My special guest today is JK Coi who I met online a while ago. I enjoy visiting her blog and meeting her many guests, and then there’s her books…
JK writes a series about a very sexy group of Immortal warriors. Let’s go to the movies first before we chat with JK, and don’t forget, if you have any questions for JK ask them in the comments section.
Hi! First off, I want to thank Shelley for having me as a guest today. She’s got the best blog and even better shifter alpha heroes! (You’re very welcome, and thank you. Compliments are always welcome! – Shell)
I’m celebrating the release of the third book in my Immortal Series, Dark Immortal, and I’m very excited about it. It took me by surprise, you see. I hadn’t intended to write this book at all when I first started down this particular road.
When I started writing the series, I had a very clear picture of the characters and the roles they were going to play. Rhys is the hero of book one. He’s the eldest Immortal and a bit of a recluse. He didn’t take to this leadership thing so easily and he didn’t quite know how to deal with a sharp, determined woman like Amy who turned his life upside down from the first moment he saw her. Then there was Baron, a smartass, smartmouthed, ex-military sharpshooter who was all set to embrace his new life as an Immortal…that is until his past came back to haunt him in the form of the irresistible and forbidden Maxine. Ah…and then it was supposed to be Gideon’s turn. A man of science, he’d had his life planned out so perfectly. He wasn’t supposed to be dragged into a demon war, and he definitely wasn’t supposed to fail so miserably at it—now he can barely live with the consequences.
Just as I was finishing up Baron’s story and getting ready to start Gideon’s, one of the other Immortals stepped forward, not content to stay in his “supporting role”.
Alric. In the first two books, he is strong, centered, happy.
But his past was revealed to me; the torture, the darkness, the rage. After living so close to madness for so long, I needed to know how he had gotten past it to become the man he is now—and of course, the answer was Diana. She was his light.
So what would happen if that light were taken away? If darkness were to envelop him once more?
The story just had to be written.
J.K. Coi writes dark and edgy paranormal romance, where love is all consuming, the stakes are always high, and the immortals are to die for…
Book 3 of the Immortal Series, Dark Immortal, is available now…
Five years of happiness, erased in one vicious act of violence.
Diana freed Alric from his prison and the insanity of his own mind, offering him the kind of love only a fool would deny. Now she lies broken and comatose from a vampire attack, locked deep inside herself where he cannot reach her.
Awakening in a strange bed, Diana has no memory of how she got there. The huge, muscled man leaning over her is straight out of nightmares full of blood and pain. Married to him? It can’t be true…even if her body craves his touch, and the anguish in his eyes shatters something deep inside her.
Alric has no intention of giving up on the woman who never stopped fighting for him. His one hope is that time will heal her mind. But with a demon god poised to tip the balance of power, time is not on their side…
Don’t forget to pepper JK with questions. If you’d like to know anything about her books or writing process feel free to ask in the comments section.
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February 23rd, 2009 at 1:21 am · Link
Hi J.K.,
Fell in love with your Immortals series from the get go. Very fluid writing style and a great delivery. Lots of pathos and nuance.
No questions really, but if you ever need a beta reader, keep me in mind. :D
Love the book trailer, btw.
Wishing you many happy sales.
C.C.
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:08 am · Link
I love the Immortals, just wanted to let you know. They are truly to die for!
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:15 am · Link
Hello! Thanks for having me as a guest today Shelley!
Cassie and Kaye, you’re wonderful, thank you very much for the kind words. It means a lot to me to know that people are enjoying the books!
J.K. Coi
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:20 pm · Link
JK – where did the idea for your series first come from? And one more, I’m always interested in other authors’ writing processes – plotter or pantser?
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:44 pm · Link
The idea came from no where. Really. Maybe a dream I had. And I hadn’t done any writing in years (since university days at least), but all of a sudden I had a scene in my head. And the hero of the first book, Rhys, made a dramatic entrance into my life. I started writing. It was furious and rough and I chucked most of it out the window in the revisions process, but wow it felt GOOD! :)
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:48 pm · Link
And I’m pretty much a pantser. I have an idea where I’m going, but it starts with just a scene and a character. Then I’ll get a little more, and a little more, maybe some motivation and backstory, but at that point I haven’t even started writing yet. It just kind of percolates in the big void that is my brain. When I finally start writing, it feels good and I just go with it, letting the story develop and change as I write. I find when I try to much to structure the story ahead of time, that’s when I start having writers’ block later on—because the characters have grown as the story has grown, and they may not fit that predetermined storyline any longer. If I let it go, I usually find my groove again.
February 23rd, 2009 at 2:01 pm · Link
Congrats J.K., on your new release.
Big Hugs. :)
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:31 pm · Link
Yay, JK!!
I have a question for you. You’ve been putting out books one after another. (You’re my IDOL!) What do you do to keep yourself organized and writing on a regular basis?
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:58 pm · Link
Amy, you’re a sweetie *hugs back*
Maria, hi!! I definitely have to stay organized. I have a rock solid calendar that has everything on it and little reminders that beep at me a lot. :)
And I know everyone hates to hear this, but I write everyday. I may only write a blog post, or a synopsis, or if I’m really procrastinating I’ll start a completely different book, but I do something writing related everyday.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:23 pm · Link
sounds good
February 24th, 2009 at 12:51 am · Link
I love the sound of Dark Immortal – I’ll have to track down this entire series now!!
February 24th, 2009 at 6:22 pm · Link
Thanks Amy and Christina!
Have a great week everyone, it was great to chat with you!
February 24th, 2009 at 11:20 pm · Link
Jk – your writing style sounds a lot like mine. I do a lot of thinking and percolating before I start writing. Good luck with your book!!