Today I'm thrilled to have Misha Gerrick as a guest, one of many stops she'll be making as she promotes her series WAR OF SIX CROWNS.
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When Bish asked me to interview one of the side
characters in my series, I ended up seeking an audience with the King of
Nordaine. Partly because I like him, but mostly because he probably knows
Darrion and Gawain the best.
Things didn’t really go as planned, though, which
leaves me about as puzzled as you. The transcript of our conversation
follows.
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Me:
*putting my hand on my left shoulder and bowing* Thank you for seeing me, Your
Majesty.
King Conal:
*Gray eyes shining as he nods in welcome.* Of course. I could hardly deny a
visit with our foremost chronicler. *Gestures me to walk with him to the fire
and takes a seat, indicating the other armchair to me.* Sit, sit. *Warms his
hands by the fire.*
Me: *Sits
down, watching him with a little smile.* Cold, sire?
King Conal:
Only a little. Spring may it be, but it’s never warm enough to stop a Fury in
her tracks. And… *wry smile* I suppose my advancing age doesn’t help much.
Me:
*glances around for a servant* Would you like for me to bring you something?
Blankets? Furs?
King Conal:
*Relaxes back in his seat, shaking his head* No, dear. Tell me. Has Darrion
been giving you a lot of trouble, then?
Me: Not
really. I mean… he… can be difficult, but now that we know each other, I really
don’t struggle all that much.
King Conal:
Mmm. As I suspected.
Me: … What
did you suspect, sire?
King Conal:
The boy’s capable of almost anything, but he doesn’t like to upset ladies.
Me: Oh.
*Sits back, not sure how to proceed.* He’s good at it, though.
King Conal:
He’s good at a lot of things he doesn’t enjoy.
Me: Is he
your favorite, then, sire?
King Conal:
*Chuckles* Now, dirael, you know that
would be like picking a favorite grandchild.
Me:
*Smiles* So you see the three of them like that?
King Conal:
Yes, but I suppose I do have a special place for Darrion. Gawain and Quin both
have family here. Darrion only has us.
Me: And
then… he doesn’t really count Quin as a friend anymore.
King Conal:
No. *Sighs* I hope that, one day, they might find peace again and rebuild. They
used to be…
Me: Like
Darrion and Gawain?
King Conal:
I suppose, except, Darrion and Gawain see each other as brothers. Quin was… the
one they picked.
Me: And
Siofra?
King Conal:
*Softly* Siofra came in later. When I picked her as the fourth candidate.
Me: You
regret it.
King Conal:
*Sharp look* Wouldn’t you?
Me: You
only did what you were supposed to, sire. The Tree picked her.
King Conal:
*Stirs himself and stands* I’m sorry, but I just remembered something. Excuse
me.
Me: *Stands
at the same time, eyes widening.* Sire?
King Conal:
I will see you again soon. I truly need to go, though.
Me: Yes,
sire. *Does the Nordian bow again, then watches him leave, frowning at his
back.*
See? He definitely did not want to talk about Siofra. I wonder why… I know she was killed
under mysterious circumstances, but I’m sensing there’s more to the King’s
reticence.
Good thing I have the rest of the series to figure
this out.
What’s your feeling about this?
You're welcome, Misha! To learn more about her series WAR OF SIX CROWNS, read on.
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The Vanished Knight
The entity living
inside Callan’s soul orphaned her at age eleven. By the time she’s sixteen, it’s
ensured her being shunted from one foster family to another.
Her thirteenth
foster assignment should be routine. Except... it's not. A psycho in medieval
armor kidnaps her and she ends up in a magical world. There, she accidentally
discovers a secret her parents had kept until the day they died.
Both actually came
from this magical world, but left before Callan was born. To cover their
tracks, they’d lied about everything. Even who they really were.
Driven to find out
where she comes from, Callan’s trapped in a race for life and death. Walking
away isn’t an option, but if she stays too long, the entity will find its next
victim.
In this world where
secrets are sacrosanct and grudges are remembered, finding the truth will be
near impossible. Especially when Callan has her own homicidal little secret to
deal with.
One with a taste for
destroying her life.
The Heir’s Choice
After discovering
her parents had kept a whole world secret, Callan races to discover her past.
Not easy to do with an increasingly agitated entity living in her soul.
Going to her
long-lost elvish roots should answer all her questions. Instead, she ends up in
the middle of a nightmare.
The elves are on the
verge of an apocalyptic war. Their enemy, King Aurek of Icaimerith, will only
be appeased if Callan marries his heir. It’s either her life getting messed up,
or an entire country’s lives lost. Simple enough, right?
Wrong.
Because when the
entity wants the elves blotted out of existence, saving them gets taken to a
whole new level of complicated.
Bio
Misha Gerrick has been creating stories long before she could write and is currently going after her dream of making a living as a writer.
If you’d like to see how that’s going, you can visit her on her blog , where she also discusses all things related to writing and publishing.
Or, if you’d just like to know what she’s reading and get updates on what she’ll be publishing next (Sorry, no newsletter just yet.): You can follow her on Tumblr, on Twitter: @MGerrick1 and you can circle her on Google Plus: +MGerrick
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“If your parent or child committed a major crime, would you turn them in?”
The short answer is, yes I would. The longer answer is includes the question, "why?"
1. It's a major crime which could include things like child abuse, grand theft, perhaps even murder. I don't care who you are, I'm going to turn you in. It's how I was raised.
2. If it were discovered that I knew about the crime and did nothing, then I could be charged with being an accessory. So on a personal and selfish level, I would turn them in.
3. I worked for 23 years with the abused, neglected, and emotionally disturbed children so I've seen and dealt with the aftermath of child abuse. It's not pretty. So yes, I would turn them in. If it's elder abuse, I'd turn them in. If it's animal abuse, I'd turn them in.
4. Turning the perpetrator in wouldn't necessarily be easy, in fact it would probably be very emotional on several different levels, but it's the compassionate thing to do for all involved.
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Do you follow Misha's blog, on Tumblr, Twitter, or Google? Have you read Misha's books? If not, are you interested? Personally, the whole tree picking thing has me very curious. Do you follow Michael? Are you taking part in his monthly hop? What about IWSG? If you're a writer, I strongly recommend checking it out!
See you on Wednesday for IWSG. I'll be co-hosting so I hope you'll follow along with me HERE and we can visit together.
