On Thursdays and Fridays this month, I’ll be posting about the characters in my upcoming novella, Blood in the Past. Hopefully this will lead up to the cover reveal and the end-of-May-release, but I’m not a fortune-teller. Here’s hoping…
This week’s character is Jason Brighthouse Jr. His is the second story told in Blood in the Past. How did I choose his name? Hmmm. I knew I wanted him to be ambitious, intelligent, with great instincts. I wanted him to shed light on cases that stumped other cops. I wanted his name to reflect these traits. I decided on Brighthouse as his last name. Why the last name before the first name? Because cops are usually addressed by their surnames. As for his first name, Jason was the leader of the Argonauts in Greek Mythology. Who better to have as your lead investigator, right? And yes, he’s a junior. He takes after his father in more ways than just sharing a name. Tragic story, really. You’ll see.
Last week we learned about Jillian Atford, the psychologist and former foster child who just wants to be loved–at whatever cost. How does Brighthouse fit in? Well, in my full-length novel, Blood in the Paint, he first meets Jillian after an off-duty officer-involved shooting, when he’s mandated to see Jillian before he can return to active duty. What he doesn’t know, is Jillian’s actions years ago may have affected his own life in a very major way. How? You’ll have to find out by reading Jillian and Jason’s stories in my upcoming novella, Blood in the Past. (You had to have known that was coming.)
You are such a tease with this. I can’t wait to read Blood in the Paint.
I also had to laugh when you mentioned the reference to Jason and the Argonauts because I just read Medea, the play about Jason’s wife. I’d say you made a brilliant choice in naming him.
Thanks, teasing is my specialty. Sort of. Nevermind, that sounded dirty…
I’m glad I made a good choice with his name. I almost didn’t go with it because it means “healer” or something like that as a biblical name.
I love reading the behind-the-scenes of how a character was formed, particularly because it can often be quite hard to nail down and explain.
–JW
I’m glad you enjoyed the post, JW! Stop by again soon!
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