TIED: Interview with Laney McMann
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To celebrate the release of TIED, a Young Adult Paranormal, author Laney McMann is here in the hot seat today.
***Read on to find out how you could win a signed paperback copy of TIED!***
About the Author
Laney McMann
With a passion for the supernatural and all things magical, Laney McMann developed a voracious appetite for reading fantasy at a young age. A vivid imagination helped set the stage for creating her own worlds and placed her onto the writing path.
By the time she reached her teens, she’d accumulated notebooks full of poems, which led to short stories and finally novels. Young adult dark fantasy, paranormal romance, and mythology are among her favorite genres.
A former classical dancer and chef, she grew up in sultry Florida where she still resides with her family.
Contact: Website/Blog | Twitter | Facebook | GoodreadsÂ
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Where do you get your story ideas?
My story ideas come to me. They really do. I don’t think I see things the way a lot of other people do. I can do something as simple as drive under a bridge and it sparks an idea. Maybe the way the sun reflected off the concrete in an odd way and shaded the corner of the bridge in darkness, and I’ll wonder, “What’s living under there?” Weird stuff like that. ;P
My friends look at me like I’m crazy a lot.
Describe your style of writing in three words.
Direct. Dark. Imaginative.
Have you ever developed a crush on one of your characters? Who was it and why?
I think if you’re not falling for at least one of your characters, especially if your writing has any kind of romantic element, you’re doing something wrong. Emotions have to come into play, so if you’re not feeling it as you’re writing it â neither are your readers. It’ll be obvious who that one character is as you read TIED. 
What are the biggest perks about being a writer? What are the biggest drawbacks?
Perks: I get to use my imagination everyday. Create worlds and live in them for a while.
Drawbacks: Writing is very solitary, and with a hundred ideas roaming around in your head, it can be really challenging some days.
What are your secret fears as a writer? How do you stop them from taking over?
The obvious ones. That no one will like your work. No one will ‘get it.’
How do I stop them from taking over? I don’t know, really. I just remind myself â often â that I’m writing for me. I want readers to love my stories, and what I have to say â I think all writers want that, but I also think we need to stay true to ourselves in our stories.
What is the one most important advice you would offer all aspiring writers?
Write. Everyone hears that, and it’s true. Write, write, write. For me, it was the storyline of TIED that finally pushed me past the point of hobby and into taking my writing very seriously. So, I think it’s different for everyone. Decide what you really want to do with your stories, and then do it.
QUICK-FIRE QUESTIONS
Plotter or pantser? Pantser. And it get’s me into trouble. ;P
Neat freak or messy Jessie? I’m a mess.
Chocolate: dark, milk or white? Dark
Favourite food? Sushi
Favourite ice-cream flavour? Mint Chocolate Chip
Favourite dog breed? Lab
Greatest phobia? Heights.
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Thank you Laney for that lovely interview! Now here’s a bit more information about TIED:
Tied
Normal people don’t believe their nightmares stalk them. They donât fall in love with boys who donât exist, either.
Seventeen-year-old Layla Labelle, though, is far from normal. Her delusions walk the earth. Her hallucinations hunt her, and her skin heats to a burn every time her anger flares.
Or is that all in her head?
Layla doesn’t know what to believe any more because if none of thatâs true, Max MacLarnon must be an illusion, and her heart must still be broken.
No matter how much she wants to believe Max is real, doing so would mean everything else is, too. How, then, is that possible?
The answers lie in an age-old legend the supernatural arenât prepared to reveal, and with a curse that could tear Layla and Max apart forever â if it doesnât kill them both first.
In TIED, book one in the Fire Born trilogy, learning the truth will mean fighting an arsenal of demons, and being with Max will put Layla on a path toward her own destruction.
Just how far will Layla go to protect the one she loves?
The answer may never be far enough … away.
Purchase Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Giveaway!
Laney is giving away a signed copy of TIED to one lucky reader. All you have to do to be in the running is to fill in the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck!
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Source: J.C. Martin, Fighter Writer
