I tell my blog readers a lot about myself, but Author, Byrd Nash, offered to interview me for her own website. She asked me some great questions such as why a Colorado girl would be interested in writing about mermaids and the ocean?
Here's the interview and thanks for following me on this incredible journey.
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What would you do if a fairy came to your bedroom window in the middle of the night and told you that you would be receiving a box of magical shoes? Okay, you may say, “I’m an adult and I don’t believe in fairies or magic”, but jump out of your practical grownup self and try to imagine this scenario. The thing I love about books is whether I’m reading or writing them, I can stay young within the pages through my imagination. Growing older doesn’t mean growing up and the less serious you take yourself, the more you can deal with the obstacles life throws your way. Not every aspect of life is a happy day at Disneyland, but one thing I’ve learned from my own experiences is that things aren’t always as bad as they seem and perspective can make or break you in the middle of the storm. We tend to let life and all its adult problems weigh us down, but if we allow ourselves the opportunity to not always be mature – we may be able to deal with stress. I’m not a doctor, but the last article I read on stress basically said it can give you all kinds of illnesses. So take the genius advice of Einstein and Disney – grab a fanciful story that causes you to believe in magic and escape with your imagination. Since books can give us an escape from life, let’s talk about a story that is near and dear to my heart – Elle’s Magical Shoes. It turns four in July and will be getting a new cover! My newsletter recipients will get a look at the cover first. They also will be seeing the cover for the sequel, Elle’s Magical Books. Now don't you wish you were a newsletter subscriber? You can be - just click the link and sign up: mailchi.mp/ddd7b1be570c/carlasbookcationsignup Happy May the 4th Be with You Day! I wore a Star Wars shirt yesterday and was called a nerd. He’s a friend so I didn’t mind him sharing an unsolicited opinion, but I corrected him and said, “That’s book nerd to you, and I prefer to be called a book warrior”. Today Star Wars fans love to use the play on words with the date, and if I have to explain that ‘May the Fourth’ sounds like ‘May the Force’, then you won’t get any of my Star Wars references. One of the things that is spectacular about Star Wars is the strong female characters and how they don’t mind doing the scary stuff to help their people. I found the picture of a Princess Leia mermaid and I decided that is a perfect way to describe my mermaid Triana in my Travelers Duology. She’s not like Princess Ariel – though I loved Disney’s Little Mermaid – she’s like Princess Leia. Ariel was motivated by love for Eric, but Leia was motivated by keeping others safe. Let’s be honest, Leia was less selfish than Ariel. My mermaid, Triana, also puts her peoples’ needs first despite her fears. She is brave and scared all at the same time. We know that Leia was also scared despite her courage - just like the other females in the Star Wars films: Rey, Padmé, Jyn, Maz, and many more. Why Do You Like Star Wars? Leia inspires girls and women. She and the other Star Wars women-warriors are probably the reason why females love to follow the stories. Don’t we all want to be heroes of our own stories? If you have another reason for liking the female characters in Star Wars, let me know, but I suspect the majority of you like that they can be totally female, but totally tough too. Let’s leave the world of science-fiction and enter the one we live in on Earth. Yes, Star Wars geeks love the world built through the movies and books, but we know we could never be an actual Princess Leia or Rey in outer space. We also can’t be a Princess Triana. It’s true, I tell everyone I’m secretly a mermaid, but we all know that’s for fun – well, maybe. In the history of our world, there were women like our favorite fantasy characters, who had done brave but scary things. We don’t have to look beyond reality for examples on how to be the type of people we admire. My time traveling mermaid gets to meet a few of these women and though my books are more for entertainment, I throw in a little history to show you some great real-life women who did valuable things. If you ever get the chance to read my books, you’ll meet historical women like Cornelia Fort, Sacagawea, Margaret Brown, and Elizabeth Burgin. If you don't know anything about these remarkable females, here are links to their real life stories and how they helped make this world a better place: |
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