Some highlights from our conversation include:

• How she started reading romance with any Harlequin Presents she could get her hands on
• How she first got published prior to the internet
• Her first few attempts at publishing that didn’t go so well before she landed on The Black Dagger Brotherhood
• “You don’t have to win by miles…winning is often an ugly process.”
• Why it’s her fault Jenny became a dominatrix
• “I don’t have a fuckin’ B Plan…The stories are what they are.”
• Why she’s an outliner
• “The bottom line is I write seven days a week, no excuses. Sit the fuck down and do your work.”
• “No one has to give you permission to be a writer…You need to own that space in yourself.”
• Why she encourages women to take up space.
• Enjoy the moment Jenny asks about self care…
• Her fascinating experience of writing and storytelling
• Why Zsadist is one in a million
• Why she decided to become an author when she was a successful lawyer
• How The Black Dagger Brotherhood came to her

Books mentioned:

• Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward
• Bourbon Kings series by J.R. Ward
• Fallen Angels series by J.R. Ward
• Consumed by J.R. Ward
• Books by Robin Covington (check out our interview with her!)
• Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career by George Plimpton