Vonna Harper Interview by Michelle M. Pillow (Originally published in Paranormal Underground Magazine)

Vonna Harper Interview
by Michelle M. Pillow, www.michellepillow.com

Under her “real” name, Vonna Harper has published more fiction than she can keep track of. As Vonna though, she writes paranormal erotica for Ellora’s Cave and other publishers and is very proud of being known as a capture/bondage writer. When asked about erotica research, she insists, “Of course I’ve time-traveled to the ancient Everglades, infiltrated bondage strongholds, done wilderness search and rescue, and spent a night trapped in a workout gym with Mr. Universe. How can I possibly write about something I haven’t experienced?”

Vonna’s newest paranormal release, Winter of the Beast, can be seen at Ellora’s Cave Publishing online (www.jasminejade.com) or at her website (www.VonnaHarper.com).

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Q: In your book, Winter of the Beast, you delve into the world of primitive paranormal society. What inspired you to write about this?

Vonna:I’m fascinated by Native American spiritual beliefs and wanted to explore members of two opposing clans learning the truth about each other.

Q: When world building, did you base your story off of known myths throughout history?

Vonna:I’m fascinated by ancient American Indians’ belief systems.

Q: What myths or legends inspired you?

Vonna:Native American

Q: Why do you think readers, and society in general, are fascinated by the paranormal?

Vonna:I see it as an escape from our everyday lives.

Q: Do you believe in the supernatural? Or are you a skeptic?

Vonna:I’m a skeptic, much to my mother’s disappointment.

Q: Have you ever had a paranormal experience?

Vonna:My grandmother, who helped raised me, died when I was 14. Years later I spent the night in her home where no one was living. In the middle of the night a sound woke me. I recognized it as the tapping sound her ring made when she clicked it against the quart jar she kept her hot tea in.

Q: What kind of paranormal creatures do you wish you could meet?

Vonna:My grandfather Homer Eon Flindt wrote science fiction for the early pulp magazines. Of course I’d love to meet some of his otherworldly creations.

Q: If given the chance, would you become a predator shifter?

Vonna:Yes. I’d love to see people’s reactions.

Q: How would you react if you came face to face with a ghost?

Vonna:If it was an ancestor, I’d love it!

Q: What does the future hold for your writing?

Vonna:I feel like a one-armed paper hanger. I have so many projects demanding my time and am excited about a shape-shifter ménage I’m doing for Samhain Publishing. I’m also working on getting some of my old stories up on Kindle now that I have the rights back.

Q: Have you ever been to a psychic and/or a past life regression? What did they predict for you?

Vonna:I haven’t but my mother, sister, and brother-in-law have. I suspect they were told what they needed to hear.

Q: Have you ever been abducted by aliens?

Vonna:No but if I was, I’d blame my sci-fi writing grandfather.

Q: Where would you look for communication/connection with the paranormal?

Vonna: In the wilderness. Take me away from civilization, and I have the feeling all things are possible.

Learn more about Vonna and her books at her website www.VonnaHarper.com. Interview by Michelle M. Pillow, www.michellepillow.com