Interview By: Tamazon
Date: February 19, 2009
Hello Amber,
Thanks for joining me today on Night Owl Romance.
To get us started can you please start by telling us a little about your book and yourself.
My first solo novel, Death's Daughter, is coming out at the end of Feb. It's the first in a 3 book series, so I have my plate full with the next two of installments.
I'am an actor/filmmaker/novelist. I spent three years on a television show called Buffy The Vampire Slayer and it was through a connection I made while working on the show with novelist, Chris Golden, that I started writing comic books and prose. I have made three feature films including my latest that I co-directed with Adam Busch called, Drones. I just try and keep as busy as possible--especially because the busier I am, the better shot I have at paying my bills.
If you could be one of the characters from this book - Who would you be? And why?
I would be one of the Attack Gopi . Gopi are Hindu milkmaids that follow the God Krishna around. I took license and made them a little more "intense" in Death's Daughter.
Who or what influenced you when you wrote this book? Did you have a CD, Songs, environment, etc?
I like to write in coffee shops. Usually it's me and about twenty-five other folks working on their screenplays since I live in LA. I actually listened to the cd "Correatown" by Angela Correa. It was the soundtrack to the book.
Can you please give us a sneak peek into the book?
Well, it's the hero's journey told from the female perspective and then updated to a more urban, contemporary environment.
Please tell us what you have planned next?
I'am working on the next two books in the series and I just finished a middle grade book for Alladin.
What kind of research did you do for this book? Did you enjoy the research process?
I did more research on the fashion aspects of the book. I kind of already knew a bit more about mythology and religion, but I definitely did a bunch more research for that stuff, too. I really like researching, but I tend to get distracted and end up learning way more about something than I intended to.
What would you like to tell your readers?
I just hope they enjoy reading the book as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Do you belong to a critique group? If so, how does this help or hinder you?
I have some friends that I share work with, but not a critique group per say. I find that it can be very helpful to get the opinions of people that you trust.
Can you please give us a sneak peek at any of your upcoming books?
Well, the second book in the Death's Daughter series deals with Egyptian mythology.
Thank you for this opportunity!
The End of Magic
The Last Dream Keeper
The Witches of Echo Park
The Golden Age of Death
How to be Death
Serpent's Storm
Cat's Claw
Death's Daughter
