Anya Bast writes erotic fantasy & paranormal romance. Primarily, she writes happily-ever-afters with lots of steamy sex.
After all, happily-ever-afters with lots of sex are the very best kind.
She lives in the country with her husband of ten years. They share their lives with eight cats and one perplexed dog.
A native of one of the colder states, she loves to ice skate and watch hockey. She has fascination for crows, ravens
and birds of prey, (especially owls). She enjoys the study of Eastern philosophy, Celtic myth, dreaming, and shamanism
and incorporates what she learns into her paranormal stories.
Anya got her start writing fantasy romance. Since writing a little hotter seemed to come naturally to her, she had
no trouble making the move to erotic romance. She loves writing books that are heavy on plot, emotion and character
development, and also have spicy, no-holds-barred sex scenes. Exploring the elements of dark sexual fantasy in her
writing is what Anya does best.
Anya is happy to announce that she has sold two books to Berkley Sensation. The first one will be entitled Witch Fire
and is the story of a woman who is being hunted for her special brand of magick and the man who guards her. Watch
for more details soon.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
I've always been a voracious reader. When I was a child my mom used to bring me to the library and I would pick out (literally) stacks of books to take home. I would never leave any of them unread. I carried the habit into adulthood, although my time to read is more limited now because I'm writing.
I realized this morning that, while I do read in the genre I write in, I go through these huge, long spurts of reading fantasy, horror and general fiction. I guess maybe it's because when I'm reading romance I sort feel like I'm working, like I should be really paying attention in reference to my own writing. It prevents me from just relaxing and enjoying the story. Reading outside my genre is like taking a vacation.
If you're a writer, do you read outside the genre you write in? If you're not a writer, what genres do you usually favor? Do you go through spurts reading one genre over another?
Just wondering.
posted by Anya Bast, 5:10 AM
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