Today, we have Seven Jane on the chopping block—I mean … err … in the chair—for this week’s edition of my Wrong Answers Only Interview! I threw her with some questions, said, “lie, lie, lie!” and when she didn’t, I knew. Luckily, Seven loves the macabre just as much as I do, so I think she enjoyed being tortured for the entertainment of the masses.
*rub hands together* Oh, what fun my little reign of terror is causing these poor writers … 🙂
Lie to Me, Seven!
What inspired you to start writing?
I never wanted to write. It was forced upon me but the voices in my head. It remains my heaviest burden, and my deepest regret.
If you weren’t a writer, what would you be?
Probably a lion tamer, as I’m a huge fan of both large animals and the circus. If not that, then maybe an actress or theatre performer, because I’m a highly extroverted person who enjoys being put in the spotlight. Really, anything where I could join large animals and lots of people staring at me would be ideal.
How do you handle writer’s block?
Usually, I eat it. Is there another way to handle it?
How do you develop your plot and characters?
Generally I go somewhere very, very crowded and stare at people until I think up an idea. There is no better way to divine perfectly shaped characters and plot than to sit at the center of a crowded mall food court or perhaps amusement park and ponder the mystery of life.
What is the most surprising thing you discovered while writing your book(s)?
Would you believe that pirates didn’t actually all have peg legs and talking parrots? I KNOW.
Where do you draw inspiration from?
Broccoli. And if that’s not available, pudding. (I am highly food-motivated.)
Who is your favorite author and why?
I don’t like authors, as a general rule. Whiny, pedantic lot. See Q1.
What is your favorite book?
Considering how much I dislike writing, I very rarely read. If I had to choose one “book” as a favorite, I might pick a pamphlet I recently picked up in my dentist’s office regarding the extraction of troublesome teeth. It was quality literature, and much better than some rambling bit of storytelling from someone like, say, Neil Gaiman or Anne Rice, or any number of debut authors who force their talent on the rest of our bookshelves. Who wants to read that?
What were the key challenges you faced when writing this book?
Mostly that I had to spend so much time writing I wasn’t able to have any real fun. Writing is such fussy business. All the typing. All the research. All the spell-checking. <shudder>
On a typical day, how much time do you spend writing?
Not very much, actually. Somewhere between five minutes and twenty-two hours.
About Seven Jane
Seven Jane is a bestselling author of dark fantasy and speculative fiction. Her debut novel, The Isle of Gold, was published by Black Spot Books in October 2018. She is a member of the Havenwood Falls collective. Currently, Seven is collaborating as the lead author on a franchise project with a top veteran Hollywood director and an award-winning screenwriter.
Seven is a member of the Women’s Fiction Writing Association, where she also serves as Director of Internal Communications. She is a regular contributor to The Nerd Daily.
She is represented by Gandolfo Helin & Fountain Literary Management and supported by Smith Publicity. A nomad at heart, Seven has spent time living everywhere from the South to the Pacific Northwest and New England. She is a recent transplant to Juneau, Alaska.
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The Isle of Gold (Daughter Jones Trilogy, Book I)
#1 Amazon Bestseller, Teen Pirate Action & Adventure Barnes & Noble Bestseller
The year is 1716—the Golden Age of Pirates.
An orphan who sleeps in the dusty kitchens of a quayside brothel, Merrin Smith is desperate to unravel the secrets of her past and find the truth about the events that brought her to Isla Perla as a child. Disguised as a sailor, she joins the crew of the pirate ship Riptide, helmed by the notorious Captain Erik Winters. Tenacious and rumored to be a madman, Winters is known as much for his ruthlessness as for his connection to the enigmatic and beautiful proprietress of The Goodnight Mermaid, Evangeline Dahl, who vanished from the island two summers before.
At sunset the Riptide sails for the mythical island of Bracile, a place hidden between air and sea and that exists only for a moment every two years—and which has never returned any man who has sailed for its shores.
A story where history meets fantasy, The Isle of Gold is an epic, emotional adventure of two women—one desperate to save herself, and the other determined to be rescued—and the secret which binds them together.
Liana Gardner
2019-09-30 - 3:23 am ·This is just plain silly.
And as such, I love it … NO LIE. 😛
moniquesnyman
2019-09-30 - 9:05 am ·HAHAHA I thought it would be an excellent way for writers to get rid of some frustrations after having been asked the same questions a million times. 😀 Thank you for stopping by!