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URL:
www.moirahanson.com
Contact:
moirahanson@hotmail.com
ABOUT MOIRA
Moira
grew up as the quiet and shy child of a
minister. That is, until she met the man
that she would marry at the very young
age of 18. Two children and seventeen
years later, Moira found herself still
madly in love with that same man but
feeling a need for self-fulfillment.
In October 2008, after reading her first
contemporary romance, she was hooked.
Moira hadn’t written anything since high
school but started writing again and
hasn’t stopped since, completing six
novel length manuscripts to date.
Living in a rural area southeast of
Kansas City, MO, Moira spends her days
disguised as a fifty hour a week manager
of a retail store, her evenings as a mom
and wife, and her late nights as a newly
established writer of erotica. And may
it never end.
INTERVIEW
Q: What inspires your writing?
A: Several things, but considering that
I’m writing about love I will have to
admit that predominately my husband
does. He has shown me what unconditional
love truly means and there are pieces of
his character represented in every one
of my heroes' personalities. Everything
else is random, whether it’s a guy at
the stop light that just oozes
masculinity or an old house that I drive
by that I might think be the perfect
location for a scene in a book.
Q: Are you the type that carries
around a notepad and pen, making notes
no matter where you are?
A: Actually I’m not. I have somewhat of
a photographic memory and in a split
second can visualize my thoughts in type
and remember them for later. Now, if I
am typing ninety miles an hour and think
of something to add in at a different
point in the story I have a blank page
open on my laptop for notes. Oh, and
thank goodness for laptops, if I had to
write it all down by hand, I probably
would have quit after the first page--I
hate my handwriting.
Q: Did you read and write a lot
when you were younger?
A: Yes. I read every Sherlock Holmes
story I could get my hands on, as well
as novels like Jane Eyre, The Scarlet
Letter and Little Women. Although those
were required reading in school I
enjoyed them all, finding myself
especially drawn to the romance in them.
As for writing, I enjoyed it, but never
found myself able to put on paper what I
truly felt except for a short romance
story that I wrote in high school. I
hung on to that story for years until it
was lost or discarded in one of our many
moves. While the actual papers are gone,
I remember that story and can visualize
the characters to this day.
Q: You mentioned visualizing
characters. Do you see them when you
write?
A: Absolutely. I would imagine every
writer does. It’s like watching a movie
in my head as I type. The fun part is I
can play out a scene in my mind and
change it if I decide to do something
different. There’s a lot of control
there, and when there are so few things
in life that you can control, it’s nice
to have that ability.
Q: As a newly published author, is
there anything that you would like to
share with someone who is trying to get
published?
A: Writing is about what you, as an
author, want to share with your readers.
Once you start writing you have an
obligation to yourself and your
characters to finish your story. Even if
the world that you create may not please
everyone, it will inspire someone.
Q: Why did you decide to write erotic
romance?
A: Well, other than the above mentioned
novels that I read in school, I read my
first real romance novel in October
2008. It was a mainstream novel and I
loved it. I started writing my first
manuscript and needed more inspiration.
I then found myself reading Nora Roberts
and Sherrilyn Kenyon and was completely
hooked. I loved Kenyon’s Dark Hunter
series and found myself turning the heat
up in my own writing. Then, after
sending several submissions and
receiving rejections to other publishing
companies, I received acceptance from
Siren Publishing. With Rachel’s
recommendations I turned up the heat
just a bit more and that pretty much
brings us to present day.
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