1. First off the cover is breath taking did you have a hand in creating it?I think the cover is breathtaking because I had absolutely no hand in creating it. I am not good at art!
2. So why are you so drawn to Greek mythology?I grew up with a mother who would read me Greek Myths at bedtime. The myths were ingrained in me from a very early age. Even though I didn't start out with the intention of retelling a Greek myth, I couldn't help using mythology to explain what happened to a very broken girl.
3. So what’s with the Dead Elvises?The Dead Elvises are a rock band made up of immortals. The lead guitar, Cole, is the boy who entices my main character, Nikki, to the Underworld in the first place.
4. Is your lead character Nikki inspired by anyone you actually know?Nikki was lightly inspired by a girl I went to school with. She went through some very hard times, and it was difficult for her to recover. The first scene in the book shows a girl who has been missing for a long time returning to her high school, and all the difficulties of rumors and questions that surround her.That being said, it is about a parallel universe called the EVERNEATH, so the similarities to real life end there. :)
5. There have been a lot of Greek mythology based movies lately which actor do you think has played the best Zeus?Oh man, I think I need to go to more movies. If I could pick an actor to play Zeus... um... Matt Damon? Because I generally like anything he does.
6. What were some of your favorite authors growing up and did they influence you in writing Everneath?I loved Madeline L'engle's A WRINKLE IN TIME. She taught me that a book about other worlds, and time/space travel, is still, at its heart, a story about real life.
7. I heard you got to go to the SCBWI conference how was it. Did you meet
any authors you've been a big fan of?I got to meet THE Judy Blume! That was absolutely insane. I also got to hear Libba Bray (Great and Terrible Beauty) talk about the pain she went through trying to write the third book in her series. It was so comforting to hear that even great authors go through periods of failure. So human!
8. Did you use any music to inspire your writing? If so what are some of the songs-artist?
I have a playlist for Everneath, which includes Death Cab for Cutie (I'll
Follow you into the Dark) the Swell Season (Falling Slowly), Bon Jovi (You Wanna
Make a Memory) and a bunch of others. Even Shakira (Hips Don't Lie).
9. What would you say makes your book unique?I like that neither the main character, or the love interest, have supernatural powers. I think that's unique in a paranormal stories. Also, the mythology in this story is not very literal. There is no Hades, or other Gods of Olympus, or even an actual Underworld with dead people. The magic in this book is more realistic, and something that I could imagine existing in the world we all know.
10. And last but not least do you have a message for your eagerly awaiting fans?Just that I'm so grateful to anyone who would take the time and money to read something I've written. It blows me away, every day. The first thing I want to say to fans is always THANK YOU.
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