Interview with Cassandra Boyson, Creator of Firetongue

What’s the story behind the story? What impressed you to write down Firetongue (Chronicles of the Chosen)?

There’s a literal story behind the story: my first ever guide, Seeker’s Name, revealed again in 2014. The principle character enters one world from one other by means of a portal on the finish of a mountain tunnel referred to as Jaela’s Cavern. On the time, I knew little or no about Jaela however thought it is perhaps enjoyable to discover her again story someday. Practically ten years later, that cavern is a crucial function in Jaela’s personal story, main not solely into hell itself however, ultimately, a complete new world.

What’s your favourite style to learn? Is it the identical as your favourite style to write down?

My favourite style to learn is undoubtedly the style through which I write. I’ve tried writing in different genres however they at all times turn out to be a fantasy. Fairly certain my mind appears like a fantasy land at this level.

What books are in your TBR pile proper now?

Simply completed a guide from my listing: the most recent novel from Sharon Hinck, Dream of Kings. It’s an epic fantasy that I extremely suggest.

Apart from that, I’m usually caught dishonest on my typical fantasy vein with books by Grace Livingston Hill, the pioneer of Christian Romance. She wrote over 100 books and quick tales and each one in every of them reads like a field of candies. Not solely do her tales span the period from the 1870s to the Forties, she personally lived by way of that point. Discuss a primary individual sneak peek into the previous!

What scene in your guide was your favourite to write down?

That’s a tough query to reply with out giving any spoilers, however a favourite would undoubtedly be when the 2 foremost characters are supernaturally chosen to ship the tribal recompense into hell by the anointing of flames that float atop their heads. I really like any scene that’s brilliant and colourful within the thoughts’s eye, in addition to life-altering for the characters.

Do you may have any quirky writing habits? (fortunate mugs, cats on laps, and so forth.)

Espresso. Cream. Probably an excessive amount of sugar.

Do you may have a motto, quote, or philosophy you reside by?

TRUE love actually is probably the most highly effective substance within the universe. It at all times wins.

Should you might select one factor for readers to recollect after studying your guide, what would it not be?

Although some could boast the traits of a hero, we’re none of us devoid of the necessity for a hero ourselves.