What’s the story behind the story? What impressed you to jot down My Evil Eye?
Ever since writing CORA in 2019 (Cora is the Greek goddess Persephone), I’ve wished to revisit Cora’s world of Greek delusion and romance in our trendy instances. But I used to be on the lookout for one thing new and recent. I got here up with Cora’s good friend, Gorgiana. Gorgiana (aka Medusa) narrates this e book and my new launch novella The Guardian.
In My Evil Eye, Gorgiana enjoys an uneventful life shelving and studying books in Florida, till she falls in love with a good-looking faculty pupil named Asher. But to pursue her new crush, Gorgi has to cover her disabilities from him. She can’t disclose to him that her gaze turns individuals to stone. She can’t get too indignant or she’ll rework right into a monster. She can’t go exterior below daylight or her snakes will seem in her hair. And she has to protect Ash from hurt in her unending historic struggle with the Greek gods.
The direct inspiration for Medusa, of course, got here from her origin delusion. Thousands of years in the past, Medusa was a mannequin priestess in Athena’s temple. One day she was raped by the ocean god Poseidon. When Athena came upon, she didn’t punish Poseidon, she punished Medusa. This injustice continues to be occurring right this moment in my story. It turned a brand new focus for these two novels in my Furies collection.
If you needed to choose theme songs for the principle characters of My Evil Eye, what would they be?
I’d choose two. “Somebody Someone” by Korn. Music from the band Korn jogs my memory of Gorgiana/Medusa. One minute it’s calm, the following the singer seems like a complete psycho (which I like). That shifting of personalities may be very very like Medusa.
The second could be “Anyone” by Justin Bieber. Gorgiana loves Justin Bieber. She even sings one of his songs within the novel!
What’s your favourite style to learn? Is it the identical as your favourite style to jot down?
I learn many alternative genres—from horror to classics to epic fantasy. But all of the tales need to be an escape from on a regular basis life. Mostly, I learn what I write: fantasy romance.
What books are in your TBR pile proper now?
I’m writing a magical romance about angels. This shall be one thing new for me. We’ll see. The fundamental manuscript is finished and I’m very excited concerning the upcoming venture.
What scene in your e book was your favourite to jot down?
I loved writing all of the motion and mayhem from the battle scenes, however I in all probability had essentially the most enjoyable writing character dialog. I cherished the scene the place Cora meets up with Gorgi in a espresso home; one other nice one is the interrogation of Gorgi by Hades. These scenes have been enjoyable as a result of I watched the motion unfold identical to the reader will. The characters kind of wrote the chapters for me.
Do you have got any quirky writing habits? (fortunate mugs, cats on laps, and many others.)
Music and nitro brews. I usually have espresso… however I at all times have music. Music gives inspiration and temper.
Do you have got a motto, quote, or philosophy you reside by?
No. I’m on the lookout for one…
If you may select one factor for readers to recollect after studying your e book, what wouldn’t it be?
I feel all of us have a monster deep inside us. So Gorgiana’s struggles actually are our personal. But, right here’s the kicker: I found that though Gorgiana’s a monster, she’s in all probability the best heroine I’ve ever created. Perhaps her challenges and sufferings make her heroism all that a lot larger.
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