Isabelle Drake
fiction writer, pop culture scholar
Friday, May 6, 2022
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Brown Book Series: Chicago Spring Fling Interview
Friday, April 8, 2022
Monday, April 4, 2022
a promise of postcards
A few weeks ago, I attended the Association of Writing Programs conference in Philadelphia, PA. For me, the conference was a mix of attending sessions (on poetry! on writing reviews for graphic novels! on new approaches to workshopping!), visiting tables at the book fair, doing work on the room, and walks.
Friday, March 4, 2022
green beer, green cocktail, and getting silly at the bar🍀
hit here for the March newsletter
As a writer, I know lots of other writers and book industry
people, so I often forget that being an erotic romance writer is a bit unusual.
I wouldn’t say people are shocked when they find out what I write but they are
often curious. Do they ask questions? Sure, all kinds. Serious questions, How
do you handle your taxes? Flirty questions, Do you need help with research?
Naughty questions, Are the stories based on your life? Inspirational questions,
How did you get started?
How I got started can be broken up into two parts. How I got
started writing and how I got started writing erotic romance.
I started writing because I love stories. I know that isn’t
a flashy answer but it’s the truth. I bought a book on how to write and wrote
my first short story. I decided to start with a short story because the thought
of writing an entire novel was intimidating. A 7,000 word story sounded
manageable. I used what I learned in the book, wrote a story and sent it in. I
received the contract about a month later. I was hooked.
Read the rest in the newsletter.