Interview with the splendiferous Rebecca Hamilton
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Happy Wednesday!
Today, I'm hosting Rebecca Hamilton on her Forever Girl Blog Tour. She's promoting her latest novel, which I reviewed last month and is now one of my new favorites. If you like paranormal fantasy and the odd adult situation, you should check out this book.
Rebecca Hamilton writes Paranormal Fantasy, Horror, and Literary Fiction. She lives in Florida with her husband and three kids, along with multiple writing personalities that range from morbid to literary. She enjoys dancing with her kids to television show theme songs and would love the beach if it weren't for the sand. Having a child diagnosed with autism has inspired her to illuminate the world through the eyes of characters who see things differently.
Let's put Rebecca in the hot seat and find out a bit more about her.
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For those who don't already know how awesome your latest novel is, please give us a short blurb of The Forever Girl.
Solving the mystery of an ancestor's hanging might silence the clashing whispers in
Sophia's mind, but the cult in her town and the supernaturals who secretly reside
there are determined to silence her first.
Now, you said that this is part of a series. What's the plan, and will they all be from Sophia's perspective?
The Forever Girl Series is mostly Sophia's story, but there's some other really fun, exciting stories from other characters that need to be told as well. Some of these are suited as bonus material (novellas) but others I felt belonged more directly as part of the series. So in between Sophia's novels (of which there are three) there will be full length novels from the POV of different characters. Books 2, 3, 5, and 6 will be those books, each of those featuring a different character. Sophia's books will be books 1, 4, and 7, with book 7 being where everything comes together. In some ways, Sophia's story is a bit like a trilogy within the series. So if someone just wanted to read the trilogy, I think that would be okay, but I think it would be more enjoyable to read these books in order (even if they do work as "stand alone" novels). Sophia's journey is also the only journey within the series that features a Wiccan character as the lead, and her books will show a triple goddess progression (from Maiden, to Mother, to Crone).
Awesome! I heard through the grapevine that right now, you're also working on a novella that's outside of the full series. What's that about, and what inspired you to add it to the series line?
Her Sweetest Downfall comes out in June/July of 2012, if all goes according to plan. The story shows Ophelia's story and how she came to join the Council. In some ways, it's a prequel to The Forever Girl and it's a quick way to get introduced to the world (though The Forever Girl does this well enough, I believe, that the prequel isn't necessary.) The novella really relates to the story without exactly being a part of the series.
I decided to do this because I really enjoy showing what goes on in the minds of the secondary characters and what their journeys are like. In the future, I may even do one that shows the story of one of the protagonists/villains. Either way, I expect more of this type of bonus material each year, if I can swing it!
That was an unfair double-question, I know, but you answered it well.
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You do a tremendous amount of marketing, which is really impressive. What part of the marketing is the most fun?
Talking with my readers! I don't know if that counts … I guess that's more of a result to the marketing. But it's really the only thing marketing-related that I enjoy.
What one person alive today would make you geek out if they emailed you to tell you that they absolutely loved your book?
Nancy Pickard. HEHE. I know she bought a copy, but I don't know if she'll get to read it or if she'll be comfortable telling me her thoughts. Really though, even if she hated it, I'd just be over the moon that she read it and would take very seriously any constructive criticism she'd be willing to grace me with.
Okay, so everyone has had a chance to see your awesomeness. Where can they go to snag their own copy of your novel?
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon Print Edition
Barnes and Noble
iTunes
Create Space
Talk to us about what you're giving away today, and how people can enter!
Call it the one in three giveaway … For every 3 people to participate in this giveaway, I will give away 1 e-copy of The Forever Girl. So if there's 30 entrants, there will be 10 copies given away. If there's 3 entrants, 1 copy will be given away. You get the picture [image error]
You can enter in 3 easy steps!
1) Follow my lovely blog host, SM Boyce, on Twitter @thesmboyce
2) Follow this blog using Networked Blogs or Linky Followers
3) Reply to this post with your twitter handle AND tell me what caught your interest about The Forever Girl OR what you would like to see more in the Paranormal Fantasy genre.
And for those who have already read the book, you know I gottah show you some love, too, especially for supporting me through the tour! So for you, I have your choice of either a Forever Girl scented soy candle OR a signed print copy of the book. Only 1 prize available on this one (cuz I is a broke artist and shipping is thorn in my side!).
Enter in 3 easy steps!
1) Follow my lovely blog host, SM Boyce, on Twitter @thesmboyce
2) Follow this blog using Networked Blogs or Linky Followers
3) Reply to this post with your twitter handle AND tell me what you think was most "special"
about The Forever Girl (without spoilers, please!) OR what you would like to see more of
from me in the future.
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Thanks for tuning in, and thanks to Rebecca Hamilton for stopping by! Good luck in the giveaways, everyone!
