My writer friend, Laurie Fagen, has launched a new, twice-monthly, half-hour web series, AZ Creates! It will highlight artists, writers, dancers, musicians, film, theatre or TV creatives, and other artistic people in Arizona.
I was honored to appear as her guest this this month, and talk about my paranormal novel, Song of the Ancients, an appropriate for this Samhain season. The interview airs beginning October 22, and will be available online indefinitely.
Here’s a bit of the interview:
I was honored to appear as her guest this this month, and talk about my paranormal novel, Song of the Ancients, an appropriate for this Samhain season. The interview airs beginning October 22, and will be available online indefinitely.
Here’s a bit of the interview:
Q: What drew you to writing this book?
Sandy: I have loved reading and writing since grade school, and I majored in Journalism in college. But I didn’t start my first novel until I was nearly 50, and it was inspired by Severus Snape in the Harry Potter Series.
He haunted me in book 6, the Half-Blood Prince. Good and evil, yin and yang.
Then…Poof! Done in by a snake without even a decent fight.
Sandy: I have loved reading and writing since grade school, and I majored in Journalism in college. But I didn’t start my first novel until I was nearly 50, and it was inspired by Severus Snape in the Harry Potter Series.
He haunted me in book 6, the Half-Blood Prince. Good and evil, yin and yang.
Then…Poof! Done in by a snake without even a decent fight.
So, when I began my own book, Song of the Ancients, I started fiddling with that personality type for my main male character, Nicholas Orenda, a man who is infinitely talented, but flawed. A character who will consider bending any moral code to accomplish his goal.
Is he a villain? No. Can you depend on him unconditionally? Well, you tell me. Have you ever loved a bad boy and been disappointed? Nicholas is Samantha’s nemesis, the one she must overcome and win to her side.
Just like life. Because really, is love ever easy?
Is he a villain? No. Can you depend on him unconditionally? Well, you tell me. Have you ever loved a bad boy and been disappointed? Nicholas is Samantha’s nemesis, the one she must overcome and win to her side.
Just like life. Because really, is love ever easy?
Q: Is this the first book in a series?
Sandy: Yes. Sedona is the first power site featured in the series. Book 2, tentatively titled Stones of the Ancients, will take readers to the ancient standing stones in Scotland.
Sandy: Yes. Sedona is the first power site featured in the series. Book 2, tentatively titled Stones of the Ancients, will take readers to the ancient standing stones in Scotland.
Remember the Standing Stones Claire goes through in Outlander? My husband and I were able to research several sites in Scotland two years ago—including the Callinish Standing Stones, which the Outlander scenes are based on.
We had the opportunity to visit an existing excavation site, Ness of Brodgar, which will also be in the book. Additionaly, I began researching my Campbell Clan heritage, which I can’t wait to write into the book. Book 2 is going to be personal, and so much fun!
Please take a look at the AZCreates! Podcasts. If you subscribe, you will be notified automatically when a new episode drops.
We had the opportunity to visit an existing excavation site, Ness of Brodgar, which will also be in the book. Additionaly, I began researching my Campbell Clan heritage, which I can’t wait to write into the book. Book 2 is going to be personal, and so much fun!
Please take a look at the AZCreates! Podcasts. If you subscribe, you will be notified automatically when a new episode drops.
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