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Thursday Thirteen -- 295 -- 13 Questions for Norah Wilson, Co-author of Enter the Night

It's my great pleasure to welcome fellow Maritimer Norah Wilson to A Piece of My Mind.

Norah's visit wraps up this year's Spooky Stories Author Series. Be sure to check back next October when I ask a whole new crew of writers about what sends chills down their spines...

1 – Norah, your Casters series is a writing team effort with Heather Doherty. How did your partnership start?

Heather told me a number of times about this idea she had for a young adult novel. I’m a little slow on the uptake, but finally, I said, “Hey, we should write it together!” That project was The Summoning, the first book in our Gatekeepers series, for which we’ve plotted seven books. We never did get to write them, since at the time we were submitting to New York publishing houses, and you always have to be moving on to the next idea until something sells.

But when we wrote the first book in the Casters world, we knew we had to stick with it until we got all four books out. We haven’t looked back since. In addition to other YA paranormal, we’ve gone on to jointly write a launch book for Kindle Worlds (in the Pretty Little Liars universe), and some seriously funny cozy mystery.

2 – Tell us about your latest release, Enter the Night.

In Comes the Night, our girls (Alex, Brooke and Maryanne) learned to escape their troubles—and their actual bodies—by casting a dark piece of themselves out into the night.

We explore that further in Enter the Night, which is essentially Maryanne’s book. (Comes the Night was Alex’s book, and Embrace the Night will be Brooke’s. The final book, Forever the Night, will provide resolution for all of them.) Maryanne, who is by far the most wholesome of the three, nevertheless has a very dark secret, one that is tearing her apart. So when she takes up with Bryce Walker, son of the famed (or infamous) “Heller” hunter Ira Walker, we’re left to sort out how deeply rooted that attraction is in self-destruction. And if it’s self-destruction she wants, she just might get it.

3 – When writing spooky material, do you ever scare yourself?

When Heather (who is crazy intuitive) first got a ‘flash vision’ of the Casters, she started flipping emails to me as the ideas rushed in. Days later, as we were fleshing out the story in a quiet cottage at a nearby lake, we did succeed in scaring ourselves. A lot!

LOL! Awesome.

It was isolated and dark out there on the lake’s edge, and by the time we went to bed, I was afraid to look out the window in case I saw a Caster!

But normally, I don’t usually scare myself while I’m writing this stuff. Unless I’m home alone at night and there’s a branch knocking against the window and my dog starts growling low in her throat… In which case, I’d probably be scared no matter what I was writing!

4 – Did you watch spooky TV shows or films when you were young?

Oh, definitely!

What were your favorites from those?

Remember The Twilight Zone? Night Gallery? And of course, old Vincent Price movies. Gosh, I’m a bigger horror fan than I knew!

5 – As a reader or as a viewer, do you prefer spooky/scary, or do you delve further into horror?

I think I like spooky/scary better than flat-out horror. You won’t catch me at the movie theatre, or even in front of the TV, for Friday the 13th or Saw or the classic horror gore-fests. I don’t mind some violence, but I don’t want to be completely traumatized.

I'm more for spooky myself, although I totally get into the sword swinging of Vikings and Spartacus. That can get pretty gory.

6 – If you had to name your top three supernatural creatures, what would they be?

I do love my vampires.

I’m kind of picky about my shifters, but I do love dragons!

And demons. I do love a demon done well. Or a Djinn!

7 – Have you explored these character types in your fiction so far?

I’ve written vampires for the adult paranormal romance market, and Heather and I have written demons in the Gatekeepers story (The Summoning).Given time, we’ll probably get around to some more. Or we’ll just create a new one, like our Casters or our Fleshers (yes, they are just as scary/creepy as they sound!).

8 – Are there some earthbound, everyday aspects of life that you find scary?

Honestly, the scariest thing I know of is human greed and corporate pillaging. The wars that have been started over it, the people who’ve died for it, our ecosystem poisoned over it, species killed, our own health eroded. Way scarier than a zombie apocalypse.

9 – Where is the spookiest place you’ve ever been?

A taxicab in Boston.

What made it so scary?

No seatbelts, and a maniac for a driver.

LOL. But seriously? I think any place is spooky in the dark. My imagination just goes crazy. I once watched the movie Alien late at night by myself. That short trip from the living room down the hall to my bedroom was the perhaps the scariest one of my life.

10 -- Why do you think people like to be scared?

I think it’s largely the younger crowd who enjoys being scared. The older we get, the more saturated we become with all the “real life” scary stuff we’re bombarded with in the news. But I think lots of younger adults seek out those scary thrills because they don’t have occasion to experience them in their normal lives. It’s a safe way to live through a really intense, cathartic experience.

11 – You began your publishing adventures as a romantic suspense author. How hard is it to switch gears between genres?

I still write romantic suspense, and yes, it’s a big shift in mindset when I switch over from one to the other. I don’t find it particularly difficult, once I get going. You just fall into the right “voice”. But it can be a little tricky when I come to a romantic interlude. We write toward the upper end of the YA market, so the stories might not be squeaky “clean” (I hate that word, because it suggests anything sexual is dirty), but neither are they remotely like an adult romance. I just have to be extra careful to make sure the voice and the emotions stay true to our teenagers.

12 – Do you use your suspense skills when you switch over to paranormal stories, or is that sense of suspense just a part of your writing voice?

I think suspense is just part of my writing voice. I’ve often said that my adult paranormals are just romantic suspense with vampires. I write them exactly the same way!

But truthfully, I have to give Heather all the credit for injecting the suspense into our YA stories. She has such an innate sense of story structure that I rarely feel the need to interfere with her plotting magic. At first, when there’d be a dramatic development or complication or something happened to drastically increase the stakes, I’d be a little, “Okay, are we over-promising here? How are we going to get our characters out of this corner we’re painting them into?” But she’d be all, “No, really, it’ll work.” And it always does, because she is the plotting queen.

13 – This has been so much fun, Norah -- thanks for dropping by. Could you tell us a bit about this excerpt from Enter the Night?

Happy to oblige! This one takes place when the girls come back to Harvell House after the Christmas break.

On their first cast out, they revisit some old haunts and find themselves out at the Walker farm. Bryce Walker is working in a lighted shed beside the barn, and Maryanne wants a closer look. The other girls try to talk her out of it, without success.

“It’s too dangerous!” Alex protested, but Maryanne ignored her. A quick look wouldn’t hurt anything.

Reaching the window, she hovered in front of it, peering in. Bryce Walker stood with his back to her, his tall frame stooping over an old fashioned workbench. With two portable hanging lights shining down on his work area, the room was well lit. As long as it was brighter on the inside than the outside, he wouldn’t be able to see her. Well, see them. Alex and Brooke had joined her now and stared in, too.

She looked around the room. It was like stepping back in time. A small, pot-bellied stove squatted in the corner, a full wood box beside it. The unfinished walls were lined with old license plates, discolored calendar pages, and rusted saws, some of them the largest Maryanne had ever seen, obviously used in the forest industry before chainsaws took over. High on the wall just above Bryce’s head, on a slightly off-kilter, plain board shelf, sat some small sculptures. They were not especially well done, but the subjects were recognizable. A brown owl, a green-shelled turtle, a leaning, peg-legged pirate with a parrot on his shoulder. Then there was the last thing resting on that crooked shelf. Or rather hanging from it.

A dark caster, about seven inches tall with a long neck and outstretched arms and legs. Around its neck was a length of rope from which it dangled. As if alive, the caster—the Heller, as Ira Walker would have called it—seemed to sway and twist on the rope ever so slightly now and again, whenever Bryce nudged against the workbench, sending vibrations up the wall.

“Oh, God! You’ve got the hots for Bryce Walker!” Brooke accused.

“What’s this?” The frown was clear in Alex’s voice. “No way!”

“Haven’t we all had enough trouble from the Walkers?” Brooke’s voice rose again. “All those damn Walkers!”

Maryanne didn’t miss that—we all. They all. Legends and hunters. They all had legacies.

Nor did she answer. She kept staring in through the window, her eyes riveted on Bryce.

“What’s he doing?” Alex asked, her curiosity apparently trumping her anxiety, at least for the moment.

“I don’t know.” Maryanne said. “Something…something for shop class maybe?”

“Right, Maryanne,” Brooke said. “Bryce Walker is in there finishing up that smokin’ bird house he’s been working on over the Christmas holiday! Give me a break! He’s just—”

“Standing too still.” Maryanne’s words were a whisper, even to the casters’ ears. They all watched, silently now, as Bryce stood there, stone still and tense. He didn’t even seem to be breathing. Then he did move, and suddenly. His right hand shot sideways to an electrical outlet just above the table, below the shelf. With one quick snap of the electrical cord, the shed was in darkness, and then the casters were not.

As Maryanne processed what was happening, Bryce flew to the door and snapped on the yard light. The three of them were suddenly bathed in brilliant white light.

“Go, go, go!” Alex shouted.

            They tore away from the window, just as the door flew open.


© Norah Wilson and Heather Doherty, 2013

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Thursday Thirteen -- 293 -- 13 Questions for Sherri Browning Erwin, Author of Jane Slayre and Grave Expectations

It's a great pleasure to have multi-genre author Sherri Browning Erwin here at A Piece of My Mind for the second in this year's Spooky Stories Author series, running all month on Thursdays.

Every place is Down Home once you get to Canada's east coast -- so come right in, Sherri. It's really cooling off out there, all of a sudden.

Just kick aside those little mounds of leaves collecting on the front steps. Today's a perfect day to chat about your two horror mash-ups, Jane Slayre and Grave Expectations.

1 – How did you first get involved with the classic horror mash-up series?

The idea for Jane Slayre came about when I was joking around with friends.

I shared a blog, the Whine Sisters, with Kathleen Givens and Julia London (and many other authors, but it was just Kathleen and Julia with me at that point), and I wrote a blog that was a book blurb spoofing the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies book based on Jane Eyre, called Jane Slayre.

Kathleen called me and said, “Get that off the blog! Someone will steal your idea. You need to write that book!” At first, I thought, no way, it was only a joke. But then I realized that I could really do it and it might actually sell.

I took her advice and it all worked out. I meant it to be a one time thing, but my publisher asked me to do a second, Grave Expectations, based on the popularity of Jane Slayre.

2 – Has your collaboration with Charlotte Bronte and Charles Dickens influenced your own writing style?

I’m a more careful writer now. I take more time to self-edit.

I’m not sure I learned to become a better writer from working on the mash-ups, but I did learn to be a better editor, which makes a better writer in the end.

What do you think they would have learned from you?

From me, they might have learned to edit more as well, to write tighter. Modern readers prefer a faster-paced story and don’t often take time to stop and admire a well-constructed sentence.

3 – Some writers might have become blocked when asked to merge their own writing with that of two authors who have scholars and university courses devoted to their works. Did that rear its head at all for you?

The process was often daunting. I would worry about changing key elements and adding in my own. How dare I suggest changes to such esteemed works?

Did you embrace this chance to take these two stories down whole new pathways?

I would remind myself that it was all in fun, and that the originals would stand beloved for many hundreds of years to come. Now it’s very exciting when high school teachers and college professors contact me on occasion to tell me that they are teaching my versions with the originals in courses dealing with adaptation or parody.

4 – Clothing designer Lizzie Norris chose your Jane Slayer world as a springboard for her graduation project. How did that come about?

I found out about Lizzie by accident, when I was looking up Jane Slayre on Twitter to see if anyone was still buzzing about the book. Lizzie apparently read Jane Slayre and felt inspired to take on the project of creating costumes for the characters.

How did it feel to see her interpretation of your characters?

When I found her blog and saw her work, I was blown away. She did such an incredible job of bringing the characters to life. It was quite a thrill and an honor to see her costumes and realize that I’d provided inspiration to a clearly very talented designer.

5 – You have short stories in the Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance and in the Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance. How did your involvement in these anthologies come about?

The editor of the anthologies, Trish Telep, read my paranormal romance To Hell with Love and felt I would be a good addition to her Vampire Romance anthology. She wrote and asked if I could do a vampire story for her. And then she asked me for a story for one of her follow up anthologies, paranormal romance. I was pleased to be included, and it was a great chance to stretch my imagination and write something different for me at the time (vampires).

Do you naturally gravitate towards shorter fiction? (My husband is a big fan of horror and fantasy anthologies.)

Writing short fiction is quite a challenge for me, actually. The pacing is completely different and it takes some adjustment from my normal instincts to write full length novels.

 

6 – You’ve written in the historical romance / historical paranormal / contemporary paranormal genres. Is it difficult to switch hats?

I have so many ideas in all different areas of fiction. It’s difficult for me to pick one genre and stick with it.

I read all kinds of things, and then I’m inspired to write something new and different from what I’ve done previously. Picking one genre and sticking with it is much more challenging for me.

7 – When writing spooky material, do you ever give yourself shivers?

I have made myself laugh, cry, cheer, jeer, and have scared the jeepers out of myself. I always think it’s a good sign. If I have a reaction when I write, it seems more likely that my readers might feel it when they read. At least, I hope so.

8 – As a reader or a TV and film viewer, do you prefer spooky/scary, or do you delve further into horror? How far do you go as a writer?

I love psychological thrillers best of all. The idea that the scariest things might be in our own heads, or someone playing with our minds, that scares me more than a physical threat, for some reason.  I’m not sure I’m quite skilled enough to write a really good psychological thriller, though.

9 – If you could visit three hair-raising destinations, where would you go? Or perhaps you’ve already sampled a few…?

I would love to tour some old haunted castles.

I’ve done ghost tours in Salem and New Orleans.

I’ve visited dorms that were supposedly haunted on Mount Holyoke’s campus back when I was in school. Currently my daughter lives in a dorm that is supposedly haunted by a man-hating ghost, and I’ve warned her boyfriend and my son, who attends the same school, but no sign of ghosts yet.

10 – If you had to name your top three supernatural creatures, what would they be?

Ghosts, witches, vampires.

As far as ghosts, what would keep a soul here? What’s the backstory? So many possibilities.

Witches are also intriguing. The idea of casting a spell appeals, but the potential of any harm coming back to me turns me off of trying any spells.

With vampires, immortality might be a gift, but is it worth preying on others? All three inspire my imagination.

11 – Have you explored these character types in your fiction so far?

 I’ve explored vampires, but I’m not done with them yet. So much more to explore.

 I’ve never written ghosts or witches, but both fascinate me.

12 – What are you working on now?

For now, I’m taking a break from thrillers and horror stories to return to my first love, historical romance. If you love Downton Abbey, you might like my Edwardian romance, Thornbrook Park, coming out in June 2014. But I’m also itching to expand the series I started in Fade to Black, my short story for the Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance.

13 – Thanks for dropping by today, Sherri!

CLICK HERE to read an excerpt from Jane Slayre

"Reader, I buried him." -- Sherri Browning Erwin

"If [Seth] Grahame-Smith can be said to have kicked the whole [mash-up] thing off [with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,] the benchmark has been set with Jane Slayre...Not only is [Erwin] an accomplished writer, but she demonstrates a good appreciation of Bronte's novel, a mastery of its language and its aesthetic...I would recommend Sherri Browning Erwin's Jane Slayre as a great way to enjoy the best the genre currently has on offer." -- Gerard Wood, Science Fiction World

"I am a sucker for dark and gloomy novels, so one would think I adore Dickens, but oddly enough I do not. I do not actively dislike Dickens, I just find him difficult to read. So thank goodness for Sherri Browning Erwin. Her gothic revision of Great Expectations made me love this story. Once again, she proves that literary mash-up genre can be something magical when done correctly; sadly, few authors are as adept at the genre as she." -- Tiffany's Bookshelf

Thursday Thirteen - 280 - 13 Questions For Paula Altenburg, Author of Desire by Design

Welcome to today's stop on Paula Altenburg's DESIRE BY DESIGN blog tour.

Paula is a fellow member of my writers' group, Romance Writers of Atlantic Canada, and it's my very great pleasure to welcome her here today.
1 - Tell us a little bit about DESIRE BY DESIGN's journey from idea to published novel.

I have two 'writer me's' -- the one who likes writing single title, dark paranormal romance and fantasy, and the one who likes creating short and sweet quirky romances. And always, I'm about the characters. Eve Doucette in DESIRE BY DESIGN spoke to me, and this was the story she wanted. She told me she was insecure working in a man's world because she felt overlooked and belittled. She's partly right and mostly wrong.

When I took her to my editor and said I'd like to write something a little different from demons, my editor was supportive. I love Entangled Publishing for that reason. They didn't try to pigeon-hole me, but let me experiment.   

2 - Is it a standalone single title, or is it part of a series?

Right now DESIRE BY DESIGN is a standalone contemporary category romance, and part of Entangled Publishing's Bliss imprint, so it's 'sweet'.

Eve has three hot brothers and the potential for a series is there, but the door was left open in case my editor and I decide to go in a different direction. One of the brothers is currently tugging on my shirttail, demanding I listen.

3 - Hmm...that sounds promising for us readers. (Keep tugging, brother!)

One reviewer said, "This book was hilarious! Fans of Jill Shalvis and Kristan Higgans will love this book. It is filled with a multitude of 'I Love Lucy' moments," while another said, "I laughed, I swooned, I laughed some more and smiled those little happy smiles at all the lovely heartwarming moments." As an author whose previous releases have been darker paranormal stories, what drew you to explore humorous contemporary romance?

 I needed a break!

Whether serious paranormal romance or a sweet, funny category, my stories are all very character driven. I spend a lot of time inside their heads. You'd be amazed at how stressful it can be to view the world through the eyes of a demon/mortal hybrid.

4 - You know I can relate to that, Paula!

If you name three romantic comedy movies that hit the same tone as  DESIRE BY DESIGN, what would they be?

This is a tough one for me. I'm more of an epic fantasy or comic book movie fan.

Me, too. I'd be at a loss to answer this one myself!

Lord of the Rings, for example, or anyone you could put a costume on. Since the local video store closed down I'm stuck with Netflix options or what's in the theatre, and I live in a house full of guys. (So it's a good thing our tastes are similar.)

But I loved How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, and Knight and Day, and they're somewhat similar in tone. A bit slapstick but still romantic. DESIRE BY DESIGN doesn't have any car chases, though.

5 - LOL! Are there aspects of Eve Doucette to which you can relate?

Eve may be a little more extreme, but I certainly see areas where we may have some similarities. Insecurity is the biggest, and probably Eve's unfortunate tendency to say the first thing that comes into her head. My sister refers to that as 'lacking a filter'. Guilty.

6 - How about Matt Brison? (I've personally discovered that all of my male protagonists share more of my personality than my female characters.)

I can only *wish* I shared characteristics with Matt. Sigh. I'm not that reasonable. Ask anyone.

7 - Do you find yourself focusing on the romantic storyline and the humor aspects separately, or is humor simply a part of your contemporary voice?

Humor is definitely a part of my contemporary voice. It's really a part of my voice, period. But because I'm so character driven, the overall tone is generated by the characters and their situations. In my paranormals, moral and ethical problems arose from the worldbuilding that really didn't lend themselves to a lot of humor. It would have taken away from the message my characters were trying to send. I don't have to worry much about worldbuilding in short contemporaries, so there's more freedom in the tone for my voice to shine through.

8 - Can you see yourself writing a more serious contemporary romance any time in the future?

No. My contemporaries are my mental escape.

I can definitely see how you would like to switch gears.

I really like escapism, which is why I like writing paranormals and fantasy. Take me away from reality. Please. :-)

9 - Would a more humorous paranormal storyline have any attraction for you?

Funny you should ask.

(Woo hoo! A scoop!)

 I have one in the works. But as a single title paranormal, it won't be laughs from one end to the other. It's going to have its dramatic moments. I love this particular one (okay, I love them all...) but again, it's the story that my characters demanded I tell.

10 - From any genre of romance, who are your favorite sigh-worthy hero and your most inspirational heroine?

I love Kenny Karmody in OUT OF CONTROL from Suzanne Brockman's Troubleshooters series.

I mean, I seriously love him.

I read his story three times, lent the book to someone, and now I have to go hunt it down so I can read it again.

And for a heroine, Ayla from CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR. Hands down. Talk about resilient. Now I want to read those books again, too.

    

11 - LOL!

If you're looking for Paula on Facebook, you can find her here:

https://www.facebook.com/PaulaAltenburgAuthor?fref=ts

If you're looking for Paula on Twitter, you can find her here:

https://twitter.com/PaulaAltenburg

If you're looking for Paula on Goodreads, you can find her here:

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5809064.Paula_Altenburg

12 - DESIRE BY DESIGN is currently sitting at 4.5 stars on Amazon.com from 21 reviewers, and at 4.29 stars on Goodreads from 34 ratings.

13 - Here's a short excerpt:

She lifted her coffee cup to her unsteady lips and concentrated on business. She couldn't resist poking him a little, just to see if he'd laugh. She could use one herself.

"You don't have any ideas of your own, do you?" she said.

He slumped deeper into the sofa and clasped his fingers behind his head, his gaze stroking her from head to toe. A lick of heat leaped into his eyes. "I've got plenty of ideas."

She focused on her coffee and tried not to take his words too seriously. Matt was a rich, handsome man, famous in his field, and flirting came naturally to him. It had nothing to do with her.

"Why don't you just come right out and tell Bob that this project isn't your style and be done with it?" she suggested. "Then you wouldn't have to worry about new ideas."

"I don't know," Matt said slowly, smoothing his chin with the pad of his thumb. he had a nice chin, strong and solid--it went well with the rest of him. The navy running gear showed off a far different frame than the one she'd expected based on his business suits. "It's been a long time since I've had ideas like this," he added. "They might be well worth exploring."    

Eve took a long, flustered swig of coffee and choked on it, burning the inside of her nose.

- Paula Altenburg, 2013

Thanks for dropping by, Paula!

Thanks for having me. This was fun!

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On Day 9 of the A to Z Blog Challenge

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Writing Inspirations

Please join me at Pure Jonel for my fifth interview as part of Black Lion Virtual Book Tours.

Jonel asks me: "What are your biggest inspirations while writing?" 

Find out what sorts of musical playlists I created to set the tone for my dark fantasy BOUND BY DRAGONSFYRE. 

Jonel also reviewed my book. Here's what she had to say:

"I dearly love the main character in this novel. Not only is he a brilliant individual but he is easy to relate to...I was actually sad that I had to leave him at the end of the novel, even knowing that there would be a sequel and that I'd see him again."

Rating:  ★★★★★

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On Day 6 of the A to Z Blog Challenge

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Falconer's cottage

Please join me at Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer for my third interview as part of Black Lion Virtual Book Tours.

Billy asks me: "What is your favorite part in BOUND BY DRAGONSFYRE? What was the hardest part to write?" 

Find out why the major set piece that takes place at the falconer's cottage is the answer to both of these questions. The young hero of my book is the falconer's apprentice, and in this section of the story the day time hunt at which he's accustomed to serving runs long. The nobles appear to have no intention of leaving, and all Scorpius and his master can do is bear witness and pray that they're not tainted by the nobles' cruelty.   

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On Day 4 of the A to Z Blog Challenge

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My Dragonsfyre series

Want an intro into the world of Dragonsfyre?

Please join me at Laurie's Paranormal Thoughts and Reviews for a character interview as part of Black Lion Virtual Book Tours.

Laurie asks my young hero, Scorpius: "If you could apologize to someone in your past, who would it be?"

Does Scorpius answer her question, or does he try block the memories?

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I'm also blogging at The Popculturedivas today:

13 Things That Happened to Me Today

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On Day 3 of the A to Z Blog Challenge

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The naming of Characters

Please join me at KY Bunnies blog for my second interview as part of Black Lion Virtual Book Tours.

Suzie asks me: "When naming your characters, do you give any thought to the actual meaning?"

Find out why I would never pick a name that didn't suit a character, numerologically-speaking.

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On Day 2 of the A to Z Blog Challenge

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Brainstorming

Please join me at Makayla's Book Reviews for my first interview as part of Black Lion Virtual Book Tours.

Makayla asks me: "How did you come up with the title?" for BOUND BY DRAGONSFYRE. 

Find out how brainstorming was an integral part of coming up with a series name and the individual titles for each book.

I'm also being featured today over at Michael Di Gesu's blog, ... ... ... In Time

Michael is featuring 26 books as his theme for the A to Z Challenge, and today,

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BOUND BY DRAGONSFYRE

Thanks, Michael!