Christina Mercer, Author
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January 24, 2013
January 14, 2013
The Next Big Thing...ARROW OF THE MIST
I've been tagged by Chelsea Starling to join with her and some of our fellow Indie-Visible pals, Jordan Rosenfeld, Stephanie Naman, Eros-Alegra Clarke, and Sharisse Coulter who've published, or will be publishing books this year, to take part in "The Next Big Thing".
ARROW
OF THE MIST
Release Date
March 21, 2013
Release Date
March 21, 2013
Where did the idea come from for the book?
The seed-thought for this book took root a little over seven years ago, though elements of
the story have lived within me since childhood. It started out as a short story
meant for a much younger audience, but kept on growing and developing into the
novel for teens it is today. My formal studies in alternative healing and my informal
studies in mythology inspired the world and facets of magic woven
throughout the story.
What genre does your book fall under?
Young
Adult "YA" Fantasy
Which actors would you use to play your
characters in a movie rendition?
Bella
Thorne as Lia
Alex
Pettyfer as Wynn
Steven
R McQueen as Kelven
Ian
McKellen as Granda Luis
Bryce
Dallas Howard as Ma
See all
their pics on my Pinterest site HERE
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your
book?
Enchanted,
barbed roots attack 15-year-old Lia's father and other woodsmen in the Celtic
inspired kingdom of Nemetona, impelling Lia to trek into the forbidden land from where the roots originate and seek out the cure.
How long did it take you to write the first
draft of your manuscript?
I
worked on the novel off and on for three years before I got serious and joined my
first critique group. And then the massive rewrites began. Fast forward another
year and a half and I entered it into the Amazon Breakout Novel Award contest
where it made the semi-finals!
What other books would you compare this story
to within your genre?
This is a hard one. The story is set in a sort of "fairy tale" ancient Ireland, and the magic at play draws from both Celtic and Norse mythology. The medieval-fantasy
world could perhaps be compared to the worlds of the Ropemaker
and Graceling.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
A lifetime
love for all things fantasy, a passion to write, an inner child that won't quit
daydreaming, a solid belief in unicorns, and the magic my sons bring to my life each
and every day.
What else about your book might pique the
reader's interest?
In addition to a few ever-cool tropes us fantasy nerds are familiar with, my story delves into Celtic tree lore in a way I've not yet seen done. The pages are steeped in ancient tree magic and herb crafts. Lia's journey actually parallels the Old Irish Ogham alphabet where each letter pertains to a tree, starting with the Birch or Beth which signifies the beginning of a quest and ending with the Yew or Idho which denotes death and rebirth.
Who have you tagged?
TAG,
YOUR IT: Frankie Rose, Elizabeth Beechwood, and Tomi Wiley James
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