Mobbing Midnight: A Diverse Connecting Point

It’s finally my turn to talk about why Mobbing Midnight matters to me! The anthology April Steenburgh has crowd funding here will be a collection of different genres with one thing connecting all of the stories together: crows.

The day our Kickstarter went live, April featured me in the very first update where I happily got all nerdy about birds. Honestly, I love birds. Always have. From my pre-memory years to the age of 20 I not only had birds as pets, I read about them in the myriad of bird books my family owns, I watched national geographic episodes devoted to them, and I went on hiking expeditions to see them.

My very first bird book.

Birds were the first things my dad and I bonded over. As family members they were some of the first losses I mourned. Seeing any species outside is usually the highlight of my day. I’m happily obsessed with the feathered creatures.

I won’t lie to you and say that crows are my favourite kind of bird. Or that they hold a symbolic place in my psyche as they do Kate’s. They are, however, ideal as a connecting point to bridge the space between genres. If you look deep enough into any culture with creator myths, crows feature heavily. And they always have different roles to play; some noble, some dastardly. No bird is quite as versatile in story or reality.

Heck, you can find crows on every single continent except Antarctica. How awesome is that?

Source.

What’s even more incredible is that they actually have the personality to back up their roles and habitats in our world. I’m not an ornithologist. I have never studied crows at length for hours on end. But I’ve watched them carefully over the course of my life. I’ve seen parents keep watchful eyes on fledgling learning to fly, I’ve seen groups do territory runs, I’ve watched big males get mobbed by blackbirds when they get too close to the marshes, I’ve seen them watch over their dead.

Crows, although viewed as pesks by some, are enigmatic, charming, wily birds. I am beyond excited to make them the focal point of a story for Mobbing Midnight. I know that the stories are going to be just as diverse and brilliant as the crows they will feature.

All we group of writers want is to be given a chance to make this anthology happen. As a group of lesser known but devoted authors we are relying on our campaign to fund. Every single dollar counts and there are AMAZING rewards to be had that will speak to anyone’s tastes.

I’m actually offering up a character name in my own story. It’s not going to have a happy ending but for $100 you can make your name or that of a loved one/enemy go through some serious horror! Isn’t that a fabulous gift idea?

Pages that will feature in my story.

Your support for our Kickstarter is greatly appreciated! March 12th is our deadline.

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