A little about the novel:
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Today's Feature Author!
M. K. Wiseman is a librarian who recently decided that it would be
fun to try her hand at the creation of books instead of mere curation. A
'method' writer, she likes to first try out the worlds that she builds. This
has, admittedly, led to some strange results. (For example, she once elicited
funny looks at her daily coffee shop by adopting a British accent for one day.
We're all in trouble once she decides to write a space novel.) In addition to
the dozens of stories currently marinating on her hard drive, she maintains two
blogs, “Flying the Blue Pigeon” and “Millicent and Rue.”
Email: mkwiseman@uwalumni.com
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Q & A with the author!
How did
the idea for this story come to you?
“Downward
Mobility” actually grew out of a different story that had been rattling around
my hard drive for a little under a year. What I ended up actually writing drew
inspiration from my time working in a law firm. I guess I just let my
imagination run with the idea of a very tired Valkyrie.
What
makes your main character unique?
Honestly, I
don't view Amelia as all that unique. While that may not come off as a ringing
endorsement, it is nice to have a relatable, down-to-earth character. Even with
her supernatural background, Amelia has a human boldness, humor and capacity
for love with which we 'mere mortals' can identify. Perhaps a thousand years
amongst our kind has given her more humanity than even she expected.
Is this
part of a series?
Not at this
time. Unless . . .
When did
you realize you wanted to be a writer?
I'm still
not sure I am one. :) In all seriousness though, I have always wanted to tell
stories. Animation was actually my first love and writing simply grew out of
that.
What have
you written?
I've
published “Downward Mobility” as well as another short story in Xchyler
Publishing's Mechanized Masterpieces Steampunk Anthology. In the hopper:
I've over a dozen longer works in various stages of completion and I maintain
two active continuing story blogs.
What are
you working on?
I'm
currently trying to put the finishing touches on a rather massive
steampunk/fantasy novel while also trying to work out the bugs on three
different short stories.
How do
you write? Longhand, typewriter, laptop, tablet?
I write near
everything longhand; little yellow legal pads in a leather carry case. (Yes, I
now have an entire desk full of filled notepads.) I type everything into the
computer later—generally creating more typos than if I'd started digital.
What is
your writing zone and how do you get there?
The zone is
whenever I write and the results aren't total garbage. The aforementioned
yellow legal pads have scores of pages with lines through sections I have
deemed 'unworthy' of seeing the light of day. Sometimes the act of writing is
just getting pen on paper, while other days the results are pure magic and I
know I have found my groove.
What’s
the hardest thing about writing?
The time spent.
It really does take massive amounts of time.
What’s
the easiest thing about writing?
The ideas.
When I started out I had one idea and worried that it was all my brain was ever
going to produce. Then I had another idea, and then another one . . . which, of
course, leads directly to the hardest thing about writing for me. ;)
What are
you currently reading?
J.R.R.
Tolkien's The Silmarillion. Fantastic book.
Do you
prefer reading eBook or paperback?
I have a
Nook and have sometimes read on my phone but prefer paperback.
What
advice do you have for fellow writers?
Keep at it!
Embrace what creative avenues your brain goes down and be true to yourself.
Don't write a thing just because it's in style, write it because you'd love to
read it, because the world needs that story. (Oh, and the
librarian in me says: read a lot!)
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