My pleasure, Kathi, thanks for having me!

Ride 'em Cowboy is my first anthology, a project I have embarked on with a brand-new publishing company called Aphrodite Press. It has been in the works for nearly a year, and was so much fun! I have always had a thing for cowboys, and editing this book, I got to read hundreds of dirty cowboy stories. I was in heaven!

The collection includes 20 cowboy erotica stories, some from authors we know - like Michelle Houston, Alicia Sparks, Linda K. Sienkiewicz, and Julia Rebecca - and some from newcomers like Leigh Green, Lynne Raine, and Gypsy Angel Rose, along with a list of other talented writers. There's something for everyone in this anthology - straight, gay or bi, vanilla or…not so vanilla.

The book will be available later this month on Amazon and from other booksellers, but readers can pre-order now at my website.

This book gives you a chance to take a cowboy (or girl) home - what more could you want?!?

This story is my pet project. It's based on a story that my hubby and I started writing on our honeymoon (we stayed in a cabin in the bush of New Zealand with no electricity - you can imagine what else we were up to that inspired the story).

One Lucky Bastard is the erotic story of a young male journalist whose nubile new intern is avid to learn-everything he has to teach her. Sasha is 18, Dave hasn't been 18 for quite a while. They develop this relationship where he takes on the role of the teacher, turning her into … well, you'll have to read the story to find out, but Sasha is a fast learner.

Here's a clip from the first chapter.

And did I mention the stories are illustrated? I'm working with a great artist named Venus McCrea on this project.

I don't recall a time when I was ever not writing. The librarian from my elementary school tells about my very first day of school when I approached him and told him that I was going to be an author. Not that I wanted to, but that I WOULD. It was all sort of downhill from there, so to speak.

I started writing erotica in high school, rewriting familiar stories to make them sexy. I remember a satire of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves I wrote that was passed around at lunch for weeks. A few years later I took it up again, and realized that it was a great way to de-stress when I was working on more serious projects. These days erotica is the focus of much of my writing.

The worst is probably those times when my muse is on vacation, and there's nothing in the world that could make me put words on paper, no matter how hard I try.

The best thing is seeing something that I've worked really hard on coming together in a finished project. It's sort of surreal.

It's going to sound kind of funny, but Stephen King. I devoured his books insatiably when I was a teenager, and I learned a lot about writing from him - style, form, voice - that stuck with me. His writing and his writing career amaze me.

I would really like to be able to say that I sit down and plan scene by scene. Working on One Lucky Bastard I have been working hard to do that more, but honestly I am the writer who just sits down and lets the words flow from me. Then I go back and read what I have written like it's the first time I've seen it. I find that I do my best work with a notepad and a pen, but it's hard for my hand to keep up with my head, so I write on the computer often.

Bradley's Virgin, I think. It's available for free at Sensual Venus. I always liked it because the character is twisted and different. It's one of my "cleaner" stories on the surface, but there's a lot more to it than beats the eye.

Funny thing, though, the writer's favorite and the editor's favorite are two different things. A big editor of a well-known anthology who shall remain nameless read it and totally missed the entire point, reducing it to nothing. Needless to say, you won't find it in print anywhere.

About two years ago, I was struggling with a serious case of writers block. I was working as a newspaper reporter, and just couldn't force myself to write anything that wasn't for work. My unfinished novel sat there taunting me, and there was nothing I could do about it.

One day a girlfriend of mine sent me a link to an erotica story site on-line, and I spent some time checking it out. I was reminded of the stories I had written in high school, and I started writing. For a while erotica was all my muse would allow me to write. Later when I came out of the slump, I decided to continue cultivating the sexy side of my writing. So, in November when I left my job to write full-time, I continued that focus and took on several projects with erotic themes.

I am the luckiest girl - I married my Prince Charming. The sexy Kiwi boy who shares my life is the perfect man in my eyes, no question!

Justin is my biggest fan and my biggest critic. He gives me endless inspiration for sexy stories, and keeps me happier than I ever dreamed I could be. It's the most amazing thing, being happy. I have to pinch myself daily.

You know, to be honest I'm quite happy with the present! My life is in a great place right now, and I wouldn't change a thing. Well, not MUCH anyway. *wink*

*laugh* Pretty Woman. Dirty Dancing. Circle of Friends. I'm such a chick.

Writers Block. Dishonesty. Traffic. Men who hit. People who lack the ability to see other points of view.

Write. It's easy to call yourself a writer, or say that you want to be a writer. The hard part is in the actual putting of words on paper.

Read, too. Anyone who thinks you can be a writer without reading voraciously is kidding themselves.

I always have way too many irons in the fire, and this summer is no exception! I'm working on a few short stories for submission to anthologies that are in the works, an essay on pornography, and a novel about two girls, both seniors in high school, struggling to come to terms with their sexuality.

I'm also involved in a research project on flashing, exposure, what ever you would like to call it. The survey can be accessed here. If you are interested in participating, you can just copy the text into an e-mail and answer the questions. It has been very interesting hearing from different women on the topic.

I like to stay busy, and I'm always full of (half finished) ideas! I try to keep updates at my website, in the "What's New" section.

Thanks, it's been fun! Remember to check out Another Chapter in the coming weeks for lots of great stories! (Including One Lucky Bastard, plug, plug . . .)