Tell us a bit about yourself and your
background in writing.
Hi Megan! Thanks so much for having me on
your blog! Writing is one of those things I’ve always enjoyed doing. I love
words. I have journals from high school filled with pages and pages of emo
poetry, and folders filled with silly little stories I wrote as a kid. I’ve
written just about anything people would pay me to write, including articles
about
telecommunications and scientific research articles, but creative writing
is my passion.
Tell us a bit about your upcoming novel, Between.
The general backdrop for Between has been
in my head for years—I’ve always wondered why there are certain legends that
have persisted over the years. Like, why do people still insist that they’ve
seen Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster (or fairies or mermaids), even when it’s
largely believed that these creatures don’t exist? It made me wonder, because I
have a wild imagination, if there was some type of secret organization (think
Men In Black, but for legendary creatures instead of aliens) that was in charge
of making us think that these fantasy creatures don’t exist, even if they
actually do. When I finally decided I want to try and write a book, that’s what
I started with. Then I began to think about a girl, Charlie, who found out
about the group (called the Fellowship) after she has an encounter with one of
these fantasy creatures, and goes on to learn that she’s actually under the
group’s protection herself. It was a lot of fun figuring out why Charlie would
be protected by the Fellowship and what it meant for her and her family’s
future.
Describe your main protangnist Charlie
in less than 140 characters
She’s an artist, and looks for beauty
everywhere. She’s hilarious but stubborn, and extremely loyal to causes she
believes in.
I love the cover of between, did you
have much say in the cover design and what are your thoughts on the cover?
Thank you! I had absolutely no ideas for
my cover. I really loved the design of Leigh Ann Kopans’s book, One, so I asked
my editor to contact that cover designer. We sent her information about the
book and a few chapters to read, and this is basically the first design she
sent back (although the girl on the original cover was different, and my editor
and I both agreed she wasn’t right for Charlie so we had to find a different
model). Spencer Hill Press is great about letting their author be really
involved with their covers. I love mine.
Why should we pick up Between when it
releases in July?
Obviously everyone has different tastes,
but Between was a very fun book to write, and I’m hoping that translates into a
very fun experience for the reader as well. It’s character-driven rather than
plot-driven, which may be a bit different for a fantasy novel, but I’m so in
love with my characters that I had to get out of their way and let them take
over. Charlie is so funny and snarky, and the way she and super serious Seth
deal with each other always made me laugh. Then there’s Keiran, the beautiful
boy with a big secret; Lulu, the country music-loving pixie; and Alexander, the
Fellowship founder who always wants the best for the Fellowship, regardless of
the cost. They have big personalities and I loved getting to know them. I hope
readers do, too!
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That is a pretty cover and the book sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteI love this book. I have read it like 10 times
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