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Hi Wendy! Can you tell us a little about your latest book.
January Black is a Young Adult Science Fiction coming of age story with a romantic arc. It features a sixteen year old genius who is challenged by his king to answer a deceptively simple question. When the challenge puts him a collision course with a deadly royal decree, Matty must choose between his curiosity and his life.
What inspired you to write it?
The collapse of Bear Sterns in 2008. It's not an exciting answer, but as the global financial system started to meltdown, I gave a lot of thought to how small the world has become. In the 1600s, to escape religious persecution in Europe, the Protestants got on boats and sailed to a New World. We can't do that today. You can go off grid, go back to basics, but you can't build a new society today the way our founding fathers built America. There are no unexplored territories, no where to start over.
So, it was November. I was committed to write a novel for NaNoWriMo. I was listening to a Dream Theater song called "Rite of Passage." And the first ten thousand words came pretty easily.
Is it part of a series?
No. It was always intended to be stand alone.
If your latest book was made into a movie, who would you like to play the main characters?
Ryan Reynolds was my inspiration for King Hadrian, and Taylor Swift inspired Iris.
Jesse Eisenberg is the closest I can imagine for Matty, but he's a little old.
What made you want to become an author?
I look at books like jigsaw puzzles that I have to create the pieces for. I enjoy the satisfaction of figuring it all out.
What inspired you to write it?
The collapse of Bear Sterns in 2008. It's not an exciting answer, but as the global financial system started to meltdown, I gave a lot of thought to how small the world has become. In the 1600s, to escape religious persecution in Europe, the Protestants got on boats and sailed to a New World. We can't do that today. You can go off grid, go back to basics, but you can't build a new society today the way our founding fathers built America. There are no unexplored territories, no where to start over.
So, it was November. I was committed to write a novel for NaNoWriMo. I was listening to a Dream Theater song called "Rite of Passage." And the first ten thousand words came pretty easily.
Is it part of a series?
No. It was always intended to be stand alone.
If your latest book was made into a movie, who would you like to play the main characters?
Ryan Reynolds was my inspiration for King Hadrian, and Taylor Swift inspired Iris.
Jesse Eisenberg is the closest I can imagine for Matty, but he's a little old.
What made you want to become an author?
I look at books like jigsaw puzzles that I have to create the pieces for. I enjoy the satisfaction of figuring it all out.
That is probably the coolest answer I've ever had to that question!
Name one of your all-time favourite book covers?
The Snow Queen, by Joan D. Vinge.
Name one book that made you think 'wow'? Why did it have such an effect on you?
Neal Stephenson's "The Diamond Age." It's a story about a book that teaches a poor girl in a future Shanghai everything she needs to know to lead a revolution. I like books with slow reveals and with lots of pieces stitched together. Pull the string, and all the pieces cinch tight.
Who, or what, inspires you?
My son inspires me. He has so much energy, and he's so curious. Pretty pictures and rockin' songs will spark images. Conventions, boat rides, road trips. I try to absorb everything.
Where is your favourite place to write?
My kitchen table. It's not very comfortable, but when I'm comfortable, I find myself doing other things. Facebook mostly.
What is your favourite movie that was based on a book?
Children of Men, based on the book by P.D. James
Who is your favourite author (s) and why?
Neal Stephenson. He's smart, and witty, and funny.
If you could have a dinner party with any authors from any time in history, who would you choose?
Shakespeare. Poe. Stephenson. Emily Dickinson.
Tell us a random fact about yourself.
I have crooked pinkies. My freshman year in high school, I jammed my right pinkie while trying to set a volleyball. The doctor assumed it was broken until I showed him my left hand.
Tell us something interesting about the area where you live.
In South Louisiana, the holiday season doesn't end at New Years. Carnival season begins on January 6th. Then you have Mardi Gras, and the parades go one for a week before Fat Tuesday. There's 40 days of Lent, which means everyone eats seafood on Fridays. And then Easter. It's not like you need an excuse for a party in Louisiana, but pretty much from Halloween to Easter, you have one.
Find Wendy here:
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Name one of your all-time favourite book covers?
The Snow Queen, by Joan D. Vinge.
Name one book that made you think 'wow'? Why did it have such an effect on you?
Neal Stephenson's "The Diamond Age." It's a story about a book that teaches a poor girl in a future Shanghai everything she needs to know to lead a revolution. I like books with slow reveals and with lots of pieces stitched together. Pull the string, and all the pieces cinch tight.
Who, or what, inspires you?
My son inspires me. He has so much energy, and he's so curious. Pretty pictures and rockin' songs will spark images. Conventions, boat rides, road trips. I try to absorb everything.
Where is your favourite place to write?
My kitchen table. It's not very comfortable, but when I'm comfortable, I find myself doing other things. Facebook mostly.
What is your favourite movie that was based on a book?
Children of Men, based on the book by P.D. James
Who is your favourite author (s) and why?
Neal Stephenson. He's smart, and witty, and funny.
If you could have a dinner party with any authors from any time in history, who would you choose?
Shakespeare. Poe. Stephenson. Emily Dickinson.
Tell us a random fact about yourself.
I have crooked pinkies. My freshman year in high school, I jammed my right pinkie while trying to set a volleyball. The doctor assumed it was broken until I showed him my left hand.
Tell us something interesting about the area where you live.
In South Louisiana, the holiday season doesn't end at New Years. Carnival season begins on January 6th. Then you have Mardi Gras, and the parades go one for a week before Fat Tuesday. There's 40 days of Lent, which means everyone eats seafood on Fridays. And then Easter. It's not like you need an excuse for a party in Louisiana, but pretty much from Halloween to Easter, you have one.
Find Wendy here:
Blog | Facebook | G+ | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon | Pinterest | Authorgraph
Praise
Refreshingly intelligent and loads of fun!
I lost a few hours as I read this book. It's a Young Adult novel that is refreshingly and astonishingly intelligent, and the love story is perfectly played out.
~Christine Ashworth, Amazon Review
The mystery was intriguing - I loved how Wendy Russo weaved in all her secrets throughout the book, how she incorporated just enough to keep you reading, while never actually divulging much of anything. I was guessing for most of it and that's pretty hard to make me do.
~Julie, Clean Teen Reads
Wendy Russo has created a masterpiece.
~Ivan Amberlake, Author
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