Ask the Author: Arika Stone
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Arika Stone
Yes! Book 2, The Society, is already written - but based on some feedback I've received from readers, I've been making some changes, and tweaking it. I'm aiming for the second installment to be out by summer of 2017. There will be Book 3, tentatively called The Secret - which is currently being written.
Arika Stone
When I do hit a block, the best way for me to get through it is to put on my headphones and break a sweat running on the treadmill. I tend to do my best daydreaming during a work out.
Arika Stone
I can travel to far away places, exotic lands and be in love over and over again - without real life repercussions - because it is all in my head. I love to get swept away by the daydream.
Also, the perks of working in my PJs, drinking coffee and being home with my kids kinda rules. Is there anything better than doing what you love?
Also, the perks of working in my PJs, drinking coffee and being home with my kids kinda rules. Is there anything better than doing what you love?
Arika Stone
Never give up. If you can dream it you can do it! It takes hard work, dedication and much love to see a story through from first draft to publication. Believe in your dream - it will come true.
Arika Stone
I'm currently in the third round of self edits for the second novel in the Eros' Edge series, The Society. Once I have it polished it will go to Liquid Silver Books for additional editing, line edits and such. I am also in the process of writing the third installment of Eros' Edge, The Secret.
But I also have a few other stories in the works including an international romance set in Paris and America.
But I also have a few other stories in the works including an international romance set in Paris and America.
Arika Stone
Music is my inspiration. I can hear a lyric and my mind starts daydreaming of different meanings, places and characters. Music is what makes my stories come to life.
Arika Stone
The album Venus Doom by the Finnish love metal band HIM actually inspired me to write my debut novel, The Sanctuary (Eros' Edge Book 1) and the subsequent books. With lyrics such as, "give her a kiss worth dying for" and "show me a life worth living for" were the basis for the first chapters and back story of the novel.
Eve Lauren was burned by her fiance, Jude Wright, when she caught him cheating. She gives up on ever finding love and loses her passion for wedding planning. She flies to Finland, a place which she describes as "moody and dark" - how she feels at that moment. Eve is searching for meaning to her life again. She needs to find her muse once more.
Val Ruska is an infamous rockstar known for being one of the most elusive to bed. He's been hiding out for a while, giving up on his dreams of rock n roll to pursue a new career as a sculptor. But once he meets Eve, he gives her a kiss worth dying for ... and the rest is history.
After the album Venus Doom was released, I visited Finland numerous times and fell in love with the countryside, the people, the food and the music. Through my course of travels, I also fell in love there too and began writing the second and third books in the series infused with some of my experiences.
Eve Lauren was burned by her fiance, Jude Wright, when she caught him cheating. She gives up on ever finding love and loses her passion for wedding planning. She flies to Finland, a place which she describes as "moody and dark" - how she feels at that moment. Eve is searching for meaning to her life again. She needs to find her muse once more.
Val Ruska is an infamous rockstar known for being one of the most elusive to bed. He's been hiding out for a while, giving up on his dreams of rock n roll to pursue a new career as a sculptor. But once he meets Eve, he gives her a kiss worth dying for ... and the rest is history.
After the album Venus Doom was released, I visited Finland numerous times and fell in love with the countryside, the people, the food and the music. Through my course of travels, I also fell in love there too and began writing the second and third books in the series infused with some of my experiences.
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