Wendy Knight was born and raised in Utah by a wonderful family who spoiled her rotten because she was the baby. Now she spends her time driving her husband crazy with her many eccentricities (no water after five, terror when faced with a live phone call, etcetera, etcetera). She also enjoys chasing her three adorable kids, playing tennis, watching football, reading, and hiking. Camping is also big: her family is slowly working toward a goal of seeing all the National Parks in the U.S.
You can usually find her with at least one Pepsi nearby, wearing ridiculously high heels for whatever the occasion may be. And if everything works out just right, she will also be writing.
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Blog: www.writethroughthenoise.blogspot.com
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7009940.Wendy_Knight
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wjk8099
Tell us about your writing - What genre do you prefer to write? What books, stories, other publications that you've written are your personal favorites? Anything new coming up?
I write young adult urban fantasy. I've dabbled in other genres but none are as fun! I've written three books in the Fate on Fire series- Feudlings (book 1), Feudlings in Sight (a short story), and Feudlings in Flames (book 2). I also have a series about battle unicorns coming out in October. I don't have a favorite. I love them all!
What about you as a person? What do you do to relax? Favorite movies or tv shows? Hobbies?
Let's see...I love Disney movies. I love football-to watch and to play. Scooby Doo is like my all-time favorite. I think maybe I forgot to grow up at some point. I love my cartoons!
What organizations do you recommend for those wanting to become writers? Any advice you'd like to share about writing?
I don't know about specific organizations. I'm not a member of any. BUT I do strongly suggest having a critique group, or a support group of other writers. I would be lost without my writer friends! We chat, brainstorm, cry, encourage. It's sooo invaluable.
What writers inspired you to become an author?
Walter Farley, the author of the Black Stallion books, is the reason I started writing. I loved those books so much! When I finished the series, I was devastated, so I started writing my own. I was only, like, ten. But still.
More modern, my writing idol is Cassandra Clare. I love her books. And, of course, J.K. Rowling. She's my very favorite ever.
I loved the Black Stallion, too. I wanted a horse so bad, until I found out how much work they really are. And the smell! If you could travel to any time in history, when would you visit?
I would go back to ancient Greece. I wonder if I could write that trip off as research…
If you could travel anywhere, on earth or off, where would you go?
Africa. I’ve been obsessed with it since I was tiny.
What color would you wear if you had only one choice?
Red. No, black. No…Red. Yes, red.
Red is a great choice. Describe your dream writing spot.
On a balcony overlooking the ocean, so I can hear the waves while I write. And that’s all-just the waves. No sirens, no screaming children (lets pretend they’re sleeping peacefully in the background), no barking dogs. Just the waves. Also, there would be pillows. Lots of pillows.
I think you just described my dream writing spot. Thanks for stopping by, Wendy, and best of luck with your writing!
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Ari thought being in love with her
prophesied nemesis sucked. But being responsible for her best
friend's kidnapping? It sucks worse.
Ari and Shane thought they’d beaten
Fate and ended the three-hundred year war plaguing their people. They
thought love had won. But they were so, so wrong.
Instead of graduating high school like
the normals, they’re in a battle to save Charity – Shane’s
cousin, Ari's best friend, and the seer who might hold the key to
ending the war for good. To do that, they’re forced to accept help
from a boy they aren’t even sure they can trust. He’s powerful
and knows spells even Ari’s never heard of, but he’s also
secretive and has a past he’s determined to keep hidden . Add to
that the fact that he has his sights set on Ari, and Shane would
rather do without his help.
Ari has bigger problems than mysterious
boys and their strange powers. The powerful Edren Family is hunting
her brother, and she can't very well save him or Charity while
they’re constantly being attacked by her own people. To stop the
raids, she has to take the fight to them. But if she starts hunting
the family that raised her, what kind of monster will she be?
Fate still waits for the death of one
by the hand of the other.
"No
no, Hunter, it curves this way." Ari stood back, watching with a
frown, and then jumped back in. "Imagine in your mind what you
want the spell to do. Tie your emotions to your spells."
Shane
watched her guide Hunter and tried again on his own. "Close,
Shane, but like this," Ari reached out, holding his hand as she
led him through the motion. He felt the flames racing through his
blood react to her touch and sparks flew from his fingers, igniting
the spell. It hung, burning, in the air, a bright blue curlicue
thing. "Perfect," she whispered, still holding on to his
hand.
"Maybe,
but does it work?" Tristan's voice was flat and uninterested,
but Shane could hear the animosity running under the words.
"We
don't have any targets set out. He can't test it." Ari shook
her head, and still holding Shane's hand, made a quick swiping
motion through the spell, dissipating it. "Try again."
She let go of his hand and stepped back, watching expectantly.
Shane
tried, once, twice, and three times. He couldn't get it quite right,
but neither could Hunter, which made him feel better, and Tristan
wasn't even trying.
"It's
okay if you can't do it, Shane. There are a lot of other powerful
spells she uses that will be much easier for you to master,"
Will said.
Ari
vehemently shook her head. "No. He can do it. Just give him a
minute!"
Shane
kept his attention focused on the spell in front of him, but he
couldn't stop his grin.
Ari
believed in him.
He
burned the spell into the air again, trying to replicate the one Ari
had drawn, but it fizzled into a mass of smoke. The spell had to
ignite to actually do anything. He groaned in frustration, tipping
his head sideways to look at Ari. "What am I doing wrong?"
She
bit her lip, studying him for several seconds. "When you did it
the first time, what were you thinking?"
Shane
paused, dropping his hand that was still poised in the air. "Umm…
I was thinking we were gonna die and I had seen you throw that spell
so I knew it was possible. It just happened."
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