The Blog Hop in the title of this post, The Next Big Thing, has nothing to do with the size of body parts. It’s a chain of authors talking about the books on which they are currently working. From what I gather, it’s not genre specific and all kinds of authors are participating.

Unfortunately, I asked three different authors if they were interested and none got back to me. No problem. I understand that. We’re all busy and it’s understandable. But I decided to do it because things like this actually help me with the writing process. I often get ideas just by answering questions like this. And it came around at a good time for me because I’d finished my newest novel over the holidays and that broke my regular routine…which I hate doing…because of all the days off I had to take. I felt a little disconnected to this book, and the questions put things into perspective for me.

In any event, here are the questions and my answers. I’m linking back to Jon Michaelsen’s blog because he’s the one who tagged me and at least you’ll have somewhere else to go to read other questions and answers. And I’m not going to name the authors who didn’t get back because that would be a bitchy thing to do. And again, it’s no problem for those who didn’t reply to me. I do understand.

What is the working title of your book?

Where did the idea come from for the book?

What genre does your book fall under?

Gay Erotic Romance, or LGBT Erotica

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

A good-natured young gay man has had enough of all the bad boys he’s ever fallen in love with, until he finally meets the one bad boy he might be able to change.

Will your book be self-published?

No. It’s going to be published with Ravenousromance.com, a small e-book publisher of erotic romance. www.ravenousromance.com 

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

About five weeks.

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

I can’t compare it to any because I don’t read many books within my genre. Those I do read are usually recommended by authors I know or authors I’ve heard about.

Who or what inspired you to write this book?

At first I hesitated about doing the bad boy series. It was also an eight book contracted series and I’ve reached a point where I don’t like to commit to that many books anymore. So it’s probably the last time I will ever commit to that many books at one time again with anyone. But I’d never written about really rotten, truly nasty men who don’t care about anyone but themselves. But then thought about it and figured it would be a great challenge. So I guess fear of the unknown was the inspiration. The interesting part about writing this series is the love and the relationship between the two main characters has to build slowly.

What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

It’s a scene where young Treston, the male stripper, shoots ping pong balls out of a very interesting part of his body: his ass. Not literally, but figuratively. It’s erotic romance; I had fun with it. I’m not going for a Pulitzer here, I’m not trying to write the great American novel, I’m not going for emotional cheese, and I’m not too grand to have a little fun. That’s what books for escapism should be about…for me. My character came up with this act in order to keep his male strip shows different. It’s sort of his, as they say in the play “Gypsy,” gimmick. And although it’s not the infamous burping dick I once wrote about in “American Star,” I’m sure it will piss off a few who don’t have a sense of humor. But I think most will smile.

Photo: This one is from morguefile.com, and I believe it’s Hoover Dam. I added it on purpose, because there’s a specific scene in “The Vegas Shark” that takes place at Lake Mead where the MC learns a good lesson about having sex in public places. No spoilers. Blog post about sex in public places to follow soon.