August 11, 2017

#authorinterview on The Kronicles of Korthlundia

Enjoy another author interview, also part of my Goddess Fish Promotions virtual book tour, originally posted on The Kronicles of Korthlundia: A Window into Fantasy, and take another glimpse into my life.


Tell us a little about yourself?

Married with two young sons, I spend most of my time focused on family. We have a lot of fun together, reading, watching superhero movies, playing board games and Lego, and taking nature hikes. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, writing, going to rock concerts and live theatre. I wish I was a better cook, but I enjoy baking. I also enjoy my morning coffee… and my afternoon coffee… and a sweet or two or three.

Tell us something about how you write? i.e. are you a plotter or a pantser? Do you have any weird or necessary writing habits or rituals?

I am a total pantser. Every other facet of my life is so organized and scheduled, as much as a family with young children can be. I write sporadically. I don’t plot. When a story idea pops into my head, the characters emerge as well and I follow their lead. In the past I have tried to outline, but it felt forced and stalled my creativity so I ended up abandoning the idea.

Could you tell us a bit about your most recent book?

A Vampire’s Tale is a full-length paranormal romance novel. The heroine Marisa Clements is a struggling author. She writes genre fiction – paranormal romance novels about vampires – to pay her bills. But she doesn’t believe in vampires. The hero Corgan Halton is an ancient vampire with a finite mission. He wants to tell the world his story and then end his unnatural existence. He sees Marisa playing an important role in his future and selects her to author his tale. Corgan’s presence places Marisa in danger from his enemies cascading them into a journey filled with danger, venomous vampires, and a wizard or two.

What was the hardest part of writing your book?

I find the most difficulty in revising my work. At the editing stage, my editor recommended I omit several scenes involving insignificant, secondary characters. I took her advice, but deleting these scenes resulted in revisions in a number of other scenes which referenced those characters. Any revision is difficult because you are invested in your work. Rewriting, essentially, a portion of A Vampire’s Tale was very time-consuming and emotionally draining for me. I was very pleased with the end result which was a definite improvement to the previous version.

What is your favorite writing tip or quote?

I enjoy reading the #writetip posts on Twitter. As writers, we are adept observers of life. There is much wisdom and insight to be found in simple observations like the one below.

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou




2 comments:

  1. One parallel is that I have two sons. They're grown up. Probably writing reveals an understanding of how it is? Just lost four chapters-my fault-should have backed or duplicated, as my son has told me. I'll now re-write and develop the memory of those chapters. Three quarters through first draft and now intend to write through to completion. I find a sense of security with a first draft, which rapidly dissipates when you realize there's plenty of over- writing and not enough action. All the best with your latest novel. Best wishes, Colin.

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  2. Thanks for commenting! Hopefully you "recover" your four chapters from memory, and they are even better! A "rough" draft is contrary to my perfectionist nature, yet so are revisions and re-writes!

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