I was asked by the lovely ladies at Macmillan to be the blogger
for the Fierce Reads stop at The Book Passage in Corte Madera (San Francisco)
yesterday! I was thrilled to be able to hang out with the authors and ask them
some questions and as always it was awesome to see Leigh and Emmy again I adore
those ladies!
So let’s get on to the interview! I’m transcribing from notes
and a recording so I’m changing it to 3rd person.
Hey Ladies! We’re short on time so I’m going to ask you 3 questions each then ask all of you some lightening round questions! Here we go!
Leigh
Bardugo The Grisha Trilogy
Crap I don’t know where to start!!! (Yes I’m adding this
because I want to remember to put it into the blog post lol)
Ok so I guess we’ll start with the early releases of Ruin &
Rising…. Has it been a nightmare? I know we talked a bit about it but, now that
it’s out is everything better?
She tried to stay away from twitter especially
when the books released early in Canada 3rd books tend to incite a
lot of emotion. She did get some hate tweets from some of those early readers (please
people don’t do this it’s very uncool)! But for the most part people have been
awesome and they are loving the book and it has been incredible!
I just got my copy yesterday so I obviously don’t know the end
but, how was it closing out this part of the Grishaverse will there be
crossover with characters in The Dregs?
As of now there is no crossover but some of the
characters will be referenced. And who knows what will happen later…..
The project, described as a blend of Ocean’s 11,
Inglorious Bastards and Game of Thrones, is set in Kerch, a small island nation
in the "Grishaverse" (meaning the same universe as her Shadow and
Bone books) with tremendous economic power, the hub of all international trade
and a country rich in art and culture ... but also home to one of the most
dangerous criminal underworlds. A crew of dangerous felonious misfits face
impossible odds when they are pulled together to break into one of the most
guarded places in the world. And YES THERE WILL BE MAGIC!!!!!!! One of the
Dregs is an exiled Grisha named Mina…… The magic of the Grisha Univers is there
and it’s expanded upon.
There’s also a letter in the eBook of Ruin and
Rising from Leigh about The Dregs so
you lucky ebook people check it out!
Emmy Laybourne
the Monument 14 Series
Now that the Monument 14 series is over what are you working
on? And how was it finishing up a series?
She’s working on Sweet! It’s about a diet sugar substitute
that ends up going horribly wrong when people on a celebrity cruise end up
addicted to it and they start to do crazy things….
Any movie news you can share with us?
She’s been brought in to consult on the
screenplay and it’s in development. Strange Weather Films is producing it.
Do you ever think about acting again?
She loves being a writer and really with her kids
acting isn’t an option now but she does miss it! Maybe when her kids are grown.
She’d like to be one of those granny comedians lol a la Betty White ;) ;)
Why start with Kurt Cobain?
She loved him growing up and remembered that
moment of losing him and it was impactful for her.
I checked out your playlist on Spotify
love it! Out of all the songs on there what is your favorite?
Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana. But she did say Back
to Black by Amy Winehouse too lol
What’s up next for you not that Love Letters to the Dead is out?
She’s working on writing the screenplay for Love
letters the film has been optioned by the company that produced TFIOS and Fox
2000!!!!!!! No other books in the works right now but hopefully soon!
I love that you wrote this from 4 POV’s! What made you decide
to write it that way? And which of the characters was the easiest to write for
you?
So you’re a teacher. What do you teach?
11th grade English and she does have a
couple middle grade classes too.
Are you working on another book yet?
Devoted it’s a stand alone in a small Texas religious
community it’s kind of cultish about Rachel Walker a 17 year old girl who is
about to explore the secular world and starts questioning what her life is
about.
Lightning
Round Questions.
Latest
novel you’ve read.
Leigh: All the Fierce Reads Books!
Ava: Monument 14
Favorite
Superhero?
Leigh: The Black Canary ooh and
check out the new Hawkeye Comics!
Emmy: Superman
Ava: Batman from The Dark Knight
Jennifer: Wonder woman
Favorite
TV Show?
Leigh: Game of Thrones
Emmy: Vikings
Ava: 6 Feet Under and True
Detective
Jennifer: Mad Men
Sweet or
Salty?
Leigh: Salty
Emmy: Salty
Ava: Salty
Jennifer: Mixed!!!
Song you
can’t get enough of right now?
Leigh:
Burn by Ellie Goulding
Summer or
Fall Movie you’re most looking forward to?
Leigh: Captain America the Winter
Soldier, the most recent X Men and How to Train Your Dragon 2
Emmy: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Ava: Boyhood
and just saw TFIOS and loved!
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