Today I have a special treat for you!
Jessica Andersen is the best selling author of the Nightkeepers series and one of my all time favorite authors.
She has agreed to hang out with us here at Mortality Bites today to answer all your burning questions.
Be sure to leave a comment or a question for her and you might be lucky enough to win a signed copy of Spellfire!
I have had the pleasure of meeting Doc Jess several times and she is not only an amazing author but she is a wonderful person.
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and
The Nightkeepers series
Interview
Can
you tell us a little about Rabbit's Book?
Well,
it’s four hundred and some-odd pages long, has this great cover, and … LOL.
Just kidding. Well, as you mentioned, SPELLFIRE, which is the finale of the
Nightkeepers’ series, is Rabbit’s book.
For
those of you who haven’t been along for the ride yet, the Nightkeepers are a
group of modern-day men and women who are the only thing protecting us from the
fall of the barrier separating the earth and a terrible underworld. Raised
among us, the Nightkeepers only recently learned that they have incredible
magical powers that follow the laws of ancient Mayan mythology. Now, it’s up to
them to save us from the December 21, 2012 doomsday, using magic based on blood
sacrifice and powered by sexytimes and love.
This
is the eighth and final book, and in it, the most powerful Nightkeeper of all,
Rabbit, must escape from a dreadful imprisonment, knowing that he has betrayed
his teammates and nearly killed Myrinne, the woman he loves. But with the
doomsday countdown in its final few weeks, the Nightkeepers have no choice but
to rely on his powers. That doesn’t mean that they—and especially Myrinne—have
forgiven him, though, or that they’ll trust him when the final battle begins.
Are
you sad that it it over? Is there any chance of a Nightkeeper spin off
series?
I’m
sad it’s over, but I’m proud to have finished the Nightkeepers’ story. While
each of the books can be read alone, if you put them all together it tells a
larger story of the war between good and evil, and the romances between the
warrior-mages fighting it. I love that I was able to tell the whole story, even
though it’s hard saying goodbye.
As for
a spinoff, that’s not in the works right now. However, never say never … I do
have some ideas for a pair of near-future stories with the twin sons of
Patience and Brandt, all grown up and ready to whoop some demon butt.
I love
your Typos from Hell on facebook. They are hilarious! What
made you decide to share those with us?
Aww,
thanks! I love the responses I get from them (for those of you just joining us,
lots of them are also posted over at www.jessicaandersen.com). I can’t say it was a real
decision, more that I sometimes make myself laugh, and liked sharing that with
my Facebook friends. They got such a great response that I just kept going …
and trust me, I make a lot of typos!
From facebook ~ Jessica Andersen
From
the typo desk (to my editor re: awesome new cover art): The colors and images
really poop!
You
have wrote several books. What genre is your favorite to write and why?
Honestly,
my favorite is the one I’m writing at that moment. If I don’t absolutely, utterly
love the story I’m working on, then I need to be writing something else. And,
yes, I’ve ditched projects before because I didn’t love them enough to put
everything I had into them. I don’t like reading lukewarm stories, and I sure
as heck don’t want to put one out there for readers like me!
I know
you have a new series planned. Would you be willing to share anything
about that? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.... We are not above begging!
LOL!
Well, since you asked …
Brace
yourselves, because it’s not anything like the Nightkeepers. It’s so not like
the Nightkeepers that I’m even writing under a new pseudonym, so people who are
used to Jessica Andersen writing running-screaming-adventure-romance books
won’t pick these up expecting the same thing.
As of
2013, under the name Jesse Hayworth, I’ll be writing contemporary Western
romances set at a family-run dude ranch in Wyoming. I’m drawing from
twenty-some years of horse and farm ownership, a love of the outdoors, and a
new, gentler world view that comes from being well loved by my new hubby, and
not wanting to blow up the world anymore. And, yes, there are lots of puppies
and kittens in these new books (horses, etc.), but there’s also plenty of
laughs and romance, too. They won’t be for everyone who loves the Nightkeepers,
admittedly, but I hope you’ll give them a try! The first one, SUMMER AT MUSTANG
RIDGE, will be out in June.
You can check out her new series and read the first excerpt at Jesse Hayworth Website
Just for Fun
Favorite
movie: Brendan Fraser’s Mummy.
Favorite TV
series: Love me some Bones!
Favorite
singer/band: Hubby got me into Mumford and Sons before it was cool, though I’ll
admit that watching Rock of Ages the
other week got me on a hair band ballad kick.
Sexiest
fictional hero: Diana Gabaldon’s Jamie Fraser.
Favorite
fictional villain: Dr. Evil. LOL.
Favorite fictional
heroine: Sass from Linnea Sinclair’s Games of Command.
Your secret
beauty tip: Shoulders back! It’s a silly little thing, but when I’m feeling
dumpy and blah and want to change it rather than applying chocolate and
wallowing, I make a point to stretch up tall and not slouch. I breathe better,
feel better and look more confident, which makes me be more confident.
Thanks for having me! I’ll be giving away a signed copy of
SPELLFIRE to a randomly chosen commenter, so have at it!
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