Interview with Kelly Samarah author of Beneath the Blood Moon

 I'm so happy to have as my very first author interview, Kelly Samarah, author of Beneath the Blood Moon.

1. Where do the voices come from?

I don't know! I wish I did. But, would be as magical if I knew the source? Probably not. When they start whispering, I have to listen, it's my job. I only hope I'm doing them justice.

2. What inspired you to start writing?

That's a hard one. I get inspired by several things, every day. But if we are talking in general terms, my love for the craft and my creative writing teacher. I took his advice, and haven't looked back.

3. Do you have a specific writing style?

I'm a narrative writer. I like to be colorful and blunt when I share my stories,but leave enough room for the reader to use their own imagination.

4. What books have influenced your life the most?

Influenced my life? I think we will have to look back to my childhood for this question. Reading was an escape for me. There were five kids in my family, and little money. We didn't have computers, video games etc. (well, we had an Atari, ha ha, but does that count?) The books I remember most are A Wrinkle in Time, The Giver, a book of poetry I still don't know the name of...these books and others influenced my life. They not only kept me entertained, but watered the writer's seed in my heart.

5. What are you reading now?

Drowning Ruth and Hannibal Rising.

6. What are your current projects?

I write when it hits me, but I am also plugging away at a YA novel about a boy from an alternate universe. We'll see where it goes.

7. Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?

Ah, definitely when I can see a particular "scene" in my head, can feel the atmosphere of it, and struggle to bring that to life in the story. Sometimes I get so frustrated I abandon it all together. I have several unfinished pieces because of this.

8. While writing, have you ever put yourself into character?

Yes, depending on the story. If not that, than I like to imagine the character is having a conversation with me. I did this quite a bit while writing my book, Thorns of Glass.

9. Do you have any advice for other writers?

Be a writer because you love to tell stories, and remember-there's a big difference between a story tell and an author.

10. Is there anything you would like to share with your readers?

Yes, make sure you visit my blog. I am having a Flash Fiction Horror Contest, there will be prizes. Who doesn't love prizes?

 Kelly Samarah around the web:

Blog
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Find her books on Amazon:
Beneath a Blood Moon
Thorns of Glass