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Author Intervie with Kendra Spencer Author of  Playing Games

9/11/2015

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 Bio:Kendra Spencer also known affectionately as Prince was born September 12, 1989 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her childhood consisted of vast amounts of hours spent on reading and carrying duffel bags full of books to and from the public library. Stepping into her teenaged years she began to notice the books she was reading while very creative did not depict the environment around thus a writer was born. The nickname Prince came about from class mates due to Zane being very popular around the time and dubbed the Queen of erotica with Zane's steamy stories was skyrocketing through their classmates and Kendra Spencer at the tender age of fourteen also writing vivid sex scenes Prince came forth. While the nickname is derived from a young adults standpoint Kendra Spencer still strives to be known one day as major heavy hitter in the erotic fiction genre. When Prince is not reading or writing you can find her working with individuals that have developmental disabilities or engaged in a semi professional womens football game where she is a proud athlete #33 of the Cincinnati Sizzle.

Links: 

Website: www.zoneprince.yolasite.com
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Author Kendra Spencer (fan page)
Twitter: PrinceDat1Stud
instagram: PrinceDaMVP
Goodreads: Kendra Spencer



Playing Games is a lesbian erotica novel featuring a love triangle, tell us a bit about it and how you came up with the idea. 

Playing Games is a lesbian love triangle in which Ronnie, a stud, is caught between love and lust. On one hand she has a young feisty fem by the name of Kenni. On the other hand lust from a beautiful older woman is throwing itself at her in the most provocative way. What's a young stud to do but play the game and see who wins?

I can remember the exact moment Playing Games was wrote into life. I was flipping through a Black Expressions, I think that was the name, catalog and I read a description of this book about two gay men in an abusive relationship. I was like, ooh I'm going to flip this. I will make it about lesbians and have the fem as the aggressor. Well, a few pages into writing that the characters took over and started a plot of their own.


Tell us a bit about Ronnie, what makes her such a compelling lead character? What are her flaws and strengths? 

Ronnie is such a compelling character because she is rough around the edges but at the same time fiercely loyal and can be sweet. She's a product of her environment and upbringing. Her mother was an abusive alcoholic which led to her being a hustler and a hothead that makes rash decisions. Ronnie and her friends own a club together but Ronnie still wants to make her own way on her own. I think Ronnie is so come simply because my readers has either had a friend that was rough around the edges and to others may have seemed harsh but you knew differently or you were that person.

Why do you feel she has such a hard time deciding between Kenni and the older woman? is it all about playing the field or does she find some element of her self worth with both? 

It's not that Ronnie has a hard time deciding between the two women. It's more so a defensive mechanism or you can call it playing the field. She loves Kenni, no doubt, however, she also doesn't want to be hurt or be vulnerable. So, the best way to get over one is to get under another.

There's some comparisons to stories like Romeo and Juliet, do you like hearing those references for Playing Games? How would you say they compare and contrast?

Honestly, it's a really nice gesture, but I really don't like it. There is only one comparison between the two with the rest in contrast.

Tell us a little about the upcoming sequel, Player's Ball, how have things turned out after the events of the first book? 

Players Ball is the fan demanded sequel of Playing Games. It's chocked full of tantalizing sexual prowess and comedic drama with a release date of 9-12-15. The ebook is available for preorder.

Life is short and T saw first-hand how playing games can be hazardous to one's health. However, a charming, polished, witty, and not to mention handsome stud such as T has always juggled a team of women to handle her any and every sexual desire. So, what could one woman honestly do for a player that multiple can't?

What other books do you think we can expect to see from you in the next couple years? 

As of right now definitely expect another book in this series. There may be more because the characters are all clamoring to tell their own story. Other than that I have over fifty books started and more ideas coming every day. Expect me to be a genre chameleon with time. I will not be defined only as a lesbian erotic author. Erotic yes but I will definitely add more tags.

You've also got a lot going on in your regular life, working with the developmentally disabled and playing semi-professional football with the Cincinnati Sizzle, do you ever draw some of your writing from your everyday life? 

Yes, a lot of inspiration comes from my everyday life. F.O.E. is an acronym I crowned for my family of friends meaning family over everything. Foe, family doesn't always mean you're blood related. Your foe is the people you know you can count on without a doubt and they will do everything in their power to help you. This acronym is introduced in Players Ball.

What drew you into writing erotica? What do you love about the genre and the themes you've used for your books so far? Which readers do you hope will enjoy your books the most?

Nothing really drew me into writing erotica. I love everything about sex from doing it, to talking, reading, writing about it. No, I take that back, when I read Zane's Sex Chronicles I was like yes, I can do that too. I love the creative wordplay that is necessary when you write erotica. You can't use the same old boring words. You have to get the right word to fit in the sentence, make sense, and convey meaning/intention even if it's a uncommon word used the right way sexually comprehension will dawn. Themes? The list is endless within erotica, I love it especially the S&M. In my novels I've been scratching the lesbian surface. Ronnie was a touch me not or butcher stud in Playing Games. In Players Ball, T is an all around freak.



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Interview with Andrew Peloquin Author of  Blade of the Destroyer

9/8/2015

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Bio: Andy Peloquin--a third culture kid to the core--has loved to read since before he could remember. Sherlock Holmes, the Phantom of the Opera, and Father Brown are just a few of the books that ensnared his imagination as a child.

When he discovered science fiction and fantasy through the pages of writers like Edgar Rice Burroughs, J.R.R Tolkien, and Orson Scott Card, he was immediately hooked and hasn't looked back since.

Andy's first attempt at writing produced In the Days: A Tale of the Forgotten Continent. He has learned from the mistakes he made and used the experience to produce Blade of the Destroyer, a book of which he is very proud.

Reading—and now writing—is his favorite escape, and it provides him an outlet for his innate creativity. He is an artist; words are his palette.

His website (http://www.andypeloquin.com) is a second home for him, a place where he can post his thoughts and feelings--along with reviews of books he finds laying around the internet.

He can also be found on his social media pages, such as:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndyPeloquin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andyqpeloquin

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/andypeloquin/

Google+: https://plus.google.com/100885994638914122147/about 

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/andypeloquin  
 


Blade of the Destroyer is due out very soon from JEA, is this your first publication? How do you feel about getting it out there? -- I'm SO excited! It's not my first novel (I had a self-published title before--called In the Days: A Tale of the Forgotten Continent), but this is a project I'm particularly proud of. I'm so stoked to hold the physical copy in my hands and see my name printed across the cover!

Can you tell us a bit about it and how you came up with the world it’s set in? -- Simply put, this is a story that looks at the darkness that resides within each and every one of us. The main character is a half-demon, but he shares similarities with everyone in the world. We all have that "inner voice" that tempts us to do terrible things.

The creation of the world came about naturally. I love the freedom fantasy offers, and world-building is something I'm terribly fond of! I wanted to create a world where magic is almost non-existent. Though the Hunter has his "accursed" dagger and there are traces of magic left in the world, magic as a whole plays a fairly small role in this story.

This is very much a novel of dark fantasy and one very strong anti-hero, do you think that he came from any one influence or idea? Did it take a great deal to figure him out as a character? -- You know what, I still haven't gotten him all figured out. The development of the character changed A LOT between rough draft and publication. The cold, cruel traits of this character remains, but he has had a much more human side added. It provides a much better balance. But I'm discovering new things about him with every book.

 The Hunter knows very little about his past or origins, only that he wields a very important blade and that it in turn serves to offer him life in return for its use. Did you always know his origin story and did it change much in the process of writing Blade of the Destroyer? -- Actually, I still don't know his full origin story. There's a lot about him that he/I have yet to discover. I find that makes the character a whole lot more intriguing, and it helps me to look forward to the writing process.

When I sat down to write Blade of the Destroyer, I had a very vague idea of what I wanted for him. I didn't know he would be half-demon until mid-way through the writing process. From there, it evolved--and continues to evolve--to make him the character he is. His relationship with the blade and his demonic heritage are very much central themes of all of the books.

His origin plays a large role in his development as a character. As he discovers more about his past, his actions, and the people in his former lives, it will push him to examine his current self and decide if that's who he wants to be or not. The fact that he can't remember much of his past gives him a chance to create his own future, perhaps selecting the best bits of the pasts he discovers.

  Blade of the Destroyer is the first in a series called The Last Bucelarii, did you always know it would be a series?

 I absolutely did. I thought perhaps a trilogy, but this story has grown to a much larger scope than I thought possible. I have enough for at least five books, but it may stretch out to six. I have to see where the story takes me. I want to do the character justice, give him enough development to end the story in a satisfying way. I'm not saying that it's going to be a "happy" ending, but it will be one that will leave readers thinking, "That's a good way to end it with that character".

 What other books do you have in progress and what can we expect to see in this series in the coming years? Do you have any other projects in the works? -- I plan to have all five or six books in the series published and the story of The Hunter completed. I won't dismiss the idea of a prequel or sequel series, but I feel that those five or six will be enough to tell the Hunter's primary story arc properly. I'm also working on a secret side project--a trilogy that I plan to publish all at once after completing The Last Bucelarii.



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Blade of the Destroyer Review 

5 of 5 stars

The Hunter is neither man nor monster and yet is both at once. He knows no life before this and cannot remember a great deal of the time that has passed since he began hunting. He does not let these things trouble him, living each day with his many masks, some cruel, some kind, slaying some while he saves others. He is true neutral and about to discover there is more to the life he lives whether he wants to or not.
I liked this book, we find ourselves pulled into the world of an anti-hero who wields a blade he does not fully understand or like but which offers him protection from death and serious injury. He does a great deal of killing with it, and make no mistake, it is something he enjoys, but he is also offering help to many people in need where he lives. It's a life he is satisfied with, if a little frustrated when it comes to memories he can't quite place, that is until he begins to pulled into the goings on of two major groups that overshadow Voramis. It is in these two groups that he begins to uncover answers about himself and the life he has been living, unfortunately, it also costs him a great deal and he is left with many decisions, decisions he absolutely does not want to make.
This will definitely appeal to Weeks fans, but I think will also be appealing to fans of Mark Lawrence, who does The Broken Empire books which features another antihero with a sense of humor and lack of interest in being just what everyone expects. Definitely of interest to readers who like the darker side of fantasy and characters who ride the line between good and evil.
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Werewolves, Vampires and Zombies on Wicked Little Things Podcast 7:30 CST SEPT 4th!

9/3/2015

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Catch me, Michelle Garza and some other lovely folks on tomorrow night's Wicked Little Things! 


7:30 CST 9/3/2015


http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wickedlittlethings/2015/09/05/wickedest-females-in-the-wicked-world


#vampires #zombies #werewolves #Monsters #horror #WickedLittleThings #horrorhags #SistersofSlaughter #Cautilli #Goforth #DcsDead #ShapeShifters #Lyons #Garza #Lason #RejectedForContent #TheWalkingDead #FemalesinHorror #writers #Oz #Australia #Arizona


Werewolves: Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason are known as the Sisters of Slaughter.Author Jim Goforth shouts out to WLT
Zombie talk re: females on The Walking Dead, writing Zs
Shout out from horror writer Michael Fisher to WLT
Vampires: Amanda M. Lyons

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