Ask the Author: K.J. Jackson
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K.J. Jackson
(Note: kinda of spoiler-ish if you haven't read all the Lords of Fate series.)
Hi Marie!
Yes, so those Silverton sisters...will they ever know? Probably not, unless I decide to swoop back into their lives and create some mayhem.
Because of who the Duke is as person--private, somewhat aloof, yet he would still would move heaven and earth to take care of them in every which way possible--including the ruin that could possibly come along with the secret--the ripple effect would be huge if the wrong people knew. In other words, the Duke of Letson trusts so few people as it, and he knows how much they loved their father, so he one, never wanted them to be hurt by the truth, and two, would never take the chance of that information getting into the wrong hands. (Man, this is really hard to write with spoilers!)
Generally I like to write in three to a series -- even if characters skip around and pop up in different series. So Lily's is the final in that series. But I'm smack in the middle of Lord Newdale's story right now -- he's kicking off a new series. And yes, he isn't half as evil as I would have you believe in Lily's story--not by a long shot.
Thanks so much for the question! All the best!
-K.J.
Hi Marie!
Yes, so those Silverton sisters...will they ever know? Probably not, unless I decide to swoop back into their lives and create some mayhem.
Because of who the Duke is as person--private, somewhat aloof, yet he would still would move heaven and earth to take care of them in every which way possible--including the ruin that could possibly come along with the secret--the ripple effect would be huge if the wrong people knew. In other words, the Duke of Letson trusts so few people as it, and he knows how much they loved their father, so he one, never wanted them to be hurt by the truth, and two, would never take the chance of that information getting into the wrong hands. (Man, this is really hard to write with spoilers!)
Generally I like to write in three to a series -- even if characters skip around and pop up in different series. So Lily's is the final in that series. But I'm smack in the middle of Lord Newdale's story right now -- he's kicking off a new series. And yes, he isn't half as evil as I would have you believe in Lily's story--not by a long shot.
Thanks so much for the question! All the best!
-K.J.
K.J. Jackson
Hi Debra-
Sometimes the ebooks start in the weirdest places (that we have no control over)! It says it right under Chapter 1, but who knows?! Anyways, the story starts in January, 1821.
Thanks!
K.J.
Sometimes the ebooks start in the weirdest places (that we have no control over)! It says it right under Chapter 1, but who knows?! Anyways, the story starts in January, 1821.
Thanks!
K.J.
K.J. Jackson
Hi Kim-
Sorry I didn't answer right away -- the question ends up on a weird page in my author dashboard! So onto answering your question...yes, there will be more, but I have been saying that for a year now! Two more are half plotted out, but I have to find time to dedicate to writing them. I am hoping to release them next year, so that probably doesn't qualify as "soon" unless one is a patient person.
Thanks for checking in -- it keeps me on-task!
K.J.
Sorry I didn't answer right away -- the question ends up on a weird page in my author dashboard! So onto answering your question...yes, there will be more, but I have been saying that for a year now! Two more are half plotted out, but I have to find time to dedicate to writing them. I am hoping to release them next year, so that probably doesn't qualify as "soon" unless one is a patient person.
Thanks for checking in -- it keeps me on-task!
K.J.
K.J. Jackson
Hi Tracey-
I live in Minnesota, born and raised. I grew up in a small town, but I live in the twin cities area now (Minnetonka, to be specific). Growing up, we spent lots of summers in Colorado, and traveling the US (my parents were teachers that loved long, hot road trips).
-K.J.
I live in Minnesota, born and raised. I grew up in a small town, but I live in the twin cities area now (Minnetonka, to be specific). Growing up, we spent lots of summers in Colorado, and traveling the US (my parents were teachers that loved long, hot road trips).
-K.J.
K.J. Jackson
It is September right now, and I'm a few chapters into the third story in my historical series (the Hold Your Breath series). No name as of yet--I decide on those long after the book is done.
Like the others in the series, it is set in the Regency era--but the first half of the book is in the Caribbean waters (yes, there is a pirate ship involved), and the second half is in England. So far I have a hero and heroine that I really like, some swashbuckling, and a goat. Plus lots more to come!
Like the others in the series, it is set in the Regency era--but the first half of the book is in the Caribbean waters (yes, there is a pirate ship involved), and the second half is in England. So far I have a hero and heroine that I really like, some swashbuckling, and a goat. Plus lots more to come!
K.J. Jackson
I don't. I make myself do it. I love plotting in my mind, and will do that all day long. But the gritty of typing words out can be just that, gritty.
So I approach it like I do exercise -- I mentally run through my list of excuses and then just start. And I have never--ever--gotten to the end of working out or writing, and wished I hadn't just spent my time doing it. It never is a waste, and I always feel a ton better after it. Not a flowery, writing is magical answer, but real. :-)
So I approach it like I do exercise -- I mentally run through my list of excuses and then just start. And I have never--ever--gotten to the end of working out or writing, and wished I hadn't just spent my time doing it. It never is a waste, and I always feel a ton better after it. Not a flowery, writing is magical answer, but real. :-)
K.J. Jackson
My latest book that was just released, Unmasking the Marquess, was an interesting story for me to write. I usually like lots of action--physical action where characters are doing something--anything! But this one was a little different. The story was built around revenge, but really it is a story about forgiveness.
From observing both friends and myself in personal situations, I began pondering quite a bit about forgiveness--when someone is done wrong, what does it take to forgive another? Of course, I'm talking big grievances here--not a toilet seat that was left up. And where I would be one not to forgive someone, a friend of mine would be able to forgive much more quickly. I find it fascinating that we all have different tolerances for forgiveness--what one will forgive, another would never.
So what makes a person move on, get past something terrible that has been done to them? And that's where this story came from. I wanted to actually really dislike my hero for a while (but give him hope), and see if my heroine could forgive him for what he did. How could he come back from it and how could she come back from it?
Obviously, she would have to be a very specific sort of person--some people truly have that gift of forgiveness, others don't. Some people identify with her ability to forgive, other's don't. And it has been interesting to watch the reaction to the story. It hits on something very personal and visceral for some people, both good and bad--and as a storyteller, it is a win either way. Above everything, I want my readers to feel something--I am a romance writer, after all!
From observing both friends and myself in personal situations, I began pondering quite a bit about forgiveness--when someone is done wrong, what does it take to forgive another? Of course, I'm talking big grievances here--not a toilet seat that was left up. And where I would be one not to forgive someone, a friend of mine would be able to forgive much more quickly. I find it fascinating that we all have different tolerances for forgiveness--what one will forgive, another would never.
So what makes a person move on, get past something terrible that has been done to them? And that's where this story came from. I wanted to actually really dislike my hero for a while (but give him hope), and see if my heroine could forgive him for what he did. How could he come back from it and how could she come back from it?
Obviously, she would have to be a very specific sort of person--some people truly have that gift of forgiveness, others don't. Some people identify with her ability to forgive, other's don't. And it has been interesting to watch the reaction to the story. It hits on something very personal and visceral for some people, both good and bad--and as a storyteller, it is a win either way. Above everything, I want my readers to feel something--I am a romance writer, after all!
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