We are beyond ecstatic to be hosting Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billing, the dynamic duo, today.
These awesome ladies are behind the amazing Beautiful Bastard series!
We actually had the pleasure of meeting these brilliant ladies at Book Bash
2013 in Orlando, back in June and we were all fangirlling as you can imagine. They are super sweet and a great sense of style.
We got the amazing opportunity to interview these amazing ladies and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
We got the amazing opportunity to interview these amazing ladies and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
About
Christina & Lauren
Lauren Billings (on the left) and
Christina Hobbs (on the right) have been writing all kinds of stories together since
2009. This is not the first erotic romance they’ve ever written . . . but it is
the first one under this name. Separated by the pesky state of Nevada, these
co-author besties talk several times a day, agree that Ruby Pumps is the best
nail polish color ever, and would, if given the choice, spend all day staring at
the ocean from the San Clemente pier.
Interview
Tell
us about a unique or quirky habit of yours.
Lo: I’m hyperorganized and tend to make a
spreadsheet for everything. I mean everything.
If I can put numbers into it and do formulas and calculations, it’s even
better.
Christina: I
eat sour patch kids while I write.
What
takes you out of your comfort zone?
As writers, we’ve found that it’s hard when we can
get together to work through a problem. Sometimes our schedule lately has been
so crazy that we don’t have time to fly to see each other, and that throws our
mojo off a little. But we manage!
Was
there a scene that didn't make it into the book that you wish had?
Yes,
actually. We had a few more sex scenes in PLAYER that we ended up cutting
because they felt indistinguishable from others in the book and we wanted each
to be memorable in its own way.
Which
book was the hardest to write & why?
It’s really
hard to look back in hindsight and remember which was hard, because at the end
of the day, we’re done and always love the final product. Most likely BEGINNING
was tough, not because the words weren’t flowing or we didn’t have fun doing
it, but because it was the last, it’s their wedding, and we put a lot of
pressure on ourselves to make it perfect. But honestly, writing this series has
been a ridiculous amount of fun.
If
you could go back and talk to yourself when you were beginning writer, what
advice would you offer?
We would just
remind ourselves to keep writing, and that we’ll get better with each project.
It’s always important to remember in the thick of drafting that things get
better with even the smallest revisions, and to just push through to get the
book written.
Are
you nervous about ending your series? What are your feelings about the end
coming?
We’re still
focused on PLAYER coming out right now that the reality of BEGINNING being the
last Beautiful book still feels a little far off. We’ll probably both be a bit
emotional that week though. We’ve had so much fun and this year has been one of
the best of our life for both of us.
Giveaway
Christina and Lauren
are giving away (2) copies of Beautiful Player to two lucky winners!
* * U.S. and Canada
ONLY * *
The Beautiful Bastard series
Beautiful Player releases TOMORROW, October 29th & Beautiful
Beginning is expected to release on November 19th!
Pre-order NOW!!
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