Editor-in-Chief Carol M. Mackey chats with Victoria Christopher Murray on her latest book Sins of the Mother and the character we all love to hate, Jasmine Cox Larson Bush.
Kimberla Lawson Roby has Curtis Black and you have Jasmine Larson. Tell us about your first book in which you introduced the scandalous man-stealing character. What or who was the inspiration for Jasmine? (no names please! LOL)
When I wrote about Jasmine in the first book, Temptation, I had no idea what she was going to turn into. Actually, she was a secondary character...never was she to appear again. But the bad girl took on a life of her own. I resisted bringing her back--she didn't appear again until my fifth novel--and the reason for that was because I had the story, and she was the character that I knew could best tell that story.
You've written other books between your Jasmine tales. Did you get tired of her or just wanted to take a break from her drama?
I do get tired of Jasmine. For me, the beauty of writing is discovering new people and new situations. Jasmine gets into the same kind of trouble, the same kind of drama. What has saved me is that I've been able to always create new characters around the old Jasmine. I think that's why the novels continue to do well.
You have a rabid fan base for your Jasmine tales--they keep wanting more and more. Will you ever retire this character or will she still be around as an old, grey-haired biddy trying to seduce men in the nursing home?
Now, that's funny!!! Jasmine would make a FIERCE grey-haired biddy. However, Sins of the Mother is the final saga of Jasmine Cox Larson Bush. Now, before I get hate mail, let me explain: I will no longer write stand-alone Jasmine books. But, she will appear in a collaboration I'm doing with ReShonda Tate-Billingsley! I am very excited about that!
As a result of her daughter being kidnapped, will Jasmine ever fully become a more virtuous woman and live a true Christian life? Do you think she's capable of a commitment to Christ--or to anyone?
I think Jasmine has always tried, but I can't tell you the answer to this question--you have to see what happens in Sins of the Mother. (There's a reason why the word Sin appears in several of Jasmine's titles.)
What's next for Victoria Christopher Murray? Are films in your future?
I'm working on my 2011 novel...so excited to not have to type the name Jasmine. My second novel, Joy, is going into production this month. It was optioned by an independent production company, and I'm excited about that. My teen series--The Divine Divas--has also been optioned, and I understand that Kirk Franklin has signed on as the musical director. So, lots of good stuff!
Editor-in-Chief Carol M. Mackey chats with Victoria Christopher Murray on her latest book Sins of the Mother and the character we all love to hate, Jasmine Cox Larson Bush.
Kimberla Lawson Roby has Curtis Black and you have Jasmine Larson. Tell us about your first book in which you introduced the scandalous man-stealing character. What or who was the inspiration for Jasmine? (no names please! LOL)
When I wrote about Jasmine in the first book, Temptation, I had no idea what she was going to turn into. Actually, she was a secondary character...never was she to appear again. But the bad girl took on a life of her own. I resisted bringing her back--she didn't appear again until my fifth novel--and the reason for that was because I had the story, and she was the character that I knew could best tell that story.
You've written other books between your Jasmine tales. Did you get tired of her or just wanted to take a break from her drama?
I do get tired of Jasmine. For me, the beauty of writing is discovering new people and new situations. Jasmine gets into the same kind of trouble, the same kind of drama. What has saved me is that I've been able to always create new characters around the old Jasmine. I think that's why the novels continue to do well.
You have a rabid fan base for your Jasmine tales--they keep wanting more and more. Will you ever retire this character or will she still be around as an old, grey-haired biddy trying to seduce men in the nursing home?
Now, that's funny!!! Jasmine would make a FIERCE grey-haired biddy. However, Sins of the Mother is the final saga of Jasmine Cox Larson Bush. Now, before I get hate mail, let me explain: I will no longer write stand-alone Jasmine books. But, she will appear in a collaboration I'm doing with ReShonda Tate-Billingsley! I am very excited about that!
As a result of her daughter being kidnapped, will Jasmine ever fully become a more virtuous woman and live a true Christian life? Do you think she's capable of a commitment to Christ--or to anyone?
I think Jasmine has always tried, but I can't tell you the answer to this question--you have to see what happens in Sins of the Mother. (There's a reason why the word Sin appears in several of Jasmine's titles.)
What's next for Victoria Christopher Murray? Are films in your future?
I'm working on my 2011 novel...so excited to not have to type the name Jasmine. My second novel, Joy, is going into production this month. It was optioned by an independent production company, and I'm excited about that. My teen series--The Divine Divas--has also been optioned, and I understand that Kirk Franklin has signed on as the musical director. So, lots of good stuff!
Editor-in-Chief Carol M. Mackey chats with Victoria Christopher Murray on her latest book Sins of the Mother and the character we all love to hate, Jasmine Cox Larson Bush.
Kimberla Lawson Roby has Curtis Black and you have Jasmine Larson. Tell us about your first book in which you introduced the scandalous man-stealing character. What or who was the inspiration for Jasmine? (no names please! LOL)
When I wrote about Jasmine in the first book, Temptation, I had no idea what she was going to turn into. Actually, she was a secondary character...never was she to appear again. But the bad girl took on a life of her own. I resisted bringing her back--she didn't appear again until my fifth novel--and the reason for that was because I had the story, and she was the character that I knew could best tell that story.
You've written other books between your Jasmine tales. Did you get tired of her or just wanted to take a break from her drama?
I do get tired of Jasmine. For me, the beauty of writing is discovering new people and new situations. Jasmine gets into the same kind of trouble, the same kind of drama. What has saved me is that I've been able to always create new characters around the old Jasmine. I think that's why the novels continue to do well.
You have a rabid fan base for your Jasmine tales--they keep wanting more and more. Will you ever retire this character or will she still be around as an old, grey-haired biddy trying to seduce men in the nursing home?
Now, that's funny!!! Jasmine would make a FIERCE grey-haired biddy. However, Sins of the Mother is the final saga of Jasmine Cox Larson Bush. Now, before I get hate mail, let me explain: I will no longer write stand-alone Jasmine books. But, she will appear in a collaboration I'm doing with ReShonda Tate-Billingsley! I am very excited about that!
As a result of her daughter being kidnapped, will Jasmine ever fully become a more virtuous woman and live a true Christian life? Do you think she's capable of a commitment to Christ--or to anyone?
I think Jasmine has always tried, but I can't tell you the answer to this question--you have to see what happens in Sins of the Mother. (There's a reason why the word Sin appears in several of Jasmine's titles.)
What's next for Victoria Christopher Murray? Are films in your future?
I'm working on my 2011 novel...so excited to not have to type the name Jasmine. My second novel, Joy, is going into production this month. It was optioned by an independent production company, and I'm excited about that. My teen series--The Divine Divas--has also been optioned, and I understand that Kirk Franklin has signed on as the musical director. So, lots of good stuff!
Editor-in-Chief Carol M. Mackey chats with Victoria Christopher Murray on her latest book Sins of the Mother and the character we all love to hate, Jasmine Cox Larson Bush.
Kimberla Lawson Roby has Curtis Black and you have Jasmine Larson. Tell us about your first book in which you introduced the scandalous man-stealing character. What or who was the inspiration for Jasmine? (no names please! LOL)
When I wrote about Jasmine in the first book, Temptation, I had no idea what she was going to turn into. Actually, she was a secondary character...never was she to appear again. But the bad girl took on a life of her own. I resisted bringing her back--she didn't appear again until my fifth novel--and the reason for that was because I had the story, and she was the character that I knew could best tell that story.
You've written other books between your Jasmine tales. Did you get tired of her or just wanted to take a break from her drama?
I do get tired of Jasmine. For me, the beauty of writing is discovering new people and new situations. Jasmine gets into the same kind of trouble, the same kind of drama. What has saved me is that I've been able to always create new characters around the old Jasmine. I think that's why the novels continue to do well.
You have a rabid fan base for your Jasmine tales--they keep wanting more and more. Will you ever retire this character or will she still be around as an old, grey-haired biddy trying to seduce men in the nursing home?
Now, that's funny!!! Jasmine would make a FIERCE grey-haired biddy. However, Sins of the Mother is the final saga of Jasmine Cox Larson Bush. Now, before I get hate mail, let me explain: I will no longer write stand-alone Jasmine books. But, she will appear in a collaboration I'm doing with ReShonda Tate-Billingsley! I am very excited about that!
As a result of her daughter being kidnapped, will Jasmine ever fully become a more virtuous woman and live a true Christian life? Do you think she's capable of a commitment to Christ--or to anyone?
I think Jasmine has always tried, but I can't tell you the answer to this question--you have to see what happens in Sins of the Mother. (There's a reason why the word Sin appears in several of Jasmine's titles.)
What's next for Victoria Christopher Murray? Are films in your future?
I'm working on my 2011 novel...so excited to not have to type the name Jasmine. My second novel, Joy, is going into production this month. It was optioned by an independent production company, and I'm excited about that. My teen series--The Divine Divas--has also been optioned, and I understand that Kirk Franklin has signed on as the musical director. So, lots of good stuff!
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