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Kelsey Ketch
"The moment the last word leaves my mouth, a wind whips through the room, shredding my insides and blowing out the candles. The ghosts vanish and all that is left is darkness." ~Dark Reflections
Kelsey Ketch
Death Island has three settings. The beginning of the novel is set in a village near the Mouth of the Severns in England. The second is aboard the Orion, a brigantine ship. And finally, an island in the Gulf of Mexico, just northwest of the Yucatan. Though I reseached each region to build my settings, these settings are part of a fantasy world and do not exist in real life.
Kelsey Ketch
Thank you for your question, Zach! Historically, Death Island was originally written to be the first novel of a series. However, during the most recent rewrite of the manuscript, I decided to combine the plotline of the three planned novels and make it a stand alone. At this time, I do not see a sequel to this novel.
Kelsey Ketch
I would travel into the wizarding world of Harry Potter, and if possible, attend or teach at Hogwarts. My focus would be the study of magical creatures.
Kelsey Ketch
Some additional Mayan research books while working on my second draft of Death Island. Finish The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. Hope to get to Lies We Tell by Kelly Hathaway, Daughter of Chaos (Red Magic, #1) by Jen McConnell, and Prince of Wolves (The Grey Wolves, #1) by Quinn Loftis.
Kelsey Ketch
I think the hardest part of being a writer is making a live while trying to finding time to write. There are days where I wish I could just take a day off from work, but when those opportunities arrive, I'm usually to tired to even think creativity. I mostly end up sleeping throughout the day or lounging out somewhere doing mindless things.
This fortunately hasn't discouraged me from my passion. I love writing too much to give it up for any price. But it does make it more tricky and a bit frustrating. It's a matter of finding the right balance.
This fortunately hasn't discouraged me from my passion. I love writing too much to give it up for any price. But it does make it more tricky and a bit frustrating. It's a matter of finding the right balance.
Kelsey Ketch
Of course! As of now, I've actually got three WIPs in the works. LOL. I know. I'm insane. :) The one I'm focusing the most effort on is Name of Ra, the conclusion to the Descendants of Isis series. Basically, in this novel, Natti and Seth are trying to figure out their next steps to finding and protecting Ra's secret name when they suddenly discover Sean has risen the god, Set, from Duat. Now they are in for the chess game of their life, trying to keep one move ahead before Set claim's Ra's power for himself.
The other two WIPs are both New Adult. Dark Reflections is about an 19 year old artist named Alana, who stumbles upon a curse and is cast away onto an isolated island where she literary lives a double life: one as herself and one as a murderer. Adapting to the monster she's become, she lives with the blood of several innocent victims on her hands. That is, until Cole washes on her shore. Now she finds herself torn. She can either accept his fate or fight to find a way to break the spell. Unfortunately, there's only so much time before her alter ego attempts to murder him too.
The final WIP is a historical, young adult MS called Death's Island. I finished several years ago and at one point even had an agent for it. But it was never published. So, based on big publishers recommendations and the fact I slaughtered the original copy when asked to make it shorter, I'm rewriting it and decided to make it New Adult instead. To learn more, you can check it out a video and summary here: http://kelseyketch.com/my-novels/sing...
The other two WIPs are both New Adult. Dark Reflections is about an 19 year old artist named Alana, who stumbles upon a curse and is cast away onto an isolated island where she literary lives a double life: one as herself and one as a murderer. Adapting to the monster she's become, she lives with the blood of several innocent victims on her hands. That is, until Cole washes on her shore. Now she finds herself torn. She can either accept his fate or fight to find a way to break the spell. Unfortunately, there's only so much time before her alter ego attempts to murder him too.
The final WIP is a historical, young adult MS called Death's Island. I finished several years ago and at one point even had an agent for it. But it was never published. So, based on big publishers recommendations and the fact I slaughtered the original copy when asked to make it shorter, I'm rewriting it and decided to make it New Adult instead. To learn more, you can check it out a video and summary here: http://kelseyketch.com/my-novels/sing...
Kelsey Ketch
Mostly by continually hitting my head on the desk for days on out. But when that doesn't work, I walk away and get outside for a nature walk or just walk within my neighborhood. Meet people. Talk with them. Putting the problem in the back of mind and letting it sit until the solution comes.
Kelsey Ketch
I'm currently working on the final novel of the Descendants of Isis series, Name of Ra, as well as Dark Reflections, a Dark NA Fantasy.
Kelsey Ketch
The best thing about being a writer is watching my stories develop twists and turns which even I don't see coming. :)
Kelsey Ketch
Just keep reading and writing. Find your own style. And write for the enjoyment and for yourself.
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