An Author's Musings

Author Q and A

Please note that this is an OUTDATED Q and A, and no longer represents my mindset, opinions and values. I no longer support or endorse the Scorned series, this is simply here as a history and a piece of my journey (20/04/2020).

I know some of you all are quite curious about several aspects of me and my writing process. If you have any questions about my book or my writing please comment or send me a private message and I will add it! And yes, I made this myself and asked myself questions from third person. No shame. 

If you don't like Q and As, leave now. But if you go now this little bear eating his popcorn is going to be very disappointed in you. 

Updated on the 19th of April 2019.

Without further ado, let us begin!

What inspired you to write Scorned?

Funnily enough, I got inspiration for Scorned when a friend of mine was watching Game of Thrones. They were watching this scene where a woman was publicly shamed (I would not know the name of the episode or the woman since I don't watch GOT). But it got me to thinking about the subject of public humiliation and the stripping of dignity. Thus Scorned was born, a late night musing that turned into a chapter, then another and yet another. Obviously, over time, the story changed to one focused on wanting freedom and equality in a medieval male-driven world. It was also heavily inspired by the quote 'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'. 

When did you start and finish Scorned?

I started writing Scorned on the 15th of October 2017 and finished it on the 4th of November 2018, just over a year later. It has over 145 000 words (about 400 Microsoft Word pages at 12 font). That's a lot of hours spent writing!

How far are you in the editing process for the second draft of Scorned?

I am currently working closely with Tweeter109 in editing Scorned. So far we have gotten 62 chapters of thorough, nitpicky editing done. I am planning on spending a lot of time combing for nasty little typo leprechauns gallivanting around my pages. Mark my words, I will find and kick all of their tiny green booties over the rainbow and far away.