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Q&A With Sara Wolf
I’m excited about doing this Q&A with New York Times Bestselling author Sara Wolf, of the Bring Me Their Hearts Trilogy, The Lovely Viscous Trilogy, & the new novel Heavenbreaker.
I’m so pleased to be here! Thank you for having me.
Q: Sara, would you please give a brief description of your recent release Heavenbreaker & how the book differs from the Bring Me Their Hearts Trilogy and The Lovely Vicious Trilogy?
A: Sure thing! HEAVENBREAKER is a sci-fi fantasy revenge story about a girl who must pilot a giant robot in a space-jousting tournament to get retribution for her assassinated mother! It differs a lot from BMTH and Lovely Vicious not only in setting but also in tone; BMTH and Lovely Vicious are very funny books, but HEAVENBREAKER is my most serious dialogue yet. Not a lot of laughs here, but a lot of action, cool robot fights, and political intrigue!
Q: Where do your ideas for stories and characters come from?
A: One of the biggest places my ideas come from is Wikipedia, actually. For HEAVENBREAKER, I got the idea to write jousting in space from a single line on the article about jousting – it referred to g-forces being inflicted on impact, and I was like, wait a minute! G-Force is mostly used for space stuff, right? The idea of medieval jousting bloomed right there and then.
Q: Is the next book you are writing now going to be a sequel to Heavenbreaker or will it be a new story with new characters?
A: There will be a sequel to HEAVENBREAKER! The title is HELLRUNNER, and I’m currently in the middle of writing it. It’s a very emotional process but it will be so worth it in the end. Expect a lot of battles and romance!
Q: In your opinion, what makes the perfect magical story?
A: A story where you understand the characters is my definition of a perfect story. Whether the character is ‘good’ or ‘evil’, a perfect magical story will be so well written that you can understand a character and their actions, thoughts, and feelings down to their bones.
Q: If you were to write in another genre that didn’t have fantasy and romance, which genre would it be and why?
A: I truly do love sci-fi, so it would have to be soft sci-fi. I’m not very technologically inclined in real life, so I’d stick to the sort of Star Wars space magic type of sci-fi.
Q: Does Hollywood have the rights to your work? Whether they do or not, who would be your dream cast to play the characters you created? The entertainment industry needs new content again instead of remakes, reboots, sequels, prequels and spinoffs!
A: As far as I know, Hollywood does not! Maybe in the future? (Fingers crossed.) I don’t keep up with celebrity culture very often, but I do love Cillian Murphy, so I’d like to see him as Dravik.
Q: What emotions do you hope readers feel after reading your work? What lessons do you hope readers learn after reading your work?
A: I hope that readers find an escape after reading my work. Just for a few days, or maybe a few hours depending on how fast you read, I hope my stories manage to take you somewhere else in the universe for a brief moment. I hope you left your life behind and experienced a different one. Thank you for reading!
Q: What are healthy ways you deal with criticism whether it’s negative reviews, online trolls and family and friends who don’t support or understand your writing goals and talent that will help other aspiring authors?
A: When I was younger, my parents were often skeptical that writing would ever amount to anything for me, but I’m a very stubborn person. Thankfully I worked hard and got very lucky and am able to support myself now. Doubt will always be present – from family, from those closest to you, from the world. I’ve made it a habit to build a strong foundation of confidence from within. I’m not sure it’s healthy, but I try to remind myself I am the only person who is me. I am unique. Whether people like that or not is none of my business.
Q: If you deal with self-doubt as an author, what are healthy ways you deal with it that might help other aspiring authors on how to deal with it too?
A: I would say immerse yourself in what you love. Criticisms are sometimes very valid, but if you keep reading other books, watching shows, inhaling media you enjoy, you’ll eventually develop an understanding of stories – what they look like, what they move like, etc – and more importantly, how to create your own.
If you need a copy of Heavenbreaker, (I know the feeling where you can’t wait anymore for a book you know will be great) click on this Amazon link so you can order it now!