Interview at Fangtastic Books

Interested in hearing more abou the creation of Morganna Cork and Puesta del Sol? Fangtastic books has posted an interview with me, check out a blurb below:

Do you have a formula for developing characters? Like do you create a character sketch or list of attributes before you start writing or do you just let the character develop as you write?

I describe my writing style as marinating. I get an idea, a concept or a person in my head and it marinates like a roast until it's done. I can't write a single thing about it until I've thought about it while I'm jogging, riding in the car, biking, showering, you name it. By the time I get to the computer, I've developed this full character sketch that encompasses their physical characteristics and persona. They exist as a real person in my mind at that point in time. During this 'marination' process, I am inspired from things ranging from a woman in front of me at Starbucks to a magazine ad to a phone call I've had at work.

What is your favorite scene from the book? Could you share a little bit of it, without spoilers of course?

The scene is outside the local pub - Bar None. I like this scene because its the first time Morganna realizes that Callupo isn't easily fooled or thwarted.

Anya and I high-tailed it out the door and into the parking lot. Had we known then what we knew now, we'd have fared the fight for sure.

Directly in front of where Niko had parked the car was a black pickup truck. The minute I recognized it, I took one step back and tried to re-route us.

I felt the familiar crackle of magic even before I had finished turning around. When I did it, was just as I had suspected. Callupo and Ralph stood there, arms folded, matching scowls and black t-shirts. Didn't they know it was like forty degrees outside? And why was his upper body so jam-packed with muscle? This man incited a reaction from me that was damned frustrating.

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