When did you start writing stories?
I started writing stories in my head long before I penned them. Somehow, I always knew I’d write books, but it wasn’t until a profound event occurred in my life, setting off a personally-transforming chain of events that I sat down and wrote my first book, Millie’s Angel in 2016.
What was your favorite book growing up? Now?
As a child – anything fairytale. Golden Books were my thing. Teenage years switched to the Sweet Valley High series, and matured into books by Virginia Andrews, Jackie Collins and Anne Rice. Nowadays, some of my all-time favorites are Dan Brown’s, Angels & Demons, Sally Beauman’s Destiny, Harold Robbins, A Stone for Danny Fisher, and Bryce Courtenay’s, Jessica. I also loved Elizabeth Hunter’s, The Scribe.
I read across genres.
If you could live anywhere in the world where money was not a factor, where would it be?
A long cabin house perched on the edge of a cliff and overlooking the ocean. The location isn’t nearly as important as the company - as long as the neighbors aren’t too close. We’d fly over the sea every day and forget the world.
How did you come up with the story?
I wrote Rebellion: Stone the Crows with J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon. Both of these authors are post-apocalyptic dystopian masters, and it was an honor to work so closely with them. I believe the story was the brain-child of J. Thorn, born during a trip to Seattle – more about that here: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2018/08/15/4-ways-travel-can-enrich-your-writing/
What are your current writing plans?
I have a couple of running projects keeping me super busy. In honor of the mystic in me, I’m currently working on my own dystopian thriller series. And to quench my romantic side – I’m collaborating with two awesomely talented authors to release a title in time for Valentine’s Day 2019.
Horses, sharks, or eagle?
Eagle
Robots, animals, or people?
People
Simon and Garfunkel, Metallica, or Queen?
Metallica
Novels, novellas, or short stories?
Novels
Morning, afternoon, or night?
Mornings
This was a lot of fun, thank you so much for having me, Ami!
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If you knew the truth, would you live in shackles or die for freedom?
Rebellion is the new dystopian thriller set in a post-apocalyptic world from bestselling authors, J. Thorn, Zach Bohannon, and Kim Petersen, the first book in the Stone the Crows trilogy.
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My review of the first chapter of REBELLION:
I like the story of the girl, Rayna, in the first chapter, enough to keep me interested in her hardship. I think her voice works well.
There are great descriptions and the writing is well done.
I do feel, though, there is too much information dropping in the first chapter. I'd prefer to see things happen and then have a few clues here and there and pick on what it is about.
That said, it sounds like a story about an oppressed group of people by a more affluent group of people.
I would read the next chapter to find out more, but if the information dropping continues to be heavy, I'd probably stop.
