Andi Rhodes
Author of the Week Andi Rhodes is a prolific and established MC author. To discover more about Andi please check out her interview.
Welcome! This weeks Author of the Week is Andi Rhodes. Andi is an MC author with several books under her belt. Taking time from her busy schedule Andi was kind enough to take time out to answer these questions!
Welcome Andi. Let’s start with an easy question, can you tell us a little about yourself Andi?
Hey Elizabeth, I’m the proud wife of a Navy veteran and we live in Indiana with our pack of dogs! In my former life, I was a social worker but made the switch to being a full-time author in October 2019 and I’ve never looked back. I’m an avid reader and am addicted to MC romance but love any book about bad boy alphas and the women who tame them! I’m also a pro at binge-watching Netflix and am grateful that I am my own boss and can do that any time I want. My most binged show is Supernatural and I don’t see that changing any time soon.
Can you tell us what got you into writing?
Honestly, being a writer was never on my radar. I’ve loved reading for as long as I can remember and would read during every free minute I had. So many times, my family would tell me that I read so much, I should write a book. I always laughed at that. I was a social worker without a creative bone in my body. But then social work became so emotionally draining and driving home from work one day, a story idea hit me. By the
time I got home, the storylines of all 3 of my Broken Rebel Brotherhood books were in my head. I walked in the door and told my husband I was going to write a book. I started writing it that night. At the time, I didn’t realize this would turn into a complete career change, but the more I wrote, the more ideas I had. It’s been a roller coaster ride but fortunately for me, I love roller coasters!
It sounds like burnout triggered your creativity! What’s the main thing you love and hate about writing?
Oh gosh, that’s a tough one. I absolutely love writing because it’s freeing. I get to become these people, these characters, and I get to live their lives and share their stories with readers. This is going to sound silly but what I hate about writing is the damn commas! I’ve got a master’s degree and commas are still going to be the death of me (haha). In all seriousness though, writer’s block is actually what I hate the most. It’s very real and when it happens, I tend to shut down. I’ve learned that when that happens, it usually means that the particular scene isn’t quite right or the characters aren’t happy with the way the story is going, so I have to take a step back and strategize. I’m not the most patient person so days where I’m not writing and moving a story forward are hard for me. I hate being unproductive!
Writers block must be the bane of most authors, it’s a truly dreadful thing. Who is the worst villain you’ve ever written, and why?
I’ve written some pretty awful villains but for me, Kevin Vick in Stark Revenge is probably the worst. I don’t know if I should admit this or not but I based that character off of an old boss. That’s why he’s the worst to me… because I knew him on a level I didn’t know my other villains. Granted, my old boss wasn’t a criminal mastermind or the leader of shady and dangerous businesses, but the personality traits were the same. It was very cathartic to write that villain because I got to unleash a lot of pent-up frustration!
Oh I bet it was cathartic, what is next on your list to write/publish?
I’m currently working on a few Soulless Kings MC novels, as well as a few other projects that I have yet to reveal. What I can say is there’s going to be a new MC series coming and a series that also surrounds the world of Ink Spot Tattoos, which first appeared in Broken Wings, and the people who work there.
Find the rest of Andi’s interview at, https://www.elizabethnharris.net/post/andi-rhodes
