A belated happy Thanksgiving to the US folks out there! I
missed my October PNRomantics post due to deadlines, and almost missed November too! (Hey, there's still a few hours left of today where I live.) A lot
has happened in the last couple of months, so let’s get on with this.
My winged aliens have been set free and the Silverstar Mates
series is complete! This series was a blast to write. Creating this new universe
was a challenging change of pace from my Prophecy series. If you love sexy silver
foxes, you should check it out.
Reflecting back, one of the most notable writing moments for me was one evening when I took a break and watched a documentary about immigration. In it they talked about the word “alien” and how it can be used in a degrading and insulting manner, and that many immigrants prefer it not be used at all.
This is a real-time issue, and I figured that intergalactic travelers
might feel the same way. So, instead of alien, I chose to use
off-worlder for this series. I kinda like the idea, and you may see this
play out in future books of mine as well. I’m mulling that over right now.
Now for the fun little nuggets…. The heroes in these stories
are winged beings, and as such have adopted various sayings like: On the other
wing, instead of on the other hand; nest, instead of house; flock, instead of
family; etc. There are too many others to list, but you can check them out for
yourself.
Also, as you read the books you may notice something very
special about the heroines’ names. All of their names—first and last (in some
cases maiden)—are related to birds. Seriously! Robyn, Meryl, Martin, Vogel, etc.
And there’s a future heroine mentioned whose name means “birdlike” in Latin.
And speaking of the future, as of today I started working on
the prequel to the Silverstar Mates series. It will be a short story that takes
place fifteen years before Above the Storm, and will answer the question
I seem to be getting a lot: Who is Sovah Raptorclaw?
Heh, heh, heh. Who indeed? Stay tuned.
XOXO,
Lea Kirk
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