Back to On Fiction Writing today, having volunteered to subject myself to the ruthless Q&A they affectionately call "The Rack." No tepid questions here; "How did you get your ideas?" was replaced by such beauties as "Which literary character would you like to sleep with?" My answer:
"Bernard Cornwell's Uhtred from the Saxon Stories. A strapping Viking warrior with a dry sense of humor and a soft side revealed only to his girls. Actually, I'd nail pretty much any of Cornwell's heroes – Richard Sharpe, Derfel Cadarn, Thomas of Hookton. I have a weakness for unapologetically alpha-dog men who live hard, laugh a lot, love their women, and kill their enemies."
I suspect the Spanish Inquisition's rack was far less enjoyable than this! For the rest of the interview/torture session, read here!

My experience on the Rack was a lot more fun: no Larry King OR Torquemada!
"Bernard Cornwell's Uhtred from the Saxon Stories. A strapping Viking warrior with a dry sense of humor and a soft side revealed only to his girls. Actually, I'd nail pretty much any of Cornwell's heroes – Richard Sharpe, Derfel Cadarn, Thomas of Hookton. I have a weakness for unapologetically alpha-dog men who live hard, laugh a lot, love their women, and kill their enemies."
I suspect the Spanish Inquisition's rack was far less enjoyable than this! For the rest of the interview/torture session, read here!

My experience on the Rack was a lot more fun: no Larry King OR Torquemada!
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