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Kay Camden
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Kay Camden
1. The Alignment Series started on a random day in 2009 when Liv started talking in my head and didn't stop. I scribbled her words down on sticky notes because it was distracting, I didn't know what it was, and I hoped getting it on paper would make it stop. That evening I typed those notes into a Word document because it seemed important. Trey's voice started not long after that. I didn't know I was writing a book until I had a few chapters written, and then I just kept going because I couldn't *not* keep going. I've never felt like I came up with The Alignment. I've always felt like it created itself.
2. My inspiration as a writer comes from a very unlikely conglomeration of authors and books: Daphne du Maurier, Madeline L'Engle, Wuthering Heights, and LJ Smith's books I read in the 90s as a young adult. Also tossed in are the original TMNT graphic novels by Eastman and Laird (they're a lot darker and more serious than you'd think). I'm also very inspired by my favorite story of all time: Beauty and the Beast--any version and all versions. Captive heroine, reclusive angry hero. Enemies, darkness. A larger fight to be fought. Reluctant allegiance, love. That's probably the only piece that makes sense. :)
3. No plans for novellas right now. I've entertained the idea of a book for Inis, or Paul, or Órlaith, or Marcas, or Aaron... or another Sloane and Rex book... but I doubt it would be limited to a novella. My plots just couldn't work with that. ;) So I won't say never, but I will say definitely not right now.
4. I've been compelled to write since the day in 2009 when I heard Liv's voice in my head. I've been a reader my whole life, and have enjoyed writing, but I never planned to become a writer.
5. Music is a huge inspiration for everything I write. Specifically for THE WARRIOR, a fan I've become friends with online recommended some music and it really helped shape Sloane and Rex's story. I also started listening to a different, new-to-me type of electronica while editing THE WARRIOR.
6. Why Irish? Because it's the most beautiful language in the whole world. :)
2. My inspiration as a writer comes from a very unlikely conglomeration of authors and books: Daphne du Maurier, Madeline L'Engle, Wuthering Heights, and LJ Smith's books I read in the 90s as a young adult. Also tossed in are the original TMNT graphic novels by Eastman and Laird (they're a lot darker and more serious than you'd think). I'm also very inspired by my favorite story of all time: Beauty and the Beast--any version and all versions. Captive heroine, reclusive angry hero. Enemies, darkness. A larger fight to be fought. Reluctant allegiance, love. That's probably the only piece that makes sense. :)
3. No plans for novellas right now. I've entertained the idea of a book for Inis, or Paul, or Órlaith, or Marcas, or Aaron... or another Sloane and Rex book... but I doubt it would be limited to a novella. My plots just couldn't work with that. ;) So I won't say never, but I will say definitely not right now.
4. I've been compelled to write since the day in 2009 when I heard Liv's voice in my head. I've been a reader my whole life, and have enjoyed writing, but I never planned to become a writer.
5. Music is a huge inspiration for everything I write. Specifically for THE WARRIOR, a fan I've become friends with online recommended some music and it really helped shape Sloane and Rex's story. I also started listening to a different, new-to-me type of electronica while editing THE WARRIOR.
6. Why Irish? Because it's the most beautiful language in the whole world. :)
Kay Camden
Hi Tiffany, I'm working very, very hard to get The Warrior published this year. Its release is on my mind every day. Haunting me! :)
I have a couple more months of writing then a few of editing, so it's going to be close. I do post progress about once a month at kaycamden.com, so if you subscribe there you'll get updates. If you follow or friend me here on Goodreads you'll get them too.
So sorry to keep you waiting. I hope book 5 is worth your wait! :)
I have a couple more months of writing then a few of editing, so it's going to be close. I do post progress about once a month at kaycamden.com, so if you subscribe there you'll get updates. If you follow or friend me here on Goodreads you'll get them too.
So sorry to keep you waiting. I hope book 5 is worth your wait! :)
Kay Camden
There will be five books total in The Alignment Series. Books 1-4 are available now, and I'm currently working on book 5 (the finale!) which should be out very late this year. I post status updates to my website which show up in my Goodreads blog, so stay tuned to that for more info. Thanks for asking! (Edited 6/5/17 to update progress)
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Dec 28, 2017 04:07PM · flag