5/24/2023 0 Comments Oathbound victoria mccombs![]() ![]() ![]() I always type! I used to outline on paper but now I do that digitally, too.ĥ) What is your favorite part of the writing process? I’ve always written stories, but it wasn’t until I had my second child that I decided to start pursuing this as a career.Ĥ) Do you type or handwrite your first draft? Then the plot started coming: the island, the scorned best friend, the old lover, and the treasure that would be stolen many times over.Ģ) What are the underlying themes readers are likely to see?įound family, overcoming weaknesses, identity, and right vs wrongģ) When did you know you wanted to be a writer? ![]() I wanted a boy who could do whatever he wanted with his education but decided to sail the seas, but was intent on teaching everyone aboard his crew how to read, write, and do arithmetic so they would have options in life. I wanted a girl who was trying to make a life for herself after being denied a childhood, and whose mother was a pirate. I knew I wanted broken characters, and it was the characters that came to me before the plot did. There was something inside of me that wanted to write a pirate story and wouldn’t let me stop thinking about it. Earlier this year I read Oathbound, and Victoria McCombs immediately got added to my “read more books by this author” list! I am patiently(?) waiting for book two of The Royal Rose Chronicles, but McCombs has more in store for her readers! She was gracious enough to answer a few questions for us.ġ) What is the inspiration behind The Royal Rose Chronicles? ![]()
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