Ask the Author: R.K. King
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R.K. King
I would have been around six or eight years old when I began consciously writing on purpose. It was the early 90s, I know because most of my action figures were 90s cartoons. I began writing down the adventures I played out with those toys on our first computer, an old Macintosh.
My favorite genre is definitely horror/dark fantasy. I feel it allows for the most creative freedoms, as well as the most lasting life lessons.
If by ‘wee people you are referring to the Fae and their numerous forms, then I’d say I believe there is something that rings true in both Celtic and Arthurian myth, Avalon, etc. I, for one, avoid toadstool circles and wish to never hear the cry of a banshee in the deep of night upon the moors.
For female fantasy writers there is of course JK Rowling but I’d also include Anne Mccaffrey, Ursula le Guin, and even Katharine Applegate (Animorphs). Branching from fantasy into horror/dark fantasy I’d also include Shirley Jackson, and the grandmother of gothic horror/fantasy herself, Mary Shelley.
I do giveaways on occasion, but not super often as I’m still an up-and-comer with just the 1 book out. More soon!
My favorite genre is definitely horror/dark fantasy. I feel it allows for the most creative freedoms, as well as the most lasting life lessons.
If by ‘wee people you are referring to the Fae and their numerous forms, then I’d say I believe there is something that rings true in both Celtic and Arthurian myth, Avalon, etc. I, for one, avoid toadstool circles and wish to never hear the cry of a banshee in the deep of night upon the moors.
For female fantasy writers there is of course JK Rowling but I’d also include Anne Mccaffrey, Ursula le Guin, and even Katharine Applegate (Animorphs). Branching from fantasy into horror/dark fantasy I’d also include Shirley Jackson, and the grandmother of gothic horror/fantasy herself, Mary Shelley.
I do giveaways on occasion, but not super often as I’m still an up-and-comer with just the 1 book out. More soon!
R.K. King
It all started with Jupiter. I've often been fascinated with Jupiter's Eye, which is a concentrated super-storm within the larger storm that covers the rest of the planet. I guess I got to thinking of the inverse situation, where here on Earth hurricanes and other major storms have eyes, and therefore could be places of relative safety.
But being safe and sound can lead to complacency, and therefore the theme of Eye of the Storm was born. Just because one choice is easy and 'safe' doesn't mean it's the best.
Plus I've always wanted to create my own Mad Max-like universe, so I combined the two ideas...and voila! Eye Of The Storm.
But being safe and sound can lead to complacency, and therefore the theme of Eye of the Storm was born. Just because one choice is easy and 'safe' doesn't mean it's the best.
Plus I've always wanted to create my own Mad Max-like universe, so I combined the two ideas...and voila! Eye Of The Storm.
R.K. King
The stories in my head have always been there, and I suppose always will be. Actually writing them down prevents me from going insane! Also, I just absolutely love the idea of people getting to experience those stories for themselves.
R.K. King
My current WIP involved driving along a stretch of road in the wee early dark hours of the morning, a blanket of fog blanketing the field to the left of said road. The song 'Barton Hollow' by the Civil Wars was playing on the radio. The combination of the view and song hit me with a certain image, which has become this new story.
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