I'll be honest, when I was writing Wolfsong, I had to stop after the death of Thomas Bennett because I'd been writing how Ox felt about it all, and not necessarily showing Elizabeth and grief. She became independent of Ox, even though it was through him (and Chris) that they were all tied together in pack.Īnd Elizabeth. But everyone grows up sometime, and Jessie became an important part of the pack. She was the girlfriend who briefly stood between the two main characters, though when she and Ox were together, Joe was far too young for it to actually mean they were being kept apart. He had the Bennetts, sure, but he learned to stand because of his mother. Without her, I don't believe Ox would be the man he is. Her love was a fierce and wonderful thing, and it hurt when she did pass. Yes, she was murdered by Richard Collins, but she went out fighting, just as Thomas Bennett did. Maggie Calloway, in the end, was not a victim. However, in Wolfsong, I wanted to have women who stood just as strong as the male characters. She was not a good person, that much is true but I'd like to think I understood her a little better by the end. I even found myself feeling a bit sorry for the mom by the time we got to The Art of Breathing. Part of me wishes I'd handled that differently, but I liked the character she became in subsequent books in the series. And then there was Anna, Bear's girlfriend. If you've read that book, you know what she was. I fell into that trope myself, arguably, with Bear, Otter and the Kid.

Too often in MM Romance, a female character is either relegated to the bubbly best friend, or the vengeful girlfriend/wife keeping the main characters apart. When I first started writing Wolfsong, I was conscious of the choices I was going to make regarding the women of the series. There are seven different women in Ravensong.Įach one is important, no matter how small their part may be. Spoilers for the story in Wolfsong, so proceed with caution if you haven't read that first book.

If you missed the previous posts, check the last two entries on the blog. Week 3 of the behind-the-scenes for Ravensong.

Wolfsong by tj klune