Martin’s books.
What’s
your favorite holiday and why?
I have always liked Christmas.
It is mainly because of kids
opening gifts. I get a kick out of surprising my kids and wife with gifts.
Call me old fashioned but I
like giving gifts more than getting.
Except the…umm…errr, other
kinds of surprises.
What do
you want people come away with when they read your work?
I love telling
stories. That’s what I enjoy most. There is usually some humor and some steamy
sex in what I write so I’d love people to come away with a smile and a squirm.
And
finally, where can readers find you?
You can
pick up my books at:
Thanks to Chastity Bush for her BIG help with the questions. :-)
I liked reading your blog, I like to find new authors and S.L. Carpenter seems like a neat author and like to read his book, hope its not an e-reader for i don't have a e-reader or kindle. Anyways, his books seem interesting and like to find something different.carolefiore@yahoo.com
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