Welcome once more to Lycaon Monday! Today we have the lovely Samantha Allard sharing her writing tips and secret quirks...
1. I
write because… I can’t picture doing anything else with my life. Well, I
wouldn’t mind being a baker but writing will always be my first love. The thing
I enjoy doing the most.
2. If I
were your favorite cookie, what would I be? Rich tea. I know that they can be
rather plain but sweet and I do love a good cup of tea.
3.
Plotter or pantster? It depends on the situation and the story. A short story I
usually put in the hands of the characters. A longer story needs more planning,
especially to keep the story on track.
4. What
is your favorite type of character to write about and why? I’ve always enjoyed
writing witty female leads. A girl or woman thrown into an impossible
situation. When I was growing up I enjoyed watching Buffy, Alias and She Wolf
in London (a very short-lived werewolf series) and I like writing characters
like that.
5.
Hamburgers or sushi? Hamburger, preferably with cheese.
6. Name
three things on your desk. I don’t have a desk but I usually have a coffee, my
phone and a writing pad close by,
7. What
books have influenced your writing style? Christopher Pike’s ‘The Last Vampire’
series. Rachel Caine’s ‘Weather Warden’ series and Jim Butcher’s ‘Harry
Dresden’ series.
8. Tell
us a little about your book. The Dark of the Moon was originally published
under the name Ella Grey as an eshort series ‘A Difficult Decision’. This
edition has been heavily revised and reedited making it a much stronger story.
It tells the story of Rachel Valentine, who isn’t your typical sixteen year
old. Her older brother is missing, presumed dead. Her father works for the
government and Rachel has a few tricks up her sleeves. Lessons she learnt from
her father. Thrown into a battle between warring werewolves. Rachel has secrets
that she doesn’t even know she possesses.
9. What
advice do you have for new and aspiring authors? Read and write every day.
10. What
is next on your writerly horizon? A sequel to The Dark of the Moon. I really
want to tie up some plot ideas that I introduced in this story. This will
probably be my NANO project. I also plan on writing a sequel for Runaways, my
telekinetic assassin story.
Top 5
favorite (pick one) desserts, movies, things to eat, ice cream flavors, books.
Mistborn
by Brandon Sanderson
Throne
of Glass by Sarah Maas
The
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Elantris
by Brandon Sanderson
Storm
Front by Jim Butcher
Blurb:
Rachel Valentine isn't your average
girl.
Three years ago her brother disappeared,
and Rachel went off the rails quite spectacularly. Now she is trapped in a
nunnery because she accidently blew up half the science department at her old
school. One night she sees her long-lost brother in the crowd behind a reporter
on television. There's no mistaking who he is, but getting her parents to
believe her is a different matter. It leaves her one option: break out of the
nunnery and travel to London to track him down.
She's about to find out that things are never that simple and
there are some secrets that are impossible to believe.
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Excerpt:
I drop
the box at my feet, then rummage through it. The book I need is wedged in deep.
Thank
God the nuns hadn't searched through any of the books I brought. I specifically
chose the Stephen King, figuring it was the safest one. It took me ages to
hollow it out. There's enough money in here that no one would notice the slight
difference in weight. I flick through the wad of money, stopping when I catch
sight of the fake ID, which adds a few years to my age. I use the blue rucksack
stuffed into the box. I add the things I need inside. First the book, the money
and ID still hidden away. A few items of clothes follow them, a skirt, a dress,
T-shirts, and jeans. I'm looking forward to getting out of this stupid uniform.
Hell, I'd burn it if I had time.
Just
leaving the cupboard, I notice a name on one of the boxes. Susan Towers. What
had she told me about herself? Pausing at the door, I think.
Come on,
Rachel, think. She said something about makeup. She's a makeup student. There
might be something I can use in her box.
I slide
the box down. One quick search through it and then I'll go. I nearly jump when
I brush my hand against something soft and brown.
What the
hell is that?
A smile
unfolds on my face when I realize what it is, hair. A wig. I fight against the
urge to break out in a dance.
This is
perfect. I can definitely use this.
About the author:
Once
upon a time, in a galaxy far away, passed the farthest star in the sky and
where the horizon meets for its kiss with the land, Samantha battled evil
drones. The drones were six feet tall, had three sets of hands, and it was best
If you didn't mention the third eye. (They don't like it when you bring it up.)
She wields words like a sword in her hand and cuts down her foes with the skill
of a ballerina wearing flip-flops and juggling chainsaws. (She knows how to
multitask.)
Take a
trip into her worlds (yep, plural) as she writes young adult with a touch of
wolves and anything else that takes her fancy.
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