Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Michelle
Osgood author of The Better to Kiss You
With.
Hi Michelle thank you for agreeing to this
interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current
book.
Hi, thanks for having me! I’m a writer who
lives in Vancouver, BC, with my partner Elizabeth and our two black cats. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in English,
and have been fascinated with storytelling for as long as I can remember. The
Better to Kiss You With is a paranormal romance about Deanna, the moderator
of an online werewolf role playing game, who falls for the mysterious woman living
above her.
1)
What is your
least favorite part of the publishing/writing process?
My least
favourite part about the publishing process is having to talk specifically
about my book, and my writing. I love
talking in general, and so I’m happy to chat with anyone about very nearly
anything—but the moment I’m put on the spot to talk about my book, especially
in person!, I’m like “Um… well… uh…”.
It’s awful! But I’m trying to get
better. You’ll notice that men who are
writers never seem to have trouble talking about their work…
2)
As an author,
is there one subject you would never write about? What would it be?
I don’t
think I’d ever write about sports. I’ve
never had a real interest in them, and in order to write about them I’d have to
learn all the rules, in great detail, and I think that would bore me. I’ve certainly read well-written,
entertaining stories about sports, but I can’t imagine writing one myself!
3)
When did you
first realize you wanted to write?
I’m not
sure if I can pinpoint a specific time.
I’ve been reading and writing for as long as I can remember. For a number of years I just considered it an
enjoyable hobby, and it’s only within the last year that I’ve allowed myself to
take it seriously again!
4)
How long did
it take to write your book?
The Better to Kiss You With was written in about three months. After that, there was about two months’ worth
of editing, and various, amazing, editors, who helped make it into the book it
is today!
5)
For Fun: Where
is one place you’d like to visit you haven’t been before?
I would love to go
to Spain. I watched Vicky Cristina Barcelona at a formative age, and let’s just say
it’s heavily influenced my vacation thoughts about Europe. Plus, isn’t that where all the best wine is
from?
Author Name: Michelle Osgood
Book Name: The Better To Kiss You With
Release
Date: April 21, 2016
Blurb:
Deanna, the moderator for Wolf’s Run, an online werewolf role-playing game, wanders the local forest with her dog Arthur and daydreams about Jaime, the attractive, enigmatic woman who lives upstairs. When threats from an antagonistic player escalate, Deanna wonders if her job could be riskier than she’d ever imagined—and if her new girlfriend knows more about this community than she had realized.
Pages or Words: 182 pages
Categories: Contemporary, Lesbian Romance,
Paranromal
Excerpt:
“I
think I know blood when I see it,” Deanna pointed out. “It was definitely
blood.”
Beside
her on the floor, Nathan leaned his head back against the couch and, behind the
black frames of his glasses, rolled his bright blue eyes. “I’m not saying it
wasn’t blood. But just, like, blood happens.”
“‘Blood
happens.’ You sound like a tampon commercial.”
“Not
true.” Nathan snickered over the top of his glass. “They never use the word
‘blood.’”
Deanna
choked on a mouthful of wine.
“Anyway,”
Nathan continued, “it was probably just a dead animal. Dogs love that stuff.”
“He
wasn’t happy, though. He was scared. Something scared him. And Arthur’s brave.
He doesn’t scare easily.” Deanna wiped the Pinot Gris from her chin and they
both leaned forward to look at Arthur, who was sprawled artlessly on top of his
dog bed and snoring loudly. Deanna smothered a giggle with the back of her hand
and grabbed the bottle of wine.
“Just
don’t confuse fantasy with reality. I think your job is messing you up.”
Deanna
snorted. “Wolf’s Run is a just game, Nathan. I haven’t forgotten that.”
“Really?
Because you’re talking about mysterious bodies torn up in the woods, and if
that doesn’t sound like werewolves…”
Deanna
gave Nathan a shove. “Ha, ha, very funny. I’m not like that weirdo who thinks
that werewolves actually exist. It’s role-playing. Playing being the key
word.”
For
the most part, the players of Wolf’s Run were a good crowd—with the
exception of one user who seemed to think that he actually was a
werewolf. Apparently, he took offense to the game’s depictions of “his
species,” considering them inaccurate and insulting. The rants had been going
on for months, and the situation would have been laughable, except that in the
last few weeks his posts had taken on a more threatening tone. Every time
Deanna deleted his posts and blocked his username he simply created another
account. The Wolf's Run team didn’t want to block his IP address because
IP addresses could be shared by a large number of people, and doing so might
block legitimate players from the game. Besides, it was child’s play to
circumvent a block by logging in from a third-party app or web service, or just
logging in from a different location. Deanna could only shut him down and hope
that this time he finally gave up.
“Well,
then just accept that Arthur found a bunny rabbit or something and decided it
would be a good idea to roll around in its mangled corpse.”
Deanna
shook her head. “You didn’t see him. It was a lot of blood.” It had taken two
desperately unpleasant baths and an entire bottle of shampoo to get Arthur
clean. Deanna had had to scrub her bathtub three times before she’d felt
comfortable using it again.
Nathan
grabbed her hand with his long, thin fingers. “Listen, you’re my best friend,
and I love you, and I’m sure that it was really terrifying, but I’m also one
hundred percent sure that you are blowing this way out of proportion. No more
fantasy werewolf role playing nonsense for you.”
“Until
my shift starts in…” Deanna tapped the screen of her phone. “Ten hours.”
“Until
then,” Nathan agreed and clinked their glasses. “Now, tell me more about your
hot neighbor.”
Deanna
buried her head in her hands and groaned. “It’s awful. She’s gorgeous. And I
can’t think around her. Or speak. I turn into a spluttering sixth grader with
her first crush.”
“That’s
disgusting and adorable. Tell me more. What’s her name?”
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Meet the author:
Michelle Osgood lives in Vancouver, BC, with her partner
Elizabeth and their two cats. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and
has been reading, writing and blogging in online communities for five years.
She likes to read romance novels, speculative fiction and feminist pop culture
critique.
Where to find the author:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/osgoodmichelle
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OsgoodMichelle
Homepage: www.michelleosgood.com
Publisher: Interlude Press
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