Hello my little lollipops! Today I've got Kamy Chetty on my blog, who's had three of her red hot romances published. Read on to learn more about her writing experience, the way her nursing career influences her writing, and, of course, read on to find out more about her sizzling stories!
Libby Mercer: Welcome to
my blog, Kamy! I understand that you work as a nurse. It’s great that you have
the professional experience to authenticate the medical aspect of your stories.
Are there any real-life situations that you’ve used in your books?
Kami Chetty: Some of
the medical situations are similar to those situations I have worked in, and there
are those I have fabricated. The characters are all fictional.
LM: Do your
colleagues at the health service you work at read your books, and if so, do
they try to look for themselves in your fictional characters?
KC: My books
are based in a private hospital situation but all my colleagues and family read
the book looking for a character that might be them but there is no character
that resembles them at all. My books are an escape from work and life and I
would hate for it to imitate real life in any way. That being said, my husband
would like to think every hero has some of him in the characterJ
LM: About the
cover of Breathe Again, hello! Am I
right to assume this is a red hot read?
KC: You would be
absolutely right. I had a hard time coming to terms with the fact that I write
very, very hot romances, steamy sex scenes that are classed as erotic romance.
I still go around saying, but it’s just very steamy sex scenes and everyone
else says, no it’s off the charts hot. Who knows how they class it? All I know
is I write an emotional story with steamy sex, you make up your mindJ
LM: The cover
of Family Ties is so different. Is
this more on the sweeter side or are there some sizzling scenes in this one as
well?
KC: This one
also has steamy sex scenes but I thought it would be a nice touch to let this
book have a family feel to it. I’m not sure I know how to write sweet romanceJ
LM: How long ago did you start writing?
KC: I have
been writing all my life. When I wasn’t writing in diaries, I was writing poems
and short stories but I quit for a long time after I had children and life got
in the way. Then I started again eleven years ago. I was reading a book and got
frustrated with a lacklustre plot which had me throwing the book across the
room thinking, I can do better than this. The dream of being published started at
that moment, and I worked at it until that dream came true.
LM: Did you
always want to be an author or did you get there in a roundabout sort of way?
KC: When I was
five, I knew that I was going to be a nurse. That was it. There was no other
path for me. So I am not sure how my passion for writing tied in with my
nursing but somewhere along the way writing became my release and a way to get
lost in my own world. There are so many times when I am challenged as to which
profession I love more, but the beauty is I never have to choose.
LM: Tell me,
do you have any wild or wacky writing quirks?
KC: No wild
writing quirks but I have to have my coffee, music and a clear writing space
with a pen/pencil and pad to scribble notes
LM: Who are some of your
favorite authors?
KC: There are
quite a few, Maya Banks, Nalini Singh, Amy Andrews, Jodi Picoult, Dean Koontz,
Robin Cook, Stephen King
LM: What’s
your all-time favorite opening line?
KC: Jack Torrance thought: Officious little prick. Stephen King-
The Shining
LM: What’s
your ultimate professional dream? Bestselling author status? Hollywood film
adaptation? Total world domination? All of the above?
KC: Total
world domination would be boring, I’d hate to have to give up all the time I’d
need for shopping to have to rule the world. So maybe become a bestselling
author and have my book turned into a movie so I could have more funds to shopJ
LM: What’s
your next project? Are you working on a new book right now?
KC: My next
project is a sequel to my first book Falling into Paradise. Watch this spaceJ
Read on for The Lightning Round, but first a peek at the caliente cover of Breathe Again:
and now for... THE LIGHTNING ROUND
Plotter or
Panster?
Both
Character first or Plot first?
Character
Mac or PC?
PC
Edit as
you go or Power Through and edit later?
Edit later
Early bird or Night owl?
Night owl
Coffee or
Tea?
Coffee
Coke or
Pepsi?
Coke
Sandals or
Stilettos?
Sandals
Diamonds
or Pearls?
Diamonds
Snow-capped
mountain or Sandy beach?
Sandy beach
Cowboys or
CEOs?
Both
Ginger or
Mary Ann?
Mary Ann
Superman
or Batman?
Superman
Alpha
heroes or Beta heroes?
Alpha
Austen or
the Brontes?
Austen
Mr. Darcy
or Captain Butler?
Mr. Darcy
KC: Thanks for
hosting me, this has been so much fun and I absolutely love your coversJ
LM: My pleasure! Thanks so much for being here, Kamy, and thanks a million about my covers. You've just made my day!!
Folks, you can visit Kamy's website
here
And her Facebook page
here
And you'll find her on Twitter
here
