Where the hell is TJ Michaels?
Sometimes I’m not sure of the answer to that question but it
does make for fun stories. Most of the time ;D
I’m a geek *yes, we rule the world, bow before us* on my day
job. My background is systems and database analysis and design with some
process and business analysis tossed in. My client is a global software firm
which means that sometimes I have to travel to get the job done.
This time I’m in Austria. As a matter of fact I’m
sitting in my hotel room penning this blog post and thinking about all the
Swiss chocolate I’m not eating right now because it’s after 9:00pm.
However…since it’s only quarter past noon at home maybe I can get away with
claiming that my body is still on Pacific Daylight Time? Yes!
So, I write paranormal, contemporary and sci-fi romance, and
I must say I do sometimes get some awesome ideas from globetrotting. But first,
let’s get some things straight:
1) It
ain’t always a place I want to go! As such, I tend to write snark and a bit of
attitude into my characters that have to travel for work. However, they do
manage to kick ass while they’re doing their jobs. In fact the opening
paragraph of one of my favorite books, Carinian’s
Seeker, Vampire Council of Ethics Bk 1, came from a trip to Colorado in the
middle of the freakin’ freezin’ winter time *can you tell I’m still annoyed
about that one?*
2) I
see all kinds of people. Sometimes that’s awesome. Sometimes it’s not. The
result is that my characters tend to be a bit out of the ordinary. On the good
side my upcoming novel, Silk Road,
Seals of Destiny Bk 1, features a gorgeous Fallen Angel, a not-Fallen angel
that loves Elvis, some magic workers and a leprechaun that happens to be bad
ass. The leprechaun was inspired by a guy I saw in Belgium – the man was
totally short as all get out, but had a commanding presence, was buffed and
gorgeous beyond B.E.L.I.E.F.!!
3) The
time difference overseas can really mess with me. Sometimes that’s awesome
because a case of jetlag whipped my backside only hours before I wrote this
post. And guess what I dreamed? I dreamed that me and the daughter of my book
wrangler (a fabulous chicklet affectionately known as CeeCee, CVD and
occasionally ‘Slave Driver’) got into a bar fight at a bowling alley and kicked
ass Charlie’s Angels style! So guess what? I’m writing it down to put into a
book before I forget!
I expect that while we are at the Authors After Dark readers
convention in New Orleans
in August, I’ll have even more fodder *tj rubbing hands together with huge evil
grin on her face* Mwahahaha!
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Good Post! I totally think it's okay to eat the chocolate on your home based timezone and the visiting time zone...lol...Seals of Destiny sounds like a really interesting series! Thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteI like your unique characters, TJ, and your bit of snark always works for me.
ReplyDeleteSnark is always welcomed!
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Hum, bad ass leprechauns. Gotta check it out! I can't wait to see how you use New Orleans in a story. That will be good! I love stories based in New Orleans.
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Great post T.J. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it...definitely looking forward to reading your books!!!
ReplyDeletelove the post.
ReplyDeletethanks for post and the giveaway