How does Pretty When She Kills differ from Pretty When She
Dies?
In the first book
Amaliya is the center of the story and it’s primarily about her coming to terms
with her new nature and how she deals with the constant threat of her creator,
The Summoner. PRETTY WHEN SHE DIES could
actually be split into two parts. The first part is all about Amaliya on her
own, struggling to survive, while the second part is about what happens when
she arrives in Austin, Texas and encounters Cian, another vampire. The primary
supporting cast enters the story at the halfway mark.
In the second book,
some of the supporting cast takes a much bigger role in the story as it expands
outward. The reader gets to see just how Amaliya’s presence in Austin has
rippled out to affect the supernatural world. She is a rare creature: a
necromancer vampire. Her mere existence has impacted a lot of lives and the
very fabric of the supernatural realm.
I really enjoyed
bringing new characters into the mix and while moving Samantha into a stronger
role in this sequel.
Which of your characters do you have the most in common
with?
I really don’t base
characters off of me, so they are their own people. I really don’t have anything in common with
them personality-wise per se. Jeff and I do share a love of books and
Samantha’s Betsey Johnson purse fetish matches my own. Otherwise, nothing much
really.
Describe Pretty When She Kills in 7 words.
Amaliya is not the
only necromancer vampire.
Did you have to do any research for Pretty When She Kills? If
so, on what and how much?
I live in Texas, so
research is driving around my own city. I
had already established the rules of the world in the first book, so it was fun
just moving the characters through it this time around.
If you won the lotto, what is the first thing you would buy?
A Tesla Roadster! That car is a thing of beauty!
What three authors have most influenced your work?
Bram Stoker, Charlotte
Bronte and Agatha Christie because they inspired me to find my own writing
voice and embrace my imagination.
Finally, do you have any advice for aspiring writers?
Read a lot, write a
lot. It’s the best advice ever given to me.
If a writer tells me they never read, I have no interest in reading
their work. Reading the works of other authors is a way to learn the craft and
hone your own writing voice. It’s a great way to learn what to do, and what not
to do. And, of course, if you want to be a writer, you have to actually
WRITE. It’s amazing how many people tell
me they want to be a published author, but actually never write.
Thanks so much to Rhiannon for taking the time to answer my questions.
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