Today I am posting An Interview with DL ATHA Author of Blood Reaction & For The Sake Of Revenge.
DL please tell us about yourself in no
more than 15 words.
I'm a doctor turned writer, mother of
three, with some crazy stories in my head.
We are promoting your two books on this
blog, can you tell us a little about one of them?
Blood Reaction is the story of a single
female physician who suffers a supernatural home invasion. In order to
survive, she has to dig deep inside of her
self and her medical training to
save not only her own life but her only child's as well. It's a story of
the love of a mother for her child
as well as betrayal and the
budding of romance.
Blood reaction is a vampire novel that has
a very strong medical theme, what made you decide on that route?
As a physician, I see things first as a
scientist and I can certainly see the possibilities of what is
"paranormal" now as "science" in the future. Plus
it's easier to write about the
familiar.
Blood Reaction is also the first in a
series, what can we look forward to next?
Annalice, the main character, has to face
her new future in the second installment. She was somehwat judgemental in some ways of Asa, the vampire.
She's about to find out that this life is not as easy as she thought.
Plus she meets a hot new
vampire!!
One of the things I loved most about your
writing is how tightly knit the plot is, you introduce just the right amount of
detail at just the right time and your characters used sparingly for a specific
purpose and the result to me is an uncluttered novel.....I’d like you tell us a
bit about your writing style.
With Blood Reaction, I really wanted the
reader to feel the isolation of the main character. To feel as though
they were right there in that farmhouse. I never truly described her
physical appearance so that they reader would picture themselves or
someone to whom they could relate.
I know that you not only enjoy writing
vampire novels but reading them as well, what is it about
this genre that appeals has such appeal for you?
The legends of the vampire are deep and
have long historical ties. I find them fascinating on all levels.
I've done extensive research and the more I learn about the legends, the
more I want to learn.
What other styles do you write in?
I also write some medical non-paranormal thrillers but paranormal is my favorite
How do you deal with writer’s block?
When I have writer's block, it is
essential that I have time to myself. Just to think and imagine. I
do a lot of verbal role playing out loud with my characters,
which I'm sure sounds strange, but it really helps.
Answer the following:
One of my happiest memories is......
My happiest moment was my first horse
ride. Such freedom, such liberation!
My singular eccentricity is......
I have to leave one swallow in my glass of
whatever I'm drinking. I have no idea why.
I am most productive when......
I'm stressed and sleep deprived.
I can’t stand.....
Seeing food go to waste.
Writers who have influenced my life and
writing are (and why)....
I have always wanted to have the ability
to make a character be so memorable that the reader would feel like they
actually knew that person. Margaret Mitchell only wrote one book but after I read it, I would have sworn
Scarlett O'Hara had been my next door neighbour.
That is talent!!
About DL Atha:
DL Atha, having the good fortune to have been raised in rural
western Arkansas, resides there still with her husband and three
children where together they enjoy the farm life.
She earned her MD in 1999, and currently enjoys the practice of hospital
medicine and wound care which she performs full time in a nearby town.
She is currently working on the sequel to Blood Reaction.
For the Sake of Revenge was her first venture into non-medical fiction.
A few of her favorite things are chocolate, anything old
but especially old houses, gardening, and horses.
Her least favorite things are getting up early, anything that happens before
nine a.m. and constricting clothing.
Get in touch with DL
ATHA:
https://twitter.com/DLAtha2
http://bookblogs.ning.com/profile/DLAtha
https://www.facebook.com/ForTheSakeOfRevengedlatha
Purchase DL
ATHA's books:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/dlatha
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4877830.D_L_Atha
http://www.amazon.com/DL-Atha/e/B005018RJU/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1408311205&sr=8-1
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blood-reaction-d-l-atha/1101002201?ean=9780979335600
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