- Can you, for those who don’t know you already, tell something about yourself and how you became an author?
Hi, I’m Brittany
Taylor and I write sexy, edgy romance. I write everything from dark romance to
suspense to rockstar. I currently live in Connecticut with my husband who
is in the Navy and we have two sons, and two cats.
For most of my
life I’ve lived all over the country, including places such as California and
Texas. When I was a child I
also lived in England!
Senior year of
high school I had two free periods at the end of my day where I would spend my
time assisting the librarians in stocking and re-covering the books. I feel
like my time there brought out my true love for books and it wasn’t long before
I found myself checking out several books a week. I gravitated toward the
romance genre, specifically YA at the time.
Years later when
I married my husband after he joined the Navy, we moved from Texas to
Connecticut. Although I’d had gone to school to be a legal assistant and
pharmacy technician, I realized my love for books was stronger than my passion
for those careers. I started reading again and found myself wishing I had been
the one writing those stories. It wasn’t until 2016 when my husband had bought
me a new computer that I
truly dove into writing my first novel, Without You.
And from there,
the rest is history. I currently have six books published and am working on the
seventh. I wouldn’t trade this career for any other. I love it too much.
- What inspired you to write this book?
When I write
books, I like to try to keep a wide variety of sub genres. I will always write
in the romance genre, but I don’t particularly like
to stick to just one trope.
Rockstar romance
was a genre I had always wanted to write. After reading several rockstar romances
myself, I started to notice that almost all rockstars were
portrayed a certain way. I wanted to write my story with a fresh take. I wanted
to write the rockstar romance
that wasn’t particularly like the others. Therefore, Spencer Ryan was
born.
- What can we expect from you in the future?
Sometimes when I
want to start a new book, I like to look at the last book I published and go
from there. Last year when I had written my dark romance, Dissipate, I
knew I needed to branch out in a different direction. Julian, the main
character in Dissipate, was such
a strong, psychologically draining character that I felt like I needed a
break. After writing Dissipate, I wrote my co-written romantic comedy, What are the Chances.
After writing
See Through, I knew I wanted to jump back into the series I had started with
Dissipate. I was ready to go back to darker characters and more suspense. Last
year I had published my romantic suspense, Back to Me, never intending for it
to become a series. But then I wrote Dissipate and knew I wanted to write a
third book into the series.
I’m currently
working on Mine. Mine is a
psychological thriller that will take place between the events that happened in
Dissipate and Back to Me, making it Book 2 in the series. Although I’m writing
Book 2 in the series, all three books can be read as standalones. Usually, I
write where my heart takes me and right now, Logan and Lena are shouting at me
to write their story.
- Do you try to be original or to deliver readers what they want?
In the author
world I feel like it’s easy to get swept up in what the current trend is in the
market. For myself, I try to aim for both pleasing my readers all the while
staying true to who I am as a writer. I firmly believe that if you aren’t fully
invested or if your heart isn’t in your writing, your readers won’t love
it either.
It’s like
writer’s block, or what I like to call ‘creative lulls’. If I’m not
feeling the story my characters are telling me, I put it aside and try to work
on other things. I want my readers to get my best work and to love my stories.
I feel like that can only happen if I write what comes from my heart and from
staying true to myself.
Brittany Taylor grew up all over the world including places such as California, England and Texas. Today she resides in Connecticut with her husband, son and two cats. She loves reading, but loves writing even more. Her favorite things in life are her family, binge watching Netflix, and tacos.
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