Welcome
to The Next Big Thing Blog Hop! By hopping through the blogs on my page, you’ll
have the opportunity to discover some great new authors and read about some
great new books coming soon. I encourage you to visit as many as possible.
Without
further ado, let’s get going!
My ten questions and answers:
What is
the working title of your book?
There
are two: Mystic ~ Lily and The Abigale Chronicles – Book Three. This is a doubly special blog post because it's also a cover reveal for The Abigale Chronicles.
Where
did the idea come from for the book?
The
idea for Lily came from the idea for the whole Mystic series. I wanted a strong
woman with values that were solid. When she breaks down and betrays those
values because of her situation, it gives me an opportunity to show how one can
recover from a fall. All my characters in this series are strong women who
fight through tough times and make a pact to change the world. I want to speak
to people and make them consider a different point of view for once.
As for
The Abigale Chronicles, my six-year-old daughter gave me the idea. I write the
series for her and she requested (very politely) that there be dragons,
fairies, princesses, and knights. So, for the third book in the Abigale series,
I gave her exactly what she asked for. She giggled a lot while we read it.
What
genre does your book fall under?
Lily
falls under the genres paranormal and urban fiction while The Abigale
Chronicles are chapter books for young readers.
Which
actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
Wow!
What a great question! I would have to say, for Lily, she would be played by
either Sara Paxton or Hayden Panettiere (of course, if Hayden, she would need
some way to look much taller, perhaps) and Markaza would be played by Hailee
Steinfeld because she has that edgy look. Elisabeth Moss for Shelia and Cobie Smulders
for Bronya. For Abigale, Emma Furhman and for Emmett, Max Records.
What is
the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Mystic
~ Lily: The second of six women, one battle to save the world.
The
Abigale Chronicles – Book Three: A dragon, a princess, and a knight fight all
odds to give the one true gift: kindness to another.
Will
your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
They
will both be self-published.
How
long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
It took
me three weeks to write Lily and a week and a half to write Abigale.
What
other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
There
are no other books like these that I’ve found. If you see some, point me that
way, please.
Who or
What inspired you to write this book?
My
daughter inspired me to write The Abigale Chronicles.
The
hate in the world inspired me to write the Mystic books. I feel like I have a
voice inside of me struggling to get out and change perception. Tolerance and judgement of others are topics I have strong opinions on.
What
else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
This installment of The
Abigale Chronicles has lots of humor for children. My daughter cracked up when
the dragon burped and set things on fire.
Mystic
deals with tolerance of people that make life choices that are different. I
hope people really pay attention to the unique chance they have to see the world
through someone else’s eyes. If you know anyone (or been through it yourself)
who’s dealt with being homosexual and hidden, depressed, disfigured, addicted
to drugs, anorexic, abused as a child, or anyone who’s made that difficult
decision to have an abortion, you’ll “get” this series. It will speak to you.
You can find the first book in the Mystic series here: Mystic ~ Bronya
Now the links for my five fellow bloggers:
I hope you've all enjoyed this blog for The Next Big Thing Blog Hop. Keep going and meet some other wonderful authors!!
Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!
Jo
