And you’d definitely laugh at how many drafts I went through to get it to where it is today… Well, you’d either laugh or pat me on the shoulder and say, “Poor you. Then I started adding in other elements based on what I thought would be entertaining and would also add the most conflict.Īctually, you’ll probably laugh at how UN-scientific or clever my methods were for choosing a time, a place, and a paranormal twist. So, I took that dream and crafted the Spirit-Hunters. In particular, there was an Asian girl and an African American boy. The team had lots of gadgets and a cool lab, and the team’s members were of various ages/nationalities. Sadly, Susan does not get to wear a corset or wave a parasol on a daily basis. Among the traits she shares with her heroine Eleanor are a weakness for Shakespeare quotes, a healthy appetite for baked goods, and an insatiable curiosity. I dreamed my brother went missing, so I turned to a ghost-hunting team for help. The Something Strange and Deadly trilogy is her debut. Yeah, it doesn’t get much more cliche than that, does it? So…where did Something Strange and Deadly came from? Well, I finally decided to just write it all out coherently.īut if I’m going to be totally honest with you, I have to admit that the idea for and gradual creation of Something Strange and Deadly was pretty rambling–I was, after all, a total NOOB to writing when I started this project. My usual response involves a rambling, convoluted explanation about planets aligning, mystical dreams, and goat sacrifices. It should come as no surprise that sometimes people ask me where I came up with the idea for Something Strange and Deadly.
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