About Adrianna Dane

Adrianna Dane has been putting pen to paper since the age of ten. She currently resides in the state of Washington. She has a great fondness for using a fountain pen when writing her first drafts. Hobby interests are varied, including photography and traveling.

The first defining love story Adrianna read back in junior high school was “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte, and that set her on the road to her long-standing love affair with books of all genres. Her inspiration in writing often can be found by listening to song lyrics, from hard rock to classical, and reading poetry by such poets as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Edgar Allen Poe, and Ranier Maria Rilke. But finding inspiration for her stories truly has no boundaries for Adrianna.

Adrianna has written more than 100 stories, short, novella, and novel length, delving into many facets of the human condition - contemporary, futuristic, and fantasy, and all the flavors therein and in between. In other words, wherever the story and the characters, as well as their intricate stories, take her imagination, then her pen and/or computer keyboard, are sure to follow.

Q&A With Adrianna Dane

How long does it normally take you to write a book and go through the whole process?

No two books are alike. Each story, every world created, is different. I've written the first draft of a story in a day or two, or sometimes it's been an excruciating process and can take years to craft that first draft.

What inspires you the most when you write?

I am a curious creature. And I love to write about intense relationships. I love to write about the capacity of human nature to triumph even in the face of adversity. There's always hope. And even from the darkest corner, there is light. And love, the essence of a soul, will triumph if given half a chance.

What happened while writing one of your books that you did not expect?

Most of the time something unexpected occurs. That'ss more the rule than the exception. Once the characters start talking there's always something new to be learned. And I love those surprises.

In Public Lives, Private Pleasures, I didn't write a menage into the story. But...there it is. It's all in the way the story unfolds, and listening to the characters and ferreting out their motivations.