Ask the Author: Blair Bancroft
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Blair Bancroft
I am completely torn by this question. I have to admit Anne McCaffrey's dragonworld of Pern popped first into my head, perhaps because I've treasured it for so long, re-reading almost all the books again just last year. And then came George R. R. Martin's world of fire and ice, best known as Game of Thrones. Truly shocking, since I am best known for my books set in the elegant, sophisticated, relatively safe world of Regency England. And after that, I'd like to have an up close and personal look at the world I created for my Blue Moon Rising series.
What would I do in these places? In Pern I imagine myself as a daring dragonrider, of course. (We are talking fiction here!) In Game of Thrones? Truthfully, I'm not sure I'm hardy enough to survive, fiction or not. But if I could manage it, I'd like to be among those who help put Jon and Daenaerys on the throne (as so many are rooting for). In Regency England, I would like to be a political hostess, steering conversations, subtly settling quarrels, contriving in my lil' ol' female way to rule the nation. And as for the Blue Moon Rising series, I want to be one of the three kick-ass princesses playing a big role in defeating the classic evil empire. (And suffering over little brother K'kadi, the boy who doesn't talk.)
What would I do in these places? In Pern I imagine myself as a daring dragonrider, of course. (We are talking fiction here!) In Game of Thrones? Truthfully, I'm not sure I'm hardy enough to survive, fiction or not. But if I could manage it, I'd like to be among those who help put Jon and Daenaerys on the throne (as so many are rooting for). In Regency England, I would like to be a political hostess, steering conversations, subtly settling quarrels, contriving in my lil' ol' female way to rule the nation. And as for the Blue Moon Rising series, I want to be one of the three kick-ass princesses playing a big role in defeating the classic evil empire. (And suffering over little brother K'kadi, the boy who doesn't talk.)
Blair Bancroft
Keep writing. Anything's fixable, once you've got past the doldrums.
Blair Bancroft
I'm not sure there is a best thing, except perhaps that it keeps me young. I absolutely adore writing. I can hardly wait to get up each morning, sit down at my computer, and find out what my characters are going to do today. It's creative, it's exciting. I sometimes wonder how I went so long before sitting myself done and actually doing it.
Blair Bancroft
I just gave a workshop on this, so I have an answer at the ready.
Sit. Stay. Never give up. Perseverance is all.
Sit. Stay. Never give up. Perseverance is all.
Blair Bancroft
After THE LADY TAKES A RISK and a third editing of THE BASTARD PRINCE, Book 3 of my SyFy series, Blue Moon Rising, I felt the need to return to my Regency Gothic line. And statistics show that the spookier the title, the more popular the book; i.e., THE MISTS OF MOORHEAD MANOR and THE DEMONS OF FENLEY MARSH consistently outsell BRIDES OF FALCONFELL, THE WELSHMAN'S BRIDE and TANGLED DESTINIES. So I chose the scariest place I could think of - Dartmoor - and a title right out of horror film: THE BLACKTHORNE CURSE. And to add a different touch, I began the book in my old stomping ground of New Haven, Connecticut. So far, I'm having great fun with it.
Blair Bancroft
After writing five Regency Gothics and three of a four-book SyFy series in the last few years, I felt the urge to write a Regency Historical in the style of my ever-popular first book, TARLETON'S WIFE. Except this time, I would add humor to the drama, borrowing that aspect from my many traditional Regencies. So . . . Book 5 of my Regency Warrior series, THE LADY TAKES A RISK, was born. It's a "dramedy." Drama with a good dollop of fun thrown in for good measure.
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