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Guest - Bec McMaster
Good morning all! I've got a terrific interview with Bec McMaster, author of the steamy London Steampunk series that started with Kiss of Steel. Grab a seat on any of our loungers; we have mocha lattes and cinnamon cookies. We have a giveaway of one copy of My Lady Quicksilver to one winner (US or Canada only) Check below for details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have to say
that I swing between steampunk and paranormal. I find both very similar though
in terms of world-building; that's the focus (as well as characters, it's
ALWAYS about the characters), so fleshing out a world in either sub-gene feels
the same, you're simply working on different elements.
How
do you know when you’ve hit your zone?
I stop staring
out the window *grins*. Usually I hit my stride around 2pm. I'm a night owl by
nature, but unfortunately I'd never see my boyfriend if I stayed up late and
got up late, so I try and swing back to early starts/early to bed. It does mean
I have trouble focusing in the mornings though.
Do
you have a daily writing ritual?
I get up around
6:30, walk the dog, go for a run, have breakfast whilst I'm checking emails or
social media, then settle down and get into it. I tend to have a weekly word
count goal I try to hit, so I break it up into days that I'm working at home
and go for it. Boyfriend comes home about 7pm; I realize I haven't started
dinner, done the washing etc. I also try to fit a bit of reading in there too,
but it depends on how the day's word count is going.
Are
you a plotter, a pantser, or a hybrid?
Pantser by
nature, hybrid by necessity. Editors seem to want these pesky little things
called synopses nowadays. Having said that, I have a very clear direction in
where the London Steampunk is going - I knew more about book five than any
other in the series going in - but it's the journey that is a little more
fluid.
When
you feel a moment of indecision or self-doubt, what have you found to be the
best method or trick to get out of that nasty funk?
I don't tend to
dwell on things too much. My main focus is on the writing and simply getting
the words down, so that I can come back later and 'fix' them, so I don't tend
to have too many moments of doubt. The only time I've ever really had that is
when a new book releases and you hope it's as well received as the previous
ones. When Heart of Iron came out, all I could do was hope people liked it as
much as Kiss of Steel, the first book in the series.
What
is your favorite part about developing your characters? Why?
Working on
characterization is the best part of writing. I'm always fascinated by the
relationships between characters - and not just the hero and heroine. In real
life everyone has friends and family, and sometimes they get along with them
and sometimes they don't. In Kiss of
Steel and Heart of Iron, the
heroine's are sisters. At the start of Kiss
of Steel they're facing dire circumstances (starvation, the appalling life
of the rookeries in Victorian England) and it felt so unrealistic that tensions
wouldn't be stretched to breaking point. I know when I'm hungry I turn into
that guy off the Snickers ad, so imagine if you were starving? And life has
changed and you want to blame someone but who...? All of that comes into play
between the sisters. Saying that, it's the type of relationship where they'll
both have each other's back. They love each other, but sometimes they say
things they don't mean. Also, I love writing about consequences, especially
those that spillover from book to book in the series. In My Lady Quicksilver (my latest release), the heroine, Rosalind, is
dealing with some of the consequences that occurred in Heart of Iron. Her
brother is missing after a major event at the conclusion of Heart of Iron and she's left wondering
if her focus on her humanist cause is the reason for that. There's a lot of
guilt for her to work through in My Lady
Quicksilver and that was fun.
For
series writers, pick a first book to one of your series. When did you get that
hunch that told you these characters would continue on in another book or that
their story wasn’t entirely done? Did you choose the same main characters or
did you explore some supporting characters’ lives?
Kiss of Steel was the first book and I loved writing every second of it. The
words just flowed and right from the outset I knew that this world was
different. There were so many competing characters that needed their own
stories, especially Will Carver and Lena, from Heart of Iron. In My Lady
Quicksilver we're veering away from the rookeries where the first two books
were set and only one of the previous heroes/heroines makes an appearance. The
choice of couples is deliberate. I'm telling a story that spans over five books
and each book (and couple) is a step in that direction. I need certain things
to happen, which is why certain couples get airspace at this time.
Do
you ever take yourself too seriously? When that happens, what type of book do
you read or music do you listen to in order to get out of that mindset?
Sometimes I get
a little too focused on the computer screen, but my friends, family and
boyfriend are very good at reminding me I haven't fed the dog today or seen my
nieces and nephews for a week. As for reading, I love anything Urban Fantasy or
paranormal or steampunk or YA or fantasy... You get the point. I've just had Written in Red by Anne Bishop delivered
today and I can't wait to get into it. Once I've finished today's word count!
You’ve
got a pen and paper in hand, but no story. At that moment, do you free-write or
doodle?
If someone's
talking to me or I'm on the phone, I doodle. If I'm alone, I'm free-writing.
Maybe staring out the window or at a wall for a while. I do a lot of my finest
work staring at nothing.
Tell
me about your book. Why did you write this particular story? Was it simmering
peacefully on the back burner or did it startle you like a kitchen flash fire?
My Lady
Quicksilver is an
enemies-to-lovers type of book. Featuring the implacable Sir Jasper Lynch,
Master of the Nighthawks (a kind of vampiric Scotland Yard) and the
revolutionary leader he's been tasked to bring in, it's the third book in my
London Steampunk series. My Lady
Quicksilver is steamy (and I'm not talking about the automatons),
fast-paced, full of danger, lies and the realization that what you thought you
hated and feared, might not be so despicable after all. There are also buttons.
Of which my heroine bets my hero. Want to see who loses the most buttons?
*grins*
“I
WILL COME FOR YOU…”
He will find her no matter
what. As a blue-blooded captain of the Nighthawk Guard, his senses are keener
than most. Some think he’s indestructible. But once he finds the elusive
Mercury, what will he do with her?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Award-winning author Bec
McMaster lives in a small town in Australia and grew up with her nose in a
book. A member of RWA, she writes sexy, dark paranormals and steampunk romance.
When not writing, reading, or poring over travel brochures, she loves spending
time with her very own hero or daydreaming about new worlds. Read more about
her at www.becmcmaster.com or follow her on Twitter, @BecMcMaster.
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Sourcebooks
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-- Lynda Again,
To enter the drawing for My Lady Quicksilver, leave a comment AND send me your mailing address. Send it to Lynda@lyndakscott.com by Friday, Nov 1 and I'll have my alien kitten, Wookie, pick the winner. Please put Bec McMaster in the subject line.
Good luck!
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3 Responses to "Guest - Bec McMaster"
I'm not sure if Bec will stop by (she's in Australia) but I wanted to wish her a warm, Star-Crossed Romance welcome. Her books are terrific and I've enjoyed each one I've read (and I read them multiple times. Yes, they're that good).
Hi, Lynda,
Bec is a new writer for me. I enjoyed reading your interview with her. Your enthusiasm for her writing shows in the interview.
Lynda and Bec, I enjoyed the interview. I'm a pantser by nature and those synopses can be daunting. I really hate knowing the ending of my books before I've even arrived there. LOL
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