Hey
Kymber! Welcome to The Daydreamer’s Book Obsession.
Thanks
for taking the time to visit and answer
my questions.
Let’s
Get started, shall we?
How about we start off with telling the readers a little bit about
yourself?
I'm
afraid I'm not nearly as interesting as my characters, but okay I'll give it a
shot, LOL. I'm happily married to my best friend and very own tall dark and
handsome hero. We have one son - well on his way to being just as TD&H who
is heading off to start his post secondary education this fall. They share me
with a pair of sibling cats whose rivalry often entails a prime perch - in my
lap. And I have the distinction of being center of the universe for one
neurotic but loveable dog who was definitely blessed with more beauty than
brains.
Born
and raised at the foot of the Canadian Rockies I spent a lot of time traipsing
around the mountains as a child, and still love being up there to this day. We
have a favorite spot that only takes fourty-five minutes from where we live,
and are out there as often as the weather permits.
I’ve read something about a family legend?Can you tell us more about it?
Sure
can, it's one of my favorite stories. It has all the elements of a great
paranormal romance and one of reasons I became inspired to write in the first
place.
It's
the legend of Am Bratach Sith better known as the MacLeod Faery Flag
and, as with anything of it's nature, there are varying opinions on its origins
along with differing versions of the legend surrounding it. My favorite, and
the one true highlanders claim is the real story, goes like this:
A long
ago clan chieftan found his way to the other side of the veil where he fell in
love with the faery king's daughter and married her. However before long Clan
duty called, and he was compelled to return to the mortal realm taking his
bride with him. Unforuntately she could only stay for seven years. She bore him
a son just as her time ran out and she had to tearfully leave her child behind
with the chief. As she crossed over the fairy bridge back to her world, she
begged that their son never be left alone, as his cries would be more than she
could bear.
The
fairies who favoured MacLeod were also reputed to have endowed a Clan Sect,
their heraldic pipers and bards the MacCrimmons, with musical genius. So to distract the chief from his grief that
night, the clan threw a feast complete with music and dancing. Unable to
resist, the nursemaid in charge of the baby snuck away from the nursery to join
the party. The chief discovered her there and immediately ran to his son, only
to find his fairy wife already there, singing the child back to sleep. But as
soon as he entered the room, she vanished, leaving behind a blanket wrapped
around their son. As he reached for the baby her disembodied voice told him the
blanket could be unfurled like a flag three times to save the Clan in times of
great danger but warned that after three unfurling's, it's magical properties
would be dissipated.
To
date it's been unfurled twice. Once at the Battle of Glendale, 1490, and at the
Battle of the Spoilt Dyke, 1578. Clansmen believed that the unfurling turned
the tide of battle and gave them victory in both instances. And during the
second World War, the 28th Chief, Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, offered to
wave the Fairy Flag over the cliffs of Dover at the German airforce to ensure
victory. She also cut off pieces of the flag for MacLeods going off to war to
keep them safe. It's beleived no Macleod son was lost in World War II.
After
all these centuries, the Dunvegan Lullaby - the princess's lullaby - is still
sung within the clan and the remnant fairy flag is still preserved in Dunvegan
Castle, Isle of Skye.
Oh,
man, I love that story!
Can you tell us about Shafted and where the idea came from?
Shafted came about out of a moment of creative
insanity. One in which a group of my writer friends and I experienced the most
remarkable fit of shared inspiration I've ever seen. Within a couple of hours,
out of that firestorm of creativity Bandit Creek was born.
The books are a collection of thirty-three unique but
related stories being released bi-monthly all set in the town of Bandit Creek,
Montana. What makes the project so unique is each author is writing in their
chosen genre. So if you are a historical writer, your story would take place in
Bandit Creek's past; a paranormal author would pen a story with a supernatural
slant et cetera.
As it turned out, my release date ended up being
February 1st, 2012 and being a romance, naturally lent itself to a
Valentine's Day theme. But I didn't want to write a story about the 'usual
paranormal suspects' so instead of writing about Eros/Cupid, I chose to make
his little-known twin brother, Anteros, the hero.
What was your favorite part of the book
to write and why?
That's
a tough one. Two different scenes immediately spring to mind. The introduction
to the hero telling how and why he's ended up in Bandit Creek and where he
first encounters the heroine and a later scene involving his mother, Aphrodite,
and a rather enigmatic demon. Both pratically wrote themselves and had me
giggling like a madwoman all by myself in my little writing room.
Do you have an exciting Shafted teaser you'd like to share?
Umm, no. Just kidding LOL. Sure, this is from early on
in the story so doesn't have any spoilers in it.
Anteros couldn’t decide which was
worse, the burning in his heart from the arrow’s path, the hole in it from the
enormity of his family’s betrayal, or the fact he would never know a moment’s
freedom from the monstrous ice encased mortal currently hopping from one foot
to the other screeching like a banshee as she hovered over him.
“Hey Mister? I’m sorry, really. Oh
gosh, what can I do? Can I help you up maybe? Do you need a doctor? Or is there
someone else I can call?”
The concern in her eyes pulled on his
heart strings and, to his horror, other things as well. Stupid arrow was
working all right.
“Who are you? Can you tell me your
name?”
Uh, tell her his name? Come to think
of it, probably not. Hmm, let’s see, how did one explain such things to a
mortal?
Hello,
I’m a pissed off god who’s been shot with the equivalent of a super love potion
slash aphrodisiac by ‘Stupid Cupid’ and you, you lucky thing, are now the
target of my every superhuman desire. Something, by the way, that will build in
potency to a point I’ll no longer be able to resist and will very likely jump
all over you. Which really isn’t working for me because the second I do, the
arrow’s magic will pierce you too - lovely little golden bugger that it is -
and you’ll fall for me against your will. In turn, my immortality goes up in
smoke and I’ll die the second you do.
Oh
and since you asked, my name is Anteros, God of Love Returned, Dread Avenger of
Unrequited Love, brother of Eros and son of Aphrodite and Ares. Let’s have sex
right now. How do you like me so far?
Oh, yeah, that
should go over real well.
Who was your favorite character in the story?
Now that really is a tough one for me. They all ended
up developing such unique personalities and funny little quirks as I wrote
their story I honestly can't pick a favorite, however, if you want to know who
did his best to steal the stage it was a 'certain boat herder' demon.
Charon is Anteros's poker playing bud who basically
wrote himself onto the page and having done so bears no resemblance
what-so-ever to the typical Ferryman we've grown to expect in mythology.
What make you choose these main characters for your book?Why did you
want to tell their story?
Callie and Anteros are both strong to a fault. At first they seem like complete opposites but deep
down, where it matters, they're very much alike. They both have a very strong
moral code and believe they have to sacrifice their own wishes and desires to
protect others. It takes 'meeting their match' to challenge that belief, which
is what makes things fun and interesting.
Do you see writing as a career or a hobby?
Career.
Any upcoming projects? Something you're currently working on at the
moment?
Several actually. I'll be releasing a series of shorts
stories branching off Shafted's world away from Bandit Creek which will
introduce a host of re-invented secondary characters from mythology. I also
have a full length trilogy in the works that's also related to this world
currently on submission and another project that fits more in an urban fantasy
category I can't wait to dig into, scheduled for release late this coming fall.
What scene/fragment from the book comes to mind when you think about it?
One that would be a big spoiler if I described it. What
I can tell you is it's the hero's black moment and had my beta readers saying
'what the...?!' (insert evil grin here).
What do you enjoy doing when not reading or writing?
RVing and sharing a good meal and lots of laughs with
friends and family.
What made you want to be a writer?
I was stricken with a major illness several years ago
and while recuperating in the hospital I was reading a romance novel in which
the heroine had to take a big emotional risk in order to reconnect with the
love of her life. I realised this was something very few people ever have the
courage to do and so potentially miss out on what could be the best thing in
their lives all because of a simple lack of communication.
It was one of those 'ah ha' kind of things and as
reading and storytelling has always played a big part in my life and helped
shape how I tend to look at the world, I guess I wanted to give some of that
back. Okay, and I thought it would be a lot of fun.
What do you do when you are not writing?
I still have a day job I'm not quite ready to let go
of yet, have a huge yard I like puttering around in, as mentioned before love
to go RVing, I'm a voracious reader and have, on occasion, been found at a
sewing machine.
When naming your characters, do you give any thought to the actual
meaning?
Absolutely. I think it's very important for the name
to reflect the character. I often go through several before I find the one that
feels right.
Have you had your HEA?If so..please delight us with your Love
story(short version).And if the answer is no then tell us a perfect way that
you would love to be “swept off your feet”?
I'm
one of the fortunate people on the planet who has a HEA. One which must have
been meant to be, because it took three near misses before we finally got our act
together.
When
we first met I was serving drinks to help pay for school and he had a steadfast
rule about not dating waitresses working at his favorite watering hole.
Strike
one.
A few
year's later we ran into each other where he worked and actually made a date –
which he backed out of two days later.
Strike
two.
Six
months later it was me who backed out.
Strike
three.
Finally
several months after that we ran into each other again and this time we kept
the date. That was over twenty years ago and we've been together ever since.
Thanks
so much for having me here today, it's been a pleasure.
Kymber
Morgan
About the Author
Living in the
shadow of the Rocky Mountains and having grown up with her own link to
mythology through a family legend, Kymber loves nothing better than taking her
imagination out for a spin often asking, among other things, what if the myths
and legends we grew up on were real.
Come join the fun
by visiting her web-site at www.kymbermorgan.com,
follow her on twitter @kymbermorgan or check out her author page on Facebook,
because you just never know who else may be dropping by.
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