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Featured Author at Joyfully Reviewed [Oct/Nov 2007] Have you always
wanted to be a writer? How did you
get started writing? Actually, I thought
I’d be a fashion designer until I found out you had to sew. However, if anyone asks my family what they thought I’d do,
it was to write and illustrate children’s books.
Still might one day, although I’m enjoying the path I’ve stumbled
upon. As for how I got here,
simple, I broke my hand. Seriously,
I was on the couch and couldn’t go out and about, and while online looking for
something to read I found a call for Twisted Fairy Tales.
“Come, Sweet Creature” was being formulated in my mind before I
finished reading the details for the second time.
I wrote, submitted, and it was accepted, what a thrill! Tell us a little
about what makes you…you. Well, I guess you could
say what makes me…me, started way back with my granola-like upbringing.
Along with a laid back way of life, health food, and the beach as a
backyard, I was brought up to appreciate life and gladly meet all the twists and
turns it brings with it, and I do so wholeheartedly.
Other than that, I haven’t a clue! When writing…do you
plan the book out before you begin or does the story develop page by page? Honestly, it is a bit of
both. When it comes down to putting
the first words on the page, I have it all planned out, where I want the story
to go and how to get there. That
said, sometimes the characters will grow in another direction and I have to be
flexible with my original idea. It sounds like you
have lived all over…do you have a place you enjoyed most?
Where do you call home? Well, actually, I’ve
“lived” in only 3 places - Southern California, Northern England, and East
Coast, US. Oh, and when I was
really young we spent a year in Georgia :-).
That said, I’m lucky enough to travel far and wide, and love every
minute. Even the most difficult of
places to visit I’ve enjoyed, and been greatly surprised to come out with my
stomach intact! Today, home is in the US, east coast [brrr], but emotionally
home is wherever my cutie is. Tell us some of your
favorites…foods, books, authors, movies, television shows, music, colors, and
any other favorites. Books are my thing, all
kinds - even books about books - in fact we have books in every room of our
home, including hallways and on stairs. I
like Greek mythology, Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Janet Evanovich - Stephanie Plum
makes me laugh, children’s picture books, and playing with my pop-up books.
Another passion is criminal/legal type tv shows.
Law & Order - all of them, CSI, The Closer, and yes, Lock Up!
Then there is nothing like spending hours in a museum, finding new
artists and enjoying old favorites like Rubens, Sargent, Sorolla, Whistler.
My taste in music is pretty diverse - The Eagles, Verve - Bittersweet
Symphony is divine, Madness [now playing as The Dangermen], Marvin Gaye and
Gnarls Barkley. But, what brings me
to my knees is my sweet tooth. Everyone
knows I have love for sugar. Red
vines to write and edit with, hot chocolate with mini-marshmallows for cold
days, or hot, doesn’t matter really - on our kitchen counter, next to the
cuties coffee thing, is a jar filled with marshmallows.
Mmm, simply lovely and just writing it puts a smile on my face :-).
You write in several
genres…is there one you prefer and if so why?
Is there a genre you would like to try? No, actually I don’t
have a preference, they each feed a separate side of my imagination.
I’m a real fan of historical romances and would love to try my hand at
one, although I’m not sure I will. I
never say never, but can say not right now.
I read you enjoy
traveling…where is your favorite place to travel?
Where would you like to visit that you have not had a chance to? Oh yes, I love visiting
someplace new. It’s the little
things that make it special and ours. Going
to Paris and hunting for the best hot chocolate the city has to offer, attending
a traditional Hindu wedding in India as the only westerners, catching a shore
crasher on Oahu and realizing a giant turtle is riding it with us, or having to
pay for toilet paper to enter a mixed restroom in Lisbon - it’s things like
this that makes the visit uniquely ours. I
wouldn’t trade a moment of the trips I’ve made away for anything.
There aren’t any favorites because I’d go back to all of them if
given the opportunity. As for where
I’d like to go if given the chance, I’d have to say Easter Island.
Everything I’ve read or seen about it is interesting. Do you have a writing
routine that you follow and what is it? I never really thought
about this until now, and apparently I do.
I have a general idea of the next story I want to write and mull it
around, then delve in to the research. Researching
is one of my favorite parts of writing. It
can be anything from a specific job one of the characters holds to where it will
be set, what they eat, sleep or some kinky new sex toy they try.
When I feel comfortable with everything I’ve collected, it’s all
about the writing, everyday until the end.
I set it aside and start working on gathering information for the next
story. After a couple of weeks I
come back to the first one, rework the areas I’ve been dwelling on, and
finally write out the synopsis. Then
I print it out and take a red ink pen to it and keep doing this until I’m
happy with it, then submit it. The
wait is the most difficult part and to help my nerves, I delve back in to the
research of the next project or other things like paperwork.
What is a day in
Tilly’s life like? HA! Only the most exciting of things happen here at home.
The alarm goes off early, usually around 5.
Once I make it downstairs I make the cutie a cup of tea and lunch, then
answer emails before he comes downstairs. Once
he’s left I’m on the treadmill, after that I’m back on the computer trying
to finish up emails. Once all
that’s settled, I’m focused writing or editing and nothing else - unless the
family or friends phone. At around
four the cutie calls and says he’s heading home and that’s when the dash
begins. Was I supposed to cook
something for dinner? Do we have any food in the fridge or should I go to the
market? Did I do laundry and it’s
been sitting in the washing machine all day?
Did I remember to shower after the treadmill? I have about thirty-five to forty minutes to figure this out
- pressure is on! Thank goodness
the cutie couldn’t give a flying flip how it turns out - it’s always a
surprise :-). Do you enjoy hearing
from readers and what is the best way to contact you? I love it!
They give me a big boost when I meet one in person or hear from them by
email. As long as I’m near a
reliable internet source [and thank you for all those unsecured networks out
there], I answer my email [tilly@ tillygreene .com minus the spaces of course].
There’s also my Hot Thoughts Blog [http://tillygreene.blogspot.com]
where I share all sorts of things, from work to personal.
And, if they come out to one of the events I attend throughout the year,
I’m all about sharing a shriek of happiness at seeing them. Do you have any
advice for aspiring writers? What
was an invaluable piece of advice that you received when you first started out? I sure do - and it’s
simple. BIC! Nothing will ever happen if you don’t follow the butt in
chair rule. Sit down and do it,
because you’ll keep dreaming, be haunted by these voices, or wondering what
if. But that’s not all - once
you’ve actually written down your story, you must do one more thing - SUBMIT!
You won’t ever know what’s possible unless you do these two things.
A dream is a wonderful thing and shout never be ignored. Being a reader and
writer of romance…do you believe that there is one perfect person out there
for all of us? And have you found
yours? Absolutely.
The prince charming thing was always there growing up, in books and
movies. Maybe it isn’t very
logical, but, again, I think if we’re open to the idea, it will happen.
Before I moved abroad for school, I visited a tea leaf reader - I wanted
to know how I’d do living abroad. Kid
you not, she said I’d meet my knight on a white charger.
Okay, I’m terrified of horses and the cutie doesn’t ride a horse, but
he was the first person I met when I arrived at my accommodations.
I fell for him and never looked back. How do you promote
your work? I enjoy the mini-book
trailer thing, it lets a different side of my creative brain come out and play,
so I’ve been trying my hand in this area.
There are always the more traditional ways, bookmarks, postcards,
blogging and chats, but my favorite would have to be my Tilly Greene tote bags.
Each month I host a giveaway for the Monthly Scorcher members [yahoo
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tilly_greene/ or google http://groups.google.com/group/tillygreene]
and giveaway any number of bags away full of goodies.
I try to remember to come back from an interesting location with
something different for the next month’s bags.
If you could bring
one of your characters to life…who would it be and why? I love them all, they
are like children to me, and hate to pick one out over the other.
But, if I must pick one, then today I think Sui Erom, from “Zandia”,
would be an interesting woman to sit down with and have a chat.
She has a great deal of guts and determination to make her own way
through life, then lust and love happen and throws everything she planned up in
the air. It’s always interesting
to see how people handle the unexpected, and she handles it well. Is there anything
else you would like to share with us? Well, I’m very excited
right now because on the 22nd of October the second book in my A Passion for
Fashion and Bondage series, Taming Marie Antoinette, will be released over
on Phaze. The world of fashion is
very interesting and I’ve explored a couple of different areas.
The first book, “The Leather Bride”, is about a muse, this one has
haute couture front and center, and I’m working on the third, “The Gilded
Cage”, which will have a jeweler - the fourth is planned, but who knows what
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