Good morning everyone I’m pleased to finally be sharing my guest post from the wonderful Wendy H Jones which was meant to be part of the Antiques And Alibis blog tour. Huge apologies for the late post I’ve had one sick child after another unfortunately!
Antiques And Alibis is available in ebook and paperback now. The ebook is currently only £2.99 but you can purchase a copy of both here.
Before I share my guest post with you here is a little bit about the book.
Book Synopsis:
Cass Claymore, a red headed, motorbike riding, ex-ballerina inherits a Detective Agency, and accidentally employs an ex-con dwarf and an octogenarian. Hired by a client who should know better, Cass has no leads, no clue and a complete inability to solve a case. Still a girl needs to eat and her highbred client’s offering good money. Join her as, with bungling incompetence, she follows a trail littered with missing antique teddies, hapless crooks, a misplaced Lord of the Realm and dead bodies. Will Cass, and Scotland, survive?
Guest Post: Favourite Charactor To Write
This is a tough one as I have four series out. How on earth do you choose? I’ve decided to choose one from each series and give you a flavour of my writing.
The main character in the DI Shona McKenzie Mysteries has to be Shona herself. She is many faceted and it has been fun to get to know her. She is a woman who knows her own mind and has strong opinions on things. She started out as a drinker of fine wine. I used to be an Army Officer and I know about wine, so this worked out beautifully. Oh, no. Shona was having none of it She was whisky drinker and would not move from this stance. In fact, she drinks Talisker. Nothing else will do. She is also totally against swearing and has everyone in the nick speaking like angels. This is fun in a Scottish police station. It leads to some comedic moments and allows me to show the other characters in a different light.
In the Cass Claymore Investigates series, I cannot choose between Cass or her assistant, Quill. Cass is a red headed, motorbike riding, ex-ballerina who inherits a private detective agency. She has no earthly clue what she is doing so half the time has no clues to the case either. She has two aspects to her character. The first is her can do, nothing will stop me getting on with life attitude. The other is the one who misses being a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet. After her first book, I am looking forward to getting to know her more.
The other character in Antiques and Alibis is Cass’s assistant, Quill. He’s an ex-con dwarf, who has been foisted on her by her friend Lexie. She doesn’t want an assistant but this one turns out to be an asset. He is dapper, eloquent and charms all the ladies. E very lady in th book, apart from Cass, falls in love with him. I’m fast finding out that real-life readers are falling in love with him as well.
In the Fergus and Flora Mysteries, I love both Fergus and Flora. However, Flora takes a slight edge. She is a direct descendent of the original Flora MacDonald of Over the Sea to Skye fame. She has her ancestor’s feisty nature and this gives me a lot of scope to develop her character. Despite this, she relies on Fergus for support and stability. They work brilliantly together as he is steadier and less flighty than his detective partner.
This brings me on to wee Bertie the Buffalo, Scotland’s very own wee escape artist. He’s based on the real-life story of a young buffalo who went missing in Fife in December 2017. He’s a wee cracker and I loved writing his story.
Writing characters is both one of the most exciting and one of the most difficult parts of being an author. Yet, it brings so much pleasure and seeing readers fall in love with them is pure joy.
About The Author:
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