Guest Post - Inspiration
to Write The Forgotten Ones By
Laura Howard
Title:
The Forgotten Ones (The Danaan Trilogy
#1)
Author:
Laura Howard
Release
date: May 15, 2013
Age
Group: New Adult
Genre:
Paranormal
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Book
Description:
Allison O'Malley just
graduated from college. Her life's plan is to get a job and take care of her
schizophrenic mother. She doesn't have room for friends or even Ethan, who
clearly wants more.
When Allison's long-lost
father shows up, he claims he can bring her mother back from the dark place her
mind has sent her. He reveals legends of a race of people long forgotten, the
Tuatha de Danaan, along with the truth about why he abandoned her mother.
Inspiration
to Write The Forgotten Ones
By
Laura Howard
When I started The Forgotten Ones, it
was a contemporary novel. My protagonist, Allison O’Malley, was that girl whom
everyone was interested in. Boys always flirted with her, girls were jealous of
her. But she wanted only to be left alone. I put myself down in her shoes and
imagined why people would still want to be near her even if she constantly
pushed them away.
The idea that there was something
magical in her blood gave way for the idea that maybe she was partially fae.
Fairies are super-attractive to humans, right? That was the beginning.
I’ve read a lot of stories about
fairies, stories I’ve loved like Tithe by Holly Black and Wicked Lovely by
Melissa Marr. I didn’t want my story to be just another fairy story. My family
and my husband’s family are of Irish heritage. We both are fascinated with
Irish folk tales and myths. What better way to portray my fairies than to dig
into Irish folklore?
During my research into Irish fairies, I
ran across the myth of the Tuatha De Danaan. This was the origin of what are
known today as fairies. They were a magical race that were said to inhabit
Ireland before the Romans brought Christianity to the island.
It worked perfectly and the more I
learned about the Danaans, the more my backstory molded itself into what it is
today in The Forgotten Ones. They were beautiful and they lived most of their
lives in a land separate from ours called Tir na n’Og. This other land is the complete opposite of
ours and just being there can make you forget everything that is important to
you in this world.
About
the Author:
Laura
Howard lives in New Hampshire with her husband and four children. Her obsession with books began at the age of 6
when she got her first library card. Nancy Drew, Sweet Valley High and other
girly novels were routinely devoured in single sittings. Books took a backseat
to diapers when she had her first child. It wasn’t until the release of a
little novel called Twilight, 8 years later, that she rediscovered her love of
fiction. Soon after, her own characters began to make themselves known. The
Forgotten Ones is her first published novel.
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