Hello, there, roses!
Yesterday, you all read my review of The Other Slipper. I loved that book SO MUCH! If you haven't read my review, go ahead and do it now. I'll still be here.
So? Doesn't it sound great?
And now I have an interview with Kenechi, the author of said amazing book. It's a really fun one!
And now, as promised, it's time for a giveaway!
Kenechi has generously offered me a copy of The Other Slipper to give away to one lucky winner!
Now here's the shocking part.
Annabelle is using Rafflecopter! By choice! o:
I did say I would try Rafflecopter eventually, and now's as good a time as any. Then it will be over with and I can decide if I like it or not.
Good luck, everyone!!
Lovelovelove,
Yesterday, you all read my review of The Other Slipper. I loved that book SO MUCH! If you haven't read my review, go ahead and do it now. I'll still be here.
So? Doesn't it sound great?
And now I have an interview with Kenechi, the author of said amazing book. It's a really fun one!
- Hi, Kenechi! Welcome to Sparkles and Lightning.
Hi Annabelle, thanks for having me on your blog.
- What inspired you to become an author?
I read a lot as a child and it didn’t take long for me to start forming ideas about what I wanted to read. Then I started to write the ideas down and draw comic strips when I was still in primary school. The quality of my work was probably laughable but I knew I had something to share, even if it was just with my family members, so I kept at it.
- Describe your book in one word for me.
(This is really, really, really difficult!) Enchanted.
- When did you get the idea to do a retelling of Cinderella—from the other side?
I was heading home from work a few years ago and misread a café sign that said “The Other Side” for “The Other Slipper”. It bugged me that I couldn’t remember what happened to the other slipper after the ball so I made up a story about it on my commute. I decided that someone else found the slipper and had taken it home with serious consequence. Then I decided the person had to have their own adventure, it didn’t have to be a story about Cinderella at all. That really freed me up to write much more than I would have if I had stuck to the original story. I later found out what really happened to the slipper in the original story but it was too late by then, the idea had stuck
- What was your favorite fairy tale growing up?
Argh, if I say, then the other fairytales will find out and never let me retell their stories. Seriously though, I never had a favourite but I was always drawn to the Cinderella story (methinks it was the lure of those glass slippers). It was one of the stories I experimented with in my early teens and I guess I’ve finally done it properly now.
- Do you think you’ll write a sequel to The Other Slipper?
Funny enough, I’ve been asked that question by other readers. I didn’t start off thinking it would be part of a series but by the time I got to the end of writing it, I knew I had subconsciously left room for that eventuality. The story ends well enough for a standalone book but there are plenty of opportunities in it to pick it up from another character’s view point. We’ll see if my mind can conjure up some more magic to jar their lives again.
- What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten?
Don’t give up!
- Tell us about the process involved in writing.
Sit in front of PC, open document, surf the net for trivia I think I might need, spend ages distracted by random nonsense on-line, snap back to reality and type a few words, stare into space, maybe watch some telly, type some more, play an online game, more typing, decide it’s time to move on to something else.
- What advice would you give to anyone who wants to be a writer?
Don’t give up! Edit, edit, edit. Join a writing group if you can find the time and get independent people to read your work.
- How do you spend your time when you’re not writing?
When I’m not at work (I have a full time job), I read a fair bit but I also play far too much computer games (I can’t start to count the hours I’ve wasted trying to burst floating bubbles on my computer screen). If I get the strength to brave the outdoors, it’s usually to head to the cinema or out for dinner with friends.
- What’s the last thing you said out loud?
Goodnight
- Anything you can share with us about upcoming books from you?
I have a couple of other YA books out at the moment but I’m attempting to write my first YA paranormal romance. There will no werewolves, angels or vampires in sight as I’m trying to make it a little different from a lot of books currently out there. Wish me luck.
- Thank you for dropping by, Kenechi!
And now, as promised, it's time for a giveaway!
Kenechi has generously offered me a copy of The Other Slipper to give away to one lucky winner!
Now here's the shocking part.
Annabelle is using Rafflecopter! By choice! o:
I did say I would try Rafflecopter eventually, and now's as good a time as any. Then it will be over with and I can decide if I like it or not.
Good luck, everyone!!
Lovelovelove,
