Author interview with C M Kempe
Interview with C M Kempe
What was your first job?
I worked in a candy store. It made me a bit of a chocolate snob at a rather young age, but that’s probably for the best.
What are the most important components that go into making good erotic fiction?
Sensory detail and a good sense of humour. Maybe that’s just me, but I love to laugh, too. I can’t imagine falling for someone who doesn’t make me laugh a LOT.
If you could have any celebrity pictured carrying one of your books who would you choose and why?
Stephen Fry! I think he would lend the genre an air of distinction. He’s famously a fan of Georgette Heyer, so maybe he would go for the steamier romances, too.
What does your working day typically consist of?
I get up and exercise before I wake up and thing better of it, check my social media sites, email and blog while I have my tea and toast, then head off to campus to teach. Then I head back home and write.
And what aspects of your job do you enjoy the most?
Um…the research?! Hee! Actually I love the magic of making something up, taking it out of my head and sharing it with other people. And they pay money for it, too!
How do you like to relax when you’re not at work?
Jumping around to loud music and drumming. I love walking in the park; it clears my head and fills it up with new ideas.
What makes you laugh?
Peter Cook! I love surreal wit and silly nonsense. I love Vic Reeves, too. AbFab!
What’s the best present you’ve ever been given?
Having a song written for me. It doesn’t get any sweeter than that.
Tell us something about yourself that would surprise us?
For my doctoral degree in Medieval Studies, I had to study Old English, Middle English, Old Irish, Old Norse, Old High German, Middle High German, Gothic, Modern German, Swedish and Latin.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
Barbara Kingsolver’s wonderful quote about rejected manuscripts: “This manuscript of yours that has just come back from another editor is a precious package. Don’t consider it rejected. Consider that you’ve addressed it ‘to the editor who can appreciate my work’ and it as simply come back stamped ‘Not at this address’. Just keep looking for the right address.”
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