Where are you from, and where do you call home? I grew up in western Michigan, but I have lived all over the country. I call Carlisle PA home now and I love it.
What inspired you to start writing? I wanted to lose weight and was reading a lot of Mm romance at the gym. After a while I tried my hand at writing one and the rest is history.
How long have you been writing? I started writing January of 2007 and I never
looked back.
What advice would you give a new
writer just starting out? Write what you
know and what you love. Let your feelings
and passions guide you. With that you
can’t go wrong.
Do you ever suffer from writer’s block? If so, what do you do about it? I have from time to time, and I write harder. I may end up changing or getting rid of what I wrote, but I keep plowing forward and eventually something clicks and I’m off to the races once again.
What Author’s in the genre do you read? I read a lot. Any Lame, Mary Calmes, Deanna Wadsworth just to name a few. I have a wide range of interests and read just about anything.
What comes first, the plot or characters? It varies for me. It can be either one, but its when I get the characters in my head that I know I have something solid.
Are you working on anything at the present you would like to tell us about? Only the Brightest Star. I sort of started with the Star is Born trope and have veered off into a story line that fits me and what I love. There will be a happy ending, but only after some pain.
Describe the perfect writing space. I really don’t have one. I have worked on planes, trains, in the back of cars, on busses. You name it. I once wrote in the Florence airport with a tour bus of people all around me. Heck once I was on a plane and the lady next to me started looking over my shoulder. So I switched to a little man on man action and she got an eyeful. 😊
Do you do research for your books? If so, what does that entail? It varies a great deal from book to book. Some things I have knowledge of and for others, I consult experts. I don’t trust Google and other random sites.
How many books have you written? Which is your
favorite? I an approaching 200 titles at
this point and I’m not really sure what my favorite is. It changes as I work on things. Love Means… No Shame has stuck in my head for
more than a decade, so maybe its that one.
Andrew Grey is the author of over 100 works of Contemporary Gay Romantic fiction. After twenty-seven years in corporate America, he has now settled down in Central Pennsylvania with his husband, Dominic, and his laptop. An interesting ménage. Andrew grew up in western Michigan with a father who loved to tell stories and a mother who loved to read them. Since then he has lived throughout the country and traveled throughout the world.
He is a recipient of the RWA Centennial Award, has a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and now writes full-time. Andrew’s hobbies include collecting antiques, gardening, and leaving his dirty dishes anywhere but in the sink (particularly when writing). He considers himself blessed with an accepting family, fantastic friends, and the world’s most supportive and loving partner. Andrew currently lives in beautiful, historic Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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