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MNtR: So, I hear that as a child, you in fact did not enjoy reading. What took up much of your time and interest instead?
SN: I played volleyball from fifth grade all the way up until sophomore year, so that kept me busy.
MNtR: Craved takes place in the supernatural town of Flora, Missouri. Is the locale based on any real areas or cities that you like?
SN: No, I just wanted somewhere where there’d be enough room/country that could house a supernatural community that was away from the public eye. I’m from Illinois so I’m fairy familiar with Missouri. I picked it on a whim but also wanted it to be close to my state. I did have a woman contact me from Alabama from a town called Florala, who happened to have the same name as me. After a little research, I found out that Florala only has a population of around 1,900 which is about the same as Flora. Kinda a fun bit of information, maybe I should visit Florala to see if Gwen and the gang are there.
MNtR: You've mentioned that you first came up with Gwen and her world several years ago, but that at the time you felt you couldn't properly tell the story. What had changed in the intervening years to bring you back to Gwen successfully?
SN: When I came up with the idea of Gwen’s story, I was just starting out in the writing world, therefore I had no clue how to write a book. I began a book about a witch who tracked down vampires because they were killing witches for their blood but abandoned it because I didn’t like the way I wrote. They say practice makes perfect and believe me it does in the writing world. I started on multiple books and learned something from each one of them. I was almost all the way done with one book but the idea of the witches being poached by vampires was always in the back of my mind. I ended up putting the almost finished book on hold because I couldn’t stop thinking about the other idea. After a few years of trying to write, Gwen’s story came to me a lot easier than it had before. I like to look at it as if Gwen was patiently waiting for me to tell her story while I learned how to do that.
MNtR: Book two in the Gwen Sparks series, Hunted, comes out in December. Do you have a sense of how far you'd like take the series arcs, or will that develop with each new book? In a few words, can we look forward to a lot more Gwen? ^_^
SN: I don’t actually. I already have the plot for book 3 planned out but after that I’m not sure. I’m thinking there will be at least 4 books in the series but there could be more than that also.
MNtR: Do you have other worlds, other stories, that are brewing in the back of your mind? Are there any other genres that you'd be interested in writing about?
SN: Constantly. Although, the only genre I ever plan to write is paranormal romance. I’m addicted to the genre myself so I find that’s where my interest lie. I’m currently working on two other books as I also write Hunted but my head is full of ideas for other books that will have to wait until I have more time, or until I can figure out a way to pack more hours in the day.
MNtR: Just for fun: would you prefer to be a witch, a vampire, or a were in the Craved world (and why)?
SN: Although witches are being targeted by vampires in my books, I’d still want to be a witch. Imagine being able to use magic pick out your clothes, or form objects out of thin air. Very cool.
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Major thanks to Stephanie Nelson for her stop by MNtR today. I, for one, am looking forward to many installments of Gwen Sparks's adventure. Here's a taste of what the first book in Nelson's new Gwen Sparks series is all about:Gwen Sparks just wants to live a peaceful life in the supernatural town of Flora, but from the moment she read about the first murdered witch, all hope of peace was abandoned. Possessing the rare ability to read the memories of dead, she volunteers to help catch the culprit behind the string of drained witches. Gwen has to team up with the one man who broke her heart, deal with a ghost who pulls her into the deathly realm at will, and a fight off the advances of sexy but frustrating vampire who not only craves what runs through her veins—he wants her heart.
Rock on with that blurb, right? To get more info about Stephanie Nelson, visit the following:
www.stephanie-nelson.com
https://twitter.com/#!/StephNel1
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephanie-Nelson/177640978961830
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