What made you want to become an author and do you feel it was the right decision?
I’ve been a writer since the day I could hold a pencil. Even then, I was always making up stories. I remember my little sister would have me create a script of sorts for our Barbies before we played. Thinking now, it was probably a lot like those Real Housewives show. I’d come up with a few situations and things that had to happen and we’d go off the cuff for the rest of things. Ha! I was a plantser even when I played with dolls.
But it wasn’t until about four years ago that I decided that if I was going to spend so much time writing and creating, I needed to share those creations with the world. The business of being an author, was definitely the right decision for me. For the first time in my life, I’m happy with what I’m doing, I feel fulfilled.
Do you prefer to write in silence or with noise? Why?
I can write both ways, though admittedly noise around me can be distracting—so can silence. My go to solution to these problems (when I’m distracted) is music. Every book, every character, have their own playlists. Different types of music, from rap and hip hop to country and blues. Music helps block out all the noise and set the scene for me.
Some characters even have favorite songs. Hadley, the heroine of my novel Hot Lap is particularly fond of Taylor Swift’s Red.
Teagan, from Black Water Magic, loves Paint it Black. Specifically she loves the Ciara cover.
Can you tell us a little bit about the characters in Black Water Magic?
You know, I grew up on shows like Buffy and books like The Vampire Diaries. They instilled within me a love for places that host a cast of eclectic and diverse characters. Witches, demons, fairies, were wolves, shifters, and anything goes sort of smorgasbord.
The characters in Black Water Magic fit that mold. Teagan and her closest friends, are witches. But even their magic differs between them all. Teagan is a more traditional witch, with extra power from the swamp around her. Her best friend Oliver practices a form of magic more closely related to voodoo and focuses on spirits and sacrifices. And her other close friend, Shelley’s magic is more bound to the earth and things found here. Think potions and the like.
I like to instill originality in each character, right down to the magic and powers that make them different.
If you could spend time with a character from your book whom would it be? And what would you do during that day?
I’m going to keep this answer PG-13 (the answer would be totally different if I wasn’t, lol) and say Oliver. I think when I wrote him, I crafted who I envisioned as the perfect best friend. As for what we’d do, I don’t even think that matters because I’d be so giddy to hang out with him.
If your book had a candle, what scent would it be?
As the book, Black Water Magic, is about the Swamp Witch of Firewater Springs, Florida … a swamp scented candle would make sense. It would also smell absolutely horrible, so I’m not saying that. How about the scent of the beach, the and the clean scent of the ocean on the breeze.
Convince us why you feel your book is a must read.
Black Water Magic is a mashup of all the things I love about writing and reading. Magic, Mystery, and Mayhem. For an escape into a vivid world filled with danger and drama, read my book! Also, sexy demi-demon bikers. Need I say more?
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