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URL:
www.cheriedenis.blogspot.com
ABOUT CHERIE
Cherie Denis realized she wanted to
write when she started getting A's on
her english papers in 9th grade.
Somehow, writing was put aside after she
met her dream man as a senior in high
school. The dream man and Cherie married
when he was a sophomore in college and
have been together ever since. They
raised two daughters, a menagerie of
pets, including two guinea pigs (not
recommended for small children) in
Milwaukee, WI. The daughters got married
and moved away, leaving them empty
nesters for several years before
Cherie's mom moved in. After too many
cold winters to count, Cherie, her
beloved and mom moved to Nashville, TN
where they are all happy as clams.
Cherie is an active member of RWA and
the local chapter, Music City Romance
Writers. Over the years, Cherie has held
many jobs, including running her own
cake business, a doctor's receptionist,
a dental assistant, and a pharmacy clerk
to name a few. Cherie has been
fascinated with erotica since she found
where her dad hid his Playboy magazines
when she was a girl. Her writing muse
returned about seven years ago. With the
encouragement of her prince and mom,
she's been putting words to paper ever
since and loving every minute of it.
INTERVIEW
Q: How many full length novels and
novella's have you written since you
started?
A: At
last count I had eleven full length
sensual contemporary novels, fifteen hot
novellas running from 15,000 words up to
50,000 words, two short stories and
several novellas that are anywhere from
a third to half way finished.
Q: Other than romance, erotic romance
and erotica, what do you write?
A:
I've written one erotic murder mystery,
a short story about an alien cat and a
short, naughty fairy tale about a frog.
Q: Where do you get your ideas from?
A:
Sometimes they literally come to me in a
dream. I got the idea for one novel from
a billboard I saw in Indiana. Other
ideas come to me after watching a TV
show, and some come after a
conversation. I've always had a wild
imagination. I often think up stories
about the people riding by in other
cars.
I
don't make notes. The story grows in my
head until I know where it's headed and
then I start writing. I always know the
beginning, the middle and the end before
I start. However, I will admit when I
wrote the erotic murder mystery I wasn't
sure who the killer was until I was
nearly finished with the manuscript.
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A:
Other than reading and writing I love to
make beaded necklaces and bracelets,
I've always enjoyed sewing, but am
allergic to the chemicals used to finish
fabrics, so I don't sew much anymore.
I'm a quiet person and like nothing more
than a good book, the fireplace going
and my cat in my lap. I do enjoy a few
TV shows, especially ones with a little
humor (wry or sarcastic). Some favorites
are the CSI series, NCIS, Monk and The
Closer.
Q: Do you work outside of your home, and
when do you write?
A:
Other than Prince Charming, my life is
far from erotic or exotic. I'm up at 5
am and off to work as a data entry clerk
at a large national insurance company
where I work until 4 pm. I rush home,
read the local paper, cook dinner then
write from 7 pm until 8 pm. On weekends
I can be found at the computer from 1 pm
until 5 pm. Then, suddenly it's Monday
morning and it starts all over again.
Q: When do you do your housework?
A:
Surely you jest. Housework? I'm very
lucky my mother is in good health and
she does the laundry, dusts and keeps
her room and bath clean. If I'm feeling
unstressed, I clean our bathrooms and
dust mop. My darling prince vacuums for
me and all three of us clean up after
dinner so I can get going on my
evening's writing.
Q: If you could take a three week
vacation without interruption, where
would you go?
A:
I've been telling the prince I want to
go west. Not to LA, I was born there. Or
Vegas, been there. I would love to see
some of the south west: Arizona, New
Mexico, and Oklahoma, you get the
picture. No planes or trains. Just the
prince, myself, a back seat full of
books, my Alphasmart, and to be able to
stop where we want and stay as long as
we want before moving on. There are so
many beautiful state parks and canons
I'd like to see before they are totally
ruined.
Q: Do you have any secrets you'd like to
share?
A: I
think I have the same secrets every
woman has. It's no secret I'd like to be
35 again and have the figure of a model.
I hate being short. I adore chocolate
and love my husband more every day. If
anything, I wish I knew than what I know
now - I would have enjoyed life with
more fervor.
Q: Anything else you want to add?
A: I
want to thank all the women in our
writer's group for their support.
Without their help, I'd still be
struggling and getting nowhere. The
three who have helped me the most know
who they are. I love you gals. I also
want to thank my husband and mom for
their encouragement and for cleaning the
kitchen after dinner when I have a
deadline and can't help.
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