I’ve been running a series of interviews with authors that are releasing new books. I hope you’ll take the time to check out their work. Today, please welcome author, Jess C. Scott.

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To start, can you tell me a little about yourself.

Hello! Sure — I’m a writer/novelist/poet, artist, dreamer, doer, and non-conformist.

How long have you been writing and how did you get to this point in your career?

Since I could hold a pencil (terribly cliched as that sounds). I just published a literary collection containing samples of my writing (and a small selection of artwork / 10 images) over the past decade or so (I turn 24 this September). You can download a PDF copy on my website .

Tell me what inspired you to write this particular novel?

I’d been wanting to write a story about an incubus for some time. I started working on a short paranormal romance story, while working on my second book (an erotic short story collection). I like the combination of dreams (since an incubus “descends upon sleeping women”) and desire — these are fantasies that tap into powerful subconscious forces in both men and women.

I have a keen interest in dark fiction. Tell me how you would classify this book and what’s dark about it?

I’d classify The Devilin Fey as paranormal romance, and dark urban fantasy. The novella explores the depth, complexity, and intensity of the realm of love/sex (they’re one and the same to me, as an “ultimate” supreme value, lol). I’ll let my blurb and a couple of reviews do the rest of the explaining.

BLURB: A novella of two stories, featuring an incubus and succubus. Story #1 features a demure young woman unleashing the "devil in" her, through the intimacy with an incubus. Story #2 features a voyeuristic succubus driven by jealousy and a dangerous fixation.

REVIEWS:

"[The pages] were filled with passion, adventure, mystery and a love that pulls at the heart strings." — Review @ Addicted To Romance

"[The Devilin Fey] was erotic without being pornographic, emotional without being sappy, spiritual without being preachy…just enjoyable reading. Kudos to Jess Scott."
— Paul G. / Amazon review, July 2010

Sometimes we have to be ruthless in writing/editing. We cut scenes, eliminate characters or even kill them off. Tell me what was the hardest of these in this book.

I like keeping things lean, so I’m not really adverse to hitting the ‘delete’ key. What I had trouble with this novella was the navigation between the real-life scenes, and the dream sequences [which are key scenes, as Caitlin Fey "gets intimate" with the (devilishly delicious) incubus, Lucius]. The storytelling had to make sense, yet still contain a certain amount of fantasy to bring out/enhance the supernatural/paranormal elements of the character and the plot.

This blog is called Random Musings, so give me a random quote from the book – something you’re particularly fond of.

In this scene, the incubus pays Caitlin a surprise night visit, and presents her with a bouquet of purple and white (her favorite colors) lilies. This is his response, when she stutters a “thank you” for the flowers–

Lucius: "They're straight from the underworld, by the way. They are everlasting. They won't die."

What can we expect from you next?

I’m getting ready to launch the first book (lust) in a contemporary/multicultural “seven deadly sins” series. It’s a teenage version of Dirty Dancing meets Punk’d. I think I’ll be fiddling with the website soon enough @ http://sins07.wordpress.com — I recently slightly tweaked the first version of the cover. I enjoy coming up with my own book cover designs.

Where can we find you on the internet?

Web Site
Twitter
My book trailers

Any final comments or thoughts?

I’m only just getting started (with the whole writing/publishing escapade ).

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Wow, Jess! You have lots to keep you busy! Thanks for the interview and best of luck with The Devilin Fey and the new series!

Purchasing information:

Amazon – Kindle
Smashwords