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General Random Sorts of Questions for Kris Norris
What’s a typical day like for you? I don’t
really have a typical day, but I have stuff I do EVERYDAY. So, obviously,
getting up. Yeah, don’t really like that one. I’m a night person. But the
morning is generally getting kids off to school, running/working out and
dealing with emails and other work stuff. Sometimes I write for a few hours,
then run, sometimes not. Afternoons are writing editing and creating cover art
or a combination of them, having kids come home then on to evening stuff. Could
be writing, hockey, aerial arts, meetings…so basically nothing exciting and I
have no life.
What do you consider your
greatest accomplishment? Do kids count as accomplishments? How about
staying sane? Not plotting to murder anyone? Other than that, I each new book
feels like my greatest accomplishment. The feeling you get when you finish and
it’s out there—priceless.
Do you have any
collections? I’m in the midst of trying to collect ‘give
a damns’ but it’s not going near as well as I’d hoped. I’m also trying to
collect sexy, bare-chested men who will do my biding like minions. Yeah, that
one’s still in the works. Other than that, I seem to collect stray animals, but
don’t have any real collections, like stamps, or rocks. I’m IN a few book
collections…does that count?
Are there any skills you’d
like to learn? Hell yes. Besides the fact I wish I could knit up
sweaters and scarves in the blink of an eye, I’d like to learn how to kick box.
And to do parkour. Don’t laugh. I know we’re going to need it for the upcoming
zombie apocalypse. We. Will. Prepare!
What’s your favorite word? Oh,
I hope this isn’t a G-rated blog. Because FUCK is my favourite word. It is. I’m
girl enough to admit it. It just fits so many situations. My next favourite is
‘eh. Hello! Canadian here. And I do say ‘eh. All the time.
What’s your least favorite
word? I’m a pretty liberal person. At home, I’m cool with most words,
but there is ony one forbidden one at the house. Cunt. I know. I just can’t
stand that word for some reason.
What sound do you love? I
love the sound of thunder. Loons calling on a lake. Hawks and eagles, too.
Children laughing and a children’s choir singing. I also love the sound of
waves lapping on the beach.
What sound do you
hate? Whining. Incessant, endless whining. And metal on metal, though
I think that’s because nothing good ever comes from that.
What’s your favorite curse
word? Same as above, people. Fuck it is.
Dog or cat person? I
have both, but I am definitely a dog person. Cats are too independent, lol.
Coffee or tea? Tea.
I hate coffee. In all forms.
City or country? Country
all the way. Not sure you could pay me enough to live in the city.
Star Wars or Star Trek? Both,
but probably Star Trek if pressed.
Buffy, Angel or Firefly? Oh
come on. That’s not fair. I can’t choose from those. Firefly maybe, but damn,
Angel… not choosing. Not going to do it and you can’t make me.
Pirate or ninja? Um,
the parkour thing above. Ninja. All the way.
Morning or night
person? Answered this as well. Night person.
Procrastinator or get
things done early? I’m sorry. I don’t understand the meaning of that
phrase…get things done early. Is that a foreign concept I’m not aware of? Isn’t
it the law to barely scrape things together on time?
Introvert or
Extrovert? Extrovert…mostly. Though I love my alone time.
Do you have a day job aside
from writing? I edit and I make cover art. I actually made the cover
for RICOCHET, and I quite love it.
If you were a song, which
song would you be – and why? The song I’d like to be, and foolishly
convince myself I am— Witchy Woman. The reason… these lyrics—Raven hair, ruby
lips, sparks fly from her fingertips, echoed voices in the night, she’s a
restless spirit on an endless flight.
Have you heard a song that
reminds you of someone today? If
so, what was it and why? I have a song on my playlist for running, so yes,
I heard it today. It’s Goodbyes by 3 Doors Down and I always think of Jessica
Jarman as it’s the song that is about her Arthurian Collection ~ Albion’s
Circle. At least, it is in my head.
A moment he can’t take back…
An unlucky rebound has left US Marshal Ashton Kane broken.
His partner’s dead and, consumed by guilt, he’s walked out on the only woman
he’ll ever love.
A love she can’t forget…
Cassidy Ryan has tried to move on. Losing the love of her
life cut deep, but she vowed she wouldn’t let it break her. And she’s finally
taking back her life—until she stumbles upon a deadly encounter that threatens
to destroy everything and everyone around her.
One last chance at redemption…
Ash has fooled himself into believing Cassidy’s better off
without him—until she puts her life on the line, forcing him to face the demons
that still whisper in the dark—or risk losing her. Again. Only this time, it’ll
be no one’s fault, but his.
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Book Related Questions
Ricochet is a romantic suspense,
and having read it already, I can’t say enough good things about it!. Can you
tell us what inspired the story? And what draws you to the suspense/thriller
genre?
Inspiration—that fickle bitch
that seems to come and go as she pleases. Honestly, the beginning scene—Ash at
the gravesite, his entire life ruined by a chance bounce—just popped into my
head one day. And I knew I had to go from there. That he’d be broken by that
single moment and the book would be about him struggling to claw his way back.
I’d like to hear about Ash and
Cassidy – can you share a bit?
Um, ok. Ash is a US Marshal—a
born protector. He’s got a great sense of humour and is sexy as sin. But he
experiences a gutting loss and this sends him on a downward spiral. He doesn’t
want to hurt Cassidy but can’t see past his own pain. Believes she’s better off
with the shell of a man he’s become. He likes to do things by the book because
he knows that shit happens when you break the rules. Though he’ll bend them if
necessary.
Cassidy is strong. Determined.
She doesn’t let things beat her. She’s also caring and forgiving. I like strong
female leads and Cassidy has strength to spare. She’s quick on her feet and
doesn’t let Ash’s dominant side diminish her dominance.
Can you tell us about any
upcoming stories? What’s coming up next for you? Will you be doing more
romantic suspense?
My next book will most likely
be the second in my Tombstone series. It’s an old west shifter series where at
least one of the main characters in each book is a US Marshal… shocking, I
know. I also have CENTREFOLD re-releasing with Totally Bound. It’s now a
full-length novel and it’s definitely a suspense/thriller book. It’ll be out in
January. After that, I’ll finally have another vampire book out from my Dark
Prophecy series. It’s been a long time coming, lol.
And yes, I will be writing more
suspense novels, mostly because they are my favourite. My fallback. I have a
thriller planned for next fall at the very least and I’m sure another one
somewhere between.
Author, single mother, slave to chaos—she’s a jack-of-all-trades who’s constantly looking for her ever elusive clone.
Kris
started writing some years back, and it took her a while to realize she
wasn’t destined for the padded room, and that the voices chattering
away in her head were really other characters trying to take shape—and
since they weren’t telling her to conquer the human race, she went with
it. Though she supposes if they had...insert evil laugh.
Kris
loves writing erotic novels. She loves heroines who kick butt, heroes
who are larger than life and sizzling sex scenes that leave you feeling
just a bit breathless.
