Thank you Lucy for having me back here once again at Erotica For All. What a great place to visit once again!
I guess to be honest, my Sons of Navarus series isn’t really erotica but erotic paranormal romance. Well, it’s more than just paranormal romance since it has a lot of urban fantasy facets too. Hmmm…this description could get a bit wordy. Let’s just say that my heroes and their heroines have a lot of story and some very hot sex.
Thank you, Lucy, for having me back at Erotica For All to celebrate the release of the third book in my Sons of Navarus series, Blood Spirit. And the celebration doesn’t stop until the last day of October. All month the Blood Spirit/Sons of Navarus Paranormal Fall Fling giveaway has weekly prizes along with grand prizes of gift cards, ebooks, and cool Sons of Navarus swag at the end of the fling. Be sure to keep reading after the post for details on how to enter!
The Name Game
Thanks Lucy for having me here at Erotica For All today!
I had a English professor who used to call the symbolic use of names in literature the “name game.” Traditionally, authors have used names as shorthand to help readers understand something about characters. J.K. Rowling is very adept at this. For example, Draco Malfoy’s name tells you pretty much everything you need to know about him even before you really find out what kind of person he is. Draco just sounds nasty. Actually, it sounds like dragon, which works because the name Draco means “snake or serpent”. I’d say the name fits that character well. And the last name Malfoy? A basic knowledge of English tells you this means bad. Mal always is something negative, such as maladjusted, malnourished, malcontent. So before you even get to see dear Draco Malfoy in action, the name game has told you he’s bad.
Think of your favorite story from childhood and invariably along with the characters you remember the setting. Where a story takes place can be just as important as the plot and characters. When I write, the setting often becomes one of the characters. In Blood Avenged, the great city of New Orleans helps to give the story a dark and spicy feel.
I was fortunate to be able to do on-site research for Blood Avenged when I attended the Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Ball last October. I’d always wanted to visit The Big Easy, and right after I began plotting the story, I found out I’d be attending the ball on Halloween weekend, a great time to visit New Orleans. Immediately, I knew I had to chance the setting to that incredible city, and my visit there showed me I’d made the right choice. Each scene in the book that takes place in New Orleans includes a location I visited and enjoyed.