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Cross your legs and Squeeze
May 14, 2007
I felt a kinship with Doreen Orsini (Hunting Diana) when she told me she used to read her grandmother's True Confessions magazines. It brought back memories of sharing day old bakery and coffee with my grandma while smudging the pages of her magazine with my sugary coated fingers. That was hot literature and to think grandma knew about that stuff.
Now Doreen writes paranormal and dark erotic contemporary that claims to "help women embrace their sexuality."
BV: Did you have a defining moment when you decided you wanted to write?
DO: My father always told me that I would be an author. He was very encouraging.
BV: I read that you consider Dracula the greatest romance of all time. Why is that?
DO: Dracula loved his wife so much and he saw her in Mina Murray. He had to have her and be with her, that says romance to me.
BV: Your books are quite erotic. How would you feel about your kids reading them?
DO: My son is 19 and thinks I play on the computer all day. My 17 year old daughter isn't allowed to read my books until she is 27. (smiles)
BV: Any special routines you follow while writing?
DO: I love listening to music while plotting. It's like watching a movie in my head. Sometimes I listen to the same song over and over again. It's very inspiring.
BV: I've heard you have a large male readership.
DO: Yes, I combined Science Fiction with Romance. Two genres that hate each other (laughs). It works for everyone.
BV: I love your tag line. "Doreen Orsini...cross legs and squeeze reads." To me, that says it all.
DO: A reader once told me that my stories made her cross her legs and squeeze and I loved it.
Bottom line: Exercise while reading...I'll have to try it.
Posted by Barbara Vey on May 14, 2007 | Comments (5)
