Books-n-Kisses is pleased to welcome Lindsay Anne Kendal to the blog today. We are going to be talking about her books Bloodlines & Torment.
Lindsay: Thank you so much for having me here today, I’m so excited.
Q1) Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Lindsay: I have lived in Droylsden, Manchester, all my life. I live with my parents and my younger sister, Cheryl. I’m a very dark person, sometimes called gothic, I love anything spooky, supernatural, or unexplainable, and so that’s the genre I want to write in for the rest of my life.
Q2) Have you always wanted to be an author?
Lindsay: No. I changed my mind several time growing up. I wanted to be a vet, then a computer technician, then an interior designer. I never imagined becoming an author, but now, I couldn’t imagine being anything else.
Q3) Who are some of your favorite writers? Who do you feel has influenced your writing?
Lindsay: I’m not a big reader to be completely honest. When I was in school I used to read a lot of the ‘Point Horror’ books, and I loved the author Richie Tankersley Cusick. Her books were the best by far ‘Trick or Treat’.
I can’t say a writer has influenced me really, because it’s only been the last year or so that I’ve started to read again.
Q4) Can you tell us what a typical writing day for you is like.
Lindsay: Hard sometimes lol. I live at home with my parents, sister and my four month old niece. So sometimes it’s really hard to concentrate on writing when everyone else is around, chatting, messing about. I also work other jobs, so that takes up a lot of my time.
When I’m left alone, I put my music on, turn my lights off, make sure there is a full bottle of Pepsi Max near me and then go into another world whilst I write.
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Q5) Can you tell us a little about Bloodlines?
Lindsay: Bloodlines is the first in my trilogy, and is classed as YA/Urban Fantasy.
Keira Jameson is the lead character, who at the age of 10, learned she was heir to an awesome power. After the death of her father, she didn’t want to know about that side of her family and just wanted to lead a normal life. However, twelve years later, she starts to have bad dreams, hears voices of others calling out her, and the message her grandfather left her whilst on his deathbed, haunting her. So her, and her friend Lily, decide it is time to try and find the other families who were connected to hers in the past.
A chance meeting puts her on the right path. However, Keira than becomes involved with things she never could have imagined existed. She learns things about herself that she never knew were possible. Now, must fight for survival, and also for her new friends.
This book easies you into the story, shows all the characters personalities, and sets the scenes for what’s to come. It gives you a taster; if you like, of what the characters can do, the bonds they form etc. It’s a mix of horror, gentle romance, magic, demonology, friendship and trust, with a little bit of humour added in.
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Q6) Can you tell us a little about Torment?
Lindsay: Torment is where things really start to heat up. They learn more about what is happening around them, and how they must fight not only for themselves, but for the fate of all things still breathing.
A few more characters are introduced, and more demons come to aid them. Keira discovers exactly what she is and why. The book is full of surprises, awesome battles, a stronger-than-death passion and magic.
Also, Lilith and Lucifer play a vital role, and you find out that things that people normally think are bad… actually aren’t.
There is really good cliff-hanger in this book too lol.
Q7) How did you come up with the idea for this story?
Lindsay: Do you know, I don’t really have a clue. I was poorly for a long time and spent a lot of time on my own. I was bored, restless and suffering for extreme panic attacks. After watching every film I owned, and getting bored to tears I started writing silly little stories, all of which were deleted. I found it relaxed me and took my mind of everything that had happened to me.
One night out of the blue, I started writing Bloodlines. The characters came from nowhere, the story seemed to just be implanted in my brain. I had a lot of support and was told to stick with it. Now it’s a trilogy lol.
Q8) What is up next for you?
Lindsay: I’m currently working on Revelations; the last book. I’ve also just signed a contract with my publisher for the first in a new two part series, entitled ‘Leticia’. So as soon as Revelations is done. I need to get working on the second book. I also have a secret project, but I can’t discuss that at the moment.
Q9) What is the next book on your To Read Pile that you are dying to jump into?
Lindsay: I’m actually really looking forward to reading City of Ashes. I read City of Bones months ago and really enjoyed it. I own the second and third, but I just haven’t had time to read them.
Q10) Is there anything else you would like to add?
Lindsay: I’d just like to say that I hope anyone who reads these books enjoys them as much as I enjoyed writing them. I’d love to hear people opinions. I respect peoples honesty too, so if you don’t like the book, that’s fine, let me know what you didn’t like. I think negative reviews should be listened to, so the author can use them to better themselves. Of course if you love the book, I’d like to know what your favourite parts were. I love speaking to people and getting their feedback.
Books-n-Kisses: Lindsay, again thank you so very much for making Books-n-Kisses a stop on your book tour. I have enjoyed learning more about you and your book. I look forward to reading and see what you come up with next.
Lindsay: Thanks so much for having me, it’s been a blast. Happy reading everyone!
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