{"id":2173,"date":"2012-07-04T00:40:16","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T06:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2024-07-09T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T22:04:51","slug":"writerly-wednesday-welcomes-katriena-knights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/writerly-wednesday-welcomes-katriena-knights\/","title":{"rendered":"Writerly Wednesday Welcomes Katriena Knights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome Katriena to Writerly Wednesday. \u00a0She returned her interview at exactly the moment I was preparing to work on the post. \u00a0So, she is an author with awesome timing!<\/em><\/p>\n

Bio<\/strong>: Katriena Knights wrote her first poem when she was three years old and had to dictate it to her mother under the bathroom door (her timing has never been very good). Now she\u2019s the author of several paranormal and contemporary romances. She grew up in a miniscule town in Illinios, \u00a0and now lives in a miniscule town in Colorado with her two children. Visit her at her website at katrienaknights.kabeka.com, \u00a0or at her blog at katrienaknights.blogspot.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From Sally – my first writing experience that I can remember was when I wrote the letters of my first name, in crayon, on my bedroom wall below the light switch. \u00a0The wall was bumpy and my penmanship did not improve. \u00a0The truly awesome thing was that the ‘mother of me’ knew exactly who the writing belonged to. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I was also born in a small town in southern Illinois and Colleged in Lebanon, Illinois. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Back to our Guest!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dealing with David<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Blurb<\/strong>: It\u2019s tough to win the game of love if you don\u2019t understand the rules.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Though Tony Mullin agreed to put on a medieval costume, \u00a0complete with pointy hat, \u00a0for her best friend\u2019s marriage vow renewal, \u00a0another round of wedding bells will never be in her own future. Been there, \u00a0done that, \u00a0still sifting through the ashes of broken dreams.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Yet she can\u2019t take her eyes off the Armani-clad mystery man among the guests\u2014and no one\u2019s more surprised to learn it\u2019s David Peterson, \u00a0the erstwhile nerd who mooned over her in high school. He not only grew up to be a hunk, \u00a0but a rich one as well. Pity she\u2019s sworn off men.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Last David knew, \u00a0sweet, \u00a0artistic Tony married the high school quarterback. He made his fortune developing video games, \u00a0but the torch he carried for her still smolders. His surprise that she\u2019s ditched the jock quickly turns to determination to win her heart at last\u2026though she seems just as determined to play keep-away.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

David didn\u2019t become successful by giving up easily. A freak snowstorm plays into his strategy, \u00a0but debugging a few gigabytes of computer code seems easier than figuring out how to win this wary woman\u2019s love.<\/p>\n

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Excerpt: Not for the first time, \u00a0Tony Mullin wondered why in the world she had agreed to stand up in Jim and Julia Richie\u2019s second wedding. Looking at herself in the mirror in the dark blue velvet medieval monstrosity of a dress, \u00a0she couldn\u2019t really come up with an answer.<\/p>\n

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Except that Julia was her best friend, \u00a0had been since forever, \u00a0and renewing her vows on her tenth anniversary meant the world to her. Plus\u2014and Tony was hesitant to admit the additional motivation even to herself\u2014a good portion of her high school graduating class was going to be there, \u00a0as well as Julia\u2019s other friends and family. None of Tony\u2019s fellow classmates had seen her since not long after graduation. Truth to tell, \u00a0Tony had something to prove.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

With a sigh, \u00a0Tony adjusted the tall, \u00a0pointy hat over her sleekly upswept hair and pinned it in place, \u00a0adjusting the gauzy blue veils around her face. A collection of dark blonde strands refused to stay in place, \u00a0falling in less than artful disarray around her face. She looked ridiculous.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The fabric was wonderful, \u00a0though. Tony slid her hand down the sensuous softness of the velvet and imagined once again the suit it would become once the ceremony was over\u2014Tony\u2019s own version of a designer suit she\u2019d seen in a fashion magazine. It was one of the reasons she\u2019d finally agreed to participate, \u00a0especially when Julia had offered to foot the bill.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The dippy hat seemed to sit a bit too low on her forehead. Tony loosened a few pins and readjusted it. It hadn\u2019t seemed right, \u00a0letting Julia buy the dress. But Julia had insisted.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a wedding wedding, \u00a0after all, \u201d she\u2019d argued. \u201cWe\u2019re just renewing our vows.\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tony had just shaken her head, \u00a0knowing she was about to agree to whatever Julia asked, \u00a0as much to get her hands on that rich, \u00a0blue velvet as anything else. \u201cI still can\u2019t believe you convinced Jim to wear tights.\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Julia and Jim\u2019s first wedding had been a simple affair, \u00a0with a Justice of the Peace presiding and Tony and her then-husband Rudy James serving as witnesses. But Julia had always wanted a big to-do with the wedding party in medieval garb, \u00a0and that was what she was about to get. The participants were the same\u2014Julia as bride, \u00a0Jim as groom and Tony as the lone bridesmaid\u2014but the setting looked like something out of a bad Robin Hood movie.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cMore like Monty Python and the Holy Grail, \u201d Tony muttered. She stepped out to meet the crowd.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Not for the first time, \u00a0David Peterson wondered why he\u2019d been invited to Julia and Jim Richie\u2019s second wedding.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Apparently, \u00a0he wasn\u2019t the only guest with the same question. Except the curious gazes that followed him as he walked up the aisle asked not, \u00a0\u201cWhat is he doing here?\u201d but \u201cWho is he?\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

David muffled a smile as he sat down. He had most of a pew to himself. The guest list appeared to consist of his and Julia\u2019s entire graduating class, \u00a0but that had only been about fifty people. Maybe thirty-five of them were here now, \u00a0sprinkled among faces he didn\u2019t recognize who were probably Julia\u2019s family. Many of their classmates had moved out of state after graduation. David had planned never to see them again. He wanted to see them now, \u00a0though. Wanted them to see his success. Petty, \u00a0he knew, \u00a0but somewhere inside, \u00a0he was still the nerdy teenager who\u2019d taken the brunt of far too much harassment. He wasn\u2019t proud of it, \u00a0but there it was.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

He smoothed his Star Wars tie, \u00a0straightened his Armani suit jacket and picked up his program. As he glanced over the order of the ceremony, \u00a0his heart did a strange little flip, \u00a0and suddenly, \u00a0he understood why the universe had conspired to put him in the same room with the people who\u2019d ruined his teenage years.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Julia\u2019s single bridesmaid was Antonytte Mullin.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mullin. Not James. Mullin.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

And David knew he had fallen into the hands of Fate. The question was, \u00a0what would he do now he was there?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dealing With David<\/em><\/p>\n

Buy Link<\/p>\n

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Interview<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In three days, \u00a0all power will go off, \u00a0everywhere for a very long time.\u00a0 What will you include in your author survival kit?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A bag of composition tablets and as many Sharpie pens as I can get my hands on (fine point, \u00a0the kind that don\u2019t bleed through the paper, \u00a0in black). That\u2019s what I write with, \u00a0anyway\u2014I do all my first drafts longhand. Then I\u2019d want all the books in my house and probably my Kindle since it\u2019ll last a while on the current battery. Maybe an oil lamp for writing after dark. If the power\u2019s out long enough, \u00a0I\u2019ll probably come out on the other side with a finished novel.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Where did the idea for the work you are promoting arise?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

To be honest, \u00a0I don\u2019t actually remember. I wrote this book a very long time ago. It was originally published by Hard Shell Word Factory, \u00a0and was I think the second book I ever contracted with a publisher. This version, \u00a0available at Samhain, \u00a0has been fairly significantly rewritten.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I do remember I saw the name Antonytte in the newspaper and thought it looked neat. That was the genesis of Tony. Then I think I might have landed on the idea of her being stuck somewhere wearing a medieval pointy hat and built the rest of the story around that.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What do you like to read?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I\u2019ll read just about anything. I particularly like urban fantasy\u2014vampires are a special favorite but I deeply dislike the Twilight<\/em> universe for a variety of reasons. I read a lot of nonfiction, \u00a0too, \u00a0some as research for current WIPs and some just for fun. I like sweeping historical sagas and epic fantasy, \u00a0classics, \u00a0thrillers\u2026 just about anything. My favorite book I\u2019ve read recently was The Hunger Games<\/em>, \u00a0and yet somehow I haven\u2019t managed to squeeze in reading time for the next two books. I like the first one so much I\u2019m almost afraid to read the others. I also read a lot of fanfic, \u00a0but we won\u2019t go into that. *whistles innocently*<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tell us about the most exciting place you have ever visited?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I visited Scotland when I was in college. It was the first time I ever traveled anywhere on my own. I figured why start with an in-state road trip when you can fly internationally instead? Scotland was fantastic\u2014I felt like I\u2019d been there before when I got off the plane. I was staying with my best friend from high school, \u00a0so I got to visit places off the main tourist tracks. I also went to Edinburgh on my own and saw Holyrood House and Edinburgh Castle. It was a great experience and I\u2019d love to go back. I revisited it in a way when I wrote Where There\u2019s a Will<\/em>. I came up with that idea largely because I wanted to write about where I\u2019d been in Scotland and show some of the love I felt for the place while I was there.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the most mundane, \u00a0day to day, \u00a0thing you can share about yourself?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I am allergic to housecleaning. My house is always a mess\u2014not necessarily dirty, \u00a0but cluttered, \u00a0with piles of books and folders and papers all over the place. It\u2019s kind of embarrassing. Also, \u00a0sometimes when I have writer\u2019s block it goes away if I scrub the toilets. So I\u2019ve trained myself not to have writer\u2019s block. I think there\u2019s a vicious circle going on here\u2026<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What scares you the most?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Thinking about what might be growing behind my stove.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tell us anything but keep it G rated.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Writing really is an obsession for me. If I don\u2019t write anything for a few days, \u00a0I get cranky, \u00a0moody, \u00a0and difficult to be around. I\u2019ve been writing since before I could read, \u00a0and I can\u2019t remember ever not having a WIP somewhere around. Of course, \u00a0I didn\u2019t call them that until I got considerably older, \u00a0but there were always stories in some phase of completion in notebooks or on loose leaf in folders or binders stuck in my school backpack or in piles next to the bed. Starchild<\/em> came from a story I wrote when I was in Jr. High. I\u2019ve thought about resurrecting some of my other really old works, \u00a0but I don\u2019t think there\u2019s much of a market for a short novel about a blind filly who wins the Kentucky Derby. A shame, \u00a0that.<\/p>\n

Katriena Knights has been a great guest. \u00a0Thank you for letting me do this to you and everyone should come back next week to see who the next guest will be.<\/p>\n

Don’t touch anything sharp and http:\/\/writerlywednesday.com will bring you to all of the Writerly Wednesday Guests in reversed order of appearance.<\/p>\n

Keywords: Katriena Knights, \u00a0Dealing With David, \u00a0Contemporary Romance, \u00a0Samhain Publishing<\/p>\n

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