MAKE BELIEVE Blog Tour: Interview with J. Keller Ford
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Make Believe, the fantasy anthology compiled by J. Taylor Publishing, released December 3rd. This week, I’ll be interviewing the six contributing authors to the anthology, grilling one author per day with the same batch of seven questions.
Today my willing victim subject is…
J. Keller Ford
J. Keller Ford
J. Keller Ford is a quirky mother of four, grandmother and scribbler of young adult fantasy tales. She has an insatiable appetite for magic, dragons, knights and faeries, and weaves at least one into every story she conceives. Her muse is a cranky old meadow gnome that follows her everywhere she goes and talks incessantly, feeding her ideas for stories 24/7.
When sheâs not writing or blogging, the former Corporate Paralegal enjoys listening to smooth jazz, collecting seashells, swimming, bowling, riding roller coasters and reading. Jenny lives minutes from the beaches of the west coast of Florida with her husband of twenty years, her two sons and a pair of wacky cats and three silly dogs. The pets have trained her well.
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The Interview
W hat is the inspiration behind your Make Believe story (apart from the picture prompt, of course!)?
I wanted to write a story of love and what we go through when we surrender to it. So many people think that being in love is all happy and flighty and googly eyes. In reality, love is tragic. It is steeped in an array of human emotions, some not so good, like jealousy. True love is about spiritual, emotional and physical surrenders, the kind that are void of anger, regret or selfishness. That sort of unconditional love was what I wanted to focus on when I wrote The Amulet of Ormisez.
What other works have you got published? (Feel free to include links)
The Amulet of Ormisez is my first published piece by a publisher. A paranormal short story, The Passing of Millie Hudson, appeared a couple of years ago in an anthology published by a writerâs group I was a member of. As I never relinquished my rights to it, I am seeking a publisher who would be willing to take it on. I do have several novels in the works as well as some other short stories heading out for submission soon.
Who is your literary idol?
Oh, my, I have so many. As for the classic writers: Dickens, C.S. Lewis, Lewis Carroll, John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway. More recent authors: Cassandra Clare, J. K. Rowling, Raymond Feist, and John Green.
What is your personal catchphrase?
Breathing life into characters ⦠one story at a time.
Whatâs your party trick?
Umm, does moving my nose up and down and flaring my nostrils count as a party trick? What about snapping a bottle top across a room with two fingers?
What song always makes you teary-eyed?
Taps. They played it at my dadâs funeral, and every time I hear it, it chokes me up.
What is one piece of advice you would give a fellow writer?
Write and read, read and write. Never stop doing either. The two together will eventually get you a publishing contract as long as you donât give up.
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Thank you, Jenny! And here’s more information about Jenny’s story in the anthology:
The Amulet of Ormisez
There is only one way to save Elton Fletcherâs brother from an insanity-ridden death.
After years away from home, fighting for his people, Elton returns to discover his only sibling, Cayden, possessed by greed and malice, and responsible for malicious, unthinkable deeds. Cayden, though, isnât the only one afflicted by the Amulet of Ormisez, and Elton finds himself in yet another battle, where the price of failure could be his own life.
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