My Q&A with Momma Fargo
A little Q&A about Hunted Lyon
1) Give us a little bio and why you started writing. Also give us a fun fact about you that most may not know.
I don't recall ever NOT writing. Even if I wasn't putting words to paper, I was composing stories in my head all the time. As for a fun fact - I don't know. I'm a pretty open book. Anyone who has read my blog(s) has a pretty good idea of "me". Let's see ... drumming fingers ... thinking hard ... when I started teaching, way back in '91, I was the youngest person in the classroom.
2) What inspired you to do Hunted Lyon?
True story - I wanted to write a good series about a female protection specialist, but as I started writing the first book in the series, I realized I needed to write out Stacy's backstory first and that's how HUNTED LYON came about. I wanted people to know where she came from.
3) Is your lead character a Mary Sue? If so, why?
I don't know WTF a Mary Sue is, so I have no idea. (From Momma: a Mary Sue is an idealized character representing the author.) She's a combination of all of the strong women I've been lucky enough to meet in my lifetime.
4) How did you develop your passion for firearms, firearm safety, self defense?
After I got divorced, I had a rebound relationship (doesn't everyone?) and that guy introduced me to shooting. I'd learned to shoot in junior high, during Outdoor Ed (remember when they taught classes like that?), and enjoyed it, but never really go into "the gun culture". Turns out rebound relationship turned into creepy, stalker relationship and in the end, I told him that if he didn't cease and desist, I would kill him with the gun he bought me. Haven't had any trouble since. For all I know, and hope, he's dead by now.
5) What is your proudest moment of becoming an author. What's next for you?
My proudest moment as an author?
Opening my shipment of books and actually holding one in my hands. It was surreal.
6) Do you hate your villians or do they entertain you?
Facelessbadguy was a ton of fun to write. I couldn't possibly hate him. In real-life, I'm such a goodie-two-shoes that it was fun to write about someone who isn't.
7) Tell us about your favorite character in Hunted Lyon. Why is it your favorite?
Stacy. I want to be her when I grow up. She's so calm in the face of adversity. She's not easily scared. Pissed maybe, but not scared. I think part of it is that she wants to do it on her own and not be dependent on anyone, though she does know when to ask for help.
8) Without giving away parts of your Hunted Lyon storyline, what inspires you to put shock and awe or an unsuspecting character or twist in this book series? What makes Hunted Lyon different from just any ol' mystery?
Well, I don't know that I'd call it a mystery. *We* know the bad guy is facelessbadguy and she's not trying to sleuth him out - she's trying to survive and keep her family safe. To be completely honest, several of the events of the book were a complete surprise to me.
9) What's next for Stacy?
She's busy keeping me awake at night and not shutting up about her next adventure. She'll move on with her career as a protection specialist, though her passion will always be helping women learn to take responsibility for their own safety.
1) Give us a little bio and why you started writing. Also give us a fun fact about you that most may not know.
I don't recall ever NOT writing. Even if I wasn't putting words to paper, I was composing stories in my head all the time. As for a fun fact - I don't know. I'm a pretty open book. Anyone who has read my blog(s) has a pretty good idea of "me". Let's see ... drumming fingers ... thinking hard ... when I started teaching, way back in '91, I was the youngest person in the classroom.
2) What inspired you to do Hunted Lyon?
True story - I wanted to write a good series about a female protection specialist, but as I started writing the first book in the series, I realized I needed to write out Stacy's backstory first and that's how HUNTED LYON came about. I wanted people to know where she came from.
3) Is your lead character a Mary Sue? If so, why?
I don't know WTF a Mary Sue is, so I have no idea. (From Momma: a Mary Sue is an idealized character representing the author.) She's a combination of all of the strong women I've been lucky enough to meet in my lifetime.
4) How did you develop your passion for firearms, firearm safety, self defense?
After I got divorced, I had a rebound relationship (doesn't everyone?) and that guy introduced me to shooting. I'd learned to shoot in junior high, during Outdoor Ed (remember when they taught classes like that?), and enjoyed it, but never really go into "the gun culture". Turns out rebound relationship turned into creepy, stalker relationship and in the end, I told him that if he didn't cease and desist, I would kill him with the gun he bought me. Haven't had any trouble since. For all I know, and hope, he's dead by now.
5) What is your proudest moment of becoming an author. What's next for you?
My proudest moment as an author?
Opening my shipment of books and actually holding one in my hands. It was surreal.
6) Do you hate your villians or do they entertain you?
Facelessbadguy was a ton of fun to write. I couldn't possibly hate him. In real-life, I'm such a goodie-two-shoes that it was fun to write about someone who isn't.
7) Tell us about your favorite character in Hunted Lyon. Why is it your favorite?
Stacy. I want to be her when I grow up. She's so calm in the face of adversity. She's not easily scared. Pissed maybe, but not scared. I think part of it is that she wants to do it on her own and not be dependent on anyone, though she does know when to ask for help.
8) Without giving away parts of your Hunted Lyon storyline, what inspires you to put shock and awe or an unsuspecting character or twist in this book series? What makes Hunted Lyon different from just any ol' mystery?
Well, I don't know that I'd call it a mystery. *We* know the bad guy is facelessbadguy and she's not trying to sleuth him out - she's trying to survive and keep her family safe. To be completely honest, several of the events of the book were a complete surprise to me.
9) What's next for Stacy?
She's busy keeping me awake at night and not shutting up about her next adventure. She'll move on with her career as a protection specialist, though her passion will always be helping women learn to take responsibility for their own safety.
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