I’m excited to finally be able to bring you this Q&A with K.S Hunter. Due to moving and then being totally let down by our internet provider I haven’t had any internet for nearly a month which has meant I haven’t been able to post some of my scheduled blog posts. Thank you so much to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for being so patient and understanding with me during this frustrating time.
Just One Time is now available in paperback and ebook here.
The ebook is currently only £1 but only for a limited time! Before I get to the Q&A here is a little bit about the book.
Book Blurb:
The first novel by K.S. Hunter, the alter ego of an international bestselling author, whose identity will remain a secret. Desire can have dire consequences Two years ago, David Madden made a mistake that almost cost him his marriage. His wife, Alison, gave him another chance, but she has not forgotten, nor has she forgiven. She is irresistible Then David meets the alluring Nina at a theatre in London. When he loses his phone in the dark, she helps him find it, and by giving her his number he unwittingly invites her into his life. What David initially views as an innocent flirt turns into a dangerous game of deception. His increasingly suspicious wife thinks something is up, and each lie he tells pushes them further apart. She is insatiable Nina pursues David relentlessly, following him to New York where she gives him an ultimatum: sleep with her, just one time, and then she’ll get out of his life forever; or she’ll ruin everything he holds dear. She is unstoppable Of course, once won’t be enough for Nina, and what David hoped would be the end is merely the beginning. A modern-day Fatal Attraction, Just One Time is a steamy psychological thriller that will have you hooked from the first page and holding your breath until its shocking conclusion. Warning: content that will shock.
Exclusive Q&A with K.S Hunter:
1. What exactly is a steamy psychological thriller?
I’m known for writing crime fiction and I’ve tended to lean towards the psychological thriller side of the genre. Like everyone else, I can see how popular erotic fiction is at the moment, so I wondered what I could produce if I tried to blend the two. I haven’t read much erotic fiction myself, but in my research I was surprised to learn just how explicit the sex scenes were – and how frequent. I didn’t want to write something where sex was at the forefront of the story, so what I’ve produced is a psychological thriller about relationships that includes some graphic – and, at the end, shocking – sex, but I wouldn’t call it erotica. So I’ve labelled it a steamy psychological thriller, which I think best sums it up.
2. What were your favourite aspects of the book to write about?
Writing the sex scenes was actually quite fun because I found myself surprising – and, again, at the end, shocking – myself. I really wasn’t sure how far to push things and at times I went too far, which I hope I sorted out during editing. It was an interesting journey and I think I’ve got the balance right. And when I figured out what the final act would be, I realised I was on to something unusual – I don’t think anyone will have read anything quite like the conclusion of David Madden’s journey.
3. What do you love about writing?
The final product. It’s incredibly rewarding to see a book you’ve written reach the stage when it goes into the hands of readers. I’m actually not a great fan of the process of writing – that must sound bizarre, but I find the discipline of writing really difficult and, at times, unappealing. However, when you reach the end point, it’s such a gratifying moment that the whole journey is worth it.
4. Where do your ideas come from?
My writing is usually inspired by writers I admire and their books. However, Just One Time stemmed from an incident that happened to me in a theatre in London. I dropped my phone and couldn’t find it because of the dark. I gave my phone number to a stranger who offered to help me find it by calling it, and at that very moment I thought if only turned out to be an obsessive stalker I would have a story. So I made the rest up and that’s what she became.
5. What authors have inspired you?
If K.S. Hunter were to answer this question, you would surely be told writers like Gillian Flynn, John Lutz, Sylvia Day and E.L. James. But if K.S. Hunter doesn’t answer you and I do, if I can step out of character for a moment, I’d say Sophie Hannah, John Williams, Tennessee Williams, Ian McEwan, Wilkie Collins and Harlan Coben.
6. Tell us a bit amount the road to publication for Just One Time?
Just One Time is very different from my previous novels. I parted company with my literary agent after the publication of my third novel and when discussing my next novel with a number of agents I quickly realised there would be benefits to publishing Just One Time under a pseudonym. Making myself anonymous also meant that self-publishing became an option. Although erotic fiction is a popular genre, mainstream publishers are wary of it, so while the novel got a lot of praise from editors they were ultimately cautious of taking it on. That might sound surprising, but that’s the state of the industry in spite of the success of Fifty Shades of Grey. But those discussions with agents
and editors made me realise there would be a number of advantages to self-publishing, so that’s the route I ultimately chose. My crime author name won’t be tarnished if it ultimately doesn’t work out and, if it does, I can continue to write crime thrillers and steamy psychological thrillers as two different writers, which is ultimately what I hope will happen.
7. Are you a plotter or a panster?
I’m absolutely not a plotter. I don’t have the patience. I come up with an idea – it could be as little as an opening chapter – and I go from there. I work out the plot as I go along and I have never known the ending when I’ve started writing a book.
8. Did you enjoy reading or writing as a child?
Both. And they both happened at the same time, when I was thirteen. I asked my dad for a book to read – he was an avid reader – and he gave me a copy of Sidney Sheldon’s The Doomsday Conspiracy. At the same time, we were set a short story project at school, so I wrote a story inspired by Sheldon’s book. I’d also heard about the Bermuda Triangle at around this time, so I wrote a twelve-page story called The Bermuda Triangle Conspiracy – and I knew that one day Tom Cruise would be in the film. I kept reading from then on and when I was sixteen I tried to write seriously. I produced a 200-page novel at that time – and that was the story that I revisited several years later that eventually went on to be my debut novel. Of course, I can’t tell you the name of it as K.S. Hunter didn’t write it!
9. And finally how are you planning on spending publication day?
I will probably be obsessive and keep checking the sales rank on Amazon. Then I will either smile or cry. That’s about it.
About The Author:
K.S. Hunter is the pseudonym of an international bestselling author. The identity of the author, who lives in the United Kingdom, will remain a mystery.
You can connect with K.S Hunter via her Website , Facebook, &Twitter.
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