Today I am so pleased to welcome Kate Sherwood to Joyfully Jay. Kate has come to talk to us about her latest release, Darkness. She has also brought along. a great giveaway. Please join me in giving her a big welcome!

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Myers-Briggs Test for Characters

I know, I know. It’s not real science; it can’t be relied upon. But when I did my own MBTI test and read the results, I might as well have crossed out every time the description said “INTJs” and written my own name instead. It was that accurate.

Now, I got strong scores in all four of my categories—I’m a strong I, strong N, strong T, strong J—so the results are probably more accurate for me than for others. Still… I think it’s an interesting test for everyone.

And everyone includes my characters! Taking the MBTI test as my characters can give me insight into their personalities, and it’s also fun. Often I’ll do it as I’m writing, once I have a good idea of the characters but could still use a bit more insight. For the Common Law guys, I knew them well enough that I didn’t bother taking the test as I went, but I went through it after the series was written, just for fun.

I wasn’t too thrilled with ESFP for Jericho. I read the description and thought, hmmm, maybe, yeah, sometimes… but he was a weak E and a weak S and only a moderate F and J, so obviously the results wouldn’t be as clear for him. And when I got to the line about how some ESFJs can be identified “by the twenty minute conversation required to ask or answer a simple factual question,” (http://www.humanmetrics.com/personality/esfp) I thought of Jericho getting interviewed the feds and laughed. So, yeah, okay, he’s an ESFP.

Wade came up as an ENTJ. Again, though, not strong in any of the four categories, so not a perfect description. Still, I absolutely agree that Wade “requires little encouragement to make a plan”! (http://www.humanmetrics.com/personality/entj) And some of the other descriptions work for him, too.

It’s not science, but it’s fun. Have you ever taken one of these tests for yourself? How did you feel about the results?


Blurb

DarknessA murdered prostitute. An obvious suspect. Clear evidence. For once, Jericho Crewe has a straightforward crime to investigate, and Wade Granger isn’t involved.

It all seems so simple, but Jericho’s instincts won’t let him rest. As he investigates, he finds troubling suggestions that the murder is a part of something larger and more sinister. But working within the boundaries of the law may keep him from finding the truth. If Jericho doesn’t break the rules, an innocent man may rot in jail while a killer remains free to strike again.

Inevitably, it all comes back to Wade. Because who else knows as much about breaking rules? And who else knows Jericho the way Wade does—not wisely, but far, far too well?


Bio

Kate Sherwood started writing about the same time she got back on a horse after almost twenty years away from riding. She’d like to think she was too young for it to be a midlife crisis, but apparently she was ready for some changes!

Kate grew up near Toronto, Ontario (Canada) and went to school in Montreal, then Vancouver. But for the last decade or so she’s been a country girl. Sure, she misses some of the conveniences of the city, but living close to nature makes up for those lacks. She’s living in Ontario’s “cottage country”–other people save up their time and come to spend their vacations in her neighborhood, but she gets to live there all year round!

Since her first book was published in 2010, she’s kept herself busy with novels, novellas, and short stories in almost all the sub-genres of m/m romance. Contemporary, suspense, scifi or fantasy–the settings are just the backdrop for her characters to answer the important questions. How much can they share, and what do they need to keep? Can they bring themselves to trust someone, after being disappointed so many times? Are they brave enough to take a chance on love?

Kate’s books balance drama with humor, angst with optimism. They feature strong, damaged men who fight themselves harder than they fight anyone else. And, wherever possible, there are animals: horses, dogs, cats ferrets, squirrels… sometimes it’s easier to bond with a non-human, and most of Kate’s men need all the help they can get.

After five years of writing, Kate is still learning, still stretching herself, and still enjoying what she does. She’s looking forward to sharing a lot more stories in the future.

Twitter: @kate_sherwood


Giveaway

To celebrate the release of all four books in the Common Law series, we’re giving away one four-tour-wide GRAND PRIZE of $100 in Riptide credit! Enter at each stop on each tour (once they go live) to maximize your chances to win! Leave a comment with your contact info to enter the contest. Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on April 8, 2017. Contest is NOT restricted to U.S. entries. Thanks for following the Darkness tour, and don’t forget to leave your contact info!

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