NRR: When did you begin to write?
I've always written, but I guess I
began to write fiction with the intent of getting published about five years
ago. I'd been a magazine editor and freelance writer before that, but that year
I decided fiction was my love.
NRR: What is your guilty pleasure?
Interesting question. I love
lots of things that people might consider guilty pleasures, but lately I've
been wondering why we all spend so much time and energy feeling bad about
things that make us happy. Why should I feel bad about reading romance novels
or eating chocolate for breakfast or watching cheesy 80s movies? *shrugs*
Anyway, those are a few of mine.
NRR: What inspired the Sabina Kane
series?
Lots of little inspirations inspire
the series, but the initial inspiration came from a picture of a moon. My
friend was hosting a flash fiction contest with that image as the inspiration.
I knew I wanted to write a vampire story for it, but it wasn't until I was
driving down the road and "Digging graves is hell on a manicure,"
popped in my head and Sabina was born.
NRR: The world building and
character development in Red-Headed Stepchild and Mage in Black are so unique.
How much research went into writing this novel, and how much did you create
purely from your own head?
Research is brainstorming for me. I
love it. I spent a lot of time researching existing vampire mythos, ancient
lore and all types of weird arcane traditions. Then my imagination would take
over and add twists and new details.
NRR: If Sabina had a theme song what
would it be? If Maise or Adam had a theme song what would theirs be?
I do playlists for every book so the
characters all have many theme songs depending on the book and the situation.
It's hard to pick just one song for any of them because they're all many songs
to me. But I can tell you some bands I associate with them. Sabina is Garbage
and Hole and Florence + The Machine, Adam is The White Stripes and The Black
Keys and Eels, and Maisie is more like Mazzy Star and Fleetwood Mac.
NRR: Possible spoiler for those who
have not read Mage in Black!!! Will readers finally get relief from the sexual
tension building up between Adam and Sabina any time soon?
I know everyone wants to know this,
but there is no way I can answer it without spoiling everything that's
coming.
NRR: How many novels would you like
to write in this series? Do you think you will continue writing as long as
readers are reading, (J.R. Ward, Kenyon, and Kim Harrison) or do you think that
Sabina will have an end and once that end has come you will move on (Rachel
Vincent, Jeaniene Frost, Keri Arthur)?
At tis point, I plan for five books
total. I never intended it to be an open-ended series that ran for years.
NRR: Can you give readers any
insider information (just one little tease) about Green Eyed Demon?
Hmm. Tricky. I can tell you that
this one features drag queen faeries, accidental zombies and that at least one
major story arc has some closure.
NRR: Do you have an idea of what you
would like the title for Sabina book 4 to be? Can you share it with us?
Yes, the title for book four is
SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL. I believe it will be released in January 2012.
NRR: Are you working on any new
projects other than Sabina Kane that you can share with us?
I'm about to start writing the fifth
book in Sabina's series, but I'm also brewing some plans for a new series that
I'd like to pitch once I have completed Sabina's books. I'm trying to take
things one book at a time right now, though, so I do each story justice.
Thank you for joining us!
Thanks for having me!
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