Five Things We Didn’t Know About You

Um, I’m from the West Country, so have a strong farmer’s accent – a bit like Pam Ayres.
I’m a knowledge junkie and am always studying.
I used to have a Great Dane
I have a cat called Dexter – because he terrorizes the local wildlife.
Disney movies can still make me cry.

How long have you been writing?

Very long time. I was about ten or eleven when I first had some poetry published. I wrote all through the teenage years then sporadically in adult life. This recent stint has been going on for about four or five years.

What were your goals and intentions in the books you’ve written, and how well do you feel you achieved them?

The only goal I have is to write books I want to read. So far, I’m pretty happy with the results. I’m a perfectionist, so I can always see where a piece could have done with more tweaking, but sometimes you just have to let go.

What do you think most characterizes your writing?

I’d say I have a very British style in that it is obvious from my work that I’m from the UK. Other than that, I’m not sure. I don’t tend to follow many rules. Of the titles released so far, there is no formula or template, they are all quite different. May be some of my guys are a bit angsty.

Are you a full-time writer? How does that affect your writing?

I’m a part-time writer. It means I don’t always have the time to focus on projects when the muse is chattering, and the muse gets cranky when he’s ignored so sometimes doesn’t talk when I then have time.

What are some day jobs that you have held? If any of them impacted your writing, share an example.

I’ve done a bit of everything from waitressing, working in a Chinese Take Away, and bank cashier, to writing training packages for global corporations, lecturing, field and aerial surveying, to being a stay at home Mum. Every single one of them has impacted on my writing in that they have shaped me as a person, from the environments to the people I’ve met.

What process did you go through to get your book published?

Finding King started life as a short story for an open call. The setting came first (The Breaker), then the characters. Once the characters showed up they write their own story. What seems like a million drafts and beta reads later, it was picked up by LT3. It was six months from acceptance to release. LT3 are great to work with so it was a good experience.

What do you like to read in your free time?

The bulk of my reading is non-fiction academic reading and research. Other than that I like to dabble around the MM Romance and Gay Fiction genres. I have the odd dance through other genres but not really for the last few years.

What projects are you working on at the present?

Lots and lots. The second part of The Breaker Trilogy, a sequel to Be My Boy, the 4th Volume of Alec Caldwell, and a few completely new things. There’s a PNF, a psychological thriller, and a contemporary on the block too.

What do your plans for future projects include?

The thriller is stepping things up a notch. Tons of research reading. It’s a psychological thriller first, there is a romantic element but it isn’t the focus of the story. There are some expectations for Alec Vol 4 and I hope to keep Alec’s fans happy. I know Be My Boy 2 is overdue, but Mitchell will have his say.

Anything else you’d like to add or share with our readers?

A huge thank you, the biggest of hugs. I couldn’t have done it without you. I’m still totally jazzed to think there are people out there – real live people – who are reading my stuff, and – how the hell did it happen? – liking it!! THE most AMAZING feeling in the world.

About Casey K Cox

Casey K Cox is an avid reader and author of m/m erotic fiction. Hailing from the West of England she tends to set her stories in the UK, but lately her characters have developed a taste for travel across the globe, the universe, and through time. Casey shares a home with her two grown-up kids and Dexter, the cat, who showed up one day and never left. Casey has written in many genres before settling into m/m romance after taking a trip on the wild side of m/m fanfic (Special Forces and The Administration) and has a free serial read—The Rise of Alec Caldwell—available online. You can follow her work at http://caseykcox.blogspot.com.