Interview with Charity Mae, Author of The Enthronement

What’s the story behind the story? What impressed you to jot down The Enthronement?

When I used to be a toddler, I cherished the Princess and the Pea retelling by Gail Carson Levine and determined I wished to jot down my very own princess take a look at story, and after studying many books within the style, I used to be lastly impressed with the primary scene of The Enthronement which is Chapter 38.

If you needed to choose theme songs for the primary characters of The Enthronement, what would they be?

Oh man, it is a onerous one as a result of I’ve playlists for each of my major characters. For the primary guide although… for Kascia I feel I’d choose “Final Masquerade” by Linkin Park, although once more I’ve a WHOLE playlist of songs for her throughout this primary guide on Spotify, this one I feel captures her general temper on this guide.

As for Gavril… that’s even more durable, however I’d go with the track that when it performs I feel of him within the first guide for positive is “She’s My Girl” By Five for Fighting. I’ve not launched his playlist but, however there are rather a lot of songs for him too I’ll share at some point.

What’s your favourite style to learn? Is it the identical as your favourite style to jot down?

I like dystopian model tales and never a lot that they’re dystopian so to talk, however I like they’ve a extra critical and dramatic undertones vs mild and fluffy. I’m a contented endings fan for positive, however I like these model of tales in fantasy and sci-fi.

I largely write fairytale retellings that goal for this sort of feeling. But I actually solely write fantasy, whereas I discover nowadays I learn much more sci-fi for pleasure and fairytale retellings to assist me be a greater author.

What books are in your TBR pile proper now?

Oh expensive, it’s a giant one. I wish to learn the brand new duology that goes with the Lunar Chronicles. I cherished these books. Those books are my jam. Also rereading Michael Vey proper now so I can get to the brand new guide. A Thousand Heartbeats by Kira Cass is one I’m which means to learn. I really like her method of doing the romance (Though I typically miss the darker parts in her works). Also Nancy Campell Allen has come out with a couple of new Steampunk Proper Romance books I wish to atone for. She’s an excellent one I wish to reference for twisting a fairytale properly. I may go on all day, so I’ll simply go away it at these.

What scene in your guide was your favourite to jot down?

For The Enthronement… I feel it may be a tie between the primary scene that got here into my thoughts Chapter 38 and the second on the bridge in Chapter 36. It’s the uncooked emotion between the characters I really like and the strain of their struggles. I really will write the scene from every character’s level of view to make it as genuine as attainable, and these two actually got here out nice.

Do you may have any quirky writing habits? (fortunate mugs, cats on laps, and so forth.)

Scents. I’ve to have the precise scent within the air to get into the temper. I used to be simply getting pissed off the opposite day the one I affiliate with The Enthronement ran out and none of my native shops had it. It’s scents for me. And I by no means appear to get to choose which one for every guide both.

For The Enthronement, it’s the cleansing resolution I used to be utilizing when the thought for The Enthronement got here into my head, which is an annoying onerous odor to copy.

Do you may have a motto, quote, or philosophy you reside by?

I don’t know if I may boil down the philosophy or quote I reside by. But one factor I’m working onerous to study and be higher at is figuring out that point to relaxation and recharge in the long run makes you extra productive. So the quote I’ve been utilizing recently to show myself and others is “follow your energy.” When you’re within the temper for one productive challenge, comply with it, and in case your vitality requires a break, have the braveness to comply with it.

I REALLY wrestle with this as I’m used to forcing myself to get issues performed I don’t wish to do (like homework) and although there are occasions for that for positive, I have to study that it’s okay to “follow my energy” too.

If you might select one factor for readers to recollect after studying your guide, what would it not be?

I don’t know if it’s that I would like them to “remember” however I do need them to actually take into consideration what it means to be a real princess. What does all of this responsibility and protocol actually imply and why? I feel it’s a subject all of us might have our personal opinion of, however it’s an idea I feel value pondering and debating over, most of all for younger women who’re nonetheless looking for their identities.