Bound By Melody: Release Day Interview
The fabulous and incomparable Fiona Jayde was kind enough to interview me on my first release day. I thought I’d share that interview here. What better way to launch the new blog?
Fiona: I remember you mentioned that the story was inspired by the gorgeous cover art. How did that work? Was this a “fun” peice that Karen made that you ended up using?
Hunter: Yep! That’s exactly how it worked. Karen and a few other cover artists were playing with some of the creations they made in their off-time and they ended up sending a few to the Changeling Admin loop. As soon as I saw the image that eventually became my cover, I knew I had to have it. I had no idea who these characters were or what their story was, but I knew the image really called to me. So I asked her if I could have it, and she graciously agreed. It took about a year between asking for the image and writing the story… During that time, I passed a building every morning on my way to work that had a drawing of an elf’s head (one of those cute, Christmas-y ones) on its sign out front. I always thought, “Gee… I wonder if elves live there,” as I drove by. So when it came time to use my gorgeous cover… how could I write about anything else?
Fiona: I’d love to hear about the process of going from the visual inspiration to a completed story.
Hunter: Well, from the artwork alone, I knew I wanted to write about elves. And since I saw that building every morning, I thought I could incorporate the two. Then I sat down and went through my usual plotting process. I always start with a blurb. I may not know anything about the characters at that point, but I’m determined to write a workable blurb. From there, I start asking questions of my characters. Usually, I’m surprised at how well the story comes together from that point on.
Fiona: What do we have to look forward to from you?
Hunter: Well, I’m currently working on a contemporary story called A GENTLEMAN’S BARGAIN. This is what my Coming Soon page (on my website) says about it:
“Two corporate executives strike a gentleman’s bargain: what happens this weekend only happens this weekend. And only in the privacy of David’s house… definitely not in public during the company meeting, or in the boardroom, or in the company car…”
Fiona: Can you tell us more about the “Bound By” series? I’d love to learn more about the world where elves exist..
Hunter: Sure! The “Bound By” series is set in our modern day world. The only difference is that elves “came out” to humans two hundred years ago. There are two races of elves: Helir elves, and Faer elves. Faer elves have benign magic they mostly use to help nature do its thing. Helir elves, however, can sexually bind and command anyone in a fifty-foot radius — whether or not their victim is within visual range. As you can imagine, humans and Faer elves are terrified of the Helir. Luckily, less than one percent of the elven population is Helir.
Gilrain, one of the heroes in BOUND BY MELODY, is Helir.
Arion, the other hero… isn’t. *g*
Fiona: What are elf bindings and how does one go about getting some?
Hunter: An elf binding is a way for a Helir elf to claim another as his own for all eternity. And… I don’t know… did you try E-Bay?
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