Join us tonight at midnight ESTFriday May 24/Saturday May 25Bewitching Book Tours Radio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bewitching-book-tours12 midnight EST Saturday morning, Friday night Central time 11 pm, Mountain time 10pm, west coast P...
Join us tonight at midnight ESTFriday May 24/Saturday May 25Bewitching Book Tours Radio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bewitching-book-tours12 midnight EST Saturday morning, Friday night Central time 11 pm, Mountain time 10pm, west coast Pacific time 9pm, Alaska time 8pmHow I came to write the Magic Seasons seriesI’d love to say the series was planned and plotted, but in truth it wasn’t. At the time I typed that first letter, I hadn’t even written anything other than the odd poem for about ten years. The actual idea to sit down and write a book started as me trying to get the last word in on a friend.My close friend and I both worked from home in 2006 when From Beltane Magic was written and at that time we spent nearly every day together, whether online or short road trips, even working together. In the fall she decided she was going on a trip to see family in the states and was going to be gone more than a month. I was devastated and had no idea what I was going to do with myself while she was away. When I asked her that question her reply was ‘write a book’ … so I did.A month later when she returned I was on the second book and the story was just flying onto the pages. My friend read the first story, and I’m sure she expected a joke in some way and it was my surprised when she was honestly shocked that I had an actual story, with plot—and a good one at that. The rest they say is history.Where did I get the idea for the plot? At first I didn’t really have a plot, just ideas and experiences to put onto paper. The series really started to form when I began to figure out the characters. I had just spend two years traveling around to various pagan festivals and met some rather fantastic people along the way. While I didn’t base my characters on any one person I met at this time, it clear that each character is a mix of many from that time. I really wanted to share all the knowledge I had obtained in this time and even though I didn’t have the thrill of seeing some of the fabulous things my characters can do, the underlying pagan beliefs are there weaved in the story.Of course I was as shocked when my sweet paranormal romance turned into something entirely different and the first murder victims were discovered on that damp morning of the Beltane gathering.***The characters from The Magic Seasons seriesI fell in love with each and every one of them. For almost two years while I was writing this series they were with me all the time, whether I was working, trying to fall asleep or making dinner. I didn’t want to let them go and deep down inside I haven’t, there will be more to the series later, much later.While each character is in all of the series, with news being added in later on, I tried to focus on a couple in each book so we could really get to know them. I didn’t plot their pasts, I sat down and found their names and general personality and then let them come to life and share with me what they were all about.This is why I fell in love with all of them:In From Beltane Magic:Leena is so calm and serene at times writing her scenes and just typing her dialogue made me feel a peace, it was quite amazing to experience. Aileena (Leena) is a woman that is gentle in everything, her personality and moods. She always feels maternal with her closest friends and would go out of their way to look after any one of them. Her ability of controlling the elements and knowledge of plants make her magic abilities strong and unbreakable. She is a leader at work and in life, always working hard to keep those around her close, but never allowing anyone to get too close.Owen is the strong, silent type of male. He reminded me of a giant teddy bear when I was writing his parts. Who doesn’t love a teddy bear? Owen is a man that reflects humor and cavalier vibrations to others, he is gentle and caring as is his ability to draw negative and heal others. If you didn’t know him, you would never realize he came from violence. Knowing how
