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ABOUT ANIKA
I was born and raised in Jamaica, later
moving to sunny South Florida to
complete my college education. I spend
my daylight hours as a public
administrator working in my local
library. At night, I am usually writing,
playing video games, reading, watching
TV, or any feasible combination of these
activities with writing as the focal
point.
My writing career began with the
creation of poetry which I did for many
years. I later graduated to erotic
romance, succumbing to the voices of the
heroes and heroines in my head. My
stories cross several genres and themes,
involving a mix of all kinds of loving
and always with a happy ending.
I'm very happy to be a part of
Siren-BookStrand, and I dream of the day
when writing will be my full-time (and
only) career.
INTERVIEW
Q: When did you
first consider yourself an author?
A: The day I realized
how much I enjoyed writing.
Q: How long have
you been writing romance?
A: I've been writing
since I was very young but never with
any kind of structure. I wrote out my
thoughts which later became my poems. A
little over five years ago, I began
writing romance at my mother's
insistence. My first attempts at story
telling were more along the lines of my
poems, very tame. But my current writing
projects are more in the realm of erotic
romance of all kinds. My characters
express their love verbally and
physically. Recently, I became very
confident with my writings and began
submitting my books to publishers.
Q: What do you
like most about writing? What do you
like the least?
A: I like being able to
express myself through my words. I write
all different kinds of romance and I
incorporate all different elements into
the story. This experience gives me
absolute freedom. The thing I like least
is writing the synopsis. I always have
an extremely difficult time picking the
elements of the story to include in my
write-up, the parts that would capture
the essence of my story without leaving
out something of significance.
Q: Where do you
get the ideas for your stories?
A: Actually, everything
inspires me. I might be watching a
movie, hear a phrase or a name being
said, or reading a newspaper article,
these everyday things provide me with
the ideas I need to create my stories. I
could be walking down the street and
hear someone say a name, and I think
that is the perfect name for my hero or
heroine. And that is how my story would
begin.
Q: What is your
next writing project?
A: I am working on a
story that is much longer than my
previous works. It is about a police
officer and the quirky neighbor that
needs his help. It is set in Miramar,
Florida. Currently, I am doing the
revisions and I hope to have that
completed for submission soon.
Q: Do you have any
quirks related to your writing?
A: Only that my laptop
and a writing pad are always with me. I
never know when inspiration will strike
and so I always try to be prepared. I
will scribble a name I like, or a
phrase, or even a place that seems
interesting. Or I might write out a
scene for a current project or a future
undecided one. Unfortunately, I seem to
always get ideas for my stories while
driving, on I-95 in South Florida rush
hour traffic. Aargh.
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