Braxton’s Fall Festival: Day 9 – Tyler’s Character Interviews (Guest Post)

Braxton’s Fall Festival – What’s Happening Today?

Welcome to Braxton’s Fall Festival. Today we’re celebrating the launch of Haunted House Ghost with a thirty-one (31) day virtual festival, where we share the scoop on all the exciting book promotions coming up this month. Who’s ready for…

Our fantastic month-long Fall Festival wouldn’t be complete unless we heard from some of the amazing people who’ve been part of my writing life for the last two years. One of those people is our GUEST POSTER today, and she’s conducting an interview with two major characters from the Braxton Campus Mysteries: Kellan Ayrwick & his grandmother, Nana D. Tyler adeptly kept both these lovable but meandering busybodies from veering too far off-topic. You’ll get to see one of them today, but the other will be a surprise post later this month. Without any further ado, I turn this post over to our guest.

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Ta-da!  He’s he-ere.  I’m thrilled to have Kellan Ayrwick from Wharton County visit today. In addition to serving as a part-time sleuth and single father, he’s a brilliant Braxton College professor who has also worked in TV.  He’s solved some exciting mysteries in a quaint and quiet part of Pennsylvania, Wharton County, where mob members, mystifying murders, and daunting ghosts are but a few of the challenges he’s encountered.

Without further ado . . . let’s get to know this dynamic sleuth that wee bit better.

Kellan Michael Ayrwick is such a distinguished name.  Would you please share the origins with us?

Absolutely. Thanks for asking. My first name is a bit unusual. I’m the middle child of five siblings. My parents wanted unique, older names for their children. I’ve been told they wanted it to start with that hard “c” or “k” sound, and they like repeated consonants, especially after a trip to Spain; hence, the double l. Just like in most Scottish and Irish families, children’s middle names come from their parents or grandparents. My older brother Hampton got my father’s name as his middle name, so when they chose mine, they went with Grandpa’s. He was Nana D’s husband, Michael Danby.

Ayrwick is a little more of a family story. My relatives originated in the town of Ayr in Scotland. They were candlemakers and, so, when the overseer and tax collector had to enumerate for our town, he’d listed it as Ayr, Wicks. Somehow, it was translated into Ayrwick on the official records when my ancestors immigrated to the United States.

Tell us what it’s like to be a professor, single father, and amateur sleuth.  Which role is the most challenging?  Why?

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This interview was originally posted on Tyler’s blog. Please be sure to stop by and visit her to see all the fun we had on this one… as you can see, the next question hasn’t been answered yet on this post. Rest assured, the full interview is only one step away.

Tyler is also an author of mystery books: Triple Threat Mysteries. I’ve read all 4 of the books in this series and reviewed them on my blog. She has an incredibly acute sense of characterization and wonderful talent in creating visual images, not to mention her frequent use of all the senses in her books. Tyler has also been instrumental in beta reading and providing some editing input on my books, for which I am quite grateful. Thank you to her for this awesome guest post. I’m honored she volunteered to take the lead for a day, and I hope you enjoyed visiting us both at Braxton’s Fall Festival.

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The section below here will repeat at the end of every successive post, so we don’t have to explain the Fall Festival in the beginning each day. We’ll dive right into the content but also allow newcomers to catch up. Previous posts include…

October 1st – Overview & Kickoff

October 2nd – Great Escapes Book Blog Tour

October 3rd – GIVEAWAY for FREE Kindle Copy of Haunted House Ghost

October 4th – Name Kellan’s House Poll

October 5th – Excerpt from Academic Curveball

October 6th – Guest Post Interview with Noriko on Halloween & Autumn

October 7th – Get to know the Core Characters

October 8th – Bookmarks, Book Formats, Book Signing

What is the Braxton Fall Festival?
For the entire month of October 2019, we are celebrating three events: (1) Autumn, (2) Halloween, (3) Haunted House Ghost, the fifth book released in the Braxton Campus Mysteries by author James J. Cudney. Each day, we will share a post to promote the new book with readers and fans. Throughout the 31 days, we will have guest posts, excerpts, giveaways, contests, videos, blog tours, and other surprises. You can currently purchase the book from Amazon as a Kindle or a physical copy. In the near future, it will be available in large print and as an audiobook. To learn more, sign up for the author’s quarterly newsletter or follow him on this site and any of his social media profiles from the About the Author page.