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Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Sean Michael author
of Three to Get Ready, a Mannies Incorporated novel
Hi Sean, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a
little about yourself, your background, and your current book.
What
is the most satisfying thing about being a writer?
I’d
have to say the actual writing. I love it. I love making up stories and putting
words on paper (so to speak) and giving the characters who show up in my head
life. I think I’d probably go a little (or a lot) crazy if I didn’t have
writing as an outlet.
When
I was in junior high, I can remember walking to school (it was a little over a
mile away) and telling myself stories. Out loud. I’m sure I looked like a
nutjob. I didn’t care, though, the stories were what was important.
Do
your characters ever take over your writing and make the story go somewhere you
hadn’t originally planned?
All
the time! Of course, this is how I write. The characters inhabit my brain and I
take down the stories they dictate. Often enough, I know where the story is
going – or at least I think I do, but they are always in charge and can turn on
a time and change the story as I’m writing it without notice. I have also
learned not to fight them. Fighting the characters leads to not being able to
write.
How
did you celebrate the release of your book?
I
think this one deserves frozen lime margaritas and buffalo chicken fajitas,
with deep fried ice cream for dessert at the Lone Star.
I
have also made up some fun promo for this one, as Kris Norris did me an
adorable stick figure two dads family as the new “Mannies Incorporated” logo.
How
did you come up with the idea for this book?
I
keep needing new ideas for the Mannies book so the aren’t the same. So this
time, I thought what if there were these two guys who used to know each other
and they broke up because the now-manny wanted kids and the now-dad didn’t.
Wouldn’t that be an interesting twist?
How do you come up with the names of your
characters?
Sometimes
the characters arrive in my head complete with names. Sometimes one has a name
and the other I have to come up with on my own. If that’s the case, I usually
try to come up with a name that suits the first one. For instance, Jack showed
up, full name included – Jack Jones. But I had to name the man who would be his
manny and more. With a name like Jack Jones, I knew I didn’t want something
fancy or unusual, it had to be something common that went with Jack. So I tried
out “Jack and…” with various names until something that worked came up.
Sometimes
I don’t get either name and have to look up both. Often I’ll check out a baby
name site and see if I can’t find a name that suit my character – is he the
strong silent type? Is he strong as an ox? As steadfast as a mountain? Is he a
horny bastard who needs a porn star name? (Yes, that is how Rig, Rock and Dick
all got their names – I tried to come up with what sounded like porn star
nicknames to me).
Have
you ever written naked?
If
I said yes, would that be like kissing and telling – only writing and telling?
Let
me just say this – when inspiration strikes, it doesn’t matter where you are,
what time it is or what you’re doing or wearing – the urge to get the words in
your head down on paper can sometimes be all consuming.
Now let's check out Sean Michael's Three to get Ready....
Book Name: Three To Get Ready
Series: Mannies Incorporated
Book: Four
This book can be read as a standalone
Publisher: Sean Michael
Cover
Artist: Kris Norris
Release
Date: December 18, 2015
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/452671.Sean_Michael
Blurb:
Single father Jack Jones
is in dire need of a new nanny. His five year old son Nathan is legally blind,
he has twin baby girls arriving in less than two months and the girl currently
working for him is leaving at Thanksgiving to go home and continue her higher
education. If Mannies Incorporated doesn’t come up with a viable candidate
soon, he’s not sure what he’s going to do.
Dan Miller is on the
hunt for a new job. He’s had some great placements with Mannies Incorporated,
many as Manny to multiple birth families to get them over the hump. He even has
experience with special needs children, so the job he’s interviewing for looks
like it’s right up his alley.
When Dan arrives at Jack’s
house, he discovers that this Jack Jones is his
Jack Jones, the man he was in love with during college, and who broke up with
Dan because Dan wanted children. Will Dan and Jack be able to put the past
behind them and work together, or will their past keep them from having a
future together?
Pages or Words: 64,000 words/190 pages
Categories: Contemporary, Erotica, Fiction, Gay
Fiction, M/M Romance, Romance
Excerpt:
Dan Miller
followed the instructions on his GPS to one Jack Jones' house for his interview.
He was trying to decide if it was a good or bad omen that he'd dated a Jack
Jones. It had ended, so maybe bad. On the other hand, they'd ended because Jack
didn't want kids and he did, which was better to learn early on, before they'd
invested a lot of time in each other, right? So good sign.
Chuckling at
himself, he went over what Drake at Mannies Inc had told him about the family.
Single gay dad,
one special needs son - the boy was nearly six and clinically blind. Apparently
he could see general shapes if they were high contrast and he could see lights
and light contrast. There were twin girls on their way. In a couple of weeks in
a few weeks in fact.
Newborns were
Dan's favorite. He loved that new baby smell. He loved their chubby little
cheeks and limbs, their fat bellies and how quickly they changed.
After reading
the file, he'd had to agree with Drake that he seemed like a really good fit
for the family.
The position
was live-in, so he paid close attention as the condo came into view. Not far
from the beach, it was a decent size, not too big, but not tiny. The front was
neat and he could see the backyard was fenced in.
Pulling into
the drive, he turned off the engine and took a deep breath. Okay. Interview
time. He climbed out of the car, with his best ‘I’m the perfect man to look
after your kids’ face on.
He knocked on
the front door.
"Daddy!
Maddie, someone is here!"
"I'll get
it, man. Hopefully this one will work for your daddy, Mr. Picky. I have to
leave the week of Thanksgiving. I have to."
The door opened
and a lovely dark-skinned young woman stood there with a skinny little boy in
thick glasses. "Hey there. Can I help you?"
"Hi, Dan
Miller. I'm here to see Mr. Jones?"
"Sure.
Come on in. I'm Maddie, Nathan's personal assistant." She winked at him.
"Very nice
to meet you." He shook her hand.
Then he turned
his attention to the little boy. "Hey there, You must be Nathan."
"Uh-huh.
Nathan James Jones." One hand was held out. "Pleased meeting
you."
Dan took
Nathan's hand and shook it solemnly. "Pleased to meet you, too."
"Hey
there. Sorry, man. I was paying some bills. Crazy life."
Dan looked up
at the familiar voice and blinked. Strong jaw, blond curls, and the bluest eyes
in the history of the earth -- that was Jack. His Jack.
Dan felt like
he'd been poleaxed.
His Jack who
didn't want kids, no way no how was he fucking crazy for even suggesting it.
"Jack?"
Oh, smooth, Dan. Clearly it was Jack. Hell, even if he couldn't believe his
eyes, the folder he'd gotten from Drake had said the guy's name was Jack.
"Dan?
Danny? Oh, my God!" Jack's eyes went wide. "Look at you. You look
amazing."
He kind of
hated the way Jack's words made him stand a little taller, a little straighter.
"So do you. The years have been good to you." Twelve years. Shit,
things had changed in that time, that much was obvious, but not how just a
glance from those devastating eyes could make his cock perk up. That hadn’t
changed a damn bit.
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Dates & Stops:
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Love Bytes, Alpha Book Club
Meet the author:
Often referred to as "Space Cowboy" and
"Gangsta of Love" while still striving for the moniker of
"Maurice," Sean Michael spends his days surfing, smutting, organizing
his immense gourd collection and fantasizing about one day retiring on a small
secluded island peopled entirely by horseshoe crabs. While collecting vast
amounts of vintage gay pulp novels and mood rings, Sean whiles away the hours
between dropping the f-bomb and pursuing the kama sutra by channeling the long
lost spirit of John Wayne and singing along with the soundtrack to
"Chicago."
A long-time writer of complicated haiku, currently Sean is
attempting to learn the advanced arts of plate spinning and soap carving sex
toys.
Barring any of that? He'll stick with writing his stories,
thanks, and rubbing pretty bodies together to see if they spark.
Where to find the author:
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/SeanMichaelWrites/
Twitter: seanmichael09
Website www.seanmichaelwrites.com
1 comment:
No any more but 20 years ago most definitely!
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