Welcome anonymous_freak to the interview chair! Currently an Ambassador and writer of many paranormal stories about shifters, werewolves, and demons. We are so happy to finally publish her interview!
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What draws you to the paranormal genre?
I like the Shifters aspect of paranormal stories. I especially love when they blend it with the real world.
What was the first paranormal story you read or watched, and has it inspired any of your works?
If we are talking about what was my first paranormal that I wrote, it was a story called Fragmented, which I have since taken down from my profile because I wrote it as a 14 year old and I've grown in my writing since. It was a vampire, shifter, and angel story. At the time, I didn't really know how to string my stories together, but it influenced my story Feral in a way. Feral is a werewolf based book without fated mates and I wrote that in highschool.
My current work, Black is a continuation of Blue that is currently on the paranormal profile. I liked the idea of continuing with shifters, but this time, as I'm an avid fantasy reader, I explored dragons and felines, rather than wolves and vampires. I have a fated mate trope (ish) in this duology, but I also decided to give my own spin on it too.
What paranormal trope do you secretly love—even if readers roll their eyes?
Fated mates... :)
What's your process for worldbuilding in the paranormal realm? Where does logic meet lore in your work?
I usually start with a basic concept, something that most readers may already be familiar and try to figure out to make the idea my own while also catering to what the masses may enjoy.
What's the most "serious" research rabbit hole you fell into while writing?
Searching up battle weapons, and the correct nomenclature of armor and its many pieces. I explored fantasy and Gothic writing getting my degree in English literature, but this was definitely a more personal research project.
Ever finished a draft and thought, "This is either genius or a disaster. I'll let the readers decide"?
Yes, that was my approach with my story Feral.
What's your writing process like?Plotter, pantser, somewhere in between or depends on the moon phase?
I am 100% a pantser when it comes to writing. I get a really good beginning idea, and then I think of an ending for that beginning and then I start to write the journey.
Do you believe in real-life paranormal experiences?
Not particularly, I did go to one of rhe most haunted schools for college. My dorm room was a 136-year-old hotel room, but I never had any ghost stories to share.
Which supernatural creature would you most want to meet in real life, and why?
Probably a witch, mainly because their powers can undo, or do, a lot of things.
What's the biggest challenge when writing supernatural elements?
Trying to live up to readers' expectations of the genre. What I mean is that the paranormal genre encompasses such a ginormous range of ideas, tropes, and elements, that it's hard to stay within the traditional idea of the genre.
What's the vibe: creepy, romantic, mysterious, all of the above?
Romantic and mysterious for sure!
What's one fun or random fact about you that might surprise readers?
I am a twin (fraternal, brother) and my husband is also a twin (also fraternal, but he has a sister).
Which other Wattpad authors or books in the genre do you admire?
LCRomance. She combines fun, flirty, and paranormal in such a nice little bundle. I also really enjoy the book Bloom and Doom by MariaDeanAuthor, which is such a cute and cozy paranormal mystery story. If you like movies like Knives Out, you'll definitely enjoy her work.
