Hello, Mira! Thank
you so much for visiting Written Butterfly with me today! Congratulations
on your new release “I Met a Boy”.
Q) How did you dream up
the dynamics of your characters?
Thanks so much
for having me!
The story of
an older man with a younger woman has been around a long time. And it's a
little bit kinky and taboo, and I love both of those things. It's kind of
naughty, the feeling of a wiser older person of "power" who kind of
takes advantage of the innocence of the younger person, and corrupts them. (And
obviously, only when all the players are over 18 can this be sexy.)
But I wondered
what the story could be like, if the older person was a woman. And what if the
woman was the innocent, uncertain and inexperienced in true love and desire,
almost virginal in her lack of experience with real passion, real connection?
What if we made the younger man the "aggressor," a fledgling dominant
who's somewhat experienced? I wanted to turn things on their head a bit. I
wanted Nicolas to be overt and hungry, a bit of a wild thing, with deep dark
passions he can't quite control, but he's trying to respect Danny, our heroine.
If you've ever dated a man aged 18-25, you've experienced this kind of primal
drive. It can be overwhelming and breathtaking, like a great big wave you can't
get away from. And if it's the right combination, you enjoy being overwhelmed.
Men are in their prime, eager and bursting with desire, and they are childish and
adorable, aggravating and breathtaking at the same time. I wanted to build a
male character who had his weak moments but who had the potential to develop
into someone likeable and mature. But for right now, he's being a boy, and his
desire and beauty are irresistible to a woman who hasn't been wanted or treated
in quite this way before in her life
Wine, sexy
music, a hot bath or a shower. I find water loosens up the tight, stressed
muscles and gets creative juices in the body and the mind flowing. This also
totally sounds obnoxious, but I do my best writing when I'm travelling, and
totally free from stress. So that idea of a writer in a cabin in the woods -- I
prefer a beach in Hawaii! -- it really does work. The world you live in daily
can put a pressure on your mind to think about duties, chores,
responsibilities, when to create your mind really needs to be free of all that.
But it isn't cost-effective to always travel, so I try to at least have no
distractions like the TV or people around, and a clean space and dedicated
block of time for writing.
Q) How
much real life do you put into or influences your books?
Ha!
Let's say 30%. Most of it is fantasy, but sometimes the fantasy comes from a
little bit of truth. For example, I've definitely been the older woman with a
younger lover. Little moments I portray may have been something I actually did,
or, something I would have done, given the setting or opportunity. And sometimes
they're just pure fantasies generated only for the purposes of my characters,
or the story I want to tell.
Q) Do you plan all your
characters out before you start a story or do they develop as you write?
They
definitely develop as I write. However, and this is weird to say -- I generally
know who they are, in essence, very well in my head before I even start. I know
the character of the
person, and little vague details like "long hair" or "honey
skin," or "tall," or "curvy." Their values, their
aura, all that -- it's all in my head, like a mini movie reel or trailer, or
even a blurry photograph. And I know the general way they behave. But this is
all in my head, nothing's written out or outlined. So then I start writing with
this character in mind, and they get clearer as they go. The way they talk, the
choices they make, their attitude or personality, these things were there but
muddy; they get refined and sharp, and evolve with the story as I put them through
challenges and conflict.
Q) What are your
upcoming projects?
So,
I've got an angsty "erotic coming of age" novel set in 1930s
Singapore that I've been sitting on top of for ages. It's basically ready and
just needs the final edit for polish. And I've got another that's still in
development set in the English-country-side in the late 1800s. This one's my
erotic/paranormal take on the classic gothic romance, told from the male
lover''s point of view.
BLURB
Mrs. Danielle Russo lives a picture-perfect life with her charismatic
husband. She has a beautiful home, and everything she could ask for. Except
everything isn’t what it appears to be: spending every waking minute as Marcus’
model wife is starting to take a toll on Danny.
To cope, Danny lives a rich, secret inner life through her job as an
assistant curator and the support of a few friends. She’s accepted that her
future will be quiet, restrained, and dignified. And then she meets a young man
at dinner who changes everything.
Nicolas Thierry is a brooding and sensual college kid. He’s
unpredictable, and unapologetically public about his desire for Danny. No one
quite knows what to make of this boy, and Nicolas’ attention threatens
everything she and her husband have built together.
Danny knows that for her own sanity and the sake of her marriage, she’s
got to send him packing. But under Nicolas’ smoldering gaze and hungry touch,
Danny realizes she’s starting to feel new and dangerous things stirring inside
her she’s never, ever felt before.
EXCERPT
Very deliberately,
Nicolas walks around the desk, stands beside it, and looks right down into my
eyes.
I
swallow. His eyes are a problem. They are so huge, so frightening. They stir
things in me I can’t even name. He looks like he’s about to do something,
something reckless. Panic makes me try to reason with him.
“Please,
Nicolas, just . . . why are you doing this? Why can’t you just respect my
answer?”
He kneels at
my side, puts his hands on the arms of my chair, and turns me to face him. I
feel the trembling start, the same faint trembling I’d had at the car after I’d
gotten home that night, and I try to stop. But it’s hopeless.
Nicolas’
eyes, wide and framed by the black lashes that have haunted me since that
night, lock intently on mine as he speaks, softly. “Because your answer, no
matter how much you tell me otherwise, is yes. I can see it in your eyes.”
I swallow,
licking my lips. I try to find the right words. “Then . . . then let me live
with the one I’m telling you out loud.” I shake my head. “Teach me a lesson.
Leave me the way I am.”
He doesn’t
answer. He puts a hand to my cheek, and strokes it. I gaze back at him, not
having anything else left in my brain to defend myself with. All I feel is the
hot, firm slide of his fingers, and those ocean-deep blue eyes.
“Part your
legs, Danielle,” he says.
It takes me
a moment to understand what he’s said. I blink, startled. “Wh-what?”
He doesn’t
bother with any more words. He puts his hands on my knees and pushes them
apart. I start to pull away, to push away, but he does not let me go, and he
comes between them, and up, and his mouth, relentless, oh so deliciously
stubborn, finds mine.
Passion. Decadence. Drama. Mira Noire
doesn't pussyfoot around. If you're looking for the typical happily-ever-after
with the same old characters - they aren't here. Mira writes visceral scenes
that are so real you can taste (and smell!) them, and loves to feature flawed
characters you may not always like. Like or not, you'll definitely love
watching them, and hopefully enjoy following them on their intensely personal
erotic journeys. Mira lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, loves to travel
abroad, and has a B.A. in English from Stanford University. Visit Mira at
http://www.miranoire.com to get to know her world a little better.
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