Ask the Author: Jae T. Jaggart
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Jae T. Jaggart
There was a family fascination with ancient cultures and I went on to study prehistory/archaeology at uni. I always found the history and art of ancient Egypt and other civilizations intriguing, so it was a natural choice of vocation for Benedict, the lucky guy (I would love to have gone on a dig).
As for the (late) Victorian period, it’s one of my total favorites for a ton of reasons (incredible clothes, wild literature, better plumbing, cool art, serious stuff like that :)
It was also when the modern approach to archaeology really began. Since Ben’s obsessions as an Egyptologist were academic, not guts, glory and tomb raiding, it was the right time frame and so it really fitted well.
As for the (late) Victorian period, it’s one of my total favorites for a ton of reasons (incredible clothes, wild literature, better plumbing, cool art, serious stuff like that :)
It was also when the modern approach to archaeology really began. Since Ben’s obsessions as an Egyptologist were academic, not guts, glory and tomb raiding, it was the right time frame and so it really fitted well.
Jae T. Jaggart
Hi Sammyd,
His was originally published as the 3 novellas (0.1 – 0.3 in the Hellfire series). They were combined and rewritten, with additional material, to become His (Hellfire Vampires Bloodline 1) which is a standalone novel, so there is no need to read them before book 1 or 2 as they contain no extra background, His contains them all. His Sweet Prince is the second standalone novel in the series after His. I hope that helps :) Jae
His was originally published as the 3 novellas (0.1 – 0.3 in the Hellfire series). They were combined and rewritten, with additional material, to become His (Hellfire Vampires Bloodline 1) which is a standalone novel, so there is no need to read them before book 1 or 2 as they contain no extra background, His contains them all. His Sweet Prince is the second standalone novel in the series after His. I hope that helps :) Jae
Jae T. Jaggart
My most recent title was a novella, Angel Angel, Burning Bright, the second in the Seven Deadly Sins series, the second after Cash.
When I was a child there were several deaths in my immediate family, and I spent a lot of time around hospitals. That made me think about what would happen to someone who was young, supremely talented, but had fought virtually their entire life simply to live. What would they do if they suddenly had life fully unleashed around them, were offered everything they’d missed out on, and those temptations were wrapped in the form of two supremely seductive, supremely powerful supernatural individuals? What choice would they make if the choices made damned them one way or another? Hence, Angel Angel.
When I was a child there were several deaths in my immediate family, and I spent a lot of time around hospitals. That made me think about what would happen to someone who was young, supremely talented, but had fought virtually their entire life simply to live. What would they do if they suddenly had life fully unleashed around them, were offered everything they’d missed out on, and those temptations were wrapped in the form of two supremely seductive, supremely powerful supernatural individuals? What choice would they make if the choices made damned them one way or another? Hence, Angel Angel.
Jae T. Jaggart
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Jae T. Jaggart
The best thing about being a writer? Probably the same thing I’d answer if I were an actor. You get to live a hundred different lives. When I’m writing, if everything is ticking right, then I’m inside the skins of those characters, those thoughts and lives, good and bad, with the story unspooling like a movie. It’s fun! Not so fun when it’s not going smoothly, but we won’t talk about that!
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