Interview with Daniele Lanzarotta
What inspired you to write your first book?
Other YA authors and their stories inspired me to write
my first book. I was reading a lot of YA novels at the time and I wanted to create
my own world and my own characters, and that is how Imprinted Souls got
started.
Will you be writing any more YA books, if so what will
they be about and how many? Will it be a series?
Absolutely. I love writing YA. J
Right now I’m working on the last Academy of the Fallen novel,
Forsaken. I also have two other YA
novels planned: Unseen (The main character’s choices between two guys is also a
choice between life or death) and Branded (A witch series… more to be revealed
soon. J)
Do you have a
specific writing style?
I found
that my writing style is different depending on what series I’m working on, so
no. *Laughs*
Do you like being an
author?
I LOVE
IT!
How did you come up
with the titles for your YA books?
I wish I
had a better answer but they honestly just came to me.
Is there a message
in your novel (Mermaid’s Curse) that you want readers to grasp?
Follow
your dreams and keep moving forward no matter what life throws at you.
Are there places in
this book that are real? (towns, schools, etc)
All
fiction! J The Imprinted Souls Series were the only
novels where I actually used real places.
What books have most
influenced your life most?
There
were many books and characters that influenced me, but if I had to choose only one,
I would say ‘The Edge of Never.’ It’s
one of those books that really make you look at things differently.
If you had to
choose, which writer would you consider a mentor?
Richelle
Mead. I love her books! I also love that she writes YA and adult novels.
What book are you
reading now?
Shadowfever
by Karen Marie Moning.
What are your
current projects?
I have
quite a few. *Laughs* Forsaken (the final Academy of the Fallen novel), Fated
(Mermaid’s Curse 2), Venom (The Reawakening Series – Imprinted Souls
spin-off). These are the ones I plan to
release this year.
Can you share a
little of your current work with us?
I tend to
giveaway too much, so here is the official synopsis for Insatiable – A
Mermaid’s Curse.
Arianna always felt like she didn't belong in the world
where she was born. Ever since she was little, she used to hide behind the
rocks in the sea, and watch the human family who spent their summers on that
island. Over the years, there was nothing she wished more than to be like them,
especially so she could get close to Blake, the human boy who she saw turn into
a troubled teenager and then, an unhappy man. Once her dad grew tired of her
dreams and hopes for a reality that is not her own, Arianna is thrown into an
arranged marriage, and her only way out of it is to make a deal with the
power-hungry man who will give her everything that she has ever dreamed of.
Dreams that turn into nightmares as she watches Blake's world fall apart,
because of her and Blake's inability to control their desires for one another.
Is there anything
you find particularly challenging in your writing?
Letting
go of certain characters.
Do you have to
travel much concerning your book(s)?
Not too
much. I wish I had to travel more. I love going to new places.
Who designed the
covers?
Michelle
Monique Photography took the picture used on the Mermaid’s Curse cover. I love her work. Meredith Hancock is the
graphic designer who made all the changes.
She is awesome. She also did all
of my other book covers.
What were the
challenges (research, literary, psychological, and logistical) in bringing your
books to life?
Time and
patience…. I have none. *Laughs* Once a book is done, I want readers to be able
to read it right away.
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
