translation of comment # 8 Silvietta ______________________________

Thanks to Mrs Schone for giving us such a wonderful interview. Unfortunately I have only read THE LADY'S TUTOR, but I appreciated it so much. I think I dreamt of a man such as Ramiel several times!

It was the first erotic romance I read and I must say I was surprised by the interest for both characters it aroused in me, the plot was really well structured.

I wished so much your books could be translated in Italian, I can read them in Spanish too, but I would also like the other Italian readers to approach your work without any problem. Are you in contact with any Italian publishing house?

You talked about the "shower scene" (and now I am extremely curiuos to read all your other books) and I was wondering: which was the most difficult sex scene to write of all of your novels?

We learned a lot of you as a writer but what about your reading tastes?

Now just a personal curiosity, when did you realize you could become a great author? And what kind of studies did you follow?

Thank you very much and many compliments again.

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Grazie, Silvietta! I’m so glad you enjoyed THE LADY’S TUTOR. Quite a few readers have written that they’ve dreamed of Ramiel! *smile* I’ve been really fortunate with my books in Spain; they have been published in both hardback and paperback. And I love the book covers: They are taken from famous historical paintings, and are very tastefully done. I would love to have my books made available in Italy! As far as being in contact with any Italian publishers, I believe my agent is pursuing that even as I type.

As far as which was the most difficult sex scene to write. . . . Hands down, in CRY FOR PASSION. The way that Rose and Jack physically and emotionally bare themselves prior to actually consummating their love . . . Well, when the time came to consummate their love, it was like: How can I possibly make their consummation more powerful than what had gone beforehand? What I found was that I was trying to gloss over a very important part of their relationship, because it was, well, controversial. When I realized that, everything fell into place, and I was able to consummate their love.

Books I’ve read lately that I absolutely adore: FAEFEVER by Karen Marie Moning (LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that series; she surprised me at the end, and I haven’t been surprised by a book in a long, long time!); FROM DEAD TO WORSE by Charlaine Harris; KING OF SWORD AND SKY by C. L. Wilson. . . . Books that have left a lasting impact on me include THE HANDMAID’S TALE by Margaret Atwood and OBEDIENCE TO AUTHORITY by Stanley Milgram (very powerful study on why we do the things we do). . . .

I’ve always written. When I was 10, a cousin was born on my birthday. Two of my aunts and I wanted to create a special card for her. My aunt - seven years older than I - said she would do the artwork. Instantly I said I wanted to do the art! She responded that I could write the greeting, because I was the best writer of them all. Now my aunt is an artist, and I’m a writer. Funny how things like that work out. . . . I studied art, classics and world religion at college. I didn’t want to be a writer! - even though I was exempted from English in college because of an essay I wrote - because it was too hard. I think it was a matter of my being too immature. Or I just wasn’t willing yet to put myself in my writing, which can be very exhausting. Instead I pursued marketing research. I wrote my first book after I was laid off.

Thank you for the wonderful questions, Silvietta! And the wonderful compliments.

Baci,

ROBIN SCHONE