 1) Tell us about your book This year has been rather rough but there is one story that I always manages to save me. The title of the book is When the Wind Blows. One night I went to sleep had a dream about a young girl trying to find her way back to her brothers, she mets this man Michael and they fall in love. He promises to bring her back home to her brothers. 2) What themes does your book explore? The theme for this story is love does die and the promise that her brothers and Michael give to Athalia. 3) Tell us something unusual about your main character. Athalia is never afraid to fight for the people she loved and determination to find her way home. 4) Is this a standalone book or a series? There is another part to this story--it is a novella called Love Doesn’t die and it based on what happens after the dream. 5) What is next for you? Homecoming and a few shared series. I don’t titles for them yet but one is called Matteo, and the Last Billionaire. 6) What genres do you write in and why? It’s kind of hard to say what genres I write because I write whatever idea pops in my head. 7) Describe your writing style? I was told by others I have a niche for storytelling and a compelling voice. 8) What inspires you to write? Writing to me is like Breathing-- I need to help me get through the rough patches. 9) Who are your favourite authors? Stephen King, The Stand will always be the best book, it captivated me and I read the book in one sitting, I couldn;t move nor put it down. Jude Deveraux-- A Knight in Shining Armor Anne Rice--The Vampire Series and Witching Hour J.R.R Tolkien--Lord of the Rings Edgar Allen Poe--Everything JKk Rowlings--Harry Potter Jodi Picoult--The StoryTeller Robert Kirkman (Walking Dead) When the Wind Blows Blurb A whisper in the wind, “love never dies,” proves to be more than just a figment of Athalia’s imagination. Her life was normal, bordering boredom, but one night of sleep opens her eyes to a past life she never knew existed. Time travel with Athalia, a seventeen year old girl with no idea what to do with her life, as she discovers dreams are so much more than just dreams. Back in time, Athalia is sent away from her brother’s castle to live as a peasant. Unsatisfied with this life, she sets off on an adventure to find her way home. She doesn’t expect to fall in love with her champion. Or learn why she was sent away in the first place…  Born in a small Pennsylvania town called Altoona.
Story telling came natural ask the nuns at Sacred Heart Church. Because of You, is her debut novel, the first of a series.
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 1) What genres do you write in and why?
I write mostly urban fantasy but occasionally I will dabble in poetry or literary fiction. I was a teenager in the era of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I saw the movie when it was new, and I was fairly impressionable which meant it kind of became my whole identity. I loved the ultra-femme heroine battling against (primarily) male enemies with superhuman strength. She was the kind of girl I thought girls should look up to. At the time, I was writing psychological horror/thrillers a la Fear Street but as I got older, I saw more of that Buffy influence in my writing. All of the elements of horror were still present—shadow creatures, vampires—but in a less horrific way. It wasn’t until recently, probably in the last ten years or so, that I learned about urban fantasy. Ironically, I learned a lot from reading male protagonists like Harry Dresden but the more I dug, the more I learned, Buffy was the rule, Dresden was the exception. Urban fantasy had come out of a rebellion against the predominately male gatekeeping in high and epic fantasy and as such urban fantasy was predominately female battling against (primarily) male enemies with superhuman strength. In essence, urban fantasy adopted me rather than the other way around. 2) Describe your writing style I try to keep narration informal and conversational, as if I were telling the story to a friend, adding in bits of humor to keep things from getting too dark. I weave music in wherever I can, as well, through visual allusions to lyrics, character names taken from songs, or characters who are musicians. 3) What inspires you to write? I get a lot of ideas from dreams and music. Music is probably truly the only thing that has been present in my life longer than stories. I learned to read and play songs on the jukebox about the same time. 4) Who are your favourite authors? Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and Jim Butcher. I admire the way all of King’s hundreds of stories connect in some way. I love Gaiman’s use of whimsy to offset sometimes extreme darkness. And I have a great appreciation for Butcher’s adaptability. Many only know him for the Dresden Files but he has completed another series of high fantasy called the Codex Alera and it is a completely different style and I only hope I am able to create such notable distinction in my varied series. 5) Tell us something unusual about you I didn’t learn to ride a bicycle until I was eleven years old and the counsellors at a sleepaway camp didn’t give me a choice. I never got very good at it.  As you may know, we launched our official podcast in late September. Season 1 consisted of six episodes and concluded on Nov 1st. Season 2 will launch in late February 2024. The aim of the podcast is to help new and struggling writers to improve their craft and hopefully improve their sales. You can follow the link below to listen to our first six episodes.
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