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As with other Friend Friday guests, I gave TM a list of interview questions to answer for the readers.
Here is what she had to say :)
Interview Questions:
WK:
What inspires your writing?
TM: Music, movies, books, television, pictures. Music is the
main thing though, I have several play lists on youtube and spotify and I
forever have something playing in the background while I’m writing. I’m a very
visual person, when I see something inspirational, I write about it.
WK:
When did you start writing m/m romance?
TM: I started the outline for Opposites in the spring of 2011.
WK:
Are you a full time author?
TM: Sadly, no, but I wish! I do have a dreaded day job, but my
hope is to eventually start writing full time.
WK:
Who is your favorite author?
TM: It is impossible to name just one! Sandrine Gasq-Dion,
Andrew Grey and David McAfee are three authors who I will buy their books just
because their name is on it.
WK:
How many books have you written so far?
TM: 1 novel and 1 novella, I am currently working on my second
novel in the series.
WK:
Tell us a little about your series.
TM: Opposites is an adult dystopian majorly male/male series
that is set a few centuries in the future. The world has survived Global
Warming of an apocalyptic scale and a new society that was formed at that time
is thriving with same sex couples only laws and rules. Ah but there is that
pesky law of nature, you know the one, nature versus nurture.
There is action, suspense, mystery and intrigue as the twins
that will be the next rulers meet and marry their matches. But not all is as it
seems. Secrets can destroy people.
While there are gay, lesbian and straight couplings and sexual
scenes throughout my books… the majority of the couples and scenes are between
a couple of hot, sweaty, sexy men. What can I say, I’m an equal opportunity
sexist.
WK:
How long did it take you to complete it?
TM: Opposites from conception to ebook was roughly two years.
The follow up novella, The Library, was only a few months and now I’ve been
working on Appearances, book 2, for about a year.
WK:
Who is your favorite character in the novel and why?
TM: Why don’t you ask me which one of my children is my
favorite! I love all of my characters but I think I have the most fun with
Aiyan and Kaden. They are the very definition of soul mates, and it’s just
raunchy good fun trying to decide what they will break next.
WK:
How much of yourself did you manifest into your favorite character?
TM: One of the twins mothers, Amaya (or Maya), is a rolling
bitch on wheels! It is so me, like to a “T”! From the yelling and cussing, to
the occasional OCD and constant battle of wills with the kids, it’s pretty
close to autobiographical.
WK:
When someone reads Opposites, what do you hope they gain from reading it?
TM: Several things, in fact. Love is Love, it knows no gender
and doesn’t conform to restrictions or boundaries. Don’t judge that which you don’t
understand. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
WK:
Can you share three things you’ve learned about the business?
TM: 1. You have to take the good with the bad, for every great
review you receive, expect a bad one.
2. Do not, I repeat, Do not engage the haters. It only fuels
their fire and makes you look stupid in the end.
3. It has to be about a passion, because if you are in it for
the money, you’ve come to the wrong place.
WK:
How do you keep your creative "spark" alive?
TM: It is hard sometimes, and I’m easily distracted with books
or the television. You have to want it, and I really want it. I feed my inner
voices with lots of great books and movies, Aiyan and Kaden love those
cockyboys while Raven and Tanis prefer a good book and a glass of wine.
WK:
What is your suggestion or piece of advice to new and upcoming writers?
TM: You have to have thick skin and brass balls. I’m not even
joking, people can be cruel. As I said before, for every like there is a
dislike. And while you’d think that if someone doesn’t like your book, they
would be adult about it and simply say, “that wasn’t my cup of tea” or
something to the like… some people can be downright rude, crude and obnoxious. I’ve
seen reviews so heinous, that you want to call the police and report the
reviewer for verbal assault, true story. The audacity of some people simply
amazes me at times. So be prepared for that. If you don’t respond well to
criticism, then seriously consider becoming an author. Or just write and
publish but never go online, or to social media, or goodreads, or amazon, or
blogs.
WK:
Where we can find you on the Internet?
TM:
Author
Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/T.M.-Smith/e/B00D8N818E
Author
website: www.ttcbooksandmore.com
Author Twitter
- https://twitter.com/TTCBooksandmore
GoodReads
book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17619257-opposites
GoodReads
author: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6997897.T_M_Smith
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTMSmith
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/ttcbooksandmore/
Author bio:
A
military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia; Smith is an avid reader,
reviewer and writer. She now calls Texas home from her small town on the
outskirts of the DFW Metroplex. Most days you can find her curled up with her
kindle and a good book alongside a glass of something aged and red or a
steaming cup of coffee!
At
42 years young, she's decided to enter the next phase of her life by adding the
title of "author" to her list of accomplishments that includes single
mom of three disturbingly outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which
is Autistic. Smith is and outspoken advocate for Autism and equal rights for
the LGBTQ community.
Her
Opposites series is based outside the normal parameters of social
acceptability, examining a 'what if'... What If to be gay or lesbian were the
norm? What if to be straight labeled you as an Opposite and made YOU the
Outkast?
Author
Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/T.M.-Smith/e/B00D8N818E
Author
website: www.ttcbooksandmore.com
Author Twitter
- https://twitter.com/TTCBooksandmore
GoodReads
book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17619257-opposites
GoodReads
author: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6997897.T_M_Smith
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTMSmith
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/ttcbooksandmore/
Title: Opposites
Series:
Opposites
Release Date:
June 1st 2013 (re-released Nov 23 2013)
Author:
T.M. Smith
Genre: New
Adult Dystopian (M/M F/F M/F)
Length: 199
pages
Publisher:
TTC Publishing
Blurb: In the year 2081 our planet survived
global warming of an apocalyptic scale. When the dust settled and the water
receded Dr. Anthony Smith, one of only a few hundred survivors of GWI, started
society anew. Having come to the conclusion that injudicious breeding played a
huge role in the destruction of Earth as we knew it in the twenty first
century, he worked closely with other survivors to isolate the Dionysus gene.
This gene has the ability to manipulate human DNA to ensure that all male
children be born gay, and all female children be born lesbians. A new society
is born.
In the year 2300 Dr. Smith’s descendants are ushering in the twenty
fourth century having maintained control of the government that still rules
society. Twins Aiya and Aiyan are preparing to meet their matches and take
control of House Gaeland, the current ruling House. But not everything is as it
seems.
Love is Love.. it knows no gender and doesn’t conform to restrictions
and boundaries. Aiyan has found his soul mate in Kaden, the prince of House
Devi that he is matched with and eventually marries. But when the person Aiya
falls in love with tests the boundaries put in place after GWI, all hell breaks
loose. And in the midst of one secret unraveling, another will emerge. There is
a growing anomaly that threatens to destroy over two hundred years of
progression. This anomaly is known as Opposites.
*WARNING* Opposites is a
majorly M/M New Adult novel that contains explicit sexual content and
relationships between gay, lesbian and straight couples.
Amazon UK
- http://amzn.to/13ga7Cb
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/321969
Title: The Library
Series: Opposites
Release Date:
Nov 30th 2013
Author:
T.M. Smith
Genre: New
Adult Dystopian M/M
Length: 45
pages
Publisher: TTC
Publishing
Blurb:
Three
gay couples run amuck in this short story where clothing, beds, even four walls
are all optional!
Want to know what happened that night in the library?
Cirian
and Rian had a fight in the library and Rian ends up naked on the desk, on his
back, at Cirian's mercy.
Want to know how far things went with ice cream?
A
romantic evening by the fire feeding his husband ice cream leads to a lot more
than heavy petting for Aiyan and Kaden.
Want to know what was going on when
those birds fled?
Travelling hundreds of miles, battling the rebels and then
travelling back to House Gaeland will take it out of you. But when Tanis wants
something, he takes it. Raven is about to be bent over a tree!
A Note from the
Author: I've taken three scenes from Opposites that were cut short and
elaborated on the shenanigans that ensued. I also focused more in the beginning
on the relationship between Cirian and Rian, to give readers a chance to know
them and their inner workings better. I hope you enjoy this free read set in my
world of Opposites!
**Warning, The Library is a novella set in the same world
as Opposites. It's an adult dystopian majorly M/M novel that includes
consenting and explicit sexual relationships between gay, lesbian and straight
couples**
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/383002
>>>
Here
is a sneak peak at Appearances, coming later
this summer.
*this
excerpt is from a work in progress, please excuse any grammatical errors. Also,
this excerpt may contain content not suitable for youngins’, advisory warning,
possible naked men here*
Aiyan
stopped at the top of the stairs, in the doorway that led out onto the deck,
and took in the breathtaking view. Kaden stood just in front of him with his
hands on the railing, his head was leaned back and his eyes were closed. The
slight breeze blew his silky hair back and Kaden smiled. Aiyan smiled as well.
Kaden faced forward again and leaned down, bracing his arms on the railing and
leaned forward slightly. Aiyan came up behind him and wrapped both arms around
his waist, leaning in and kissing his neck softly.
“My
prince.” Kaden smiled and cocked his head to the side, allowing his husband
full access to his neck.
He
was rewarded with several chaste kisses along his neck then up to his ear before
Aiyan whispered, “Your dad is getting us a bigger bed.” Kaden snorted and Aiyan
squeezed him tight, nipping at his ear lobe. He yelped and jerked his head to
the side, giving Aiyan a mock glare. He touched his nose to Kadens and closed
his eyes, inhaling a deep breath. His pants became impossibly tight as the
scents of the ocean, the breeze, and unmistakable Kaden filled him up.
Kaden
reached up gripping Aiyan’s chin, he licked up his chin then kissed the tip of
his nose before pulling back. “Behave.” He said, but there was a playful hint
to his tone. And the gleam in his eyes told Aiyan that behaving was the last
thing that Kaden wanted him to do. He turned to walk away then and Aiyan
swatted his ass. Kaden jerked and yelped again, making Aiyan smile. He wrapped
an arm around Kadens shoulder and they headed toward their room.
***
Rian
lay in bed that night listening to the sounds of the ocean coupled with fits of
laughter followed by obvious moans and groans coming from the room next to his.
His son and son in law were insatiable. On the one hand he couldn’t be happier
that his children had found love, it’s all he ever wanted for them. On the
other hand he missed Cirian something awful. Them being separated was becoming
a habit, a habit he thought they needed to break, and soon.
Something
crashed next door and someone cried out followed by several loud bangs. Rian
laughed out loud thinking to himself, “thank
god Maya isn’t here, she’d shit a brick, these two cannot go anywhere without
wreaking havoc on inanimate objects!” He sighed and rolled over, bringing
his pillow with him and wrapping it around his head, praying for sleep to
invade.
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