Ask the Author: Desiree Holt

“It's the heart of football season and FOURTH DOWN. Book #4, GAME ON, releases October 25. Ask me anything about how I create a series and it's World.” Desiree Holt

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Desiree Holt I am SO sorry I didn't answer you but my entire Goodreads page and to be redone. Hottest scene I have ever written? Hmmm. Hard to say. Probably anything from Night Heat.
Desiree Holt Beth, I am so sorry I did not answer you, but my Goodreads page need to be totally reset. No, the football series is done fofr the moment but I hope you will. check out my other series.
Desiree Holt I started writing stories as a child, makeup fairy tales; and when I was in high school I wrote stories and shared them with my friends. They loved them.
Desiree Holt Jake Russell and Erin Bass in Line of Scrimmage
Desiree Holt I usually work on at least two projects at a time, so if I hit a wall with one I can switch to the other. If that doesn't work I take a shower. NO kidding. I get great ideas in my shower.
Desiree Holt Getting feedback from my readers. you are, after all, the ones I write for.
Desiree Holt Join a good critique group so you can learn structure. Find conferences that offer workshops for aspiring writers. And write every day, even if it's only one page. And never, ever give up.
Desiree Holt I just finished Book #5 in The Phoenix Agency and #3 in Club Fantasy. Now I'm working on a novella about a firefighter and the first book in a football series.
Desiree Holt I think I'm always inspired! LOL!. One book idea came from a Letter to the Editor in the local paper. Several of them have come from songs. And since I was much younger I always played the What If game. I look at people and wonder, What If...they did this...or that.
Desiree Holt Spurred to submission was a combination of my love for cowboys and my interest in BDSM. In all of my BDSM books both the hero and heroine are already in the lifestyle. I wanted to write a book where the heroine had no idea what it was about and what happens when the hero introduces her to it. I had a lot of help from the local community.

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