Tory Richards

I was born in Maine but grew up mostly in Florida, attending middle school and high school there. I hated school with a passion and skipped with friends when I could. I had a good childhood for the most part. Both my parents worked and my sister and I never went without.

The very first story I got published was 14 years ago, with Whiskey Creek Press. titled Cupid's Arrow. When I got the rights back I titled it The Kiss and gave it a new cover. I do have a box filled with typed romances I wrote 30-40 years ago, the pages so faded I doubt I'd be able to read them now. Can't bare to part with them but doubt I'll do anything with them.

The fairy tales I grew up loving, where the prince and princess ended up together. Cinderella being my favorite. Then in my late teens and early twenties I read a lot of Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Rosemary Rogers and Barbara Cartland. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss is my all-time favorite.

The heroes in the Nomad Outlaws Trilogy were actually minor characters in other MC romances I'd written. Rebel, in Ruthless actually made his first appearance in Wild Marauders MC. Anyway, as time went on and he appeared in other books I decided to give him his own story. I began writing the series in 2016. The important lesson in writing any series is having a good cheat sheet to fall back on.

Sexy and edgy.

I can't pick one or even two. All of my characters have a special place in my heart. I created them.

Lynch? Hands down Christ Hemsworth! I'd like to see Blake Lively as Kat.

A lot has to do with the kind of character I'm writing, and how he/she has lived up until then. Sometimes I'll google images for certain types of male or female and use a description from there. I've pulled up name sites before when I needed help coming up with a name. I've actually bought book covers first and then written a character based on what they look like on the cover.

I didn't plan on writing a trilogy when I wrote Phantom Riders MC - Hawk. The story for Hawk came when he made an appearance in Dark Menace MC. As for paving the way for No Mercy and What He Wants that was a piece of cake. It was the first time I realized how easy it was writing a series once I wrote the first book because I'd already laid out all the ground work. Up until then my mentality was once I was done with a book I was done and moved on.

I write for me. It's always been a hobby. I'm not going to lie and say I don't like the royalty checks, but I've never had any expectations about my writing. Except for one book convention in 2009 I don't go to them. I don't do book signings. I write because it's not a job for me. As for being an Amazon bestselling author? From my understanding Amazon updates their site every hour, and new books are being published every hour so being a bestselling author only lasts as long as it takes for another author's book to bump you past the 100 mark. Still, it's nice to be able to say I'm an Amazon bestselling author for a little while, and I have my readers to thank for that.

I don't. I am probably the most undisciplined author you'll ever meet. I don't keep to a schedule, or deadline. The only exception is if I've set up a pre-order. Remember, writing is a hobby and I write for me. I don't like to put that kind of stress on me. I've had writer's block before and it sucks but I usually have several projects going at the same time. If that doesn't keep me going I take a break.

Sure.

I left Disney in 2011 because it was time. I'd worked some 40 years, not all there, and had a lot going on in my personal life at the time. New grandbabies, writing, an ailing soulmate. He passed shortly after I retired. It was hard not working in the beginning because I felt guilty but now I enjoy my free time.

LD, book 3 with my Desert Rebels MC Series. LD is the president of a new MC chapter started up in Las Vegas. While he builds up the new clubhouse, and runs the construction business he has to deal with rival clubs, and a woman who's determined to thaw his heart. Blurb - She was no southern bell. She was a fucking goddess. Men would go to their death willingly just for a taste of her. To see if the reality lived up to the fantasy. But I wasn't a man. I was a fucking monster. And her interest in me was going to be her ruin. The only thing I gave a damn about was my club, and killing. And I was going to show her just how fucking dangerous I could become.

I haven't used every feature yet but what I have I like. The cover contest because it gives me another avenue of showcasing my books. The magic tool where I can create my own graphics. The mock promo graphics AllAuthor sends each week on my featured book. The tweets of my featured book, the price for a feature isn't bad either. So far I haven't found anything I don't like.