#WordWeavers 5/13
What role does non-romantic love play in your story?
My wolf packs are basically families, and that kind of love is what holds them together. This goes beyond the romantic love that is a part of each story - this kind of love forms the backbone of wolf society.
In fact, the first three books in the series revolve around the different adventures of three siblings who deeply care about each other.
Wolves of the South (9 books)
#PennedPossibilities 1009
Do any of your characters wear glasses?
Yes, Nick Karagianidis in A Wolf's Honor wears sunglasses.
I don't often do signature moves, but him pushing his sunglasses up into his unruly black hair is definitely one.
Nick also rides a motorcycle (the large, traveling type), and is both cool and honorable.
Wolves of the South Book 3
#PhantastikPrompts 07.05.26
Stell dir vor, deine Geschichte wird verfilmt: Wer würde den Soundtrack dazu beisteuern, wenn du dir das aussuchen dürftest?
Apocalyptica. Bei denen habe ich Bilder vor Augen.
Oder Ludwig Göransson. Seine Musik für Mando ist genial.
(Ich träume ja schon davon, dass die Wölfe mal verfilmt werden. Jedes Buch als Mini-Serie. *hach*)
Gute Nacht, Freunde.
Very little writing (but I know what Moon will face next). My focus went to finally setting up a Ben & Sylvia bonus story as a "subscriber lure".
And now, this lure is dangling in the water, waiting for little fan fishies to bite.
If you enjoyed A Wolf's Quest (free in all stores!), here's the link for the bonus story. You'll have to enter your email - but you can always unsubscribe.
When Sylvia persuades Ben to come with her to celebrate her Dad's 50th birthday, Ben has nothing but misgivings. What if her parents are like her grandfather? Ben has certainly not forgotten how much Theo wanted to kill him. Things go badly wrong the moment they get out of the car, and then Sylvia's little brother joins right in, the brat. Can anything good come out of this? Grab the tale and find out!This is a bonus story set after the events in A Wolf's Quest, and rest assured, nothing terrible happens. Not even when Ben has his tail pulled.
Okay, Mastodon, you did it.
I will write a Wolf book with a Red Riding Hood inspired plot.
It involves a young woman, a young man (who you'll get to know in the Wolf bonus stories) and, yes, a grandmother who is secretly a Wolf.
It might become Wolves 11. (Hold your horses, I first have to write and finish Wolves 10.)
Want to get to know my Wolves, where alphas are villains and sex happens behind closed doors?
First book is free:
https://books2read.com/WolvesSouthQuest
#PennedPossibilities 996 — Share some of your favorite lines from your WIP.
“Hi Ben, I’m Steven.” The young man held out his hand, as his parents turned to head into the house. “The annoying little brother.” His grin told me he was wearing that title with pride.
"Meeting the Parents", the bonus story for Ben & Sylvia from "A Wolf's Quest".
Having much fun with them. I hope I can link you to that story tomorrow. (It's a reader magnet.)
#PhantastikPrompts 4/23. Wie liefe in eurer Geschichte ein Umzug ab?
Die Wölfe ziehen so um, wie andere Leute in den USA auch, zumindest wenn sie das planen können.
Manchmal sind sie aber auch auf der Flucht, dann wird nur das Nötigste eingepackt (unter anderem Erbstücke).
Sie habe außerdem einen speziellen Ausdruck für einen Umzug: "Moving den".
Gute Nacht, Freunde.
Finished the second bonus story for the Wolves. It now also has a nice title: "Wolf to the Rescue".
Cover for Bonus Story #1 is almost done, I had to ask the designer for a correction, but I assume it'll be done tomorrow.
And then I have to set up a new onboarding sequence for my new Wolf fans.
Once I get the third story written, I'll reformat the Boxed Set with Wolves 1-3 to include them and republish it. Soon, I hope.
#WordWeavers Day 23: What would your MC be willing to die for?
Practically all my MCs are willing to die for their loved ones. Not that I push all of them that far.
The ones who got close?
Nick, certainly. Olivier, as well. Shane? Yes. And Heather, too.
My Wolves don't lead dangerous lives, but they do have dangerous enemies.
Wolves of the South
#ScribesAndMakers 4/23 Have fairy tales influenced any of your creative work?
They were among the first stories I heard or read myself (parents were not great on reading to us).
I don't think they influenced my writing much, however. I don't particularly like fairy tale retellings and I certainly don't write them.
(Or should I do Red Riding Hood in one of the Wolf stories? Just to bring in readers? Dear Gods, the idea...)
Hannah Steenbock