Interview from Fantasy Debut (Part 1 of 2)
Today and tomorrow, I'll be posting an interview I did with Tia Nevitt of Fantasy Debut, a blog that does "as-she-reads-it" teaser reviews of debut fantasy novels (with no spoilers). I was fortunate enough to be Tia's first review. The link to Fantasy Debut (and Tia's review of MLTF) are in the LINKS list to the right, as is a link to her personal blog Third Time a Dreamer. Enjoy!
Can you give us a teaser about Raine's next big adventure?
Let's see. . .by the end of page three of Armed & Magical, Raine's already got big problems--an assassination attempt on the archmagus, an encounter with an enemy from her past, and an entirely too public display of her Saghred-enhanced powers. Later. . .Tam has not one, but two, deep dark secrets from his past that he'd rather keep buried. Piaras is now a Conclave college student studying spellsinging, and that voice of his attracts way too much of the wrong kind of attention. Mychael has his hands full with Raine, and with trying to keep her from falling prey to the darkest side of the Saghred. Let the fun continue!
What is your favorite scene in Magic Lost, Trouble Found?
Mychael and Raine in Mychael's bedroom is definitely a favorite. I also had a lot of fun writing the scene at the goblin king's masquerade ball.
What scene gave you the most trouble?
The final confrontation between Raine and Sarad Nukpana in The Ruins near the end of the book. That took a lot of time and rewrites to finally get it right.
Can you recall any particular sources of inspiration for this novel?
I read in a lot of genres: fantasy, detective, romantic comedy, mystery, romantic thrillers, political thrillers. I think that over the years they all just sort of melded into MLTF.
Have you finished any other novels besides Magic Lost, Trouble Found?
Oh yeah. I have two finished books. Small pieces and parts of them made it into MLTF.
If so, can we expect to see any of them in print or are they permanently
trunked?
They're in the closet in my office and that's where they belong. I consider them my "practice books."
Can you give us a teaser about Raine's next big adventure?
Let's see. . .by the end of page three of Armed & Magical, Raine's already got big problems--an assassination attempt on the archmagus, an encounter with an enemy from her past, and an entirely too public display of her Saghred-enhanced powers. Later. . .Tam has not one, but two, deep dark secrets from his past that he'd rather keep buried. Piaras is now a Conclave college student studying spellsinging, and that voice of his attracts way too much of the wrong kind of attention. Mychael has his hands full with Raine, and with trying to keep her from falling prey to the darkest side of the Saghred. Let the fun continue!
What is your favorite scene in Magic Lost, Trouble Found?
Mychael and Raine in Mychael's bedroom is definitely a favorite. I also had a lot of fun writing the scene at the goblin king's masquerade ball.
What scene gave you the most trouble?
The final confrontation between Raine and Sarad Nukpana in The Ruins near the end of the book. That took a lot of time and rewrites to finally get it right.
Can you recall any particular sources of inspiration for this novel?
I read in a lot of genres: fantasy, detective, romantic comedy, mystery, romantic thrillers, political thrillers. I think that over the years they all just sort of melded into MLTF.
Have you finished any other novels besides Magic Lost, Trouble Found?
Oh yeah. I have two finished books. Small pieces and parts of them made it into MLTF.
If so, can we expect to see any of them in print or are they permanently
trunked?
They're in the closet in my office and that's where they belong. I consider them my "practice books."
posted by Lisa Shearin at
8:13 AM
7 Comments:
Thanks for saying such nice things, Lisa!
Lisa was my first featured author, and she was the funnest author that I have featured so far!
Hi Lisa! I'm hijacking your blog and using it for email. :) I really enjoyed Magic Lost, Trouble Found. Came looking to see if there's going to be a sequel (sure seemed like it at the end of MLTF) and there IS! SCORE!
Anyway, just wanted to drop by and say I enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next one.
~ Anya Bast
http://www.anyabastblog.com
Cool, my first blog hijacking! ; )
Anya, I'm so glad you enjoyed MLTF! Armed & Magical is in copyediting now, so I hope to be posting sample chapters in the next few months. In the meantime, to keep everybody fed, read and happy, I'm posting outtakes from MLTF -- scenes, chapters and assorted tidbits that didn't make it into the final version.
Everybody, go check out Anya's latest, Witch Fire -- and take a fire extinguisher. That's one hot book! : )
We new authors need help all the help we can get to spread the word. Tia's doing a fabulous job over at Fantasy Debut helping us newbies launch into cyberspace. Thanks, Tia!
You are welcome. Believe me, I'm getting as much out of it as you are!
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