Take a quick look at the new Q&A I did with Indie B.R.A.G. who recently awarded The Wolf and the Raven their coveted medallion! Here’s a little taster of one of the questions:
Tell me a little about Sir Guy of Gisbourne.
Well, everyone has heard of Sir Guy – he appeared in the original ballads (unlike some of the other well-known characters like Maid Marian) as a man who had a fierce rivalry with Hood. I’ve kept that aspect of it alive and made him a charismatic, dangerous swordsman who’s vowed to bring about our hero’s destruction. In the original stories from hundreds of years ago there was a very violent clash between Sir Guy and Robin, where Robin actually killed him and mutilated his dead opponent’s face quite sadistically! I didn’t quite go as far as that, but, as always I do like to stick as close to the old tales as much as possible while adding a few new elements of my own…
Interview with B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree Author Steven A. McKay
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