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Venetia:
A clean and clutter free work place, family out of the way for work, me
in my pajamas with a cup of hot chocolate. Gets the creative juices flowing.
Bliss.
Paul: What types of books do you like to read? Who
are your favorite authors? Why?
Venetia:
I love to read romance and more romance. Jane Austen is my favorite for her sweet
romance, delicate sarcasm and gentle humor. Thomas Hardy fascinates me for the
sheer sweeping power of his writing.
Paul: If someone had the power to step into your
creative mind what would they see?
Venetia:
Truckloads of beautiful people, cats and dogs, lots of fun, sex and
romance all jumbled up.
Paul: What is a typical day for you?
Venetia:
I send my husband to office, finish all the boring household stuff
including breakfast and let the excitement of writing take over the solitude. A
nap after lunch, evening walk with husband, shopping, dinner and some TV later,
I come back to my best time of the day-writing, editing etc.
Paul: In all the years you’ve been publishing your
work, what is the biggest mistake you made that you could share so others can
avoid making it?
Venetia:
I’m just a couple of months old in publishing. Haven’t realized my
blunders yet.
Paul: How do you find the time to write?
Venetia:
I resigned from my
teaching job to write. There’s lots of time between looking after the home and
family. I do my thinking and organizing while cooking, walking or in bed until
I fall asleep.
Paul: What is one thing you hope I do not tell the
readers?
Venetia:
That my real name
is Poonam, and I am from India. The reason- I want international readership.
Paul: If you are self-published, what led to you
going your own way?
Venetia:
Self-publishing
comes with a sense of freedom to write the way you want to. The restrictions
imposed by publishers regarding the plot, the secondary characters, the length
and the degree of explicitness do not apply here. It’s a great feeling to write
the way you want to.
Paul: Do you plot your stories or do you just get
an idea and run with it?
Venetia:
It’s kind of both.
I first get the idea. Then I make a loose plot which gets lost in the oblivion
as my ideas highjack it.
Paul: Do you do a lot of editing or do you find
that as time goes on your writing is more fully-formed?
Venetia:
My editing takes
place mostly in my mind, at least as regards the larger details of the story.
But yes, I do go over the work a couple of times before putting it out there.
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Venetia:
My latest book is Only You Will Do. Obviously inspired by the runaway success of ‘Fifty Shades of
Grey.’ The book is serious fun and a necessary sequel to the bestseller. For
all those women who wish they were in Anna’s shoes. Why should Anna have all
the fun? Simple ways of making Anna’s enviable sex life your own. I just had to write it because my fingers were
itching to join in the celebrations of the success of Ms James’ books.
Paul: What inspired you to write this book?
Venetia:
The tsunami of almost cult female following for the ‘Fifty Shades of
Grey.’ Why not provide ways of weaving some of those shades in your own life?
Isn’t it every woman’s secret desire?
Paul: Do you enter competitions? Are there any you
could recommend?
Venetia:
I enter
competitions organized by Mills and Boon. My entries were selected in two of
those. But the editing process is excruciatingly slow. My books are still being
edited, after almost a year. The plus points- M&B are big, and fair and
square.
Paul: How much marketing do you do for your
published works or for your ‘brand’?
Venetia:
Not much. Just
some on Facebook or twitter.
Paul: What’s your favorite / least favorite aspect
of your writing life? Has anything surprised you?
Venetia:
There’s nothing
like being your own boss and not having your creative ideas mercilessly
squashed, plagiarized or rehashed. Being the master of your universe is the
best thing about writing. I’m
surprised at myself- that I am a writer. Wow!
Paul: What do you do when you’re not writing? Do
you have any hobbies or party tricks?
Venetia:
I read romance,
watch romcoms and observe life and people, dogs and cats around me.
Paul: Many thanks, Venetia. I wish you every success for the future.
Venetia's Blog: not known
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Venetia's latest book: Only You Will Do (Amazon)
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