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Doesn’t everyone have a shadow?
Lily follows a Duban girl who is born without a twin, this is considered bad luck by her people. Her father is forced to take extreme actions to hide her secret. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?
There’s something magical about a shadow. Isn’t there? I remember trying to trick mine when I was little and loved when Peter Pan’s shadow went off on its own. I wanted to know more about it. So, I wrote my own story, and it began with a little girl being born with a shadow.
Lily is born cursed through no fault of her own and must live with a dark shadow. What were some driving ideals behind your character’s development?
What we see as a taboo or a curse, Lily sees as normal. She’s a little girl with a shadow. Doesn’t everyone have a shadow? They do, but not like Lily’s. But are rumors more dangerous than reality?
What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?
There’s a crossover for a character from my previous novel, The Immortal. When I began writing Lily, I didn’t know it would happen. But when the time came to introduce a certain character, I was delighted to find the crossover fit perfectly, filling in a question from my previous story. “What happened to Stacey?” Read Lily to find out.
What is the next book that you are working on and when will it be available?
I’m writing in Kindle Vella. Gena is the latest serial I’ve completed and it’s also a crossover. I also have several short stories posted under the story The Sunken Duck.
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Art by Teresa Guido
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It Began With A Nightmare
The Immortal follows a woman who’s whisked away on a perilous adventure where she finds love and makes some profound self-discoveries. What was the inspiration for the setup to your story?
It began with a nightmare. Dreaming I’d stumbled upon a mass murder, I sought refuge in a personal library. All the books on the shelves were the same book, written in different langues, and sitting in the corner of the library was a man, not at all afraid or concerned about what was going on outside. When I woke up, I found myself daydreaming about who the man was and what story he’d written over and over again. So began The Immortal. Emma and I share a few similarities, I’m about to turn forty myself and if writing is some midlife crisis, well, it’s been an unexpected adventure.
The relationship between Emma and Bjorn was enthralling and well developed. What were some driving ideals behind the development of their relationship?
The relationship, although a fantasy, reads realistically. At a certain age, what we want in a relationship changes. This relationship isn’t a hot passionate young fling. It’s less about needing a man but instead wanting him. However, it’s not always clear if the relationship is requited.
What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?
I wanted the average woman to know she is the hero. But while I was writing it, I didn’t realize it was a theme until the end.
What is the next book that you are working on, and when will it be available?
The review mentioned you liked my character, Stacey. I wanted to let the reader know what happened to him so his story is hinted at in a crossover in my Kindle Vella episodic series Lily.
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This page turner is an action-packed, contemporary fantasy that’s easily devoured whole.
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