Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have just published my 17th book. I’ve been publishing since this last Spring of 2019 so, as you can tell, I do not lack in productivity. (I am doing this author interview early October 2019)
Like many people (most?) I enjoy erotica. So very interesting!
I have two degrees and they come in handy with my writing. Although I write erotica and I make the scenes as wild and as hot as possible I also include occasional observations outside of “just” sex.
I have a few goals when I write. I want the characters to be real. As in REAL. Like I know them personally and you will also once you read the book. Character development it crucial to me and I believe readers like characters who are unique and likable.
Character motivations and ploy drive my books. It is not just one mechanical sex scene after another. Characters have needs, goals, and desires and strive to satisfy them even if naughty and understand them especially when naughty and to come to an understanding with them.
Although the scenes are wild and sometimes bizarre or fantastic I still want them to be realistic at the same time. How would those particular characters react in those exacting circumstances? What, exactly, would they be thinking?
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My most recent book, just published, is “Conspiracy to Seduce”, which is Part I of a series. Don’t worry, I go fast so, even though there will be three more parts to the series they will all be available for purchase in the next month, by early November 2019 at the latest.
Although it is Part I it is based in the “Hilland College” world which is a fictional U.S. college. There have been 11 previous books in this world. Three series. First, the “A Lesbian Orientation” series of 3 books in which a dominant teen lesbian takes over her new roommate sexually. Then the “Teen Lesbians Take Over” series of 5 books in which a small group of dominant teen lesbians at the college sexually take over the attractive heterosexual woman administrators at Hilland College. Then the “Lesbian Stalker’s Pets” series of 3 books in which a lesbian stalker tames multiple young ladies and makes them do wild things sexually.
I began these books as a short story. Then… I got carried away. More scenes were needed and more characters were born into it. One thing led to another and then another and another. “Conspiracy to Seduce” is 1st in its own series but is the 12th Hilland College book and there will be at least the three more after it. Wait, I lied, I am also working on another Hilland College series that will be at least 2 but likely 3 books long!
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
A few.
I write early in the morning, late at night, and very late at night as in when the rest of the world is snoring. Like, every day. Every day? Yes. I’ve written at least a thousand words a day for the last half year and more often over two thousand. Sometimes five or six thousand!
When I edit a book I do a full edit of the entire book, every word, three times. Each time I change the color of the font, the size of the font, and the type of font. Black, then purple, then green. 12 pt, 14 pt, then 16 pt. Times New Roman, Bookman Old Style, and then a random font (but nothing too crazy!).
Every time I edit, each round, the book gets longer. Always longer. More stuff occurs, more gaps in progression need to be filled, sometimes whole new extra scenes are added.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
In my humble opinion the two greatest living writers of erotica are JJ Argus whose books can be found on Amazon and many other sites, and silkstockingslover whose writing can be found on Literotica.com. Both are very creative and wildly productive.
What are you working on now?
Well, this could almost go under that category of “unusual writing habits”. I like to work on lots of stuff at the same time, back and forth. As the spirit moves me. I don’t lose track of plot or character mannerisms and motivations. Just not a problem (I also read seven to ten books at a time).
So, currently I’m working on:
“The Trap”
“Taking Over Charlotte”
“Too Together”
(The above are the next three books in the “Lesbian Seduction Conspiracy” series which begins with the aforementioned “Conspiracy to Seduce”)
Also….
“Mother-In-Law’s Gift Cards for Lesbian Seduction”
(a free ongoing book — books actually as I think it will end up being 3 books long — available on my website lesbianseductionfiction.com)
and…
“Lesbian Stalker Stalks Again”
and…
“New Nude Neighbors”
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
This one, I hope!
The best promotion is quality. Once someone accidentally stumbles over one of my books, once they read it, I see and hear from them that they buy ALL of them.
If you at all like lesbian sex, seduction, domination or submission then you will like my books. They have all the sex but also have actual plot.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Advice that I received. Which is: be patient.
Spark, flame, fire, bonfire, raging fire, forest fire. In that order.
It takes a while for people to find you and to build a following. If something — likes sales — increases by 10% each whatever then it doubles in about 7 whatevers. Watch the increase. Maybe 10% more from one month to the next may not seem like much but, at that rate, you will double sales in about 7 months. If it continues then that double will double again 7 months after that.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be patient, don’t give up. Write for your readers, what they want. Edit! Edit like crazy! Make everything your best!
What are you reading now?
Lots of erotica yes including JJ Argus and silkstockingslover — the modern classics of erotica.
Also:
Stephen King’s 4th Dark Tower book.
Raymond E. Feist’s Demonwar Saga books.
Christopher Duffy’s “Fire and Stone: The Science of Fortress Warfare 1660 – 1860”
Kieron Connolly’s “Abandoned Civilizations: The Mysteries Behind More Than 90 Lost Worlds”
Hazel Flynn’s “Missions Impossible: Extraordinary Stories of Daring and Courage”
Eldon Thompson’s “The Crimson Sword”
Jeff Belanger’s “The World’s Most Haunted Places”
A collection of authors who produced “Fighting Techniques of Naval Warfare 1190 – Present”
I also highly recommend anything and everything by Michael Connelly and the whole Reacher series, every single on of them, by Lee Child. I’m not actually read one of theirs right now but I usually am!
What’s next for you as a writer?
Write, write, write.
I have a document where I flesh out all sorts of books, story, and scene ideas, or even dialogue, names, little ideas. In an average month I write 2-4 books but I come up with 10-12 ideas for books. You see the problem?
What is your favorite book of all time?
At the risk of sounding “too mainstream” it is “The Stand” by Stephen King. First, it is really long and, when something is great, you want all you can get. Second, the characters are unique and special and “real”, the plot premise is fantastic and done to perfection. It is unpredictable and everything leads to an ending that is surprising yet inevitable and “right” and just perfectly concluded.
Author Websites and Profiles
Jordan Church Website
Jordan Church Amazon Profile