She believes stories are the best kind of magic there is. And life would be horrible without magic. Her hobbies include losing herself in the minds and souls of characters, giving up countless nights of sleep to get to know said characters, and trying to introduce them to the world. Sometimes they appreciate her efforts. The process would probably go quicker if they’d bring her a cup of coffee now and then when stopping by. Characters—what can you do, right?
Liv has a penchant for quirky stories and is a reverent lover of diversity. She can be found loitering around the Internet at odd hours and being generally awkward and goofy at all times. For The Win.
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Even years after
Rizzo Berg’s lover and Dom died in combat, the memories torment him. Following
a particularly disappointing date, Rizzo goes to sleep in his apartment only to
wake up on a spaceship with tall, gorgeous, alien Captain Conrad D’Ollet of
Heracia, a man so deliciously dominant Rizzo’s knees turn to jelly.
Apparently the
Heracians need help, and Rizzo is a humanitarian through and through. Spending
more time around Conrad is totally not one of the reasons he wants to lend a
hand. Soon Rizzo finds himself completely conquered and blissfully owned. But neither he nor Conrad is willing to risk his heart, let go of the past, and dare to believe in a future that won’t end in catastrophe.
Q) What inspired you
to write this story?
I’ve always had an interest in the abduction scenario and
power dynamics. The abduction scenario in itself implies a clear type of power
dynamic, and this couple, Rizzo and Conrad, just came to me in that context.
Their interaction and the flavor of their couple simply wrote itself, I don’t
honestly know of a better way to describe it.
I think inspiration to write any story is a very personal
mix of everything you’ve ever thought, felt, seen or known, and this one
extraordinary moment of seeing it all through a slightly different lens. That
moment is so powerful, so intense, that just hanging on to it (or being haunted
by it, as the case may be) simply brings to life characters and parts of their
lives. Anything can set off the actual writing, but I often find the story
itself is already there, in my mind, waiting for me to finally give it the
pages it needs to reach others.
Q) How long did it
take you to write?
That’s a bit of a funny story, actually. I wrote The
Heracian Affair as a get-away from another story I was working on that was
frustrating the ever-loving heck out of me. I’m experimenting with age groups
and genres and such, and trying to write a particular type of story had me
often bubbling with frustration. So when that happened, I’d escape into this other
fabulous story that had me giggling and fanning myself as I wrote it. Sort of
worked as a feel-good writing break or something along those lines.
I think it took me around two months total to have it done
and send it to the publisher I’d sort of dreamed to someday work with. And I
can’t begin to tell you how big of a squealing raving lunatic I became when
they got back to me saying ‘yes’.
Q) What is your
favorite thing about writing?
I’ve actually given this some thought, because it’s
something I’ve been doing ever since I can remember. When I was a kid I used to
keep this journal-like sort of thing, write down things about something that
had happened or I’d seen or so on. Writing has always been a part of my
functioning, just like drawing was and still is. I didn’t think of trying to do
it ‘for real’ until recent years, but I’ve always been infatuated with the
power of words, and images as well for that matter.
I think my absolute favorite thing about writing is that it
can be immeasurably powerful, in so many different ways, contexts and
circumstances.
Q) What is your least
favorite thing about writing?
Hm, I think I’d have to say that my least favorite thing is
the uncertainty that comes with it. Especially in terms of publishing what
you’ve written. I for one always find myself wondering if this thing I’m
working is good enough, if it’ll be picked as the belle of the ball, if anyone
will want to dance with it and hold it near their hearts–perhaps even take it
home and keep it.
Maybe when you’re a super-famous bestseller this doesn’t
really apply anymore, but until you get to be one, there’s a lot of wondering
and waiting involved. And disappointment, I guess, depending on how high your
hopes might have gotten in the process.
I’m not an awfully patient person, and I like knowing, not
wondering. Nobody said it was easy, right? And it’s not. But right now I can’t
conceive of doing without it all. J
Q) If you could be
any famous person for one day, who would you be and why?
Wow, this is a really tough one, all the choices and
possibilities!! Does it have to be someone from present day, alive and kicking
now, or could it be someone from the past? Would it still be me but inside this
person’s life and looking like them? Or would I actually become this other
person entirely and not be me at all for one day? Like I wouldn’t exist
anymore, but then come back to being me again when the day would be over? *keeps
asking questions until the day is
over and the opportunity is lost, lol*
Must it be a real person? I don’t think I’d like to be
another person, actually. Maybe if I could be some superhero or have some
supernatural awesomesauce powers for one day, then yeah, I’d wanna do that. But
just to be someone else for a day? Neverrrrrmind. This one day deal is already
giving rise to questions I’m not sure I wanna find out the answers to, lol.
Q) What is the oldest
thing in your fridge and how old is it?
I’m too scared to look. You look, I’ll be right behind you,
I swear!
Q) What can readers
expect from you in the future?
More smexeh fighter-aliens bickering and having hot one on
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