Dana Littlejohn
Welcome
Dana! Thank you for taking this time to give us an
interview.
I’m always available to speak to those who want to listen
to me. LOL
Can you tell us a bit about who you are,
and where you’re from?
Sure. Like most women I wear many hats at once: wife,
mother, sister, and auntie. I am teacher to all that come
through my door and aspiring author. I was born and raised
in Brooklyn, NY and I moved to Indianapolis, In. in 1994
where I still live.
What got
you started in writing?
I can’t remember not writing. I used to doodle short
stories in elementary school and wrote poetry and my first
short story when I was in junior high school.
When you
are not writing what do you do for fun?
I like to
read, dance, play pool (billiards) and crochet.
Is there
anyone in your life that supported you or inspired you to
write?
I put my pen down years ago for what I thought was the
greater good. I found out later in my life when I “really
grew up” that I was doing myself and those who loved me a
disservice by not following my heart. So, with encouragement
from my husband I started writing again in 2003 and have no
plans of stopping.
What
does your family think about your choosing erotic romance as
your genre?
I think the opinions are generational based. My mother,
in-laws and those from that generation have chosen not to
read my stuff. They are happy I am doing what makes me
happy, but they think that kind of thing belongs behind
closed doors. My children are old enough to read my stuff
and they think it’s cool accept my oldest son. He just
thinks it’s gross when his friends sit around discussing my
book. LOL
How would you describe erotic romance? Some look at
erotic romance as being porn. Can you tell us your opinion
on this?
My definition of erotic romance is a romantic story where
two people meet and fall in love and live happily ever after
(or happy for now)after going through some kind conflict to
get there. In a romantic story the chase is shown in detail,
the conflict and the romance. In an erotic romance the sex
is shown in detail as well. Sex is just another expression
of the love shared between the characters.
You have
written three books that are entitled The Dioni Chronicles.
Do you plan on adding more to this collection?
I don’t know. At first I thought it was complete, but I
have been putting together another vampire story and he
seems to fit the Dioni template.
Can you
tell us what the Dioni Chronicles are about?
The vampires and werewolves had been at war for so long
that neither had any women left and were at the brink of
extinction. The current leaders made a truce so they could
rebuild their numbers. Nikolas Dioni was the leader of the
last vampire clan and started to reward his people he
allowed him to take wives, but they had to turn to the human
race. They were free to pick their own mates as long as they
adhere to the rules of the clan.
When you
write your books do you have a message that you want to
send?
Not
always, but when I do the message is “love is blind”.
If there
was one thing in life that you could go back and change,
what would it be?
The death
of my brother.
What
advice would you give to new writers out there?
Read the
genre that you are going to write. Enjoy what you read, find
your voice and build on it.
What are your plans for 2008?
I have spent a lot of time writing several stories at the
end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008 so that I can take
some time off of writing by the fall of 2008 to concentrate
on school. I have several stories coming out under my real
name and a pseudo.
Do you
have anything else you would like to share with your
reader’s?
Keep your
eye on my sites, I’m sure I’ll have something that will peak
your interest.
Dana, I
want to thank you for taking the time out of your busy
schedule to give us this interview.
No
problem, this was fun. Let me know when you want to do it
again! LOL
Here is
a list of places you can visit Dana on the web at.
www.danalittlejohn.net
Myspace
Yahoo Group
The Authors Lounge
Interviewed by Patty Foltz
The Authors Lounge
