Hello again, friends. Once more, we journey into the breach of the mind of one of the author folks I know as she's doing a blog tour. Today, our guest is the splendiferous Rebekah Jonesy, and, well, without further ado and/or gilding the lily, let's just go ahead and jump right into it. Take it away, Beks! And, um... Me.
-So this book of yours, Moss and
Clay. Tell us something about it. Justify its existence!! Hehe
Lilian told
me to write it. So I did. She made me do it! *sobs*
For reals though, Lilian and I were chatting one day and this concept came up. Of a crafted fae warrior sent to America to sort through all the crazy mixed up ghost stories, urban legends, myths and creepy pasta that exists here and see if any are fae related. Which evolved into this amazing story line and series that I just can’t stop writing.
For reals though, Lilian and I were chatting one day and this concept came up. Of a crafted fae warrior sent to America to sort through all the crazy mixed up ghost stories, urban legends, myths and creepy pasta that exists here and see if any are fae related. Which evolved into this amazing story line and series that I just can’t stop writing.
- So what was it that made you take
the boat down the terrifying rainbow tunnel into the world of pure imagination
that we call writing?
Reality
bites. The worst part is, no one really knows the truth of it either. Instead
we all have our own versions, our own perspectives. Ever since I was a little I
tried to figure out the why and how of people’s perspectives. My brain always
likes to come up with “waht if” (This is why I need Heidi RedPen Angell)
situations. And after a time I realized that if I honed those ideas, and got a
good editor, I could have a good story of “What if a character like this was
put into a situation like that? How would they react? How would the world be
influenced? Why would someone end up in a situation like that?” Instead of the
random ideas that floated around in my head nonstop that never developed real
form on paper.
And to be
perfectly honest I wrote my first, and my last, book as a clapback to the 50
shades BS.
-If you could form a literary
super-team of authors, each having powers based on what you think their
strengths as writers, who would be on your team, what would their powers be,
and of course what would you call your team?
My first
thought was of course Joshua Robertson. Then I thought about what his power
would be and immediately dropped him from the team. I know what he does to
heroes. Same with Robert Cano. But…
Lilian, the
Sassinator Oake, she adds sass and joy to all the things.
Diane
“Revealer” Duane, shows how even the most mundane things like cars can have a
magic all their own.
Andy, the
Worldbuilder, Peloquin, he can make anything epic and fit together.
R.A.
“Righteous Attitude” Salvatore, makes sure all the heroes are on righteous
paths.
Anais
Babygirl Chartschenko to bring heart, love, and feeling to all the works.
And of
course Heidi “RedPen” Angell, to make sure all the words are right and true.
By their
powers combined, they are Script Squad.
I think I
had a book geekgasm just thinking about that. *shivers*
-What would your ideal writing cave
look like? Old Irish pub? Room in the Library of Alexandria? An actual cave?
Set the scene!
I already
have this planned out. I live on 5 acres of mostly wooded property. About ⅔ of
the way back there is a natural clearing. It’s surrounded by cedars, poison
ivy, and trilliums of all things. It’s half in shade, half in sun because of
the tree canopy. I want to build a writing cave in the middle of that. It will
have giant barn doors, a clear roof that retracts or folds back. It will have a
bench with a thick cushion to lay on and tons of pillows and that awesome 360
desk that is completely adjustable and holds your keyboard and everything in
place no matter how you set it. And of course a massive 5 gallon coffee maker,
bar, fridge, and microwave for food.
-If you were granted the chance to
retire in the fictional book world of your choice and live out your days there,
where would I have to go to come visit you and get you to make me some coffee?
Hehe
Midkemia,
one of Feist’s worlds in the Riftwar saga. I like the balance he created with
his world and cultures. The magic system is also amazing and I would hope I
would have some magic ability. Also, dragons.
But not your normal dragons. Oh no. These are dragons that evolve as
they age. Not to mention they have coffee and cigarettes there. hehe
-So apart from being a writer,
what’s something else that the folks at home should know about you?
I am one
hell of a cook. For the last few years, since I moved back down to near sea
level, I have been experimenting with cakes. I make super awesome cakes now. I
used to run a catering gig to a Naval base too. And pilots would find reasons
to land at the base to get some of my food. It caused quite an issue. But the
officers were also stopping by to get food so we never got in trouble for it.
Quite a few people have told me that I should open a catering business because
my party food is off the chain.
-Marvel or DC. Which is best in
life?
As comics I
prefer Marvel. The story lines and stories were on point. The characters were
well developed and complex. They often touched on real world issues, including
ones that were hard to deal with. Sadly, the movies do not live up to that. The
characters are all wrong. I don’t think any of the actors even read the comics that
the movies were based on. For sure the directors didn’t. It’s just very sad and
really pisses me off that they got so much wrong.
So as movies
I would say DC. Just because they held true to the original characters and
stories a little bit better.
-When the Doubt Mongols come
screaming over the horizon, what do you do to vanquish them and keep yourself
motivated?
Put on my
cranky or sassy pants. I have three older siblings. I’m used to being criticized and doubted. It
stopped bothering me a long time ago. So when doubt pops up, I ignore what it
says and bang out even better work. If anything it motivates me to do better
every time.
-If you listen to music while you
write, what sort of music lives in your writing playlist to make your brain
rawk out?
I actually
don’t listen to music. Or anything. I put on noise cancelling headphones and
kinda bebop to the story in my head.
-Anything else coming soon from your
fingers and brain?
All kinds of
stuff. I have a bdsm billionaire romance coming out that mocks 50 shades. It’s
already written and just needs finishing touches on covers and whatnot. I am
finishing up writing book 2 of Mab’s Doll. I have a few short stories I plan to
write. Some about Gillian of Mab’s Doll, some are a new silly thing I am
playing with I am calling unRomances. I take “romantic” tropes and stereotypes
and see how they would play out in real world situations. I’ll give you a hint,
a lot of people end up getting slapped, dumped, and having charges filed. For
that I will probably set up a Patreon account so I have someplace useful to
post it all. And of course gobs of reading for research and fun. I have a
readers group, Bekah’s Books,
and we’re about to start discussing urban legends and their origins. I’m
really excited to see what people from different regions have as their local
stories.
-Let us know where people can find
you on the Interwebz so that we can bombard you with Words With Friends and
Candy Crush requests.
You can find
me at any of these places
Good night,
Rebekah.
Awesome, thanks, Beks! So that's going to do it for another blog tour stop(I need to come up with a better name for these things. heh). Thanks to Rebekah Jonesy for stopping by, and thanks to all of you for stopping by. Be sure to check out Beks' book, follow her on the Interwebz, read the book leave a review, generally be cool. Heh. Join us again, at some point probably, for a blog tour stop. In the mean time, I'll probably be rambling about random topics. So we've got that going for us, which is nice.
Carry on Smartly, My Friends.
