Young Adult - Contemporary Fantasy
Date Published: 05-16-2022
Publisher: Wild Rose Press
Bax always fantasized something remarkable would happen in his life. So when a decrepit man with glowing purple eyes offers him a ring intended for his estranged father, Bax accepts.
The ring speaks to Bax in a dream, tempting him with a vision of a powerful djinn. Desperate to make his fantasies a reality, Bax unleashes a creature called Ifrit, but soon learns this djinn isn't what the ring led him to believe. Feeding off the depths of his subconscious, the sinister demon fulfills what he thinks Bax wants by manipulating, threatening, and murdering. With everyone he loves in danger and a trail of crimes pointing back at him, Bax must scramble to solve the puzzle that will banish Ifrit forever.
Is There a
Message in Your Novel That You Want Readers to Grasp?
Always
appreciate what you have. My main character gets into all kinds of trouble because
he didn’t do that. Because he’s always waiting for something big to happen to
him, he doesn’t truly appreciate all the good already in his life
Is there
anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
Falling in
love with secondary characters or scenes that may or may not add much to the
main story, but I just can’t part with them. That’s why I rely so much on trusted
beta readers. If my best beta readers ask “Why is that scene there?” or “Do you
need that character?” and I can’t answer--Delete!
How many
books have you written and which is your favorite?
I’ve written
several to varying degrees of completion, but this is my first polished and published
one. It is--by far--my favorite. I think every book or story I’ve written gets better
than the last, so I’ll probably always think my most recent book is the best. If
a writer doesn’t improve with each book, then they’re not fully developing their
craft.
If You had the
chance to cast your main character from Hollywood today, who would you pick and why?
Finn
Wolfhard who plays Mike Wheeler in Netflix’s Stranger Things. A beta reader
told me that’s who she pictured when we were discussing the book, and ever
since that, I can’t shake it.
When did
you begin writing?
In sixth grade, I wrote a
science fiction story. Every Friday, I’d distribute 12 pages, comprised of three
chapters, to my friends. I watched way too much tv as a kid, so of course, my
story had cliffhangers right before school breaks and a climax at the end of
the year like a season finale. A few years ago, my parents found those pages in
a box in their basement and let me tell you, it was very entertaining to read
how my sixth-grade self wrote a romance storyline!
How long
did it take to complete your first book?
My books typically take me
a year or two. I stress out about missing details, so I could never be one of
those people who crank out a book every few months. I need to write it, step away,
edit, rewrite, and repeat. And repeat. And repeat.
Did you
have an author who inspired you to become a writer?
John Irving. A
Prayer for Owen Meaney was the first book I read that fundamentally changed how
I looked at life. It was spiritual, without being religious. Inspiring, without
being preachy. My dream is to write something like that one day.
What is your
favorite part of the writing process?
Writing a synopsis. There
are probably writers out there reading this who are scowling at the screen right
now, but I always second guess my ideas, so if I start with a complete plot arc
in 2 pages or less, then I know I have something. Plus, it helps keep my story
on track and focused without removing the exciting twists and turns of the writing
process. I may detour, but I always know where I need to end up.
Describe
your latest book in 4 words.
Wishes can be dangerous.
Can you
share a little bit about your current work or what is in the future for your
writing?
This
novel centers around Bax, a fifteen-year-old who summons a sinister djinn who grants
wishes from the depths of Bax’s subconscious, using whatever means necessary to
make those desires real. The evil djinn brings to life the fleeting thoughts
floating in Bax’s mind without regard for repercussions or consequences, no
matter how greedy, selfish, or cruel they are, leaving Bax to pick up the
pieces.
I’m currently working on a sequel which will
pick up at the end of FROM BRICK & DARKNESS. There were a few plot lines I
intentionally didn’t wrap up, so I’m already at work on the sequel, which will revisit
Bax and the djinn-verse.
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