Interview with R.A. Goli on Smiles Stiles

Check out this brief interview of mine in the Smiles Stiles August newsletter.

Alright, I am a huge Disney fan myself, but I can’t say that I recall the presence of an eighth dwarf. Roberta, please share with us a bit about this fairy tale of yours.

Tiberius is an annoyed and bitter man who feels like the world owes him something. By chance he meets a witch and an unbalanced partnership begins. Tiberius is thrust into the life he thought he wanted but starts to wonder if the cost is too high.

What inspired you to write this story?

Fantasia Divinity Magazine had a call for fairy-tale inspired stories, and Snow White was on the list. I’m not sure why I was drawn to that story in particular, but an idea for an eighth dwarf started forming. I wondered what his role would’ve been and what happened to him; as we all know, there are only seven dwarfs. I like a prequel to a well-known story. I remember reading Wicked, by Gregory Maguire and thinking what a great idea to tell the story from the witch’s perspective. Wish I’d thought of it.

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