DANGEROUS WATERS: Interview with C.M. Michaels
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About the Author
C.M. Michaels
C.M Michaels grew up in a small town in northern Michigan as the youngest child of a close-knit family of seven. He met his wife, Teresa, while attending Saginaw Valley State University. Together theyâve provided a loving home for several four-legged âkidsâ, including Sophie, their eternally young at heart, hopelessly spoiled Spaniel.
He has always enjoyed writing, and still has fond memories of reading his first book, a childrenâs novella, to local grade schools when he was 14. Dangerous Waters, the first book in the Sisters in Blood series, is being published by Freyaâs Bower on September 5th, 2013. C.M. is currently working on the second book in the Sisters in Blood series along with a Fantasy romance.
When heâs not writing, C.M. can be found curled up with a good book, watching movies or hitting the hiking trails with his wife. An avid reader since discovering Jim Kjelgaard novels in early childhood, his favorite authors include Kelley Armstrong, Peter V. Brett, Richelle Mead, Rachel Caine, Cassandra Claire, J.R. Ward, Laini Taylor and Tessa Dawn.
C.M. currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Do you write about what turns you on?
I write in the genres I love to read. While my books do have some steamy romantic trysts in them those scenes are not what motivate me to write them. I usually start with a high level idea for a series, kick it around for a while to refine it, do a lot of up front research, define the supernatural powers/characters and then put together a detailed plot arc for the first book.
If we were to come to your house for a meal, what would you give us to eat?
My specialties are homemade three cheese meat lasagna and Granny Smith apple pie. I really enjoy cooking, although I donât have the time to make things from scratch as often as Iâd like anymore. Itâs been years since Iâve made my motherâs spaghetti sauce.
Are you a romantic?
I like to think so. I donât buy flowers or jewelry regularly but we still go out on weekly dates after being married for 17 years, and we love spending time together. We are each otherâs best friends and soul mates.
Do you listen to music when you’re writing?
Sometimes Iâll listen to mood appropriate music for the scene I am working on to help set my frame of mind, but once the words start flowing the music is turned off. I generally find it distracting, as it pulls me out of the dialogue and scenes that are running through my head.
Do you ever read your stories out loud?
All the time. Once I have finished my initial edit on a scene the next step is to read it out loud. It really helps me to flag sentences that donât sound natural and paragraphs that just donât flow together. When I finish a chapter I do the same thing.
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Dangerous Waters
For Emily Waters, a nature-loving, small-town girl with an overprotective father, heading off to Boston University to study conservation biology is a dream come true â until a chance encounter catapults her into a mythical world sheâd do anything to escape.
The latest victim in a rash of abductions near campus, Emily is brutally attacked before being rescued by a powerful new friend. She survives the ordeal, only to find herself held captive and presented with an impossible choice. While preparing for the unimaginable life she must now embrace clues soon emerge that Emily may not be entirely human, and her physical transformation awakens goddess-like powers that her new family cannot begin to explain. Dealing with her human first love, the not-so-platonic relationship with her coven âsister,â and her new vampire sort-of-boyfriend further complicates matters, not to mention being secretly hunted by the psychopaths who attacked her. And as the only known offspring of a once all-powerful race, the climactic battle is only the beginning of her journey.
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