Rhonda Plumhoff a native Californian is married and a mother
of 4. Rhonda worked as a full time trained Optician for many years, but knew in
her heart something was missing. Reading romance novels and creating new
recipes were her passions in life, and the one thing that made her soul come to
life. One day she realized book characters spoke to her through food and related
everything she read as a potential new recipe. Erotic stories were missing one
key element, foodand not just food, but sexy food that would set the mood for
those special moments. After meeting a few authors and discussing her ideas,
she asked if she could create recipes for their characters. The response from
the writing community was overwhelming. What was once a dream has now become a reality
and a full time job. Every story and every literary character live through
Rhonda as food.
Interview:
1. Where
do you get your writing inspiration from?
Everywhere.
A lot of recipes hit me when I’m not thinking about them. When I’m
reading character inspire recipes and aren’t happy until their on paper. I
dream in food and get up a lot to write them down. Food is my creative outlet
in life and I love it.
2. Did
you have to do any research for your books? If so what?
When a new recipe hits me I’ll work on
creating it until I get the prefect ingredient combo’s. Some recipes come easier than others. Sometimes I’ll research really old recipes and
find ways to modernize them. I like to work with unusual combinations, so I
make a recipe several different ways before it’s finished. But sometimes when it contains alcohol that
gets a little rough.
3. What
are you working on now?
I’m just about finished with Literary
Chocolate, A second helping. Putting on the finishing touches now. I’m not sure
where my brain will take me next. Something not chocolate hopefully.
4. What
is the hardest part of writing for you?
Trying to find something new that hasn’t
been down over and over again.
5. What
can readers expect next?
I’m hoping to have a book 3 in the pumpkin
series out this year and I’ve been working on a girl’s night out book. Erotic
Treats is screaming for a second book, so you never know.
6. What
question have you always wanted to be asked in an interview and how would you
answer that question?
That’s funny, someone asked me this the
other day. I think it would be if I could create recipes for one book series
what would it be. The answer would be easy, The Black Dagger Brotherhood. The
books always get my creative juices flowing and the thought of turning the
Brothers into food is very exciting to me.
7. If
you were writing a book about your life, what would the title be?
Boring!!! I’m actually a very shy and quiet
person. My friends call me a hermit because I would rather be home than go out.
8. Who
is your favorite author?
That’s an unfair question and I could never
answer it. The list would be endless, it would be easier to ask me whom my
favorite author is by Genre’. I love everything and anything romance so I love
all romance authors.
9. What
is your guilty pleasure?
Books, chocolate and coffee, and in that
order.
10. Highest
point of your writing career?
When I no longer had to ask authors if I
could write recipes for their characters, they started asking me. It was like a
dream come true.
11. Advice
for aspiring authors?
The same thing one told me. Never say I
can’t, because you won’t know unless you try.
12. Last
song that was stuck in your head?
Jesse’s Girl, for days I was singing that
song. I drove everyone nuts.
Literary Chocolate: A Second Helping...............Coming Soon!!!
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