Fiction and Thriller/Suspense and Romantic
Suspense. was the easiest to write and who has been
your most difficult character?
Shannan Harper: You touch briefly with
bipolar disorder. Is that something you’ve
experienced firsthand? Leslie Elle Wright: The Forbidden Man was
the easiest. I was inspired. LOL. My most
difficult character was Cali. She was trippin.
Then Alina. I could hear her.
Leslie Elle Wright: Yes. I have a family
member who deals with it. It is awful at
times.
Christine Pauls: Now that you’re an author
for Kensington, will you still be with Kimani?
And, when will you be releasing new
projects?
Leslie Elle Wright: I’m doing both. My first
Kimani book will come out Jan 2018.
April Lachelle: If given the opportunity to
rewrite any of the stories, which would you
choose and why? Also is there a character
or scene that you would remove?
Leslie Elle Wright: As a writer, there is
always something I’d like to change. But
not the overall books. I would keep all the
characters, but maybe I’d write Den’s story
differently in All He Wants For Christmas.
Shannan Harper: Is there an author you
would like to do a collaboration with?
Leslie Elle Wright: So many. Sheryl Lister is
one.
Shannan Harper: Would you ever go the
independent route when releasing a novel?
Leslie Elle Wright: I’m working on
something now. Stay tuned.
April Lachelle: Which book in the series
Shannan Harper: Cali and Red both seem
stubborn. I think that’s why they’re made for
each other.
Leslie Elle Wright: Exactly.
Angela Lackey: What made you decide to
write under a different name?
Leslie Elle Wright: I worked at a Court and
didn’t want my clients to find me. Lol
Shannan Harper: Is there another minor
character that you would like to see have
their own story?
Leslie Elle Wright: Dr. Love in His All Night
is actually the heroine in my first Kimani
book.
Shannan Harper: Do you write in complete
silence, or do you have some kind of
background noise?
Leslie Elle Wright: I have to have something
in the background. Usually music. I do
a soundtrack for each book. And each
character has a theme song.
Shannan Harper: Is there a subject in
nonfiction you would like to tackle in the
future?
Leslie Elle Wright: Grief. My mother died
in 2013. I’d love to publish a book about
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