It is my honor today to have Andrea Heltsley on the Warrior Princess Blog.
Andrea is a biology nerd who loves reading just about anything paranormal and some chick lit. She enjoys sunshine and her two Italian greyhounds with her husband. She always writes to music, it helps the creative process. Dissolve is her first novel. She has been writing ever since she was in grade school and finally decided to make a career out of it. More books to come summer 2012 and 2013.
Please welcome Andrea Heltsley!
Is There a Message in
Your Novel That You Want Readers to Grasp?
I want to relay
genuine emotions. There are too many
books where the heroine is portrayed as tough and nearly without emotion. In real life, things can get tough and it is
realistic to feel things such as loss, love, friendship and jealousy. Some may see the characters as a little
whiny, but I wanted them to be realistic.
Is there anything you
find particularly challenging in your writing?
I love to write, but
making outlines are especially tough for me.
I like to write and let the story weave itself. More creativity goes into it that way.
How many books have
you written and which is your favorite?
This is my first published
book, but I have two more coming out this summer. Each of the books is the beginning to a
different series. Dissolve out 4/10,
Dreamwalker out 6/10 and Dancing with Death out 8/10. I particularly love Dreamwalker because it
was the most creative by far. The story
allowed me to challenge my creativity and brought in a more intricate
plot. It is the only strictly adult
paranormal romance I have written.
If You had the chance
to cast your main character from Hollywood today, who would you pick and why?
For Dissolve, I would
have to pick Emily VanCamp from Revenge.
I don’t really have a reason, I just love her.
When did you begin
writing?
I started writing in
grade school, but only decided to make an official career out of it at the end
of 2010.
How long did it take
to complete your first book?
I wrote each of my
books in about six months give or take.
Did you have an
author who inspired you to become a writer?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
after reading Young Goodman Brown
What is your favorite
part of the writing process?
Writing and creating
the characters. I also enjoy the
publishing side of things. I
particularly hate editing.
Describe your latest
book in 4 words.
Dystopian,
paranormal, romance, young adult (depends on who reviews it whether it is adult
or young adult)
Can you share a
little bit about your current work or what is in the future for your writing?
I have just finished
the rough draft of Dancing with Death and am excited to get it ready for
publishing. In the pipeline for me this
year, I have all three book sequels I hope to have out in 2013.
Dissolve sequel-
Detour
Dreamwalker sequel-
Divine Destiny
Dancing with Death
sequel- Dancing with a Demon
To find out more about Andrea Heltsley or to purchase copies of her books, please use the links below.
Website/Blog: http://www.andreaheltsley.blogspot.com
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Everything seemed to be going right for Cora. She had a
wonderful fiance, a great best
friend and a fulfilling life. One day, a tragic
event causes that life to crumble around her.
She turns to her best friend in her time of
need. They embark on a search for answers,
delving deeper into a web of magic and
destruction. The closer they get to the truth, the
more questions they have. To Cora, magic was the
stuff of fairy tales. Immersed into a
very different kind of world, the real storm was
just beginning to take hold. “It felt like
I was nowhere yet everywhere all at once. I was
invisible and completely panicked. The
millions of pieces I had dissolved to drift on
the breeze and away from my nightmares. It
was kind of like floating weightless in a pool,
perfectly relaxing. The warm breeze from
the window embraced and soothed me. I let the
air current carry me as far as it could
through the summer city.” “Defeated, I closed my
eyes and took a few calming breaths
trying to relax myself. I pictured the dandelion
in the park today and took a deep breath
as to blow the fluffy seeds in all directions. I
pretended I was light and fluffy and started
to feel a tingling in my body. I began to feel
as light as the dandelion seeds and soon I
felt like mist floating. This time, I tried to
keep myself in the room, swirling in a humid
block.”
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