Today, I'm pleased to have Aoife Marie Sheridan here to share about her fantasy series, the Saskia Triology, in an author-created interview. Be sure to check out her books, Eden Forest and City of Secrets as well as the contest at the end of this post.
Question:
How,
and when, did you decide to become a writer?
Answer: I
have always written but mostly poetry, it’s always been my way to deal with my
emotions, no matter how big or small. Two years ago I lost two people I was
close too. I had never lost anyone before, so I didn’t deal very well with it.
One night I had a dream of a man and women on a horse, passing through a wall
of fire. The dream lingered with me, as did my grief. So instead of writing
poetry I started my story. My starting point was my dream and I worked my way
from there. Eden Forest helped me once again deal with death, and all that
comes with it. So in a way I am very grateful for this story.
I always
wondered why God created us and what was our purpose, but those questions are
unanswered. So in my story I give you the answers for this world called Saskia.
In the story God creates a world parallel to ours, for four fallen angels.
Death is
something that I also question now, like why do we die, is 60 to 90yrs of life
enough, imagine having immortality what would one do to gain it? And that’s
where a lot of my plot lies. The greed for immortality, for power’s that only
God should wield, drives Saskia into war.
God
decides to give one person all the powers that anyone could possess to banish
evil, before it destroys Saskia and Earth. This one person happens to be a
young lady called Sarajane Anderson who lives in the mortal world (Earth) but is
actually from Saskia.
Question: Where can we find your published writing?
Answer: I have my own website www.aoifemariesheridan.com
It displays my work, any links to where you can purchase my books, listen
to my interviews, watch my book trailers and more.
Question: What is a typical day like for you as a writer?
Answer: I work full time so, I write when I can, but always with pen and paper, never typing at
first. I carry a pen and paper where ever I go and when an Idea comes to mind I
jot it down. Also If I had any weird dreams (the ones that linger) I will keep
them maybe for a different story. At present there are seven books I want to
write. Since I started I just can’t stop.
Question: What types of writing do you do?
Answer: My writing I would consider fantasy. I write about the
impossible, of different worlds that have magic in them. I always feel this
can’t be it. All us on this little planet, floating in the galaxy, there has to
be so much more. We just haven’t discovered it yet. Maybe in a couple of
hundred years people will look back and say “They know all along that there was
more”. Well that’s what I like to think.
Question: What are your favorite characters that you have created? Tell
us about them
Answer: My
favourite characters in Eden Forest would have to be,
Queen
Bellona, she was the most interesting to write about. Bellona is all that is
bad in the world she is a combination of people that I have crossed paths with
in my life. But she does not represent one person alone. Through her I could
vent the injustice of people’s ways, and display it.
Secondly
would have to be Sarajane she plays the main Character. She is relatable as in
she isn’t perfect. I created Sarajane with flaw, as we all have them. Mine can
be that I am selfish so that’s the flaw I gave Sarajane.
I am
surrounded by very strong women in my life, and I am grateful for this. I take
a lot of their personalities and place them in my characters, or something they
might do, or even a facial expression. I love to watch people’s reactions as
they talk to me, if they stumble on a line, they may chew their lip, in an
endearing way. I note it and file it way for later.
Question: do you find you “mentally edit” other writers’ works as you
read them? Does doing this help you or bother you?
Answer: Yes which I absolutely hate. I am so much more aware now. It
drives me spare. But in another way it makes me feel better that I am not the
only one who makes mistakes. LOL.
Question: What music do you listen to, while writing?
Answer: My
Music:
My
favourite Musician would have to be David Guetta; Titanium and She wolf. I
wrote nearly the whole two books too these songs, I find the words empowering
and a story is told even in the beats.
Question:
What do you eat while writing?
O God I
am really bad, have a serious sweet tooth. I do try and control it, sometimes I
do but other times I fail. So I love sour cream pringles. Yum. Cadbury’s cream
egg. Love the centre. After that I love sprite.
These are my 3 enemies yet my favourite things ever. (apart from writing and
reading, of course).
Five
for Fun:
What is
your favourite non-alcoholic drink?
Sprite I can’t get enough of it.
What is
your favourite cartoon character? I would have to say Dora the explorer. My
niece is a huge fan, and I think she is so cute.
What is
your favourite movie of all time? Troy, I would watch it at least once a week.
Brad Pitt is easy on the eyes.
What TV
shows do you like to watch? I am not a fan of TV. I love movies or reading.
What do
you like to do for fun or just to relax? Reading is my way of relaxing. Give me
a book a glass of wine and I am a very content person.
Question:
Where can we find you on the web?
Here are
some places:
My
website www.aoifemariesheridan.com
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/Aoifemariesheri
Goodreads:
Aoife Marie Sheridan
Twitter:
aoifesheri
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Eden
Forest
Book
One of the Saskia Trilogy
Aoife
Marie Sheridan
Four banished
Angels,
A world created
by the hands of God,
A Kingdom on its
knees,
A secret
protected for centuries,
And one mortal
can save them all.
Step into
Saskia.
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City
of Secrets
Book
Two of the Saskia Trilogy
Aoife
Marie Sheridan
COMING
SOON
A war awaits her
arrival,
A warrant for
her arrest.
She must rise as
a princess,
And Darkness
shall fall.
But will their
love survive this battle?
For Tristan and
Sarajane?
Step back into
Saskia
Aoife Marie
Sheridan is twenty eight years of age. She lives in Kells, Co. Meath, a small
town just outside Navan. Aoife was raised in Navan but left with her
family at the age of sixteen. Aoife has always had a passion for writing but
mostly poetry. This is her first time to write a novel.
About
the Author:
Aoife Marie
Sheridan is twenty eight years of age. She lives in Kells, Co. Meath, a small
town just outside Navan. Aoife was raised in Navan but left with her
family at the age of sixteen. Aoife has always had a passion for writing but
mostly poetry. This is her first time to write a novel.
Aoife Marie
Sheridan studied Accountancy and qualified as an accountant technician. She
worked in this profession for several years but with the economic downturn she
was made redundant.
Aoife Marie
Sheridan now spends endless hours reading and writing.
Aoife Marie Sheridan’s
first novel Eden Forest placed first in writers got talent.
Contest: One lucky commenter will win a PDF ebook copy of Eden Forest (part one of the Saskia Trilogy). Please include your email address with you comment.
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