Today my dear friend Thea Atkinson dropped by to answer some questions.
1. When
and why did you decide to become an Indie writer?
My husband
was diagnosed with MS and I began to look for ways to bring in some
passive income. At the time, I discovered Amazon was allowing
Canadians to self publish to their Kindle platform and I thought,
"Why not?"
I since
learned that self publishing was anything but passive.
2.
What genre do you write in and what genre do you prefer to read?
I like to
try a mix of genres. My usual is what I like to call
Left-of-Mainstream. Not quite literary, not quite contemporary, not
quite genre. Just a big mix of what interests me, really. I recently
began a fantasy series aimed at new adult and up, and I'm having a
lot of fun with it.
3.
Where do you sell most books, USA or UK, Amazon or Barnes and Noble?
Amazon UK.
I wish I could sell at BN, but there seems to be a secret handshake I
know nothing about.
4.
During your childhood who was your biggest influence?
Honestly?
I wanted to be Stephen King. Well, maybe not BE, but be like. I truly
loved his work. I also wanted to be like my older brother who was
incredibly social and well liked. Not sure why my influences were
mostly male. Comes with having three brothers, I suppose.
5. Are
you fortunate enough to write full-time?
Nope. I
teach full time and write to soothe the savage beast.
6. If
Hollywood came knocking who would you want to play your main
character?
If it was
for Water Witch or Blood Witch, I'd have to say I'd want Mila Kunis
to play Alaysha. Her eyes are perfect.
7.
Name 6 people, dead or alive, you’d love to have as guests
seated around your dinner-table.
Jesus
Satan
Hunter S
Thompson
My
brother, Chris
Jann Arden
Rick
Mercer
8.
What one piece of advice have you found the most important in your
writing career?
Keep
writing no matter how much you doubt yourself because you should do
it for yourself. Unless it's a job. In that case, keep writing.
9.
What are your plans for the coming year?
To edit an
erotic thriller and publish under a pen name, To outline and finish
the 3rd book in the Elemental Magic series, and to release a few
short stories. Oh, and get a haircut. I always forget that one.
10.
And finally, if you were stranded on a desert island what 3 books
would you choose to have with you?
Empty
notebooks count?
Author
Bio:
Thea
Atkinson is a writer of character driven fiction; call it what you
will: she prefers to describe her work as psychological thrillers
with a distinct literary flavour. As in her bestselling novel,
Anomaly, her characters often find themselves in the darker edges of
their own spirits but manage to find the light they seek.
She has
been an editor, a freelancer, and a teacher, but fiction is her
passion. She now blogs and writes and twitters. Not necessarily in
that order.
You can buy her latest release Blood Witch here:
Others:
Water
Witch
Formed of
Clay
Anomaly
