Interview with Jodi Kendrick

 

Biography

Jodi Kendrick is an author living in Eastern Ontario with her family.  A history enthusiast and word dabbler most of her life, she enjoys exploring ‘beyond-the-everyday’ and the ‘time-before-now’,  discovering relationship threads weaving individuals through time and place.  She writes fantasy romance, historical romance and sometimes delves into horror, dark fantasy, speculative and paranormal.  She’s rarely seen without flashy notebooks and colourful pens. 

Credit for picture and bio: Jodi Kendrick – Romance Author

Questions

Why did you decided to write romance?

I decided to write romance because I wanted to explore the power of relationships on a person’s (character’s) journey throughout their lives. Romance stories give authors the opportunity to present many ways to experience romantic love between adults. How two individuals are changed by one another, grow, and become stronger. Not necessarily because the other person provides those things, but because they can be a motivator to want to be a better person because of their love.

Will you write another genre and why?

Yes, I will write in other genres because not all stories that want to be told are specifically about romantic love. Those stories may have romantic elements but will very likely focus on other types of relationships.

Which struggles did you met when you wrote your first novel?

My biggest struggle was self-doubt.

What do you like the most when you write for another writer world?

I enjoy adding new spins to an existing world that readers enjoy. Playing in another author’s world is a lot of fun because it opens creative doors you might not have thought existed within yourself before.

Did you have to do some research when you wrote for Eve Langlais or Mily Taiden’s world?

I read books from both author’s worlds.

Which one of your books will you recommend to a new reader?

I would suggest either ‘Tough Nut’ (Eve Langlais’ world) or ‘Awakened’ (Milly Taiden’s world).

Tough Nut has a lot more humour than Awakened. Both books feature unusual shifters getting into trouble and bringing down bad guys—while falling in love.

What are your next projects?

I’ve just released a paranormal women’s fiction book called Dragon Steel in MT’s Sassy world.

I’m currently working on the fourth book for EL’s FUCNA series.

And I’m developing two new worlds of my own—one is for a paranormal series and the other will be in a fantasy setting. I still have a few short stories to complete as well.