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The Pale Huntress looks like a great book. What can you tell us about it?
It is a dark fantasy following the tale of a monster hunter,
who happens to be a Dhampir, a child of a Immortal vampire and a human being.
It is the start of a journey for Angela Dragos, our main character, as she
discovers more about who she is, who she can trust, and just what she needs to
do in order to overcome not just the monsters she hunts, but the monster inside
of her.
Any plans to turn it into a series?
Absolutely. As mentioned before this book is only the
beginning; the world of Lunokean, Angela’s history and her new partnership with
Jacob Tepes as they work for The Black Hand. I have a few of the books written
out already, but they are far from ready to be considered the true
continuation.
That’s an amazing cover.
Can you tell us about it?
It was done by adeebasial0, a graphic’s artist from Fiverr.
As you can see, you see our main characters, Angela and Jacob, on a rooftop of
the city of Irondell, all under the gaze of the vampire they hunt in this book.
It gives a little foresight into what exactly they will be dealing with.
Can you tell us a little about Angela Dragos?
Other than the fact that she is a Dhampir, she is a very
reserved and private woman with an unknown past at least to anyone else. She is
very independent as well, hence why she will have to overcome not only her
pride but her distrustfulness of mankind who for the most part scorn her
existence almost as bad as the vampires themselves. All she knows is what she
is not and it will take a lot for her to learn to let someone else have her
back and I always look forward to revealing little hints as the books go on to
reveal more and more about her.
What scene or section did you have the most fun writing?
That’s a tough one, this story had been a blast to write
through and through. But if I had to pick one it would most likely be between
when Jacob introduces himself to Angela for the first time and how she treats
him, and the final battle which I won’t go into detail but I thoroughly enjoyed
the test both physically and mentally that Angela and Jacob go through in order
to finally slay the Immortal Vampire.
What inspired the idea for the book?
I was in the mood to write a new fantasy novel and I knew I
wanted it to be about monster hunting, my only problem being how I was going to
make it unique without it sounding like every other monster-hunting story. When
I decided on who Angela Dragos was going to be, I wrote down her character, how
old she was, what specific dates defined her and molded her, and through it I
ended up creating the world of Lunokean and the lore within it, which pretty
much wrote the story for itself, and it only got bigger the more I went into
it. In short, I wanted to write a good monster hunting story, and focus on the
effects of vampirism as a way to explore how it is for even most people who
come from completely different backgrounds, heritages with family, or even
experiences.
How did you come up with the title for the book?
One of the biggest things that constantly come up in the
book, is how inhumanly beautiful and pale Angela Dragos is (part of her
bloodline), and it just felt like a fitting title when you say it. I wanted to
make sure that someone could pick up The Pale Huntress, and when they read the
same title as a tagline for the sequels they would know exactly what they were
getting into.
Did anything stick out as particularly challenging when
writing The Pale Huntress?
I’d have to say one thing that was challenging was the rewriting.
A lot of planned scenes were either cut or altered in order to fit the rhythm,
and even certain scenes between Angela and Jacob just so that their
relationship could really stand out. But I found that the more fat I trimmed
the more expansive the world and story became. It was just one of the things
that was necessary to polish and make it shine.
What do you like to do when not writing?
Cooking definitely. I like trying out new recipes with my
wife if not in the kitchen then outside on my smoker. I also like to play
guitar and I obviously like to read and watch movies. It’s always fun to
explore them in depth.
Where can readers find out more about your work?
They can find out more presently on my authors page on
Amazon.com. I’ll provide a link https://www.amazon.com/stores/B.D.-Weddell/author/B09BW5R31P?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true