Retribution Interview

What made you want to write this book?

Retribution is romantic suspense, a genre where the suspense element and the romantic relationship are equally important to the plot. I wanted to give a rich emotional

depth to the story by constructing complex character arcs in a story that merges the deeper elements of life, love and hope. Retribution does not follow the usual formula for this genre… It is romantic suspense with a twist.   

This story is my way of paying tribute to the people who have endured more than most. Those who have lived hellish childhoods, those who have fought for our freedom, those who have experienced unimaginable trauma and those who may never recover from their suffering. With the overarching theme of forgiveness and redemption, Retribution pays homage to the human condition in all its glory and misery.

Where do you get your storylines from?

They beam in fully formed from inspired consciousness. I never sit down and think up a story-line. They are given to me.

 
Was this book easier to write than others? Why?

Compared to my previous books, which were erotic romance, I think Retribution was a little harder because there weren’t any sex scenes, which I find easy to write, to use up the word count.

Do you only write one genre?

No. My latest release, Island of Secrets, is a romantic mystery, set in Hawaii, told across forty years. I have just finished my first amateur sleuth, murder mystery in the Diana Daniels Murder Mystery series. I’m also going to rework a children’s book that’s been sitting my drawer for twenty years. Whatever beams in, I write.

Do you have a specific place or setting where you write?

I write in my purpose-built office overlooking a canal on the Gold Coast, Australia. It is a magical space and the only place I write, unless I’m traveling, and am forced to write

elsewhere. But I prefer to work in my office with its large desk, monitor, variable desk and amazing outlook.

Describe what made you want to be a writer?

Having been an entertainer on the stage and screen, I have always been a story-teller. Writing is story-telling on the page, so it was natural progression for me. I write because I’m driven to entertain, enrich and empower people.