¡Hola a tod@s!
El mes pasado tuve la oportunidad de poder entrevistar a Adrian Phoenix, autora norteamericana, para la revista RománTica'S en la nueva sección de Cazatalentos que yo llevo. Sin embargo, hay muchos otros lectores que no son hispanohablantes que a lo mejor quieren leer la entrevista, o simplemente queréis leer la original en inglés. ¡Aquí os la dejo! ¡Espero que la disfrutéis!
Para leer la entrevista en Español pincha aquí.
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Hey, Adrian. First of
all, thank you for being with us today, I'm so glad you could make it!
Thank you so
much for having me. It was a pleasure meeting you in New Orleans at AAD!
To begin with, since no
one in Spain knows your novels. Could you explain us a little bit what are your
novels about? Why have you chosen Urban-Fantasy?
I would love to.
To answer your last question first, I don’t choose a particular genre to write.
I write the story and it is whatever it turns out to be. In other words, the
characters and the world in which they live determines the genre. I always
start with a character and build from there.
The Maker’s Song series
(A Rush of Wings, In the Blood, Beneath the Skin, Etched in
Bone, and coming in 2013 On Midnight
Wings) is about vampires and fallen angels and government conspiracies and
takes place mainly in New Orleans; it is also about Dante and Heather and their
struggle to keep alive while uncovering the dark and torturous secrets of
Dante’s past, and fighting to free him from that past.
The Hoodoo series (Black Dust Mambo, Black Heart Loa, and coming in 2013 Black Moon Mojo) is about hoodoo apprentice Kallie and her family
and friends down in the bayous of Louisiana. She deals with murder and mystery
and magic, while trying to piece together the puzzle of a past she nearly
didn’t survive. This series, while dark, also has a lot of humor.
That really sounds
interesting! To write The Maker's Song series, what did you get
your inspiration from? Why vampires?
Thank you! I got
my inspiration from New Orleans and the music of Nine Inch Nails, the Downward Spiral album in particular. It
wasn’t so much that I wanted to write a story about vampires, I wanted to write
Dante’s story and he just happened to be vampire.
A lot of readers and
publishers now are very tired of vampires because they think the genre has
already told everything about them. I know that’s not true. What do you think
the readers will love in your book that is different than other vampire books
already published here?
I’m with you, I
don’t think the vampire genre will ever truly be exhausted. Every write has
their own take and their own mythology and create very different worlds. I
think readers will love the characters, along with their interactions, and the
dark and lush New Orleans setting they live in.
Dante is so much more than a “normal” vampire, he’s the frontman for an
industrial rock band, Inferno, and is tough and defiant, yet loyal and loving
to those he cares about, willing to sacrifice himself for his friends. He is a
rare born vampire, a True Blood, and much, much more, so his experiences are
much different from turned vampires. Heather is a mortal FBI agent,
compassionate and strong, who looks beyond the surface. The story also has
Lucien, a fallen angel, and Von, a nomad (pagan gypsy-styled biker clans), who
is also a bard/warrior/historian for the vampire race. The story is told from
multiple points of view and is fast-paced.
Now, let’s talk about
Dante… That sexy and gorgeous man who has already stolen my heart, for
real. What makes Dante special for you? Did you create him before or after
creating Heather?
*whispers* I’ll
let Dante know. *winks* Dante is pretty special to me too. I created him first,
and then the story started falling into place. Heather was second and she’s
very dear to my heart too.
The relationship
between those two, Heather and Dante. How could you describe it? What will we
find in the books?
Their
relationship is special, I think. It’s built on honesty and trust and a deep
passion for one another. Yes, Heather gets jealous once in a while, she is human, after all, but it never
touches her love for Dante. They were made for one another. I think they are
soul mates.
If you had to choose
one of your characters in The Maker’s Song series or in the Hoodoo series,
to be the one that you find the hardest to write about, who would it be? Why?
That’s a tough
question! I really don’t have trouble writing about any of the characters.
Belladonna in the Hoodoo series is so funny, she’s a blast to write; and even
the twisted Elroy Jordan in A Rush of
Wings was fun to write.
In this other series
you have, the Hoodoo one, we can’t really know in the back cover if
there’s going to be a male hero to fall in love with. Do you think Kallie will
trap out hearts in the same way Dante and Heather did in The Maker’s Song
series? Why?
Kallie has a
very strong interest in the nomad Layne Valin in the Hoodoo books. He’s also a
Vessel, one whose body can house the spirits of the dead. There’s quite a bit
of heat between them. *winks* I think Kallie will capture your heart in a
different way; she’s fiercely loyal to friends and family, hot-tempered, and
the teasing banter between her and her best friend Belladonna is something
readers here have loved.
Alright, and just one
last question. Now that you have all Spanish readers in front of you, would you
like to send them a special message? *Whispering* I know we love that
kind of things… ha, ha, ha.
I’d love to!
Gracias for taking the time to get to know a little bit about me and my books.
I truly appreciate it. I hope you’ll give the books a try. Below are links to
chapters from the first book in each series and links to social networks where
you can contact me. I’m absolutely thrilled to be meeting my first Spanish
audience and I hope to hear from you.
You can read a chapter from the first book in The
Maker’s Song series. Here’s the first chapter
of A Rush of Wings.
Here’s the first chapter of Black
Dust Mambo. (Hoodoo Book 1)
Thank you so much
again, Adrian. And I hope we can see you in our bookstores shelves soon! It’s
been so nice meeting you. *Hugs*
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