I’m on my way to Comic Con in San Diego, but I’m proud to pass the blog torch to an amazing author who manages to mix Harley’s, dogs, biker witches and demon slayers. Congratulations and deepest thanks to Angie Fox for her winning bid to Brenda Novak’s Diabetes Auction. Now the one and only guest blogger ever on Beyond Her Book…(drum roll please)…Angie Fox.
I’d always known writing would be an adventure, but I never predicted my writing would put me on the back of a coal black Harley Davidson, with an Irish Setter in tow. I’d set out to write a paranormal about a straight-laced preschool teacher turned demon slayer who has to run off with a gang of geriatric biker witches. But my heroine has a smart-mouthed dog that, thanks to her new powers, can talk…and talk…and talk. And I really loved that dog. What’s a writer to do? Well, I went online and learned that there is a nationwide club of Harley bikers who ride with their dogs. So my heroine could have her pink Harley, and her Jack Russell Terrier too.
And of course I had to meet these Harley riding dog lovers. I called up a few of the members of a Biker Dogs Motorcycle Club and the adventure began. They invited me into their homes, introduced me to their dogs and, like my heroine, the bikers hoisted me up on the back of a Harley, with a dog in tow.
Things I learned right off the bat:
- After an hour on a Harley, you’ll walk like John Wayne for a week
- Helmets hurt when they are worn backwards
- Dogs love riding motorcycles
Stone, the biker who spent the most time making sure I didn’t fall off his hog, showed me how to ride, invited me to some biker rallies (note to self: don’t wear pink next time), and helped make The Accidental Demon Slayer as real as it can be (for a book about a somewhat sheltered preschool teacher turned demon slayer).
So just when I thought I was writing fiction, it seemed my made-up characters from The Accidental Demon Slayer weren’t so imaginary after all. One of the bikers I met even has a wife who is a biker witch. I’m wondering if she, like my heroine’s biker witch grandma, wears a “kiss my asphalt” t-shirt and carries a carpet bag full of Smuckers jars filled with magic. Maybe I’ll find out on my next adventure.
The Accidental Demon Slayer is a new release from Dorchester Publishing.
Take the What’s Your Biker Witch Name? quiz and enter to have your real name in Angie’s next book.
You can enter by clicking here.
Bottom Line: My Biker Witch name is Spaghetti Neck Stella Uni-Brow. Yes, I’ve just made the appointment to get my eyebrow waxed (and separated)
Love this blog! And the pics too. Sounds like fun research, though I can’t imagine my English setter on the back of a bike with her long skinny legs.
Sounds like you had a great time with the research, Amy! We never tried to put our golden retriever on the back of the dh’s Harley, which works for me because that’s where I ride
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That’s some of the most fabulous research I’ve ever heard of! Good stuff.
I’m totally addicted to the Biker Witch Name generator. You can just call me Leggy Lucy Flat Foot from now on.
This is a hoot – I don’t even want to tell you what my Biker Witch Name is!! clea http://www.cleasimon.com
OK, it’s Crumple Toe Chessie Wheelie Gig!
Skullcap Sue Steel Butt is my Biker Witch name! What fun, I’ll be at the bookstore over the weekend and will look for Angie’s book.
Thanks for the guest blog!! It was great!! Having worked with Harley bikers for 20 yrs., this was so much fun to read!!
My 11 month old weighs nearly 100lbs. Can he ride with you? Great fun blog! Loved this. Congrats on winning that auction!
Chances are, your 11 month old dog would love it. It was so much fun to watch these dogs light up at the idea of hopping onto Harleys. It’s like a doggie dream – wind in your face all the time. I sure had a ball with this research, and the book.
Hi Angie– Your book sounds fabulous! I can’t wait to read it. Thanks for supporting my on-line auction for diabetes research!! Brenda Novak
I was glad to do it. It’s biker dogs for a good cause.
Can’t wait to read this book! And the goggles on the pug? TOO CUTE! *G*
Can’t wait to read this book! And the goggles on the pug? TOO CUTE! *G*
The technical term is “Doggles.” No kidding. Ah, the research that goes into a book.
I agree with Brandy, the “Doggles” were adorable. But knowing my miniature Schnauzer, Buddy, they would be off him in about 2 seconds flat. I took the find your biker name quiz, so here it is! Fast Frankie Steel Butt. Interesting choice, but I think it’s great! Thanks for the Guest Blog, it was great hearing about your new book, and the experiences that you went through to get it to be the best it could be.
Otherwise known as Marilyn AKA The Playground Monitor. We have no dog so I get to ride behind my husband on his anniversary edition Road King. I hear ya about walking like John Wayne.
Great post, Angie! You always make me smile.
Thanks Barbara–I’m not so excited about the bikers or Harleys, as I am about the dogs! Great blog!
Welcome Angie. Great guest blogging. I’ll have to find some research that sound that much fun! Good job making your book sound delightful. ::writing in the TBR notebook::
Great blog and great research Angie!. I don’t think any of our 5 dogs would want to ride on the back of our Harley, but that’s where I ride anyway. I have a biker series too and love researching the biker culture!
I was just talking about this with a friend today, I couldn’t agree more with some of your points. I would like to add your news feed to my biker site but cannot find it, do you have one available? I will check back later for your reply. Thanks a bunch!
This was a great post, i got alot out of it. I’d like to add your feed to my biker site at http://www.bikerunity.com but cannot find it, do you have one available? I’ll return later for your answer. Thanks
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