E.S. Moore is the author of the Urban Fantasy series: Kat Redding. The three first books of the series are: To Walk the Night (January 3rd, 2012), Tainted Night, Tainted Blood (July 3rd, 2012), Blessed By A Demonās Mark (December 31st, 2012).
E.S. Moore est l’auteur de la sĆ©rie urban fantasy: Kat Redding. Les trois premiers livres de la sĆ©rie sont : To Walk the Night (3 Janvier 2012), Tainted Night, Tainted Blood (3 Juillet 2012), Blessed By A Demonās Mark (31 DĆ©cembre 2012).
Choosing a Location
by
E.S. Moore
Every story takes place somewhere. It could be a single room, a town, an entire world. Where the story is set can sometimes be as important as the characters. It might even be a character in its own way, growing and changing as the story progresses.
The towns and cities in most of my stories come straight from my head. They may be based a little on what I know, but in general, I make them up. Iād much rather mold a fictional town to my liking than try to adapt a real world place to fit the story. Itās not because I think itās easier that way; itās not. I just like having more control. I can blow things up, move things around, and not feel guilty about it later.
Then I started work on the Kat Redding series. For the first time, I went with a real city instead of a made up one. I chose a place I knew relatively well, that had a big enough population to support the story I was trying to tell, but not so big that the characters would get lost in it. I wanted the story to be grounded in the real world to offset all the craziness happening.
I took Columbus, Ohio apart. I kept a few of the locations, like High Street and the Ohio State Campus, and completely reworked them to fit with how I saw the world evolving if there really was a supernatural Uprising. The library that becomes the Luna Cult Den in the story is a real place, but the inside was made to fit with what I needed, not what it really looks like. And, by the way, High Street is nothing like it is in the story. There are a few locations on the street that really are there, but it bears little resemblance to what youād see if you were to go there now.
In the end, it was about balance. How could I take a city, one that people live in today, and turn it into something familiar, yet so radically different that itās almost unrecognizable? I wanted people who have visited Columbus or who live there to feel like they are reading about a darker version of their city without me feeling as if I was being restricted by reality. If I needed a mansion or a mall somewhere, I put it there and tried to explain how it came to be there.
It isnāt always easy. Thereās always a question as to whether the changes are believable or not. I could have left things as they are and tried to build the world around what is already there.
But really, I couldnāt; not if I wanted the city to grow.
And thatās what I hope it did. If you get a chance to visit, look around, see what is familiar. Maybe in some dark corner, youāll see something that will remind you of a far darker world, one in which the vampires truly do walk the night.
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Choisir un endroit
by
E.S. Moore
Chaque histoire doit prendre place quelque part. Ca peut ĆŖtre une chambre, une ville, un monde entier. Lāendroit oĆ¹ est situĆ©e lāhistoire peut parfois ĆŖtre aussi important que les personnages. Ca peut mĆŖme ĆŖtre un personnage Ć sa propre maniĆØre, Ć©voluant et changeant tandis que lāhistoire progresse.
Les villes et villages, dans la plupart de mes histoires, viennent directement de mon esprit. Ils peuvent ĆŖtre un peu basĆ©s sur ce que je connais, mais en gĆ©nĆ©ral, cāest mon propre travail. Je prĆ©fĆØre crĆ©er une ville fictive que jāaime quāessayer dāadapter un endroit du monde rĆ©el Ć mon histoire. Ce nāest pas parce que je pense que ce sera plus facile comme ƧaĀ ; ce nāest pas le cas. Jāaime juste avoir plus de contrĆ“le. Je peux dĆ©truire les choses, les bouger oĆ¹ je veux et ne pas me sentir coupable par la suite.
Puis jāai commencĆ© Ć travailler sur ma sĆ©rie Kat Redding. Pour la premiĆØre fois, jāai choisi une vraie ville au lieu dāune inventĆ©e. Jāai choisi un endroit relativement connu, qui avait un assez grand nombre dāhabitants pour supporter lāhistoire que jāessayais de faire, mais pas grosse au point que les personnages puissent sāy perdre. Je voulais une histoire ancrĆ©e dans le monde rĆ©el pour sāopposer Ć toutes les choses folles qui sāy passent.
Jāai choisi Columbus, Ohio. Jāai gardĆ© quelques endroits, tels que High Street ou le Ohio State Campus, et je les ai complĆØtement retravaillĆ© pour quāils aillent avec la maniĆØre dont je voyais le monde Ć©voluer sāil y avait vraiment une recrudescence surnaturelle. La bibliothĆØque qui est devenue le Den du Luna Cult dans le roman est un endroit rĆ©el, mais lāintĆ©rieur a Ć©tĆ© crĆ©Ć© pour lāhistoire, et donc trĆØs diffĆ©rent de ce que cāest rĆ©ellement. Il y a quelques endroits dans les rues qui sont vraiment lĆ , mais il y a peu de ressemblance avec ce que vous pourriez vraiment voir.
A la fin, cāĆ©tait surtout un Ć©quilibre. Comment pouvais-je prendre une ville, une oĆ¹ les gens vivent aujourdāhui, et la changer en quelque chose que lāon connait, et en mĆŖme temps si diffĆ©rente que lāon ne la reconnait presque pasĀ ? Je voulais que les personnes qui sāĆ©taient dĆ©jĆ rendues Ć Colombus ou qui vivent lĆ , se sentent comme sāils lisaient une version plus sombre de leur ville sans que je sois limitĆ© par la rĆ©alitĆ©. Si jāavais besoin dāun manoir ou dāun centre commercial, je le rajoutais et essayais dāexpliquer pourquoi il en Ć©tait arrivĆ© lĆ .
Ce nāest pas toujours facile. Il y a toujours la question de savoir si les changements seront crĆ©dibles ou pas. Jāaurais pu laisser les choses comme elles sont et essayer de construire un monde autour de ce que jāavais dĆ©jĆ .
Mais je ne pouvais vraiment pasĀ ; pas si je voulais une ville qui Ć©volue.
E.S. Moore was born and raised in Ohio where he still lives with his wife and son. He attended Ohio University, majoring in Electronic Media and then later, Telecommunications. Writing has always been a big part of his life, with paranormal and horror being especially important to him. E.S. Moore is busy penning more Kat Redding adventures.
Author’s website: http://esmoore.net/
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Synopsis:In the darkness, itās easy to lose your wayā¦
Kat Redding is a vampire with a job to doāwiping out the vamps and werewolves who prey on Pureblood humans. Someone has to do itā¦as long as that someone is her. But suddenly Kat, also known as Lady Death, has competition, and itās causing problems. Vampire houses and werewolf clans alike are blaming her for a spate of gruesome murders, and Kat needs to figure out whoās really responsible before she becomes the next targetā¦On the hunt, she forms an uneasy alliance with both the Luna Cult and a powerful rogue werewolf. But the truths Katās uncoveringāabout her enemies and her few remaining confidantesāare far from comforting. And when the chance comes to leave her life of vengeance behind, Kat must decide whether her real motive lies in protecting the innocent, or sating her own fierce hungersā¦
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Thanks to E.S Moore for this wonderful post. You can win a signed paperback copy of Tainted Night, Tainted Blood (Kat Redding, 2). International giveaway. It ends on October 1st.
Merci Ć E.S Moore pour ce merveilleux post. Vous pouvez gagner un exemplaire signĆ© de Tainted Night, Tainted Blood (Kat Redding, 2). Le concours est international et se termine le 1er Octobre.
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Peili - Selene
Je dois dire que le thĆØme de la sĆ©rie d’E.S. Moore est vraiment intĆ©ressant et voir une vampire faire justice auprĆØs des poilus et des autres vampires… Ca me tente, je participe ! Merci =)
Melliane
Oui! cette sĆ©ries est pas mal, surtout ce tome lĆ . Le premier est trĆØs action et peu de sentiments. Celui ci est gĆ©nial. Bonne chance!
miki
I don’t know this series but it seem he thought well about the universe and such and i love that so if i have the opportunity i will try it ^^
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Luna05
Une sƩrie qui semble assez prometteuse, allez je tente!
Inessa
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Nyx
Depuis que tu m’as dit que le tome 2 Ć©tait meilleure je suis trĆØs curieuse !
Et puis bon jusqu’Ć maintenant vous ne m’avez jamais dƩƧue les filles ^^
bisous bisous
Melliane
Oui tu verras il est vraiment bon. J’espere qu’il te plaira tout autant quand tu le liras!
Nyx
J’espĆØre surtout que je serai tirĆ©e au sort mdr
Melliane
lol aussi!
Inessa
Bonne chance š
Mel
I agree that where stories take place can become characters – even in stories set in ‘real’ world places, the place can have a different character to reality – I love exploring those places! Great post – thanks. š
Sam
Great guest post! it’s always interesting to find out how authors pick their settings. I’m not a writer myself, but if I was, I would definitely feel more comfortable making up my own place, using real places as inspiration. š
Vivian @ Vivaciously, Vivian
Wow, this was a fantastic guest post! It’s really a great point to bring up since we readers just sometimes take the setting for granted, or complain about it when we don’t like it. I think the balance aspect of it is something I never thought about and it’s really awesome to know this from an author’s point of view!
Thanks for sharing this~!! <3
Brandileigh2003 (Blkosiners Book Blog)
Thanks for guest post and insight.
Brandi from Blkosinerās Book Blog
Tiamat Creations
Encore une superbe interview riche et complĆØte et un livre qui donne envie!
Merci pour tout Ƨa c’est gĆ©niale š
Barbara E.
I haven’t had a chance to read the first book in the Kat Redding series, To Walk the Night, but it’s been on my wish list for a while now. I think I better get my hands on it and get started because it looks like I’m getting really behind. š
Melliane
It’s a nice series, I hope you’ll like it as well.
Blodeuedd
I do like dark places, well ok I like all kind of places when it comes down to it š
marybelle
I’m looking forward to reading “Tainted Night, Tainted Blood “. It looks amazing.
Ashley @ Book Labyrinth
Love this! I definitely think it’s interesting the differences between making something up and twisting a version of a real city. I wonder what it would be like to use a real city in a contemporary novel… probably just as much of a challenge, just in a different way.
Great post. =)
kayaluna
Bonjour,
Je connais pas du tout cet auteur, mais les quelques lignes que j’ai lu m’ont donnĆ© envie de le dĆ©couvrir.
Je participe volontiers Ć ton concours et espere gagner pour le dĆ©couvrir sinon je me le procurerais autrement.
Merci
Melliane
pour participer il faut cliquer sur les “do it” dans la forme rafflecopter, je crois pas que tu le fais. Ou je ne vois pas ou tu es. Bonne chance en tout cas!
nurmawati djuhawan
i’d like to read this book…love the cover too!!
thx u for the chance of win š
Aurian
Thanks for the nice guestpost, you really gave a lot of thought and lot of effort for your settings. I like a great worldbuilding in a book, so I am looking forward to reading the series.
Roxana Zuziac
The cover looks amazing. I love this kind of guest posts. Thank you!
Alys
TrĆØs intĆ©ressant !!
Claire
This looks like my type of series. I shall put it on my tbr list. Thank you for the great giveaway.
mariska
This book sounds really fantastic! Thanks for a chance to win this š
Hugs mariska
Melissa (Books and Things)
Oh I’ve been wanting to dive into this series. I especially like the sound of the world and you have to know a place to take it apart.
BookaholicCat
I haven’t read anything by this author… Yet. Thank you for the opportunity.
Laura Hartley
Ooh book reviews in French! Definitely going to help improve my french reading skills š This book sounds hardcoree.. really want to read it!
~New follower~
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Melissa (My World...in words and pages)
Oh that is awesome to hear, tearing a city apart and rebuilding it to needed. Wonderful post. š Thanks for sharing!
And this is a series on the WANT list. š Thank you!
Ashley Montgomery
Thanks for the giveaway. I couldn’t dare turn down a vampire story. š
Zendastark
Cette sĆ©rie m’intrigue depuis pas mal de temps alors ej tente ma chance histoire de la dĆ©couvrir!
Ileana A.
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Nina
This sounds like a fantastic series! I need to read more books like this! š
Carmel @ Rabid Reads
Oh geez, I didn’t realize that I’d fallen so far behind on this series! Thanks for the chance.
Kristia
I haven’t heard of this series before either.. Thank you for introducing me to so many new series.
Dian Aesha
i never read any series yet,,but iam interest for reading..
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Lyric
J’aimerais beaucoup le lire, merci pour ce concours!
Filia Oktarina
I never hear about this series, but it’s look great.
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Faith
This looks really good. Yet another for the TBR!
Anonymous
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Sasa
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Diana_Dimovska
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Meriem Lamara
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Fireolna
It’s seems very intersting !! Well yes I found them all intersting, I’m beyond repair (I’m not sure I’m using it correctly ><)
bn100
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Cyr
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Spav
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