#amwriting – a look inside the author process
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Today’s topic on Peeking into The Unlikeable Demon Hunter is… tap dancing! Bet you didn’t expect that.
When I was crafting Nava and Rohan, I knew that I wanted them to share the experience of having left behind something they were passionate about, albeit for very different reasons.
With Rohan it was always going to be his rock star career and with Nava it was always tap. I’ve been asked on more than one occasion why tap? Why not something more mainstream like ballet? (Someone even asked me why I didn’t go for something cooler. Please, as if any dance is cooler than tap.)
I feel like every time I’ve encountered a kickass female who has a dance background, it’s always ballet. And I get it. The physicality and athleticism lends itself to the fighting, but tap does that as well.
More importantly, I wanted to share something personal to me. Something that I’m passionate about. I love tap. I’ve been doing it for about 13 years and while I’m nowhere close to Nava’s level, it’s my happy place. Incorporating this into her character was a way to give her something that would feel authentic, because I know this world, and give you something of myself.
What about Nava do you connect with?
Meantime, if you want to learn more about her background and where these shared former dreams take Nava and Rohan, then pick up The Unlikeable Demon Hunter today! https://geni.us/g1BHd