Interview with Madison Daniel!

 Madison Daniel is the author of "Ember". Thank you for the interview and hpe you liked to to it !

1. I know that this is the question that every writer hates, but everyone always asks: How do you get inspired? From where do you get your ideas?

MD: Music is my biggest inspiration. My dreams and wicked imagination are the breeding ground for most of my writing.

2. What did you always want to be? How do you decided to be a writer? At what age do you decided you want to be a writer?

MD: A musician and artist. I sing, I paint, I write. It’s just in my blood. I decided that writing was a profession I’d embrace about 4 years ago.

3. How do you keep on staying motivated? I know that to write a book it’s a really hard work, so how could you continue this work?

MD: The readers and fans have been a fantastic motivation for me. On those days, when the last thing I feel like doing is writing, my stalkers give me strength. :)

4. I know that your books have a great story, so how did you decide that you wanted to write fantasy? When did you begin to write this book? In what year did you begin and how long did this book take to write?

MD: I just write what I feel, whether it is fantasy or romance or horror. Ember was written in the summer of 2008. It took about 3 weeks to finish the first version. It came out of me quickly!

5. Your book has extraordinary characters. Where do you start a book, with plot, characters or dialogue?

MD: I usually write a scene. Something emotional and heavy and then let the story unfold from there. I also design characters on paper, in illustrations and give them full backgrounds and stuff.

6. Where do you write? Do you write with music, or do you have something that help you to have imagination?

MD: I write wherever I can. If an idea hits me, I scribble it down in my notebook I always have with me. Or I type up the idea on my iPad or iPhone. Music is usually around while I do one or the other. Most of the time, music is what has inspired me to write down the newest idea.

7. How was your life at 13 years? Did you keep a diary? It was a special notebook or just an ordinary notebook? You decorated it, or you have draws in it? How was the cover?

MD: 13 was an awkward stage. I had just started writing and singing in a band. I have plenty of old notebooks of song lyrics and comic book ideas. No official diaries though. I like to think that those old songs read like a diary though. :)

8. What books did you read between 12-18 years? What was your favorite?

MD: Sadly, I wasn’t much of a reader until I was 18 or so. I read a handful of sci-fi stories and a couple Stephen King books. He has always been my favorite author.

9. Do you like your new writer life? Is it beautiful, or how much did your life change from the moment you published your books?

MD: Things have been a blast since I published my books. I love it. I have met some amazing people. Found possible life long friends. I wake up everyday ready to face the next challenge. I hope to be published in Romania soon! Fingers crossed!

10. What advice do you have for teen writers?

MD: Read as much as you can. Study your favorite authors, musicians and actors. Write whenever you can. Trust your words and surround yourself with honest, caring people. Avoid the negative ones.

11. When is your birthday? And how old are you?

MD: My birthday is in July, I am a Cancer sign. My age is a secret...for now. Hahaha. :)

12. What is your favorite quote?

MD: Hmmm... “Music is LIFE & the written word is our SOUL.”

Thank you very much for the interview! What message do you have for your fans in Romania?

MD: Thank you!!! This was fun. I hope we can do this again. To all the Romanian readers and people: I LOVE YOU ALL!!! You have been so encouraging and supportive of my writing, I owe you so much. I hope to meet some of you one day on a future, international book tour. Until then...shine on! You rock my world! ~ M

Interview with Elsie Chapman!

1.      I know that this is the question that every writer hates, but everyone always asks: How do you get inspired? From where do you get your ideas?

Most of the time, it’s just something small that sparks an idea. With DUALED, it was a question my son asked about twins that got me thinking.

2.      What did you always want to be? How do you decided to be a writer? At what age do you decided you want to be a writer?

As a kid, I always wanted to be a writer when I grew up. But then I didn’t think it was possible so I just forgot about it. But I started writing seriously a few years ago when I had some time, and am so glad I did!

3.      How do you keep on staying motivated? I know that to write a book it`s a really hard work,so how could you continue this work?

It really is just a matter of powering through it. Some days are harder than others, but you just need to work through those until you get to a day when the words come easier. And you have to really want it, you know? Ask yourself what your goals are. No one else is going to make them happen except for you.

4.      I know that you books have a great story, so how do you decided you want to write fantasy? When did you begun to write this book? In what year did you begun and how long this book take to be write

I didn’t really set out to write a dystopian—it’s just what DUALED ended up being. I wrote it in the fall of 2010, and I finished the first draft in 5 weeks. But then came months of revisions, so in the end, from start to finish, it probably took just as long as most books.

5.      Your book have extraordinary characters. Where do you start a book, with plot, characters or dialogue?

I usually start with a plot. Then I think of characters, and then dialogue.

6.      Where do you write? Do you write with music, or do you have something that help you to have imagination?

I write at home. I don’t think I could get anything done at a café or anyplace like that, as I’m very much a creature of habit. I need my music, my tea, the familiar things around me to get me into that mindset of producing words.

7.      How was your life as teenager? Did you keep a diary? It was a special notebook or just an ordinary notebook? You decorated it, or you have draws in it? How was the cover?

I can’t really remember if I was 13, but I know I had a diary at some point as a teenager. I didn’t decorate it, though. I think I wanted it to look as boring as possible so no one else would be tempted to look at it. 

8.      What books did you read between 12-18 years? What was your favorite?

I read a lot of Stephen King as a teen. And I think I read lots of those Harlequin romances, too. I know, different ends of the scale!

9.      Do you like your new writer life? Is it beautiful, or how much did your life changed from the moment you published your books?

I love it, all of it. There’s down parts to it, too, of course. But they only make the good parts that much better. I’m still not published, but I’m enjoying every moment leading up to that point!

10.  What advice do you have for teen writers?

Keep writing, keep reading, and always remember that everything’s possible and nothing’s impossible.

11.  When is your birthday? And how old are you?)

Let’s just say I’m a Taurus, and some days I feel younger than I am, and on other days much older!

12.  What is your favorite quote?

Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as though you’ll die today!

Thank you very much, you are incredible! What message do you have for your fans from Romania? Thank you so much for your excitement for DUALED! I hope you guys get to read it soon, and that you all love it!

Interview with Laura Bickle!

 Laura was so sweet an se gaved me an interview. Check it out:

1.      I know that this is the question that every writer hates, but everyone always asks: How do you get inspired? From where do you get your ideas?

I always have a lot of fun writing fantasy. I love asking those 'what if' questions and building worlds around the answers.

For THE HALLOWED ONES, I was wondering who would be best-equipped to survive a large-scale disaster. It occurred to me that the Amish would be uniquely equipped to survive. They are incredibly self-sufficient and are not dependent upon things we take for granted in our world, things like electricity and cars.

I live not too far from a large Amish settlement. When I was a child, my parents would take me to visit, and I was fascinated by a world very different than the one I lived in. I'd see Amish girls my age over the fence and wonder what their lives were like.

2.      What did you always want to be? How do you decided to be a writer? At what age do you decided you want to be a writer?

I've always been scribbling, since I was old enough to hold a crayon. I didn't believe, until recently, that other people would want to read what I wrote. It's incredibly exciting to hear from folks who've enjoyed the stories I tell. 

I work at a library now. I have, at various times, worked in criminal justice, in information technology, and in government. Dreams change, but writing has always been with me.

3.      How do you keep on staying motivated? I know that to write a book it`s a really hard work,so how could you continue this work?

I do my best to keep a writing calendar and to commit to writing a certain number of words a day. Otherwise, I tend to procrastinate. If I don't set deadlines for myself, I would never finish a book.

4.      I know that THE HALLOWED ONES is a great story, so how do you decided you want to write fantasy? When did you begun to write this book? In what year did you begun and how long this book take to be write?

It took me a few months. I started on it during National Novel Writing month in 2010, which always serves as a kick in the pants to get moving on a project!

5.      THE HALLOWED ONES have extraordinary characters. Where do you start a book, with plot, characters or dialogue?

I'm a plotter. I like to have the skeleton of a story mapped out before I begin - the blank page scares me! If I have the bones of the story created, then the writing is just a matter of adding flesh to the skeleton.

6.      Where do you write? Do you write with music, or do you have something that help you to have imagination?

My favorite place to write is out on the patio, where I can hear the frogs and the crickets. I can't write very fast or well in front of the television.I have to really shut the door on distractions to get focus. I can't write very well in coffee shops or around other people.

7.      How was your life 13 years? Did you keep a diary? It was a special notebook or just an ordinary notebook? You decorated it, or you have draws in it? How was the cover?

I did keep lots of notebooks and diaries.  They were just ordinary spiral-bound notebooks, like the kind I had in school. But I kept them hidden in the bottom of a drawer and did decorate them with stickers.

8.      What books did you read between 12-18 years? What was your favorite?

I read all the fantasy books I could get my hands on. My all-time favorite is Robin McKinley's THE HERO AND THE CROWN. I read it when I was a pre-teen, and fell in love with fantasy ever after. It was the first book I'd read that had a female protagonist who slew her own dragons. I was hooked. I've read it at least a dozen times, and always see something new and brilliant in it.

9.      Do you like your new writer life? Is it beautiful, or how much did your life changed from the moment you published THE HALLOWED ONES?

Life is pretty much the same for me as it was before - I still have the same job, working at the library, and live in the same place. But I'm very proud and happy to see the book in print - that made all the difference.

10.  What advice do you have for teen writers?

Stick with it. I really suggest that writers try National Novel Writing Month at least once - it really develops the habit of writing every day.

11.  When is your birthday? And how old are you?

I am older than most pixies, but younger than most dragons.  ;-)

12.  What is your favorite quote?

"No matter where you go, there you are." It's from an old movie called THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI.

Thank you very much, you are incredible! What message do you have for your fans from Romania?

Thank you  so much for interviewing me, and I'm thrilled to have fans in Romania! It's been such a pleasure to meet you and your readers!

Interview with Khelsey Jackson

 Khelsey was so cute and gaved me an interview. Check it out:

I know that this is the question that every writer hates, but everyone always asks: How do you get inspired?From where do you get your ideeas?

KJ- I get most of my ideas when I am walking my dog, and in the shower.

What did you always want to be?How do you decided to be a writer?At what age do you decided you want to be a writer?

KJ- Growing up I wanted to be a police officer. I really didn’t want to be an author until 2 years ago. I was reading The Vampire Academy and thought I could do this. I was 22.

How do you keep on staying motivated?I know that to write a book its a really hard work,so how could you continue this work?

KJ- I take a lot of breaks. Sometimes the voices in my head won't talk to me, so I would read. Reading helps me when I can't write. Kallos is my largest book, about 253 pages and it took me a year to write.

I know that Acidalia is a great story, so how do you decided you want to write fantasy?When did you began to write this book?In what year did you began and how long this book take to be write?

KJ- After read Richelle Mead's series, and a bunch of other YA books I wanted to try. I have always been in love with gods and goddesses, so I wanted to write something with them in it. In January 2011 I started researching gods and goddess and began to write Kallos. Acidalia I wrote after I wrote Kallos. I sent Kallos to Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly April 17 2012. A month later I had an email saying they wanted Kallos.

Acidalia has extraordinary characters.Where do you start a book,with plot,characters or dialogue?

KJ- I let my characters speak for themselves. I know a lot of authors plan their books out, and I don’t. I like to leave it in their hands, and hope they play nice.

Where do you write?Do you write with music, or do you have something that help you to have imagination?

KJ- I write on my couch, and I write to music, I have my MP3 player's volume on the highest! Kallos and Acidalia were mostly written to 30 Seconds to Mars.

How was your life 13 years?Did you kept a diary?It was a special notebook or just an ordinary

notebook?You decorated it, or you have draws in it? How was the cover?.

KJ- At 13 I was shy and very boy crazy!! I tried to keep a diary but I couldn’t keep up with it. But it was pretty, the cover was pink with white flowers on it.

What books did you read between 12-18 years?What was your favorite?

KJ- I loved The Princess Diaries, and I just found out there are like 16 books in that series now.

Do you like your new writer life?Is it beautiful, or how much did your life changed from the moment you published Acidalia?

KJ- I love all the people I am meeting because of it. Another thing I love are the reviews!! I love knowing what people think of it. I cant wait for everyone to read Kallos.

What advice do you have for teen writers?

KJ- My advice is don’t give up, and if you love your story then keep at it. Let your friends and family read your story, and ask them what they think. I am lucky to have some amazing author friends that kept my spirits up when I sent my book in.

When is your birthday? And how old are you?

KJ- My birthday is April 17, and I am 24 years old.

What is your favorite quote?

KJ- We loved with a love that was more than love.
--Edgar Allan Poe

Thank you very much, you are incredible! What message do you have for your fans from Romania?

KJ- I hope you all enjoy Acidalia and Kallos. And thank you all for the love and email I am already getting.