Interview with Christina M. Worrell Author of Shade,s Loss
Interview with Christina M. Worrell Author of Shade,s Loss 
Our Interview today is with Christina M. Worrell, author of Shade's Loss. If you want to check out her fan page, today is a great day for it because today, Friday March 23rd is her release party! It's Twelve hours of music, games, prizes and fun!
Be sure to go like her fan page and check out the release party.
Here is a little bit about Christina...
My name is Christina Worrell. You can call me Kristi though. I'm a married, mother of two, stay at home mom. Though now I can say I have a career in writing. I have read books since I could hold one in my hands. When I was nine I decided I just had to write, my imagination and dreams would take all day to explain. I won awards in various areas such as the Service Merchandise Student Writer's Showcase in 1992. Then when I got to be a teen I wrote poetry. It was mostly the emotional angst kind. You can find it on poetry.com. I started writing stories by hand when I was 19, and now at 30, I have finally published one with Midnight Hour Publishing. It took me ten years of writing by hand and not giving up just to accomplish this dream. So never give up or you may never know your limits!
On with the interview...
1. What inspired you to do it?
Mainly my teachers urged me to write. I got a major opportunity to write when I was nine. The whole school participated in a contest. We could do anything from writing lyrics to stories. I wrote both. The lyrics I got stumped on but my story was not only best in my grade but also best in my school. I went to state against all school ages and realized I was one of the only middle schoolers to get that far. All I saw was teenagers. Out of several hundred students there I placed in the top ten percent. I still have the certificates.
2. Do you find that it is hard to get people excited about what you do?
Oh yes, very. Facebook seems to me the best place to get started since it is such major social circle. Every day I'm on trying to make friends, build my fan base, run my pages, and get the books finished. I have to thank my administrator H'deel Batnij for her loyal and hardworking accomplishments. She got my Facebook page, Shade's Loss, over a hundred likes. I think it takes working together to get the word out about these books.
3. What projects have you done?
Honestly not many. I had one interview so far. The only other thing I ever did was write an essay for the GED school to promote adults to attend and get their GED. I was to speak in each county, but due to medical concerns, I had to drop out.
4. What is your opinion on people who post bad reviews?
Not every person will enjoy what they read about. Some think Stephanie Meyers should shut her computer off and never write. There are others like me though who think she has talent. It comes in many forms. Every author writes in a different fashion and appeals to different readers. Therefore, there'll be some who don't like sparkly vampires and some that do. There'll be some who think I'm one of the worst writers out there and some who are addicted to my books. I'll be honest anything under three stars is going to make me freak out 'lol' but just as I can't rate every book I've read a five star, neither can they.
5. Do you have any particular networking groups you would like to share that have helped you move forward with your success?
Actually there is yes. This group is an inspiration to new writers and deserves recognition. Kim Mutch Emerson is the head of the group, MasterKoda (www.masterkoda.com). They have a conference coming up March 28th. We'd like to invite you to join us at www.masterkoda.com/master-koda-conference.
6. Anything you would like to share with readers on a personal note that would allow them to get to know you better?
I'm no different than other readers. I love Sherrilyn Kenyon, Richelle Mead, and P.C. Cast. I love curling up in a quiet room with my cat Gizmo and reading. I have bad days and good. I could share a secret that would surprise some readers. I write paranormal romance but unlike most authors I'm a 30 year old Goth lol. I know it's a teenager thing but I cannot give up my black and purple. Marilyn Manson is amazing and I think he rocks. I still head bang to a good metal song. Oh and I love plants but I kill most of them. Sigh, the Bonsai's are the worst kind… sadly I can't walk away from one sitting on a shelf at a store.
7. What are your habits when you sit down to create? Do you have to be in a certain room? outside? Are you naked? Lol.
No I'm not naked but sometimes I wish I were. I usually sit in my kitchen on the side of the table so I can face the living room and watch my kids watch TV. I prefer to hide but with kids I got to be a mom and still write. I put my earbuds in and turn a playlist on and try not to zone out too much.
8. Any favorite bands? Do you use music to inspire you as you create your art?
I adore Marilyn Manson....Wait... I already said that. Nickelback, Three Doors Down, Crossfade, Framing Hanley, Saving Abel, Art of Dying, Skillet, Papa Roach, Saliva, Disturbed, Godsmack, Live, Bon Jovi, Lacuna Coil, Rob Zombie, Seether, Slipknot, and many many more… They make me emotional which bleeds into my story from time to time.
9. Did your art come from just a need to express yourself or a particular experience that you had?
I had a traumatic childhood and reading was the only release I could find. I'd always finish my schoolwork in under ten minutes so that I could hide from the world. I could not bring myself to create an imaginary friend because deep down I knew there was no such thing. I immersed myself into the books and pretended I was the heroine and living an adventure, going somewhere in my life and not a miserable child all alone in the world. When I realized I wanted to write I created literary adventures for myself.
10. How do you build your character world?
I create characters that stand for something. That reach out and touch my readers. My main character Shade has lost her parents, was abused, and has secluded herself from the world. She has an older protective brother who loves her dearly. They're all alone in the world and support each other in every way. When Shade's brother is torn from her and she lands into the arms of a cold, old world, assassin vampire, she thinks she has lost everything. Shade has two weeks to decide if she wants to be a vampire, but a demon attacks her and she barely hangs on long enough for the vampire, Damon, to reach her and turn her. She fears men and when he changes her she doesn't think like a vampire. She reacts the way any heart broken, fearful, emotional teen would. She shuts down, builds her walls and hides in her sanctuary. Shade has to slowly learn to trust the only person in the world who cares about her. Over a series of several days her world was turned upside down and she has to learn to stand on her own and trust others. She realizes she's not some elfin brittle girl but a mighty, bloodthirsty vampire.
11. Will you ever stop creating art? And have you ever had a moment that you felt like quitting and why?
Truly no I'll write until the day I die. Yes I've considered it many times but nothing good ever comes easy. The harder you fight for it, the more it means to you, and I've fought tooth and nail to write. I've thought, due to medical reasons, I was dying and yet I never stopped writing. I fought harder so I could leave a legacy behind for my family, something that'll be there for them when I'm gone. I'll never be healthy, but I have a few books left in me for sure.
12. If you could go back in time and meet one person who would it be and why?
There's only one person in the world I want to meet. He's my brother that was adopted out before I was ever born. We share the same birthday and I feel maybe inside more than that. I use to wake every morning and tell my mom my dreams. She'd pay some attention but mostly my dreams were vivid, detailed and very long. When I woke and told her the dream of where I was in an orphanage with an older brother and we ran away, it got her attention. I have to say here that until that moment I'd believed I was the oldest of three children and didn't know anything about not one but two adopted siblings. I explained that in my dream my brother and I ran away and he got shot. He died and the dream skipped to us standing over his headstone in a graveyard. He told me how much he loved me and how sorry he was he couldn't be with me anymore. He'd always protect me though and watch me from above. I cried while he told me goodbye. I stood there staring at this grave and seeing him beside me but unable to touch him, to go to him. When I told my mother this she cried. Later she explained I wasn't the oldest but the middle child. My book Shade's Loss is dedicated and about my brother. Shade's brother Mikhail is named after mine, Michael Edward Dugdale.
13. If you could choose a paranormal lover, what would it be and why? examples...vampire, fairy, zombie (any paranormal creature).
I'm addicted to anything paranormal but my passion is vampires in particular. All my books have either a vampire or a fallen angel in them. I'd want my vampire to bite me and make me healthy and whole. I want to be fast, strong, and immortal. Unfortunately I'll never attain this dream so I will create characters that can be strong and immortal.
14. If you had the chance to live in a book, what book and what character would you be?
That is a tough one because there are quite a few female vampire heroines, so very tough to choose. I think though out of all it would be either Rose from Vampire Academy or Zoey from House of Night. Both are badass vampires. Zoey though is also a high priestess who does magic like Wicca. She is very powerful and her character reminds me in some ways of myself. Both females are in my opinion very detailed. You can literally envision them. I'm a slacker of detail unfortunately but I try.
I appreciate being asked to do this interview. I think I answered all the questions from the bottom of my heart. I'm a writer so I may have been a little too detailed lol but I hope others look at this and go 'wow her interview rocked! I got to see what she has written.' Just in case that happens I will leave my links below. Feel free to message me anytime!
Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/FaellinAngel
Shade's Loss Page with character bio's: https://www.facebook.com/shadesloss
My personal blog: http://faellinangel.blogspot.com/
My website: http://faellinangelsrealm.spruz.com/
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/142832
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7148493-kristi-worrell
Our Interview today is with Christina M. Worrell, author of Shade's Loss. If you want to check out her fan page, today is a great day for it because today, Friday March 23rd is her release party! It's Twelve hours of music, games, prizes and fun! Be sure to go like her fan page and check out the release party.
Here is a little bit about Christina...
My name is Christina Worrell. You can call me Kristi though. I'm a married, mother of two, stay at home mom. Though now I can say I have a career in writing. I have read books since I could hold one in my hands. When I was nine I decided I just had to write, my imagination and dreams would take all day to explain. I won awards in various areas such as the Service Merchandise Student Writer's Showcase in 1992. Then when I got to be a teen I wrote poetry. It was mostly the emotional angst kind. You can find it on poetry.com. I started writing stories by hand when I was 19, and now at 30, I have finally published one with Midnight Hour Publishing. It took me ten years of writing by hand and not giving up just to accomplish this dream. So never give up or you may never know your limits!
On with the interview...1. What inspired you to do it?
Mainly my teachers urged me to write. I got a major opportunity to write when I was nine. The whole school participated in a contest. We could do anything from writing lyrics to stories. I wrote both. The lyrics I got stumped on but my story was not only best in my grade but also best in my school. I went to state against all school ages and realized I was one of the only middle schoolers to get that far. All I saw was teenagers. Out of several hundred students there I placed in the top ten percent. I still have the certificates.
2. Do you find that it is hard to get people excited about what you do?
Oh yes, very. Facebook seems to me the best place to get started since it is such major social circle. Every day I'm on trying to make friends, build my fan base, run my pages, and get the books finished. I have to thank my administrator H'deel Batnij for her loyal and hardworking accomplishments. She got my Facebook page, Shade's Loss, over a hundred likes. I think it takes working together to get the word out about these books.
3. What projects have you done?
Honestly not many. I had one interview so far. The only other thing I ever did was write an essay for the GED school to promote adults to attend and get their GED. I was to speak in each county, but due to medical concerns, I had to drop out.
4. What is your opinion on people who post bad reviews?
Not every person will enjoy what they read about. Some think Stephanie Meyers should shut her computer off and never write. There are others like me though who think she has talent. It comes in many forms. Every author writes in a different fashion and appeals to different readers. Therefore, there'll be some who don't like sparkly vampires and some that do. There'll be some who think I'm one of the worst writers out there and some who are addicted to my books. I'll be honest anything under three stars is going to make me freak out 'lol' but just as I can't rate every book I've read a five star, neither can they.
5. Do you have any particular networking groups you would like to share that have helped you move forward with your success?
Actually there is yes. This group is an inspiration to new writers and deserves recognition. Kim Mutch Emerson is the head of the group, MasterKoda (www.masterkoda.com). They have a conference coming up March 28th. We'd like to invite you to join us at www.masterkoda.com/master-koda-conference.
6. Anything you would like to share with readers on a personal note that would allow them to get to know you better?
I'm no different than other readers. I love Sherrilyn Kenyon, Richelle Mead, and P.C. Cast. I love curling up in a quiet room with my cat Gizmo and reading. I have bad days and good. I could share a secret that would surprise some readers. I write paranormal romance but unlike most authors I'm a 30 year old Goth lol. I know it's a teenager thing but I cannot give up my black and purple. Marilyn Manson is amazing and I think he rocks. I still head bang to a good metal song. Oh and I love plants but I kill most of them. Sigh, the Bonsai's are the worst kind… sadly I can't walk away from one sitting on a shelf at a store.
7. What are your habits when you sit down to create? Do you have to be in a certain room? outside? Are you naked? Lol.
No I'm not naked but sometimes I wish I were. I usually sit in my kitchen on the side of the table so I can face the living room and watch my kids watch TV. I prefer to hide but with kids I got to be a mom and still write. I put my earbuds in and turn a playlist on and try not to zone out too much.
8. Any favorite bands? Do you use music to inspire you as you create your art?
I adore Marilyn Manson....Wait... I already said that. Nickelback, Three Doors Down, Crossfade, Framing Hanley, Saving Abel, Art of Dying, Skillet, Papa Roach, Saliva, Disturbed, Godsmack, Live, Bon Jovi, Lacuna Coil, Rob Zombie, Seether, Slipknot, and many many more… They make me emotional which bleeds into my story from time to time.
9. Did your art come from just a need to express yourself or a particular experience that you had?
I had a traumatic childhood and reading was the only release I could find. I'd always finish my schoolwork in under ten minutes so that I could hide from the world. I could not bring myself to create an imaginary friend because deep down I knew there was no such thing. I immersed myself into the books and pretended I was the heroine and living an adventure, going somewhere in my life and not a miserable child all alone in the world. When I realized I wanted to write I created literary adventures for myself.
10. How do you build your character world?
I create characters that stand for something. That reach out and touch my readers. My main character Shade has lost her parents, was abused, and has secluded herself from the world. She has an older protective brother who loves her dearly. They're all alone in the world and support each other in every way. When Shade's brother is torn from her and she lands into the arms of a cold, old world, assassin vampire, she thinks she has lost everything. Shade has two weeks to decide if she wants to be a vampire, but a demon attacks her and she barely hangs on long enough for the vampire, Damon, to reach her and turn her. She fears men and when he changes her she doesn't think like a vampire. She reacts the way any heart broken, fearful, emotional teen would. She shuts down, builds her walls and hides in her sanctuary. Shade has to slowly learn to trust the only person in the world who cares about her. Over a series of several days her world was turned upside down and she has to learn to stand on her own and trust others. She realizes she's not some elfin brittle girl but a mighty, bloodthirsty vampire.
11. Will you ever stop creating art? And have you ever had a moment that you felt like quitting and why?
Truly no I'll write until the day I die. Yes I've considered it many times but nothing good ever comes easy. The harder you fight for it, the more it means to you, and I've fought tooth and nail to write. I've thought, due to medical reasons, I was dying and yet I never stopped writing. I fought harder so I could leave a legacy behind for my family, something that'll be there for them when I'm gone. I'll never be healthy, but I have a few books left in me for sure.
12. If you could go back in time and meet one person who would it be and why?
There's only one person in the world I want to meet. He's my brother that was adopted out before I was ever born. We share the same birthday and I feel maybe inside more than that. I use to wake every morning and tell my mom my dreams. She'd pay some attention but mostly my dreams were vivid, detailed and very long. When I woke and told her the dream of where I was in an orphanage with an older brother and we ran away, it got her attention. I have to say here that until that moment I'd believed I was the oldest of three children and didn't know anything about not one but two adopted siblings. I explained that in my dream my brother and I ran away and he got shot. He died and the dream skipped to us standing over his headstone in a graveyard. He told me how much he loved me and how sorry he was he couldn't be with me anymore. He'd always protect me though and watch me from above. I cried while he told me goodbye. I stood there staring at this grave and seeing him beside me but unable to touch him, to go to him. When I told my mother this she cried. Later she explained I wasn't the oldest but the middle child. My book Shade's Loss is dedicated and about my brother. Shade's brother Mikhail is named after mine, Michael Edward Dugdale.
13. If you could choose a paranormal lover, what would it be and why? examples...vampire, fairy, zombie (any paranormal creature).
I'm addicted to anything paranormal but my passion is vampires in particular. All my books have either a vampire or a fallen angel in them. I'd want my vampire to bite me and make me healthy and whole. I want to be fast, strong, and immortal. Unfortunately I'll never attain this dream so I will create characters that can be strong and immortal.
14. If you had the chance to live in a book, what book and what character would you be?
That is a tough one because there are quite a few female vampire heroines, so very tough to choose. I think though out of all it would be either Rose from Vampire Academy or Zoey from House of Night. Both are badass vampires. Zoey though is also a high priestess who does magic like Wicca. She is very powerful and her character reminds me in some ways of myself. Both females are in my opinion very detailed. You can literally envision them. I'm a slacker of detail unfortunately but I try.
I appreciate being asked to do this interview. I think I answered all the questions from the bottom of my heart. I'm a writer so I may have been a little too detailed lol but I hope others look at this and go 'wow her interview rocked! I got to see what she has written.' Just in case that happens I will leave my links below. Feel free to message me anytime!
Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/FaellinAngel
Shade's Loss Page with character bio's: https://www.facebook.com/shadesloss
My personal blog: http://faellinangel.blogspot.com/
My website: http://faellinangelsrealm.spruz.com/
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/142832
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7148493-kristi-worrell
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