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I’d like to welcome Kelly Harmon to Perils of Pauline! We’ll have her interview, learn more about her book and there be prizes for some lucky commenter!
And on to the interview!
Why did you write THIS book?
Do you have a “story” about the writing of this book? Something fun, crazy or frustrating that happened while writing?
I wrote Blood Soup in 72 hours straight! (It only took months and months of polishing to make it ready for publication.)
Name four of your favorite, must-read and/or strongest-influence authors.
Several authors were influential in forming my literary tastes: Robert Heinlein, Carole Nelson Douglas, and most particularly, Terry Brooks. I was reading Heinlein in grade school, thanks to a librarian who steered me in that direction. I read the others in high school.
I remember a friend handing me the hardback version of Brooks’ Sword of Shannara over the high-backed seat of the school bus. The dust jacket was missing, the black, cloth binding showed a lot of wear. Obviously, it was well-loved. I loved it, too. (And don’t tell Charlie, because I think I still have his copy!)
Dean Koontz is another favorite. He had me hooked at Whispers. I love his Odd Thomas books. I read the first one in one sitting.
My new favorite is Alan Campbell: Scar Night sucked me in from the first page and wouldn’t let me go.
Who or what did you want to be when you were eleven? Were you right?
This sounds like a cliché, but I’ve always wanted to write. I was penning novels in grade school.
I harangued my parents continually for an electric typewriter. (Typing was so hard on my parents’ manual Royal!) I finally got my typewriter for my 12th birthday. That’s when I really started churning out the words: no more longhand for me!
I’ve had a few career detours along the way, first as newspaper reporter, now in the tech industry. But I continued to write even then as I do now.
If you could have a super power, which one would you choose?
Oh, boy… I’m torn! Here are my top three:
Time Travel: I’m an avid genealogist. I would love to be able to go back in time and interview my grandparents. (While I was there, I’d tell my Dad to invest in NetScape, Microsoft and a few other tech stocks.)
Teleportation: For convenience’s sake, this one would win out over Time Travel. I’d enjoy skipping my 2 hour + daily commute… It would also be very useful to be able to bring along anyone I’m touching at the time of departure.
B.S. Detection: It would be awesome to know whether someone was telling you the truth or not.
Please tell us about your latest book.
Blood Soup is about murder, betrayal and comeuppance.
What’s next?
I’m working on two novels concurrently. The first is near and dear to my heart: a story of an honorable man who falls into the company of a dishonorable woman. I force them to work together to complete a job. It’s not a love story, but they become strong friends. He unbends a little, and learns that there is a lot of gray between black and white. She loses a large chunk of the chip on her shoulder. It’s a fantasy, full of magic, corrupt politics, encroaching armies…but I’m not sure there’s a market for it.
I’m in the final edit stages now.
The second is a dragon tale. Once again, there are politics involved—a sand kingdom—dragon burial grounds, mayhem, mischief, and death. There’s more to it, but to describe it I would have to know the ending….which yet confounds me. I’ve got a forked path to trod, and I don’t know which way to go. (This is what happens when you plan for something, and your characters decide you’re wrong.)
About Blood Soup:
King Theodicar of Borgund needed an heir. When his wife, Queen Piacenza, became pregnant, he’d hoped for a boy. His wife, along with her nurse, Salvagia, knew it wouldn’t be so: with each cast of the runes, Salvagia’s trusted divination tools yielded the same message: “A girl child must rule or the kingdom will fall to ruin.” The women were convinced that the child would be a girl.
When the queen finally gives birth, the nurse and the king are equally surprised. The king is faced with a terrible choice, and his decision will determine the fate of his kingdom. Will he choose wisely, or will he doom Borgund to ruin?
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