The Naughty 10... Interview with C.B. Archer

So here's my interview with C.B. Archer, author of the Breakers of the Code series. Still not finished (summer is disgustingly busy... why do they call it vacation?), but it's thus far a great deal of fun, especially if you're a gamer, or if you have dirty elf fantasies.

Jenycka: What was the naughty spark for you? What made you decide to start writing sexy novels?

CB: I was having an argument with my boyfriend at the time who desperately wanted to be a writer. I started to write a novel to prove to him that he could start writing as well and not just dream about being famous. I could call this attempted inspiration, but at the time it was definitely for spite. We were not in the best relationship place at the time. (It is okay, we are friends now.)

That is why I started to write, but not why I kept on writing. It was so much fun when the short story became a full fantasy series in just a few days of restless sleep. I couldn’t stop.

As to why I wrote a sexy novel, this story just always was supposed to be sexy. The little scrawled note I had of various monsters to bang an elf dictate it to be so. I do remember sitting there looking at the flashing icon in Word for some time. The next words I needed to type were ‘thick member’. I knew that if I typed them that this story would forever be sexy, that there was no turning back. It flashed for about an hour, and then I said “Screw it, (literally)”.

Jenycka:  What is the hardest part of the writing process for you?

The waiting is the hardest part. I should have just listened to Tom Petty when I had the chance!

There is a whole lot of hurry up and wait that goes hand in hand with writing. Beta-Readers, editors, (designers for people that didn’t do their own graphics), and publishers all have waiting times. I was stuck in a waiting for publishers to call me crazy loop for over a year before deciding to self publish.

Jenycka:  How about the easiest? What part of writing do you just take like a pro?

CB: I have a strange sense of humour (it is what makes me lovable I am told). Adding in my own bizarre blend of humour comes naturally to my writing projects. I figure that if I add enough things that I think are funny to a project, at least a few of them will actually be funny to others!

Jenycka:  What feelings do you have deep down upon seeing your project published?

CB: Taco dancing feelings, like I suspect most writers have when seeing a project completed.

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Yes, I should explain that better, I agree with you person reading this. When I received my first proof copy of this book I had to go the grocery shopping right after. I spent my time in the store picking out the ingredients to make some lovely chicken tacos, while absent mindedly dancing for joy around the entire store. It took about fifteen odd looks from other shoppers until I realized what I was doing, but I was too happy to stop and danced right out of the store as well. (And yes, the tacos were amazing!)

Jenycka:  Describe the Annals of Genitalia. What’s this story about? Why should people want to read it?

CB: *Giggles* It is called Annals of Gentalia, not Genitalia. (To be fair people are supposed to read it wrong!) The name of the world is Gentala, and this series of novels, and all future planned novels, will take place there. It is the broad umbrella, much like a Dragonlance novel, or a Garfield analogy.

The bigger story is that someone has perverted the programming of a MMORPG fantasy game and made it rated A for Adult. The different planned series are the stories that happen to the avatars that play within the world. The Anders’ Quest Series is about what happens specifically to Anders and his companions in his playtime in the perverted realm.

As to why people would want to read it, well it is deviously geeky and deliciously satirical. If you have ever read fantasy novels, or played a Role-Playing game before (and you don’t mind a little steamy elf male on monster male action) then this novel will make you smile from ear to elfy ear.

Jenycka:  Tell us a little about Anders, your main character. What makes him interesting?

CB:  I think what makes Anders the most interesting is that he doesn’t really belong in the Anders’ Quest Series. He is shy about sex, doesn’t curse, and has absolutely no place being the main character in an erotica novel. He still carries on strong though, and tries to help his friends, even if he needs to get embarrassed and sweaty to do it. His perseverance, in the sight of adversity (and giant floppy monster members) makes him just so precious.

Also, he defeats monsters by using his magical sex powers. Have you ever read a novel like that before?

Jenycka:  So I understand that there is a great deal of mixing it up when it comes to the sex in your novel. No basic heteronormativity here. Even the (sentient, capable-of-consent) species mix it up. Elves on trolls, etc. Care to explain yourself? (In detail if possible.)

CB: If you decide to have sex in a world where there mythical monsters exist, and they are horny for you, then I think that widens your dating pool somewhat. Technically all of the monsters, even the beastly ones, are sentient in this novel. They are computer programs, and they are aware of what is going on around them.

I think the closest thing to hetronormativity in this series is probably the giant sex competition. (That is giant, as in it features giants having sex, not as in the completion itself is large.)

The avatars that have lustful thoughts over each other are not the same fantasy race as each other. I just noticed that now that you asked. Well, people fall for different types, I see no reason why elves and dwarves shouldn’t be banging each other. I mean, have you seen The Lord of the Rings movies? Because I have and Legolas and Gimli are cute together!

Jenycka:  What made you decide to write about a pantsless elf’s journey through a sexy MMORPG?

CB: On the fateful day that I started to write this book series I actually had a few different ideas for a series squirreled away.

One was already on a full spreadsheet, it had a fully fleshed out the world, already named characters, a planned out plot (including twists and turns), and a valuable lesson to for readers to learn about the power of friendship and teamwork.

The other idea was scrawled messily on a crumpled post-it note. It was simply a list of nine fantasy monsters that would be fun to watch bang an elf. I had nothing really planned for it at all, not even a name for the main character. Just in the back of my mind, the story was forming.

So like any sane person I closed my well prepared spreadsheet of notes, flattened out that post-it note with elf screwing monsters on it, and started to bang something out!

Fun facts: It wasn’t set in a video game originally in my head and it took until the very first word written on the page until that happened. Yes, one word and it was set in a video game instead of a normal fantasy setting. The pantsless part just came naturally as the story progressed. He was going to find pants right away, but well, it was funnier if he didn’t!

Jenycka:  Is there a message you would like to convey with this story?

CB: Sex doesn’t need to be stuffy, and neither does erotica. Sex can be fun, new, and unexpected. Don’t close your mind to new experiences! The next time you find yourself in a glade in your travels and see a Hydra try to find a new way of finding out how many heads he has!

Jenycka:  What advice would you give aspiring authors? (It can be advice about naked elves if you wish).

CB: Stop starting tomorrow! If there is something you want to do, then do it! It doesn’t matter if that thing is writing a novel, or pounding a naked elf – take your dream and go for it!

You can hear more from C.B. at these links:

www.annalsofgentalia.wordpress.com

Twitter: @CB_Archer

Goodreads: C.B. Archer

www.facebook.com/annalsofgentalia

http://www.amazon.com/CB-Archer/e/B011J53U92/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1438103381&sr=8-1

So, thanks C.B. for this awesomely fun novel, and thanks for agreeing to be interviewed by me (and for interviewing me yourself). All the best in your future endeavours, and hopefully we here in Jenycka's steamy little fantasy world can hear from you again soon!