30-second bio
Roslyn and Simona pose for a photo
Roslyn Carrington is a freelance writer and novelist living and working in Trinidad. She has published three literary novels under her own name and nine romance novels under the name Simona Taylor. She is editor of U The Caribbean Health Digest, and her work can also be seen in local magazines such as Caribbean Parenting and Trinidad Weddings. She regularly contributes to the Sunday Guardian Woman Wise magazine. Readers can friend either Roslyn or Simona on Facebook.
13 random things about me
- I fantasize about my male characters during sex. Well…it’s better than cheating.
- My greatest fear is being adrift on the ocean. As you can imagine, I don’t have the courage to watch Open Water.
- I am most definitely a cat person.
- Although I write romance, my favorite genre is thriller. Give me a good serial killer any day.
- My favorite color is yellurple.
- I know I look and act conventional, but I used to be a wild child. Anybody say ‘partay’?
- I’ve got a green thumb. Two of them, actually.
- I wouldn’t eat avocadoes if you put a gun to my head.
- I’m a comic book addict. My favourite right now is Strangers in Paradise.
- I’m a damn good baker and will happily have cookies for breakfast. My current favorite is homemade peanut butter M&Ms.
- I think Daniel Craig was the best Bond. Anybody wanna fight me on that?
- Maths was never my strong subject.
‘I fantasize about my male characters during sex. Well…it’s better than cheating.’
…… if i do that and my bf knows he’d sure gonna freak out.
I just wanted to know why authors use pen names? I first thought it was so the author can write different types of books without their usual readers knowing it was them, but a lot of authors are now making their fans know off all their alias.
Just curious
Hi Deanna. Some people use pen names to protect their privacy, but I use Simona Taylor because I also write literary romances as Roslyn Carrington, and I don’t want my readers to get confused between the different types of books. I think lots of writers do this, (like Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb). Thanks for the comment.