Friday, September 28, 2012
Author Interview with Diana Nixon
">The story begins with a strange dream, which
has been torturing Eileen for nights. Trying to find out its hidden meaning she
leans on her best friend Amanda for help. The two of them go to a fortune-teller,
who predicts changes in Eileen’s life.
Eileen and Amanda, whose family is one of
the seven founders of the university, Dever, go there to start a new life and
get an education. Coming to the university, Eileen meets Christian, Amanda’s
brother, whom she falls in love with from the very first sight. But, as it
turns out later, Christian is in love with her too.
They couldn’t even imagine that many years
ago their lives were bound by magical spells. But now they have to find out
why…
Hi Diana, you have one published book and another
about to be published. How long have you been writing?
I’ve been writing for a year and a month:)
Yes, I do remember the exact day when I started writing my first book. It was
July 1, and my debut fantasy novel, named Love
lines was ready in 30 days. It was originally written in Russian, but some
time later it was translated into English and published in the US on March 29. Almost
five months have passed since that day, and now I’m working on my second book,
named Songs of the wind, which is the
second book of the Love lines series.
I’m planning to publish it this fall.
Thirty days? WOW. That's incredible! What do you
like best about writing?
The most pleasurable
thing about writing is the opportunity to take a dive into the midst of events
of another world that is completely different from our everyday life. And my
favorite genre—fantasy--is the best choice to create magical illusions that
don’t exist in reality. I enjoy writing, creating imaginary characters and
events that would make my readers smile, or cry, or even start writing too.
What’s your least favorite thing?
The only thing I
don’t like about my work is proofreading, of course. It takes so much time,
that when the book is finally ready it feels like you know the text by heart.
I agree totally. How did you create the plot for
this book?
First of all, I
wanted to create a magical world that would be different from most of the
stories of the same kind. That’s why, besides from magic itself, my characters
possess other supernatural talents such as seeing futures, reading auras, dream
interpreting, healing people, and possessing the powers of nature elements.
Secondly, my book was supposed to show how beautiful and sincere true love can
be, how strong friendship can be, how supportive and understanding friends can
be, and how important family ties are. The plot of my story is built on
emotional background. So I hope that every reader would be able to feel
everything I tried to show with every word of the book.
What a beautiful premise. Your book sounds very
inspirational. Your cover art is beautiful too. Did you have any say in it?
The original cover of
Love Lines, the black & white
version, was
my creation. I’m very proud of myself for drawing it. It mirrors the main idea
of the plot, and I hope it also attracts the readers’ attention. The cover of
the gift edition was created by Jennifer Avey, a very talented designer. It’s
colorful and beautiful, and magical. In other words – it has everything that I
would love to see on Love Lines
cover.
You should be proud
of your cover. I’m impressed you did the black and white version yourself. Okay, let's talk names. I’m
constantly on the lookout for new ones. How do you name your characters?
When I was thinking
about the main characters’ names I read different books, interpreting the
meaning of every name. So I chose those that I thought were best and had
something special in themselves that I would use later in the plot.
What would your main
character say about you?
That she really hates
me for making her go through so many trials:) I can almost hear her saying:
“Why on earth wouldn’t she make everything so much easier?!”
I think our main characters have something in
common! Tell us about your favorite scene in the book.
My favorite scene is
the moment when Eileen and Christian see their tattoos for the first time. In
my imagination it looks fantastic with the lacy lines shining on their backs
and their first kiss. Though I like all the scenes of my book, of course:)
What song would you pick to go with your book?
That would definitely
be Richard Marx’s “Right here waiting.”
Readers make good
authors. What book are you currently reading and in what format
(e-book/paperback/hardcover)?
I just finished “Pushing The Limits,” by Katie McGarry,
and I enjoyed every page of it. It was an e-book.
Reviews come with the territory. How do you handle
criticism of your work?
People are free to
say whatever they think should be said about my books. I can’t make them all
like my works, it’s simply impossible. Everyone has his own opinion, and I
appreciate honest reviews.
What do you like to
do when you’re not writing?
I have a little
daughter, and most of my free time I spend with her, my beloved husband and our
cat:) They all suffer from sharing me so often with my heroes, so every time
they see me not staring at my notebook, they do all their best to get my
attention.
If you could take a trip anywhere in the world,
where would you go?
I would choose Brazil
and Australia. I want to see the annual February carnival and kangaroos:)
Cool. I’m available in February if you need a
travel buddy! Seriously, thank you for being here and answering my questions. I
hope you’ll come back when your second book in the series is published. Thanks,
Diana!
Author bio:
Diana Nixon
was born in Minsk, Belarus, where she still lives and works on her series.
Before becoming a writer, she received a Master of Law degree from Belorussian
state University. She has always liked reading fantasy novels, so when she came
up with the idea of writing a book, she already knew what genre to choose. At
the moment Diana is working on her Love Lines
series.
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