Interview with Joda Biba

Published 2013-09-27.
How do you approach cover design?
I design everything myself and create the artwork in PhotoShop. I aim to create a cover that depicts the story exactly (barring of course anything that would be a "spoiler" or is too saucy.) My work is classed as adult erotica because of the explicit content that exists. However, these are just stories about people enjoying their lives. I have not left anything out because it is explicit. I firmly believe that these aspects of the story are every bit as important as the rest...
What is your e-reading device of choice?
I prefer to have all my e-books on my iPad. There I can correlate my reading materials. It is also useful to have my complete reading list in DropBox, so that I can access it wherever I am even if I lose my computer or iPad!
When did you first start writing?
I have been writing since the late 90s... Mostly work material which is dry as heck! But I am enthusiastic about writing fiction now and really love to get the reaction from my readership which is growing enormously on Smashwords!
What's the story behind your latest book?
Travel, fun, people enjoying each other with a backdrop of the romantic, the exotic, the erotic and far away places in beautiful lands! You probably realize that most of my fiction comes from my own experiences!
What motivated you to become an indie author?
I really love the whole indie concept. I have many friends who are indie authors and musicians. Quite a few have done very well. The idea of not having to go through a mainstream publisher really attracts me. And I would have had a very hard time publishing the kind of erotic material that I write as a matter of course...
What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
I love to encounter something in real life and then write about it as it remains in my memory. "Chance Encounter" was just like that. It is just that a lot of this just started to pour out as I got home and began writing. It may interest you to know that I wrote the whole first book in one sitting!
What are you working on next?
I really want to publish a book which is not classed as "erotica" because it really restricts me. I would love people under 17 to read my books. I feel that I have plenty to tell the world and it should never be age-restricted...
Who are your favorite authors?
I really like Wesley Allison. His work is fresh, new and very spontaneous. I have read almost all of his work. I just bought the latest "Robot Wife" book: 'His Robot Wife: Patience is a Virtue' and I am reading this for pleasure!
When you're not writing, how do you spend your time?
Well, if I was able to travel the world all the time, I would. I have been to Australia this year back in April and spent almost the entire month there. Also, I like outdoors stuff like river rafting, canoeing, kayaking, biking, back-packing and camping. All of these activities give me so much pleasure, I find it hard to come back to a computer and write afterwards!
Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?
Yes, it was a story I wrote in high school about a kid that went hunting. He spent weeks in the woods and lived on all kinds of things he found there. I got an A for it!
What is your writing process?
Things interest me. I find myself cataloguing these things and then I go into the planning stage. The plan is there to guide me but I sometimes find myself changing things quite a lot as I write. It is very hard for me to stick at the same plan when I see something better emerging from the stuff I have already written...
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Books by This Author

The Winds of Fortune, Part II
Series: The Winds Of Fortune, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 31,090. Language: English. Published: September 20, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Erotica » For Couples
Book II of the romantic and exotic novella by Joda Biba, world traveler and pleasure-seeker. Book I found our couple on board a luxury cruise liner, living the life of a passenger and crewman both at once, the shipboard romance being the equivalent of "having your cake and eating it." Now they have come ashore in Sydney, Australia, where a further erotic adventure awaits them...
Chance Encounter - Part II
Series: Chance Encounter, Book 2. Price: Free! Words: 9,260. Language: English. Published: November 20, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Erotica » For Couples, Fiction » Romance » Erotic
In Part I of Chance Encounter, our hero, Josh has met a beautiful girl while catching a city bus. They both have loose plans to go certain places, but get caught up in an adventure together that leads them to desire much more of what they were doing that fateful Thursday! Read Chance Encounter - Part II to find out what happens next!
The Winds of Fortune
Series: The Winds Of Fortune, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 60,620. Language: English. Published: July 15, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Action & Adventure, Fiction » Erotica » Romance
A cruise ship is their floating hotel, travelling between romantic islands and exotic ports, and provides the perfect backdrop for some great sexual encounters. This story can only be told in Joda Biba’s unique way. This is classy, tell-it-like-it-is soft erotica, a boy-girl fantasy adult romance. "The Winds of Fortune Part II" is out now... Part III follows"
Chance Encounter
Series: Chance Encounter, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 5,810. Language: English. Published: July 14, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Romance, Fiction » Erotica » Contemporary
A boy is going to catch a bus on a beautiful hot sunny morning. Strange things happen to him in a way only Joda Biba can tell... Erotica, a boy-girl fantasy adult tale. "Chance Encounter Part II" is out now...