Kristen Ashley
Kristen Ashley | |
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Fantasy, Erotica, Paranormal | |
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David Mark Ashley
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Kristen Ashley (born Kristen A L Moutaw; April 8, 1968) is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 75 books in 14 languages, with over three million copies sold. [1][2][3][4] Two of her novels have been adapted into film.
Career
Ashley has always enjoyed books. At age 12, she began surreptitiously borrowing her mother's
Ashley finally decided to publish her work independently on Kindle. She released three or four of her previously written titles each month and found an audience relatively quickly. Her readership expanded after a major blogger reviewed one of her novels, Sweet Dreams.[5] Between her day job and her writing and publishing efforts, Ashley worked, on average, 14–16 hours a day, seven days a week, for years.[5] Once her writing career reached a certain threshold, Ashley hired help; she now has an assistant and works with graphic designers, proofreaders, and copyeditors.[5]
In 2013, Ashley signed her first traditional publishing contract, with Grand Central Publishing's Forever line.[6] As of 2019, she had released three series' worth of books through traditional publishing.[5] Ashley chose to foray into traditional publishing for two primary reasons. First, she wanted to improve her craft by working with an experienced editor. Second, she wanted to make her books more accessible. With traditional publishing, her novels would be available in print as well as ebooks, which would expand her audience to people without ereaders and those who liked to browse bookstores and libraries.[6] Ashley insisted that her publisher keep ebook prices low, at $3.99, to ensure that readers weren't priced out. In an interview in 2019, she noted that her "print sales are abysmal"; most of her income comes from ebook sales and merchandise that she creates based on her books.[5]
Passionflix purchased the film rights to several of Ashley's novels. The Will, based on Ashley's novel of the same name, was released on February 14, 2020. It was directed by Louise Alston and starred Megan Dodds, Chris McKenna, Martin Dingle-Wall and Patrick Byas.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] In 2020, Passionflix will be filming an adaption of Ashleys' "Three Wishes".[15]
As of 2019, Ashley had published more than 60 novels, which have been translated into 14 languages and sold a combined three million copies.[2]
Reception
Her novel Raid was on the USA Today bestseller list. Own the Wind placed on the
Writing
As influences, Ashley cites Janet Evanovich, Judith McNaught, J. K. Rowling, Carl Hiaasen.[17][18]
In interviews, Ashley states that she struggled with sleep due to an active mind, which she turned to creating stories that she continued developing over time. Her heroes are often
Though mainly in the
Bibliography
References
- ^ a b c Prose (16 December 2015), Prose Interviews NYT Bestselling Author Kristen Ashley, medium.com, retrieved 14 April 2020
- ^ a b c d e f Suriano, Jessica (17 August 2018). "Kristen Ashley shakes up the world of romance novels". USA Today. AZ Central. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers". The New York Times. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers". New York Times. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dale, Brady (3 February 2016). "TITANS OF KINDLE E-Books Let Kristen Ashley Turn Years of Rejection Into a Self-Publishing Empire". Observer. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ a b Lamb, Joyce (5 April 2013), "Interview: Kristen Ashley, 'Own the Wind'", USAToday, retrieved 14 April 2020
- IMDb. Retrieved 10 Feb 2020
- ^ "BREAKOUT ACTOR PATRICK BYAS TELLS ALL ON HIS ROLE ON HULU'S WU-TANG: AN AMERICAN SAGA SERIES". The Source. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Breeze, Dre (8 January 2020). "Patrick Byas Shooting New Movie In Boston". Beasley Media Boston. Hot 96.9 Boston. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Clifford, Kambra. "The Young and the Restless' Chris McKenna cast as a boxer in new romance film". Soap Central. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Production to Begin on Film Adaptation of New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Ashley's 'The Will'". PR Newswire. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ Pollock, Sarabeth (19 February 2020). "PASSIONFLIX IS HEATING THINGS UP ON THE STREAMING SCENE". FanSided. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Kornits, Dov (2 September 2019). "Louise Alston to helm first US picture for PASSIONFLIX". Filmink.
- ^ Field, Sonya (12 October 2017). "'The Will' and 'Three Wishes' by Kristen Ashley optioned by Passionflix". Hypable.
- ^ Edwards, Shanee (18 March 2020). "The Passionate Entrepreneur". The Argonaut News. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Ashley, Kristen, About, KristenAshley.net, retrieved 14 April 2020
- ^ a b Lamb, Joyce (5 April 2013). "Interview: Kristen Ashley, 'Own the Wind'". USA Today. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Kristen Ashley (Author of Mystery Man)". Goodreads. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ Monkou, Michelle (19 May 2014). "Must-read romance: 'Finding Serenity'; Emma Award winners". USA Today. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ Gonzalez, Vilma (23 June 2014). "Love in Suspense: The bad-boy allure". USA Today. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ Gonzalez, Vilma (7 July 2014). "Love in Suspense: 'The Promise' by Kristen Ashley". USA Today. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ Special for USA Today (9 October 2014). "Sharing some love for Bruce Springsteen, Kristen Ashley, Donna Tartt". USA Today. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
External links
- Official Website: KristenAshley.net
- Kristen Ashley at IMDb
- Kristen Ashley on FictionDB.com