Spinning a Tale by Taige Crenshaw

If anyone knows how to make and entrance it’s Taige. Only she would choose Friday the 13th to start her monthly blogging with us. Seriously all jokes aside I am thrilled to welcome Taige to the junkies blog each month. I can’t wait to see what she comes up.

I an object I think of as my talisman when I write. It’s a picture of a spinning top. I don’t have a real one yet but I look at the picture of the top that I have posted in my office and wonder about all the possibilities. Then I break all those possibilities and push the boundaries. 

Just like a top I like to add my spin on things and let them land where fate deems fit. As a writer I strive to be different. When I sit down and write a story I write not just as a writer but also as a reader. I want to be entertained and want to entertain, thrill, entice and make you come back for more. Many say there is power with free speech. I say there is power in the way you write the words in your free speech. It is amazing what the human brain can come up with and I am asked many times how I come up with my ideas and I always find there is not really a way to fully articulate how I come up with ideas. I just simply say I put my spin on it. .

I explore the differences in each of us then smash it to push it to the extreme and rework it to make it into mine. The trick is you have to let go and let the muse take you where it will. Me and Mikayla – my muse (yes she has a name because she is very demanding and opinionated) have a good working relationship. Meaning I let her have free rein and when I do it works in both our favors. We push each other to do more and give more. With each book I sit to write I wonder what will make this different and memorable then I realize that no matter what you write as long as you put your spin on it you already have the battle of a great story won.  

When I think of putting my spin on things the first story that comes to mind is my novel Onyx Moon Rising. The world, my heroine and hero all show what I mean by spin.  

In Onyx Moon Rising I created a world where supernatural beings were known to humanity. A world where they had right like everyone else. In this world they needed a force to keep order. Thus the Nefer Investigation Force was created. It is an elite group of agents who work to keep order. Tashana – my heroine – is powerful and take no prisoner’s. Sanjay – my hero – is secretive and mysterious when he came to me. Onyx Moon Rising is set in an intricate world with lots of twists and turns. I wanted the plot to have a mythology behind what my characters were and the world they inhabit. The world of Onyx Moon Rising, will lead Tashana and Sanjay on a path that will make there destiny or destroy the world. The passion and intrigue around them go hand in hand. The surprises enrich their adventure. Each has their own things they must face. Ultimately the story leads you on a path of not only a passion but redemption. There are a few other surprises thrown in and more to follow in the next books in the series. 

Tashana – my heroine – is a Nefer Agent and she is used to making life or death decisions on a daily basis. These decisions can change the delicate balance of the world. In her latest assignment Tashana had to face many obstacles that will test all her will and beliefs. It will be emotional, sensual and surprising to Tashana all she will go through. Tashana has withstood a tragedy that shaped her life. Now she is forced to confront what has happened. The outcome will not only shape her future but the future of the entire world. Tashana is kick ass take no prisoner’s personality made her fun, challenging and frustrating to write. She broke all barriers and knocked down the walls. She was demanding with what she wanted in her story. 

Tashana brought life and vitality to the pages. She took Sanjay Callens, a man with secrets and mystery surrounding him and made him respect, admire and desire her. Tashana is on an adventure that will shape not only her but those around her.  

Sanjay Callens. Sanjay – my hero – a man with secrets and mystery surrounding him. Sanjay is a shadow dragon and is part of the elite Marltes- dragon warriors. He has a mission which he cannot allow anyone to stand in his way. Yet when he is paired with Tashana he finds all his beliefs tested.