New Author Takes Erotica Genre By Storm!

By Michael J. Burt

Coming March 15, 2007!

Nyah Storm is the newest member of the Xpress Yourself Publishing family and on March 15, 2007 she will release her hot and steamy debut novel "Confessions of a Sex Therapist" which will be followed by her sophomore release "Lustful Inhibitions," to be released on June 15, 2007.

A native of Washington, DC, Nyah Storm began writing poetry when she was 8 years old and that has helped hone her writing skills. Her erotic novels have a psychological twist; this is possible because she has her B.S. in Psychology. When she isn't intrigued by a book, she is listening to music.

According to Black Men in America.com Nyah Storm is "...the fresh new, stimulating voice of Erotica!"

I had the pleasure to ask Nyah Storm a few questions about her life and love for storytelling. Let me introduce you to Ms. Nyah Storm...

MJB: Many writers have alter egos that they use when they write. Do you have an alter ego? Who is Nyah Storm, the author? The person? Are they the same?

NS: Yes, I do have an alter ego. My alter ego is Nyah Storm. Nyah is a creative author that wants to push her reader's minds. Nyah the person is always interested in coming up and creating new and fresh ideas. No my alter ego and I are not the same. Nyah explores different and wild avenues to push people.

MJB: Describe your journey to becoming an author? Were you ever rejected in the past by publishers or agents? If so was it an extensive amount of times? How did you keep pressing on?

NS: I have been writing ever since I was 8 years old. I started out writing songs and essays for my school. By the time I was 11 years old I had started writing poetry. I continued to write poetry as I pushed myself to try and write short stories. I always kept my writings to myself with the exception of friends and family. I never shared my writings with any publishers or agents. It was only when I sent my manuscript to Xpress Yourself Publishing that I had let a publisher finally look at my work.

MJB: Most books now have raw and provocative characters. Who inspires these
characters? Do they have characteristics that you have?

NS: My characters are inspired by a combination of people that I know or have met in my life. I tend to add unique styles to my characters as I mix them with different personalities. My characters have the characteristics of so many different people.

MJB: Who are some of your favorite writers?

NS: Some of my favorite authors include Janet Finch, Ann Rice, Laurell K. Hamilton, Jim Morrison, Nikki Giovanni, Naija, Zane, Noire, Eric Jerome Dickey, Karen E. Quinones Miller, Sister Souljah, and Edgar Allan Poe. Those are just a few of the authors that rest on my bookshelf. There are so many authors that have touched me.

MJB: What are some of your favorite books?

NS: Ann Rice's "The Vampire Armand." Janet Finch's "White Oleander", Zane
"Nervous", Noire " G-Spot", Sister Souljah "The Coldest Winter Ever", Jessica Tilles "Fatal Desire", Eric Jerome Dickey "Genevieve", Angela Elwell Hunt
"Dreamers" Those are just a few of my favorite books.

MJB: What inspires you to write?

NS: Writing has always been apart of me. What inspires me to write is life; it's the situations that life brings us. For me, writing is my calmness, when I write I can just zone out to another world. I am completely submerged in the world that surrounds the characters. Writing is my release from the outside world.

MJB: Explain life for Nyah Storm...

NS: I was born in the D.C. Metropolitan area. I am the only child of my mother. Before I became an author I was a Social Worker doing Case Management.

MJB: What's next in your writing career?

NS: I would like to continue writing books that people will enjoy.

To be released June 15, 2007!

Pre-order Nyah Storms new book "Confessions of a Sex Therapist" and "Lustful Inhibitions" now at www.xpressyourselfpublishing.org!

Michael J. Burt is a poet and author of two poetry volumes. Visit him at www.mjburtpoetry.com