Please welcome my guest, Karilyn Bentley.
Karilyn
Bentley's love of reading stories and preference of sitting in front of a
computer at home instead of in a cube, drove her to pen her own works, blending
fantasy and romance mixed with a touch of funny.
Her
paranormal romance novella, Werewolves in London, placed in the Got Wolf
contest and started her writing career as an author of sexy heroes and lush
fantasy worlds.
Karilyn
lives in Colorado with her own hunky hero, two crazy dogs, aka The Kraken and
Sir Barks-A-Lot, and a handful of colorful saltwater fish.
Tell
us something about yourself both writing and non-writing related.
I
got my start in writing by entering a contest from The Wild Rose Press about
ten years ago. They chose six short stories to be in an anthology and my book
was one of them. As far as non-writing goes, in my late twenties I taught puppy
training classes for about three months. You could never tell by meeting my two
crazy dogs!
Do
you have a writing routine or ritual that you do before you start writing?
I
like to drink herbal tea while writing.
Why
do you write in the genre/sub-genre that you do? Any plans in the future to
write in a different one?
I
write paranormal because I love to explore the possibilities of superhuman
powers. As far as plans to write in a different genre, I'd love to write a
mystery. Mysteries were some of the first books I read and it would be fun to
try to write one. Except then I'd have to actually plot a book. :)
How
do you stay motivated when writer’s block hits or your muse won’t cooperate?
I
suffered from this last year and didn't write anything except edits. At some
point, I got really sick of myself for not writing and forced myself to write.
Usually, the writer's block is not that bad and what really happens is that I'm
stuck in the plot. Going back and rereading what I wrote usually helps (except
for last year and that was a whole different problem!).
What’s
the strangest thing you’ve ever done in the name of research?
Nothing
really strange. I've just asked a bunch of nosey questions. Although some
people will say that's just me being me. Ha!
What’s
the best writing advice you were ever given?
Nora
Roberts said that you can't edit a blank page. It's so true!
What
do you like to do in your leisure time?
I
like to read, take hikes with my dogs and hubby, and at the moment am trying to
learn Swedish and German via an app.
Tell
us about your current or upcoming release in a couple of sentences.
Gin
Crawford, the world's newest demon huntress, must discover the identity of the
demon who is haunting her esteemed employer, The Agency, before the demon takes
control.
Can
you tell us a little about your next project?
So
far it's still a secret, but I will say it features a ghost.
Anything
else you’d like readers to know?
I love
hearing from readers! I hope they enjoy reading about Gin's adventures as much
as I've enjoyed writing about them.
BLURB:
What appears to be a
simple crime, unmasks a chilling deception...
Gin Crawford, the world's newest demon huntress, kills two
minions who are breaking into a financial adviser's office. But what she thinks
of as another night in the life of a demon huntress leads to a cover-up of epic
proportions. A demon haunts her employer, the Agency, and only she can stop it.
Aidan Smythe, her guardian mage and lover, along with her
brother T, and the healer Eloise, join her search in discovering the demon's
identity. A search thwarted by a powerful spell.
Breaking the spell requires her to join forces with Zagan, the
demon of deceit, the demon who marked her as his. But working together comes
with a price. One Gin is not sure she can pay.
EXCERPT:
She chuckles as I sip my beer. “Not nothing. I
am trying to discover the identity of the demon at theAgency.” She frowns.
“It’s not going well. I know I know who the demon is, but every time I think of
its identity”—her hands move in a poof motion—“it
vanishes.”
“Yeah, I have the same problem.”
A memory pops into my mind. Two memories, actually. The first was of
last night’s fight with Rahab. How the demon said he only had one demon left to
kill in order to rule Hell. Mammon, the demon of greed. The second memory was
from last week when Smythe and I went to the Agency. We ran into Chuck Tweedy,
the Big Boss of the Agency, and my justitia couldn’t stop chanting
“greedy.” I assumed the bracelet got its
words mixed up, exchanging Tweedy for
greedy. But what if there was a connection?
A dull pain hammers my head. I rub my brow. What was I thinking? We were
talking about the Agency demon. Who could it be?
“You do have the same problem.” Eloise touches my leg, and the headache
disappears. “That’s what happened to me.”
“How did you know?” Eloise was blind, although I swear at times she sees
fine. “I could feel your pain.” Her brow furrows. “Like a spell had been thrown
at you that caused the headache. I wonder if the same thing happens when I get
a headache from thinking on the demon’s identity.”
“Wait. You mean whenever I think about who the demon is, my thoughts
trigger a spell? What does the spell do?”
Amazon: https://www.amzn.com/B07P2NG13X/
Barnes
& Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1130823757
Where
to find Karilyn:
Website:
www.karilynbentley.com
Newsletter:
https://eepurl.com/ba_0Rf
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/karilynbentley
Thank you for letting me blog with you today Katherine! :)
ReplyDeleteNice getting to know you better!
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by Jennifer!! :)
DeleteI Love your puppies’ names. Best of luck with this release.
ReplyDeleteAw! Thank you Charlotte!! :)
DeleteGreat interview! Good luck with your launch, und viel Glück
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Thank you Sadira! :)
DeleteI love ghost stories. Good luck, Karilyn.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandra!!! :)
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