Blog Tour: Storm by @danielleewrites @entangledteen

5 Interesting Facts about Witches
When I was writing Salt and Storm I took my childhood love of witches and did some research. Here are some fun facts about witches that I found, and how I used them in my books!
-      Contrary to popular belief, a male witch is not a called a wizard or a warlock. A male witch is simply called a witch. Warlock is actually a negative term that means traitor.
 I used this because in my world, witches are good and demons are evil. I didn’t want any confusion about the roles, so I called men witches too.
 -      Witches are not otherworldly beings who can fly, change form or brew potions from the eyes of newts. They are just people.
 I liked this for the same reason I like Batman (and yes, Sam & Dean): just a normal person who does extraordinary things. Of course, my witches have magic or don’t, but I like that they live with Nons and are mostly the same
-      Witches do not claim to have "supernatural" powers. They work with natural earth energies and involves the manipulation of natural energy to create a change in the world.  Which is why I made witch magic (essence) created, controlled and pull from nature. (vs. demon magic (void) which creates from nothing.
-      In 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, a great number of witch trials were held. 24 people died as a result of these trials. Of the 24; 19 were hanged, 1 pressed to death, and 4 died in prison awaiting their trial.
I used some real cases from the Salem Witch Trials in Storm.
-      The craft practiced by witches is generally for the good of the world. 
I loved this because if there’s going to be magic then there needs to be a reason, so witches working to save humanity (ie. themselves since they are human) felt like a good choice.

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Storm (Salt #2)by Danielle Ellison Release Date: 09/29/14Entangled Teen
Summary from Goodreads:Up until recently, Penelope was a witch with no magic. After having it stolen by a demon when she was just a child, Penelope had been forced to rely on sharing others’ powers as she went through the grueling training required to become an elite demon hunter. Now Penelope has more magic than she’s ever known. And when you’re this powerful, who needs salt to keep the demons away?

But power has a dark side.

Carter Prescott just wants to hunt demons and be with Penelope. But suddenly, witches who formerly had no magic are developing terrible, out-of-control powers. Now the world Carter swore to protect isn’t just endangered by malicious demons―it’s threatened by the same witches who once defended it. And Carter is horrified to see his girlfriend starting to change. Stronger. More powerful. Unrecognizable. It’s just a matter of time before Penelope changes into something far beyond his worst fears...
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About the Author Danielle Ellison is from a small town in West Virginia. She spent her childhood pretending to fly, talking to imaginary friends, and telling stories. She hasn’t changed much since then. You can still find her pretending to work, talking to imaginary characters, and writing stories.

When she’s not writing, Danielle is probably drinking coffee, fighting her nomadic urges, watching too much TV, or dreaming of the day when she can be British. She is the author of five upcoming novels and you can find her on twitter @DanielleEWrites.
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