An Amazing Interview with Eden Baylee!
We're sitting in lounge chairs, sipping afternoon cocktails while overlooking the Caribbean Sea at our Sunset Villa in Jamaica, the
tropical resort where Eden's latest book, Stranger
at Sunset takes place.
Avid Readers: Tell us a bit about
yourself that our readers might not know.
Eden: Firstly, thank you for hosting
my interview, so lovely of you! The first time we spoke, your readers knew me
as an author of erotica who wrote novellas and short stories. My current book, Stranger at Sunset is different in two
respects. It’s a departure in genre -- a psychological mystery/thriller, and
it’s also a full-length novel.
Avid Readers: As authors, we’re sometimes accused of being several people. How many
personalities live in your mind?
Eden: Ha Ha! Touche! Too many to count some
days. I talk to each of my characters, and I’m a silent observer when they talk
amongst themselves. I make up conversations in my head all the time. It’s how I
come up with most of my dialogue.
Avid Readers: How many plots do you include in one of your books?
Eden: That really depends and is based
on the complexity of the story. With Stranger
at Sunset, there
is one over-riding plotline, which is: How will the owners
of a resort in Jamaica save their business after a scathing review? In addition
to this are secondary plots, which have more to do with how characters will
resolve their differences. In my short stories, there were not enough words to cover more than one central plot, with a minor sub-plot.
Eden: In a
word—Quiet. I usually get up between 7 and 9, take care of social
media/networking/reading blogs/emails before noon. After that, I write, and
that can be writing for guest blogs, my blog, and my upcoming book. Somewhere
in between all this, I find time to eat, meditate, and exercise. I usually go
to bed between midnight and two in the morning.
If I end the
day with at least 2000 good words toward my book, I’m happy. Not very exciting,
but I love it.
Avid Readers: What do you do to relax?
Eden: I love
water. In the summer, I have access to a lake and water sports – swimming,
kayaking, canoeing. I also have a boating license, but I prefer non-motorized
vehicles. I enjoy being alone in the middle
of a still lake. It’s the perfect place to dream
