Stephanie Julian - As a writer, I can be anyone I want

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As a writer, I can be anyone I want.

Today, I was a 30-year-old male werewolf. Tomorrow I’ll be a goddess who’s been around since ancient Etruscan times. The day after that, I may be a 30-year-old male Yeti.

When you’re a writer, the possibilities are infinite. Too bad those exploits are only on paper.

But what if they weren’t? Who would I be if I could be anyone I wanted for a day?

What if I could be a goddess?

First, I’d have to pick what I wanted to be goddess of. All of the ancient pantheons have all sorts of goddesses. The Etruscan pantheon alone has more than thirty.

In WHAT A GODDESS WANTS, Tessa is the Goddess of the Dawn. She used to lead the sun into the sky every morning until Aurora, that Roman bitch, stole her job. In the upcoming (December 2011) HOW TO WORSHIP A GODDESS, Lucy is the Goddess of the Moon. Many centuries ago, Lucy granted the people of a small village in ancient Italy the ability to harness the power of the moon to change into wolves and protect themselves from invasion. She now serves as their patron goddess.

Then there’s Amity the Goddess of Health, Nortia the Goddess of Fate, Culsu the Goddess of the Gate to the Etruscan Underworld. In their heyday, they all held great power and hundreds of thousands of people worshipped them in ornate temples. Occasionally those grateful worshippers offered sacrifices.

If I could be a goddess for one day, I think I would enjoy tossing thunderbolts. All the cool deities got to do that. The Greek’s Zeus, the Roman’s Jupiter and the Etruscan’s Tinia. There are a few people whose rear end would be in my sights if I had the ability to throw thunderbolts.

I’d also like to be able to shapeshift. I would love to be a wolf, slinking around a forest, chasing rabbits (Yes, I’m totally ignoring the fact that wolves eat rabbits. I would not eat those adorable little Thumpers. Or Bambi. Totally out of the question.)

I definitely wouldn’t want any blood sacrifices, although there is evidence to support the fact that the ancient Etruscans had a blood-thirsty streak. However, I wouldn’t be opposed to having my way with a few of the more hunky male sacrifices. (Yes, I’m happily married. This is just conjecture, after all.)

I would love to be able to harness the power of the moon or the sun, be the envy of queens and the object of desire of kings.

But you know what I’d really like? I’d like to have the power to heal. I would wave my finger and my father would no longer suffer from Parkinson’s Disease. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?

Unfortunately, in the real world, I don’t get to heal or shapeshift or play with lightning.

Which is why I write romance. Because I get to do all those things and more.

I love my job.

If you had the chance, what goddess would you be?

WHAT A GODDESS WANTS BY STEPHANIE JULIAN – IN STORES JULY 2011

In his arms, her magic powers are on the rise…

Tessa, Etruscan Goddess of the Dawn, is desperately fighting off a malicious god, but her powers are weakening. She needs a hero and fast, because only sexual energy can give her strength. So she seeks out Caligo, whose sexual prowess is legendary…

And she’s the only one who can bring him into the light…

Caligo is a fabled Cimmerian warrior determined to stay away from spoiled goddesses who trample heart after they’ve had their fun. But there’s something irresistibly hot and inviting about Tessa, and he knows he’s her only chance to escape the encroaching darkness…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Stephanie Julian is the author of three erotic romance series with Ellora’s Cave. She is a member of RWA and Valley Forge Romance Writers and is a freelance entertainment and lifestyle feature writer. Stephanie lives in eastern Pennsylvania, where she is working on the next two books in the Forgotten Goddesses Series: How to Worship a Goddess (December 2011) and Goddess in the Middle (July 2012). For more information, please visit www.stephaniejulian.com.

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