Get Inside Their Head: Historical Fiction Interview

Get Inside Their Head: Historical Fiction Interview

by | Aug 24, 2016 | Blog, Get In Their Head

“Get inside their head” is about getting to know the audience you’re writing for. Once a month, I interview one avid reader of a particular genre, asking questions every author wants to know, or should know about writing for their audience through the eyes of one ideal potential reader. Today’s discussion is about Historical Fiction. And my interviewee is blogger, author, and avid reader, Hannah Heath: Hannah Heath Hannah is a college-aged author, blogger, and hopeless bookworm. She loves searching for old books at thrift stores, winces every time she hears the phrase “I don’t like to read,” and often wishes someone would invent candles that smell like hardcovers. She writes young adult Christian Fantasy and is currently seeking representation for her first novel, The Stump of the Terebinth Tree. Check out Hannah’s blog page here: hannahheath-writer.blogspot.com Hannah can also be found at Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/48039868-hannah-heath FacebookTwitter Thanks again Hannah for joining us on this feature interview about what readers are looking for in a historical fiction novel. And thank you for being willing to let us poke around your brain a little! My pleasure, Rae! Thank you for having me. First of all: How long have you been an avid reader of the historical fiction genre? I’d say since I was around nine years old. That’s when I first discovered Scott O’Dell, who I will forever credit for my love of historical fiction. What drew you to the historical fiction genre? I loved the fact that these were stories about real people and events. To me, it was so amazing to read something and think, “Wow. This actually happened.” It gave me strength...

Get Inside Their Head: Epic Fantasy

by | Mar 2, 2016 | Blog, Get In Their Head

“Get inside their head” is about getting to know the audience you’re writing for. Once a month, I interview one avid reader of a particular genre, asking questions every author wants to know, or should know about writing for their audience through the eyes of one ideal potential reader. Today’s discussion is about Epic Fantasy. And my interviewee is twenty-four year old blogger, author, and avid reader, Dakota Lopez: Dakota Lopez Dakota is the founder and editor of Geekritique, a blog dedicated to reviewing genre works in book, movie, and tv forms. The blog also hosts a number of editorials and recommendations for geeky things across the board. Dakota is also in the process of writing his first fantasy novel, which you can read more about at TalesFromAtelinor.wordpress.com . Dakota does his best to stay up to date with the ever changing SFF community, and does well keeping his content new and entertaining. Twitter   Thanks again Dakota for joining us on this feature interview about what readers are looking for in an epic fantasy genre.  Thanks for having me. First of all: How long have you been an avid reader of the epic fantasy genre? My inclination is to just say “oh gosh, forever.” But that would probably be a lie. Although I’ve always liked the fantasy genre.  What drew you to epic fantasy? I’d have to say that personality has a lot to do with it. I read a lot of different stuff. I love science fiction and science fantasy as well. Usually fantasy is a much more nostalgic genre, where SciFi is hopeful. I tend to lean more on nostalgia, as a fault in my personality. What is...
Get Inside Their Head

Get Inside Their Head

by | Dec 1, 2015 | Blog, Get In Their Head

“Get inside their head” is about getting to know the audience you’re writing for. Once a month, I interview one avid reader of a particular genre, asking questions every author wants to know, or should know about writing for their audience through the eyes of one ideal potential reader. Today begins with fantasy fiction. And today’s interviewee is young blogger, author, and avid reader Kate Foley. Kate I. Foley Kate I. Foley is a 15-year-old homeschooler, author, and blogger of seven years, though she’s been writing pretty much all her life. She writes to survive and has frequent conversations with the characters in her head. She’s currently on the search for an agent, which is difficult, but exciting. She hopes to be a published YA author someday. Kate has co-authored the books Fauxpocalypse and The Audacity to Be a Writer. You can find her at her blog themagicviolinist.blogspot.com or on Twitter @Magic_Violinist. Thanks again Kate for joining us on this feature interview about what readers are looking for in the fantasy genre. And thank you for being willing to let us poke around your brain a little!: No problem, I’m so glad to be here!   How long have you been an avid reader of the fantasy genre?:  I’ve been reading fantasy since before I can remember.   What drew you to the fantasy genre?: Harry Potter. I owe so much to those stories since they’re what started me writing novels in the first place. Everything else that followed has led me to another book, which led me to another book, from Percy Jackson to Fablehaven to Throne of Glass....

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