Can
you tell us a little about your latest book?
My
latest one is actually a chick lit book called Forever Fredless. But
perhaps I should talk about my previous novel, The Temporal Stone
which comes under the YA urban fantasy genre.
Here's
a brief summary:
It's
been a couple of months since Emma and Lana entered the Praxos
Academy and life has been hectic ever since. What with regular A
level classes combined with learning all about the supernatural
world, control classes, self defence and fight night, the girls are
constantly busy.
But
when their world seems to stop right in front of them, they and their
fellow Watchers have a huge mystery to solve. A mystery which will
lead them on a long road trip across south west England where they
will meet all kinds of strange creatures, some intent on causing harm
and others desperate to put a stop to the problem.
What
inspired you to write it?
It
was a guy I met whilst working on a movie a couple of years ago. He
was the main actor - gorgeous, so much fun and really down to earth.
We clicked immediately and became buddies. He's kind of like a
brother and I just knew back then that I wanted to base a character
on him. The character's name is Declan Alexander and he's quite an
important character in the series. In fact the series just developed
from him!
If
it was made into a movie, who would you like to play the main
characters?
For
the two main sisters, it would have to be a young Vivien Leigh
lookalike for Emma Jane Morgan and a younger Gabrielle Union for Lana
Beth - but both would have to be British!
Mark
Killeen (my buddy) would definitely play Declan and Aishwarya Rai
would play Saleena.
Why
do you write in this genre?
I
have two absolute favourite genres and they are chick lit and YA
urban fantasy. I just get sucked into them both which is why I like
to write them too.
What
made you want to become an author?
I'm
not sure. Maybe because I've always had a passion for books, for
great stories and book stores. I could spend hours and hours just
browsing all those wonderful tactile books! Before I started writing
full time, I worked in the publishing industry, so I was always
writing. I guess it just developed from there.
Name
one of your all-time favorite books?
A
Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood... A.M.A.Z.I.N.G
Who,
or what, inspires you?
People,
places, music, feelings, dreams... I am inspired by everything around
me.
Where
is your favorite place to write?
At
home where it's warm and cozy. I don't have an office though.
Eventually I'd like to live in a house with my own little office
which I plan to turn into my very own den, with forest wallpaper and
fairy lights!
What
is your favorite movie that was based on a book?
Harry
Potter, hands down!
Who
is your favorite author (s) and why?
Oh
I have so many! Shalini Boland and Melissa Pearl are two of my all
time favourite YA authors - their stories just totally wow me. Poppet
for scary stories. Belinda Jones for chick lit. JK Rowling and
Stephenie Meyer for obvious reasons!
Tell
us a random fact about yourself.
I
have a belly button piercing ;)
Who
would play you in the movie about your life?
Sandra
Bullock - I just adore her!
Tell
us something interesting about the area where you live.
I
live in the Algarve, Portugal - famous for it's delicious chicken
piri piri!
Suzy Turner has worked as a journalist, assistant editor, features editor and magazine editor. Early in 2010 however, she began writing full time and has since completed six books for young adults: The Raven Saga trilogy and The Morgan Sisters series.
Although Suzy is a Yorkshire lass at heart, she left her home town of Rotherham, UK,
to move to Portugal with her family when she was ten. The Algarve continues to be her home, where she lives with her childhood sweetheart and husband of 15 years, Michael, and their two neurotic dogs and a cat who thinks she's a princess.
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