Veronica Arch for GLBT Promo: You started writing erotica in your early forties. Did you write before this? If so, what did you write and what drew you to writing erotica?
Skylar Sinclair: I started writing fantasy in high school. After getting a divorce in my early 40’s, I wanted to try my hand at it again. I love erotic/sex, so that was my jump off point to write.
GP: What authors influenced you as a writer?
SS: Damn, that really is a hard one. There are so many wonderful and very talented authors it is hard to say who influenced me. To name a few is D.N. Simmons, Sherrilyn Kenyon and Christine Feehan.
GP: Besides being an award winning author you’re also an award winning graphic artist. How do the different modes of creativity inform or influence the other?
SS: Writing uses a different side of the brain than graphic art. Yet, they truly enhance each other. If I am at a standstill with say a storyline, after creating a cover, the characters seem to start talking again. The brain is a wondrous creation and the two types of creativity seem to mesh well together.
GP: What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
SS: I spend weekends in the mountains with my boyfriend. The fresh air and space clears my mind when I am home during the week to write.
GP: You say you’re well known for “making non-human animals’ sexuality sexy”. What do you draw on to do this?
SS: I am a huge animal lover. I was raised with horses, dogs and cats. It is through this connection and affection that I write sensual tales of paranormal love.
GP: If you could be any kind of animal, what kind would you be?
SS: That’s easy, a cat. I am totally a pampered puss always. I do what I please and get stroked when I need it. LOL
GP: One of your newest stories, A Sexual Spark has been compared to Laurell K. Hamilton. Another feature of this book is it’s your first and only first person tale. Why do you prefer to write in third person and what was the experience of writing in first person like?
SS: You know, I learned to write first person through Kari Arthur. Her writing style seems to come naturally and I adapted my own writing style to hers. I love writing in third person, but the series coming after A Sexual Spark will all be in first person. I think you need to write in whatever person to fit the story you are writing in.
GP: What was the best writing advice you’ve ever received?
SS: Write what you love and love what you write. Do it because you are driven to and no other reason.
GP: In the description of your story, “Shadowed Passion” from the anthology The Tome of Unnatural Desires you say the premise of an alternative lifestyle may offend some. In your experience, are readers of erotica in general more open and accepting of alternative lifestyles and/or literature reflecting it?
SS: It is not the gay aspect that is being referring to as offending. It is how I present the tale that could offend some readers. I would rather say from the get go that this book could offend than not say anything at all. I want my readers to understand from the very beginning what they might be purchasing. A happy reader is my biggest fan!
GP: What can you tell us about your upcoming book The Calling?
SS: The Calling will be my ultimate m/m. I say this because I have learned from past experience in writing gay erotic what sells and what does not. Love, no matter whether straight or gay, is pure and special.
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