To
get us started can you tell us a little about what you are working on or have
coming out?
I’ve
got four stories in various stages of completion and production right now. The
first is a kinky little holiday short story about a pair of best friends who
are currently in a non-sexual D/s relationship and one of them wants to take
the relationship to the next level.
The
second is a story about a Dom that has a reputation around his local BDSM club
for being able to figure out what any sub needs in a scene. He also has a
reputation for not connecting with any of them and sending them on their merry
way when he’s done with them. Most of them take the chance just to figure out
what kind of Dom they need, and some of them end up too attached to him, need
what he offers too much. Some of them end up thinking he’s the biggest asshole
ever for walking away from them. All of them end up hating him. None of them
are ever what he needs. Then, along comes a sub who’s damaged after being
collared for over two years and then tossed aside by his Dom for a younger,
prettier face. He’s very confused about what he needs now and he wants help in
figuring it out. Turns out what he needs is a whole lot of service submission
and to belong to someone completely.
The
third is a sequel to A Perfect Solution. It’s River and Jeff’s bandmate,
Scotty’s, story. There’s a whole lot of confusion, some public sex and some
cross-dressing.
The
last is an arranged marriage polyamory story.
How would you describe yourself using only five words?
Creative,
contradictory, empathetic, loyal, and kinky
Do you have any guilty pleasures?
Terrible
reality tv. It’s horrible, but when I feel like crap, watching other people
fail miserably at life makes me happy.
Where do you find the inspirations for your stories?
Usually,
the general premise comes from reading bad BDSM fiction or watching BDSM
culture be portrayed negatively in tv shows or movies. It bothers me when I see
the culture grossly misrepresented or in a really stereotypical way. It makes
me want to write stories that prove all of those misconceptions wrong.
When you begin your stories, do you go with the flow, or go with an
outline?
I
outline extensively. I have no problem with changing my outline once I start
writing, but I never start writing unless I know where I’m trying to go when I
start.
Is music a factor for you while you are writing? Do
certain songs put you in the right frame of mind to write certain stories?
Yes. Part of my planning process is coming up with a playlist
for the story. I listen to it pretty much on repeat while I’m writing. I also
have a playlist for writing sex scenes that pretty much stays the same for
every project. It’s got stuff on it from the Deftones, Soundgarden, Alice In
Chains, 3 Inches of Blood, and Scar Symmetry among others.
What do you feel is the most important thing that a first-time author should know?
What do you feel is the most important thing that a first-time author should know?
That for the publishing
company, publishing your book is not about sharing your story with the world,
it’s about making money. Publishing is a business and the publishing houses are
only going to publish what makes them money, i.e. what’s sold well in the past.
Each house is looking for specific things, and I don’t care how well written,
how inspirational and moving, how funny, or how dynamic your characters are, if
the story doesn’t have what they’re looking for, they will reject it. And then,
when you do get that magical acceptance letter, sever all emotional ties to
your work, because once you sign that contract, the editor is going to gut your
story. They’re going to ask you to change names, cut entire scenes, rework
characterizations, cut backstory, anything and everything is subject to the
knife. But this is the key: DO IT! I know it hurts at first and it’s a hard
pill to swallow, but I guarantee your story will come out the other side better
than you ever hoped it could be.
When
and where do you like to write? Are there any favourite places you like to go?
I
don’t really care when, but as far as where, there was a closed in shed behind
my house when we moved in that I converted into a studio. All of my writing and
painting gets done there.
If a
movie or TV production company chose to produce your books into a series of
shows or movies, who would your ideal cast be?
For A
Perfect Solution I’d love to see Mark Salling as Jeff, Anton Yelchin as River,
Ryan Gosling as Scotty, Josh Todd as Brent and Jared Padaleki as Josh
What is the best trick to overcome writer's block?
To not get it at all! I don’t get writer’s block once I start
writing and that’s because I’ve developed a really effective writing method and
I plan my stories meticulously before I ever get started. I also keep my
creative brain working constantly on not just my current novel, but lots of
other types of writing. I do a lot of stream of consciousness exercises, I also
do writing exercises with prompts or time or word limits, and I like to write a
lot of non-fiction as well. I think those things stretch different writing
muscles than my “profitable” work does.
A Perfect Solution by A.E. Lawless
m/m BDSM
Loose Id
River is the charismatic lead
singer of Caged Hearts and it's an open secret that the vibrant energy he
displays on stage doesn't bleed away as soon as he's out from under the lights.
That sometimes causes considerable friction with his bandmates.
Jeff is the guitarist for Caged Hearts, but he's not your typical party-hard rockstar. He's far more focused on taking care of everyone in his band--especially River.
An offhand comment from Jeff inadvertently helps River discover his submissive side, and he asks Jeff to help him continue to explore those desires. While Jeff is turned on by the idea, he's also reluctant. There's no telling what it could do to the band and his friendship with River. Especially when Jeff wants so much more than just sex.
Jeff is the guitarist for Caged Hearts, but he's not your typical party-hard rockstar. He's far more focused on taking care of everyone in his band--especially River.
An offhand comment from Jeff inadvertently helps River discover his submissive side, and he asks Jeff to help him continue to explore those desires. While Jeff is turned on by the idea, he's also reluctant. There's no telling what it could do to the band and his friendship with River. Especially when Jeff wants so much more than just sex.
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Excerpt:
Maybe it should have
concerned Jeff just a little at how vindicated he felt looking at the
River-shaped heap on the floor, but then again, he was really feeling too
ground down to care. Smirking, Jeff pointed toward the clock on the bedside
table. “Because it’s late and I’m trying to sleep and you think it’s perfectly
acceptable to sing terrible pop songs and jump on my bed and just generally be
a nuisance and keep me awake at this godforsaken hour.”
Genuinely frowning now,
River climbed up on the bed again, sitting on the edge cautiously. Exhaling
softly, he mumbled hurriedly and tugged nervously on one of the dark curls
brushing his shoulder. “I’m just really having trouble winding down from the
show.” The manic energy that had been clinging to him all night seemed to bleed
away marginally, and he looked just as run-down and weary as Jeff felt.
Jeff rubbed a hand over
his face; he knew that—they all did. River had always had trouble winding down
after performing even when it was just a basement show at a friend’s house
party in front of a few dozen people. Normally Jeff was really sympathetic and
didn’t mind River’s particular brand of crazy, but normally he didn’t feel like
he could fall asleep standing up in the middle of a sentence either. Jeff liked
taking care of the rest of his band, liked being there for them, and he
honestly wanted to help River wind down. But exhaustion was dragging at Jeff,
making his brain sluggish and slow. He wasn’t really thinking his words through
properly, especially in the face of River’s genuine distress, making him spit
out the first thing that came to mind. “I get that, I really do, but God, why can’t
you just be normal and jerk off to relax like the rest of us?”
Perking up, River leaned
forward like that was the most fascinating idea he’d ever heard, a thread of
excitement in his voice. “Is that what you do?”
Shooting River a pointed
look, Jeff climbed back under the covers and arranged his pillow the way he
wanted. “Yeah, you know coming makes most guys pass right out.” Jeff hoped he
took the hint and decided to try it himself and leave Jeff alone.
River bounced on the bed
and frowned. He looked down at his crotch like it had disappointed him somehow.
His voice plaintive, River whispered, “I don’t really want to right now,
though.” How he could pout and whisper at the same time was a mystery of
science.
Jeff punched River in
the thigh and growled again. This conversation had gone so beyond the threshold
of weird and into another realm altogether, and Jeff was half-delirious anyway.
Somehow it was easy to grind out, “Jesus, River, just go jerk off in the
bathroom and leave me alone.”
Face pale, eyes wide,
and body tense, River looked stricken now. He stared at Jeff, and a strangled
“What?” sounded like it barely escaped his throat.
Strung out and desperate, Jeff infused as much authority
into his voice as he could. Telling one of his bandmates to go jerk off in the
next room wasn’t really what Jeff normally considered acceptable behavior, but
he was committed to the idea now. “Go. Jerk. Off. Now.”
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