I hate the idea of cutting trees, but I have to say that the new clearing in the woods is going to be a fantastic spot for the new house my parents are building. Next week the Amish are rolling in to start the actual construction. Alas, I will be away at Comic Con!
asked: “…what is your favorite part of The Wild Road, if you are able to tell us that without revealing too much (not that I mind spoilers, haha). Can you tell us a little about Lannes’ and the woman’s personalities? Also, is there any idiosyncrasy common to gargoyles that would be fun to know going into the book.”
I have to admit, I really enjoyed writing the first two chapters, which set up both the woman and Lannes. Don’t get me wrong, I had a good time on the entire book, but I love introducing characters to readers, so I’m biased toward the beginning. Also, let’s be honest, I can’t think of anything more terrifying than waking up in a strange place without even a scrap of an identity.
As for personalities, the woman discovers herself along with the reader—and what you find is a great deal of intelligence and determination, and an unwillingness to surrender, no matter how impossible her circumstances seem. Basically, she’s one tough chick—but scared as hell that she might be a horrible person, a murderer. Lannes, on the other hand, is also scared—but of discovery, the human world finding out that he’s not what he seems. He’s lived a very isolated life, always the outsider, and though he can walk within the human world, he cannot ever truly be part of it—and that secrecy feels like a prison to him. A slow death.
As for idiosyncrasies specific to gargoyles…there’s one I can think of, but I’m not certain this is the appropriate place to discuss it! Ha!
Feel free to ask more questions, folks! Just post them in the comments.
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Flashback four! And if you don’t know this classic movie, you should be ashamed of yourself. Ashamed!
Here, for your viewing pleasure, a clip from Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone! Starring Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, and Ernie Hudson!