Hello! Is it ok to ask you about side characters in your books? Like, how did you come up with them, what's their story (past, present, future), what they do in their free time, their likes and dislikes, etc.? Simon in Roughing really made an impression! I love villains 😇: I can't help but wonder about his origin story, what made him become the way he is, if he can be redeemed, how such a redemption would come about... (Oh I miss my book club pals)
I love talking about my characters! You can always ask me about them and I will happily ramble for hours. Simon's book is about 2/3 done but I have a wicked case of writer's block - starting with how stressed and miserable I was in the hockey job, and then being stressed about being fired. I'm feeling much better emotionally now but I'm working a lot of overtime and spending the rest of my time out with the horses, so I haven't really sat down to write in a while.
I DO want to finish, because I love Simon and he's so much fun to write. It may be my last hockey novel, though - I haven't had any ideas for a new story in a long time and I'm thinking I'll pivot to a different genre after I finish his story.
