Hi, my name is Kelsey Ketch. It’s been a while since I have participated in Follow Friday (hosted by Parajunkee’s View), but I thought I rejoin the fun today. I’m an author. My novel, Death Island (YA Historical Fiction), is not published yet, but if you would like to take a look at the Death Island page you can find links to a few excerpts I’ve posted. So, feel free to look around my blog and Happy Blog Hopping!
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This week’s question is: Who are your favorite authors?
My favorite authors are Gordon R. Dickson (author of The Dragon and the George), Dan Brown (Angels and Demons), J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Cornelia Funke (Inkheart), Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island), and Edgar Allan Poe.
My favorite authors are Gordon R. Dickson (author of The Dragon and the George), Dan Brown (Angels and Demons), J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Cornelia Funke (Inkheart), Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island), and Edgar Allan Poe.
So, who are your favorite authors?
Kelsey Ketch 
So, these favorite authors of yours, did they have any influence on DEATH’S ISLAND?
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Some of these authors I read before I even started DEATH’S ISLAND and others I discovered after I finished my manuscript. I would have to say that it was J.R.R. Tolkien’s and J.K. Rowling’s novels that inspired me to become an author.
You probably can see some influences from Robert Louis Stevenson’s TREASURE ISLAND and J.R.R. Tolkien’s LORD OF THE RINGS, but DEATH’S ISLAND really takes a life of it’s own. And I didn’t even know about Poe’s poem THE RAVEN until after my first beta reader commented on Death’s mortal form.
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I’m always a little bummed when I lose followers but make every effort to
turn every lost follower into a learning experience so I can improve my
performance.
On the flip side, I only stop following people when they give me a reason to
such as being totally off message or being too controversial in an negative,
over-the-top way.
Happy Book Blogger Hop Friday!
Howard Sherman
http://www.howardsherman.net
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