First of all can I say,Thanks so much for having me here today!
You have some seriously fun questions, so hopefully I can do them justice.
Thank you for taking the time out of your writing schedule to take part in this Interview. So lets start with a few "Facts about Meradeth, and then move onto the Interview...
Facts about Meradeth by MuseItUp publishing.
Thank you for taking the time out of your writing schedule to take part in this Interview. So lets start with a few "Facts about Meradeth, and then move onto the Interview...
Facts about Meradeth by MuseItUp publishing.
Meradeth’s never been a big fan of talking about herself, but if you really want to know, here are some random tidbits about her:
She’s a Northern California girl. This generally means she talks too fast and use "like" a lot.
When she’s not writing, she’s sequencing dead people’s DNA. For fun!
She’s been writing since she was 11 years old. It's her hobby, her passion, and she’s so happy to get to share her work!
If she could have a super-power, it would totally be flying. Which is a little strange, because she’s terrified of heights.
What are you
currently reading? Are you enjoying it? What format is it? (ebook, hardback or paperback)
I was lucky
enough to win an arc of The Diviners by Libba Bray, and I’m totally loving it.
It’s set in NYC during the roaring twenties, and it’s just so much fun! It’s
quite long, which I love, though it has kept me up really late a few night now.
The copy I won is a paperback, (I know this is silly) and it’s really heavy
after so much reading on my kindle, haha!
Do you think
ebooks will ever totally replace printed books?
I am not sure
they will ever totally replace them. There are times when paper books are
needed and necessary for certain mediums (I can’t imagine an art book, for
instance, as an ebook). But, I do think their popularity will keep growing.
They’re just so much easier and more convenient. My husband and I have a storage
unit half-full of books right now (in preparation for a big move) and I keep
looking at it and thinking “well, I wish I just had all ecopies of these to
save my poor back!”
If you could
invite three favourite writers to dinner, who would you invite and enjoy
chatting with?
Oh dear, this
would be hard to chose! Do they all have to be living? Because I think having
Mark Twain over for dinner would be positively hilarious, coupled with Libba
Bray and Christopher Moore, and well, it would be a hoot! Now, what
would probably be more to my taste would be having Lauren Kate, Cynthia Hand,
and Cassandra Clare over—I’ve love to pick their brains a little over something
tasty I’ve cooked up!
Do you choose
a title first, or write the book then choose the title?
I’ll admit it:
titles are my enemy. I usually go through about ten before I settle on
something I like (which makes my filing system on my computer pretty
ridiculous). I wish I were one of those authors who has the perfect title all
worked out before they start! Colors Like Memories, for one, went through
previous titles like “Lost” (wow, boring, right?), “Tombstone” (because I had
to name the file something…), and a few others that are even worse! Finally I
came across the phrase that led to the title and viola, I was happy with it!
Do you have a
favourite character from your books? and why are they your favourite?
Okay, I’ll
admit it, I totally have a favorite. I feel like I’m supposed to be a parent
and love all my characters equally, but I don’t. One of the male characters
from the first book I ever wrote (and I’m currently getting to re-write, yay!)
is my favorite. He’s just fun, and interesting, and makes me wish he were real…
(Does this make me sound crazy? Probably. *sigh* but it’s the truth!)
Do you have
plans for a new book? Is this book part of a series?
Colors Like
Memories will have several companion books—not exactly a series, but others in
the same world, and different situations. I’m waiting to hear back from my
publisher on one of them, and am in the middle of drafting a third. I have
another book up my sleeve that I need to start editing, but so far the day is
only 24 hours long!
A bit about the Colors Like
Memories:
Julia has a secret: she killed the guy she
loved. It was an accident—sort of.
Julia is a Sary, the soul of a child who died
before taking her first breath. Without this 'breath of life' she and others
like her must help those on the verge of suicide. It's a job Julia used to
enjoy, until the accident that claimed her boyfriend’s life—an accident she
knows was her fault. If living with the guilt weren't enough, she's now assigned
to help a girl dealing with the loss of her mother, something Julia's not
exactly the best role model for. If she can't figure out a way to help her,
Julia's going to lose her position in the Sary, something she swore to her
boyfriend would never happen.
Julia is a Sary, the soul of a child who died
before taking her first breath. Without this 'breath of life' she and others
like her must help those on the verge of suicide. It's a job Julia used to
enjoy, until the accident that claimed her boyfriend’s life—an accident she
knows was her fault. If living with the guilt weren't enough, she's now assigned
to help a girl dealing with the loss of her mother, something Julia's not
exactly the best role model for. If she can't figure out a way to help her,
Julia's going to lose her position in the Sary, something she swore to her
boyfriend would never happen.
Available from MuseItUp Publishing.
Also available at Amazon.co.uk
Where can readers follow Meradeth?
http://youtu.be/HFRNJ-Yn7So (teaser trailer)
http://youtu.be/7lUpK68bYFI (book trailer)
Thanks so much for hosting me!! It's a pleasure to be on such a fun blog :)
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