Like all good pirate stories, this book contains a treasure hunt (never mind the fact that the idea of pirates hiding their treasures has very little to do with historical accuracy). I’d say that’s the most exciting part of the book because there are so many things happening – adventures, accidents, and tons of conflicting emotions for Chris to deal with. It was a lot of fun to write and will hopefully be an enjoyable read as well!

No. I’m not even going to answer this. You’ll have to see for yourselves… 😉

Of course, I’d love for Wavesongs to be published one day. When you’ve worked on a project for so many years, you’d be crazy not to want that to happen, but right now I’m not sure whether I should even try to publish in Swedish, or translate it into English and self-pub on Amazon instead. It’s a hard decision, because finding a publisher is not going to happen (I haven’t given up hope yet, but I do think it would be very unlikely), and self-publishing costs money, and I’m not sure a story like this would find many readers in Sweden. But translating the book would take a LOT of time, time that I’d much rather use for writing the sequel. So it’s all a bit of a mess right now but I can promise you that it will be published one way or another, though I can’t say when! 😉

1. The flow of the story. I mean, this is my first novel and I basically don’t really know what I’m doing, do I? I’m sure there are many scenes that could be cut or others that could be extended but it’s the sort of thing you’d need to go to a professional to get help with.
2. Dialogue. I still find lines here and there that just don’t sit right with me. Though I have gotten rid of the worst ones!
3. The romance. Like I’ve said before, I tend to enjoy my dark twists, and readers who expect a very romance-y story might get disappointed.
4. The sex. It could always be improved, couldn’t it?
5. Characters. I’m satisfied with the portrayal of most of my characters but there are always a few that could do with a little bit of extra work.
6. Research. I never feel like I’ve done enough research.
7. The “action” scenes. I believe my strength is dialogue, not action, and I always dread writing fights and battles. (Which is exactly why I should write more of them, and get practice.)
8. Deaths and disappearances. Some characters just go away a little too soon for my liking (even though I’m the one who decided it that way).
9. My characters are complicated, their love lives are complicated, and writing the sequels will, obviously, be VERY complicated. But a lot of fun, too.
10. I sometimes wish it was longer, just so I could write more about all the places and people that I love.

Difficult, but I’ll try!

1. It’s a story with many gay/bisexual characters, which I think is important as an alternative to all the heteronormative stories being published every day.
2. It’s eventful, lots of exciting scenes.
3. It’s hot.
4. PIRATES.
5. The 18th century is the best century.
6. Once you’ve finished it, there are two more books to go.
7. Filled with interesting characters.
8. The Captain being his usual, Captain-y self.
9. You might even learn a thing or two from it.
10. Did I mention that it’s hot?

God, how awful it is to praise one’s own work like this… I’ll go hide in a corner now.