Sooo…I’m it. I was tagged by Alexander
Pierce, aka @redantisocial,
and since we share a love of the wonderful Nanaki, I’ll play along. The last
time I was, um, carefully chosen to talk about my WIP, I gushed about
INSATIABLE, but today, I have a shiny new WIP to talk about.
What is the working title of your book?
LEAD ME BACK HOME. Normally, the last thing I think
of is a title, and they’re usually about as tormenting to come up with as
writing *ahem* a query letter. This one though, I was listening to a lot of
Halestorm while I wrote it, and there was a particular song that just really
made me feel the whole thing.
Where did the idea come from for your book?
I had a ragey redhead running around in my head, and
I decided to let him out. Also, I was playing Dragon Age II at the time, and I
was fascinated with how magic, blood magic in particular, was viewed in the world
of the game. Overlaying that was this dark, broody feeling, and it all sort of
meshed together.
What genre does your book fall under?
YA Supernatural. I think it fits nicely there. It’s
got just a little too much magic for Magical Realism.
Which actors would you choose to play your
characters in a movie rendition?
I haven’t the foggiest. I never really try to
picture anyone as one of my characters, but I think it’d be fun to watch the
auditions.
What is the one sentence synopsis of your book?
*Sigh* You had to ask that. Okay, here goes:
Both Trisha Myles and the willfully
unsociable Jesse Reagan are caught in the aftermath of their shattered lives,
but together, if they can overcome Jesse’s curse and need for blood magic, and
Trisha can rise above her sister’s death, they might be able to find something good
in all of the bad.
Um, how was that?
Will your book be self-published or represented by
an agency?
I hope to start querying just as soon as I’ve been
ripped apart by a few CPs and am comfortable with revisions. Gotta get the ol’
letter nice and polished first, though. *hides shaking hands*
How long did it take for you to write the first
draft of your manuscript?
Six to eight months. I tend to revise as I go, and I
got distracted by all the shiny contests this summer.
What other books would you compare this story to
within your genre?
Maybe Jeri Smith-Ready’s SHADE series. Though my
spirits aren’t ghosts…
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
My desire to write in general was inspired by
awesome English teachers and Writing professors. I had more than my fair share
of teachers as a construction kid. Some of them let me entertain myself by
turning my vocabulary sentences into short stories.
Also, my mom. She encouraged us to read, and kept me
in a supply of books as I was growing up. It’d be awesome and super fulfilling
if I could spark someone’s imagination like mine was by all the books I read.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s
interest?
Hmm. It’s sort of twisted and dark. Trisha kicks
ass, Jesse throws skillets, and for the romancers out there, there’s some
kissing, too.
TAG!
@gypsyroots aka
John Lucas Hargis, a
mastermind of Phreak!
@nikkiurang aka
Nikki Urang, CP extraordinaire!
@amandaburckhard aka
Amanda Burckhard, excellent CP
and agented!
@CareyTorg aka
Carey Torgesen, I hear she has
ALL THE KISSING!
@feakysnucker aka
FEAKY SNUCKER T!, because I heart her and her potty mouth dearly!
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