Author Interview with Jeremy Edwards
Interview with Jeremy Ed
wards (author photo by Mayumi Yoshimaru)
Q. What was your childhood ambition?
I wanted to be a TV star.
Q. What ambitions do you still have?
Now, I’m a little more focused: I want to be on QI, specifically.
Q. What was your first job?
Ruining the boss’s suit by spraying water on him. Oh, wait–that wasn’t actually in the job description. The job description was “dishwasher”; the suit spraying was an unscheduled and unintended expression of incompetence.
Q. What are the most important components that go into making good erotic
fiction?
I tend to feel that there are not a lot of “musts.” Assuming the basics are in place–that the writing is sound and the piece hangs
together, flows, and makes sense–then I think every story functions on its own terms. And this, to me, is part of what makes the erotica landscape (or that of any other genre, presumably) so rich: skillfull authors can utilize, omit, blend, distill, ferment, or invert various literary elements, making stories that work beautifully in countless, often unpredictable ways. Each piece that I read seems to create its own compelling essence from its own chosen ingredients.
Q. If you could have any celebrity pictured carrying one of your books who would you choose and why?
The B-52s, because I think they epitomize sexy fun.
Q. And what aspects of your job do you enjoy the most?
Leaving aside wonderful but tangential things like hanging out with other writers whilst drinking wine, I think my favorite part of the writing job comes when I’m looking at a sentence that I’m already pleased with and I find a way to make it even sharper or fresher. Perhaps it happens through changing only one word–or sometimes even simply by *removing* one word. It’s at moments such as this that I feel the direct connection between the craft of writing as a process and the artistic strength of what one ends up with. I love that.
Q. How do people who don’t know you react when you tell them you’re an erotic author?
“How did you get this number?”
Q. What makes you laugh?
My wife, my friends, and mid-twentieth-century comedic entertainment.
Q. What do you think is your best attribute?
Compassion.
Q. Tell us something about yourself that would surprise us?
I’ve just crept up behind you and am about to say “Surprise!”
Jeremy Edwards
www.jeremyedwardserotica.com
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Love your free-love approach to the “must’s” or lack thereof when it comes to a good erotic story. I totally agree. Breaking the rules is what compelling stories are all about. A witty and wonderful interview!
Awesome interview, J! Love the B-52s response…
Thanks, Donna and Haven! Whaddya say we put on some B-52s tracks and break some rules?
Rock Lobster My Socks Off!
Funny and smart, as ever, JE.
Thank you, KL! And I love your mashup!
HAHAHA!
Great interview, Jeremy. I love the “surprise” answer.
I also much enjoyed the description of what you like best about your job. And I found this
“every story functions on its own terms”
beautiful.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Emerald!
P.S. I’m about to tap you on the left shoulder, even though I’m standing behind your right shoulder.
“sometimes even simply by *removing* one word.”
So effective but not always as simple as it sounds. You’ve reminded me of the quote (Oscar Wilde, I think) about spending all morning taking a single comma out, then all afternoon putting it back in. The agonies of the author!