Friday, November 1, 2013

Guest Post from Cary Jones, Author of Sunkissed

I'm a happy girl today, because I have no other than the wonderful Carys Jones coming by telling us about her inspiration behind her book; Sunkissed. :-) Hope you enjoy, and please make sure to go by some of her pages and give her some love!!
 
Inspiration for Sunkissed:
 
Initially, when I set out to write Sunkissed I wanted to write the vampire story that I’ve always wanted to read. As an avid fan of the genre I drew upon films and books that I’ve loved to help me decide which direction my own book would take within the mythology.
 
More than anything I wanted a strong, female lead character who becomes a vampire. So often in vampire stories we see the female characters falling for a vampire and being pulled in to that world so I wanted to subvert that.
 
The main character, Dawn, goes on a journey where on the point of almost dying she is turned. This then influences her own life and the lives of those around her. I wanted to explore how she would react to and ultimately handle this drastic change.

 
Dawn is inspired by the female icons of 1950s Hollywood, like Audrey Hepburn. She is small with delicate features, seemingly fragile but she hides an inner strength which is what guides her throughout her life post transition.
 
I wanted to create a female character readers could identify with. Dawn is a moral, loving girl who just wants a normal, quiet life, and she is willing to fight for that.
 
In contrast there is the character of Doctor Moralus. Being a bit Dickensian with his name, I chose to identify him as without morals. His physique draws on the very first iconic images of Nosferatu. He is menacing in a very traditional way, and setting him up like that helps link the original vampire myth with my modern re-spinning of it.
 
About the Author:
 

Carys Jones was born in Shropshire, England. She displayed a passion for writing from a young age, spending her time creating short stories and poems. Carys later went on to study Creative Writing at University level. Her first book, Not All Stars Sparkle, was released in October 2010 and was a finalist for The People's Book Prize 2013.

Her second novel, Sunkissed, was released in Autumn 2013.

 
You can find Carys here:
 





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