by Ryshia Kennie, guest blogger and author of Ring of Desire.
Ring of Desire
1072 England - I researched politics, dress, speech and customs and loved every minute of it. So, with a medieval background firmly in my mind, a hero begging to leap into action and an opening scene ready to go, I began to write. And that is when everything changed. Someone was whispering in the background.
“The One. The One,” they whispered every time my beleaguered hero made an appearance. It was unexpected and I think it was the era that attracted that paranormal element. Unlike contemporary times with our modern conveniences and streamlined buildings, when I imagine the medieval times, I see a place rife with paranormal from runes and spells, to magicians. An incredible breeding ground to lay that magical seed and voila subconsciously I did!
Even in the opening scene as my hero, Giles, rescued Vala from a watery death, there was the whispering and hints of something else. I was as baffled as Giles and writing stopped for a bit as the plot had to be reworked to accommodate what was obviously a hint of magic.
It was more than a hint of magic. Ring of Desire took me totally by surprise from its final name to the outcome of the story. It was one of my favorite stories to write.
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