When did you first start writing?
I’ve always written stories, ever since I was a kid, mostly for my own amusement. But I only started writing romance with a serious view to publication about seven years ago, when my daughter was a baby. I used to write whenever she slept :)
Have you always enjoyed Fantasy?
Yes, I think so – fantasy of all kinds, from sword and sorcery to paranormal romance. Discovering the romance genre of today was a bit of an eye-opener for me, when I found it encompassed all the other genres I liked to read – and write!
Why writing Urban Fantasy?
I don’t think I chose to write urban fantasy as such. Most of my stories tend to hop about between genres. In general, I just think of a story and other people tell me what genre it is J. With the Awakened by Blood books, it’s a moot point whether they’re regarded as urban fantasy or paranormal romance, because there are elements of each. I’m intrigued by the longer-running romance idea of urban fantasy, rather than the instant Happy Ever After of romance; and I do like the atmospheric, shadowy, city settings where weird and wonderful creatures lurk beneath the surface of normal urban life. And the opportunity of developing a kick-ass heroine, of course! Elizabeth, of the Awakened by Blood books is growing into the kick-ass part of her nature which lay dormant until she fell into the world of vampires.
Were there any Books, Movies or Writers that have inspired you?
Oh lots and lots, to greater or lesser degrees! Georgette Heyer; Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier; many of the “Dracula” films, especially the versions with Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee and Gary Oldman; Dorothy Dunnett; Tanith Lee; Mary Sewart; Bram Stoker; Anne Rice; Victoria Holt; Edgar Allan Poe; The Princess Bride; Harvey; The Scarlet Pimpernel; The Count of Monte Cristo; The Black Castle
by Leslie Daniels; many contemporary authors, too numerous to mention; an old film whose name I just can’t remember, all about a child whose imaginary friend is the ghost of her dead mother; Vampyre….
What is your favorite subject in the Urban Fantasy Realm?
Hmm – not sure! I suppose it depends on the story! Maybe vampires, since they always have a special place in my heart :)
Favorites:
Favorite Paranormal themed Movie? Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Favorite Paranormal themed TV Show? Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Favorite Paranormal themed Book? Dracula
Favorite Author? Dorothy Dunnett
Favorite Urban Fantasy Author? Anne Rice
Favorite Genre that is NOT your own? Historical.
Favorite one of your Books? Aargh! Whichever I’m working on or thinking about! Blood Sin?
Who is your favorite of your own characters?
Saloman, because I’m thinking about him so much these days! He’s powerful and sexy and he has a sense of humour.
Which was the hardest to write?
I haven’t found any characters hard to write, to be honest. They’re the easy part for me!
What would you be if not a writer?
A librarian, probably, because I used to be one J. And I love books!
If you Could be a Paranormal Being, Who would you be?
Hmmm – a witch cackling in the background as she watches her spells work on people
If you could meet ay Urban Fantasy Character out there, Who would you like to meet?
Spike from Buffy – I might not survive, but at least I’d get a laugh :)
Quickies:
Vampires or Werewolves? Vampires. Mostly. (Love wolves too!)
Angels or Demons? Both
Reading or Writing? Both
Print or eBook? Both!
Hardback or Paperback? Don’t care
YA novels or Adult novels? Adult
Library or Bookstore? Depends how flush I am at the time.
Summer or Winter? Summer. Although there isn’t a huge difference in Scotland!
The Movie or The Book? The Book.
PNR or UF? Love them both
What is your favorite part of the writing process?
When I’m well into a story and it’s taking on a life of it’s own, and the characters, rather than my own ides, are driving it forward.
What is your least favorite part?
When an important scene I’ve been planning from the beginning just doesn’t work!
The Awakened by Blood Series in your own words?
Sensual, Gothic vampire romance about temptation, seduction, prejudice and understanding. And biting and fighting :) And finding yourself.
Any plans for more Books in the series?
Blood Eternal, the third book, is scheduled for release in October 2011 and it draws most of the threads together for the big finale. However, I do have ideas and would like to go back to it one day. It’s hard to leave characters alone once they’ve become such good friends!
What is coming up next for you?
Blood Eternal in October…
What are you working on right now?
A new vampire romance that I hope will turn into a series. It’s very different in both characters and tone from Awakened by Blood, but so far it’s great fun to write!
Do you have any advice or tip to those like me that want to become a published Author someday?
Hmmm – I always find it difficult to give such advice when I feel I’m still learning myself! But I would say, in general, keep reading as well as writing – constantly! - and learn from any feedback and criticism. And submit your work – you have to get it out there!
Anything you would like to say to your fans out there?
Just thank you! You mean more to me than you’ll ever know :).
Thank you so much for being here!
It’s been a pleasure, Larissa! Thank you for having me, and thanks for the fun questions!
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"The Movie or The Book? The Book."
I agree! The book is always better than the movie. :)
Thank you for this giveaway!
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I always love these interview especially the quick questions. It's just so fun!
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I really like the cover..it has such a sexy appeal to it!
kimbers10[at]yahoo[dot]com
I love the covers for these books- very elegant, and sexy without being trashy or cheesy. That may sound weird, but trust me; it's totally a compliment.
b(dot)cardone(at)hotmail(dot)com
Buffy is still my favorite, too. :) And I would love to meet Spike - can I go with you? :)
The covers of your books are beautiful, I would definitely pick them up in the store to read the backs.
mpyff(at)hotmail(dot)com
ohhh I have not read this series but fom that great interview I cannot wait to read it. Thank you!
terilhack at gmail dot com
Love the red dress theme!
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The red dresses are very pretty and eye catching.
Vivien
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You've got to admire a passionate author who loves what she's doing. I wish i had the stamina and strength to sit down and actually WRITE a book. I think i'll stick to the easy route and just buy them and read them. Excellent interview!
venturinhawendy at gmail dot com
Great interview and I've heard wonderful things about this series!
lilazncutie1215[at]yahoo[dot]com
Wow - how nice to wake up to so many comments already! Hello, everyone! Larissa, thanks for having me on your Bookish Life :).
Little Ms Bookish, you're welcome! I think I've always disappointed in tv or film versions of books I've loved. I suppose we all have different "visions" of a book.
Hi Melissa - it was fun answering too :). Glad you enjoyed it!
KimberlySue and Bethany C - Glad you like the covers! I love them too, and I think "elegant and sexy" sums them up pretty well :).
mpyff - of course you can come with me :). Good to hear the covers catch your eye!
Thank you, Teril! Glad you enjoyed the interview :).
Ricki and Vivien - I love the red dress too, and I do like that they repeat it in different settings for the series.
Thanks, Mocha&Latte! I do love what I do. Love reading too :)
Jeanette - thanks, and that's good to hear!
Marie
The cover of Blood on Silk is really stunning. The bright red dress with the white background is very eye catching.
Stephanie- thegirlonfire
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Love the cover, in fact, love that red dress :-) !
danaan at gmx dot at
thanks for a great interview - you are a new author to me and now I'm really curious about the books!!
wish you all the best, Ina
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Hi Stehanie and Birgit! I'm delighted you like the covers. I think the red dress does work really well! And for anyone who's interested, the ruin in the background of Blood Sin, is St. Andrews Cathedral in Scotland, one of the most atmospheric places in the world :).
Hi Ina - nice to meet you! Glad you liked the interview and I hope you manage to try out the books :).
Marie
Great interview and wohoo for liking fantasy of all sorts, I just love good old epic fantasy :D
That bookl lookes gerat. Please enter me.
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Great interview and the covers are amazing!!!
Thanks for the giveaway.
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Loved the Interview now want to read the books ! The new vampire series sounds good too.
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Hi Marie!
Your series sounds and looks fantastic! Definitely looking forward to this and more of your work since I absolutley love paranormal I think I'll really like your books.
yadkny@hotmail.com
Hi Marie!
Going to meet Spike huh! I definitely want to go too!! Do you think there's similarities between him and Soloman? If so, did you write him that way subconciously?
Tons o' Luck with the next series!! Can't to hear all about it.
And Larissa, I Love your Easter themed header!LOL
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I'd love to win the first book in the series! Thanks!
aikychien at yahoo dot com
Hi Blodeuedd! Me too :)
Thanks, Misha!
Diana, you're welcome! Glad you enjoyed the interview, and I totally agree about the covers - how lucky am I? :)
Thanks, Irene! I hope you do - read the books, I mean :). And thanks for encouragement re the new series!
Hi Yadkny - great to hear, and I hope you do!
Hello, Stephanie! Yes, of course you can come too :). Well I suppose Spike and Saloman are both undead, they both have a sense of humour, and are both a bit dangerous, but otherwise, I see them as very different characters. Saloman's maybe more like Spike's scary, sexy Dad :)
Hi Aik - good to know!
Marie
Great interview, Marie!
I probably went to see Bram Stoker's Dracula like 4 times when it came out in the theater. Have to agree it was compelling...
methirteenATyahooDOTcom
Another Buffy fan! Many of my friends make fun of me because I still love Buffy all these years later. I love it when I find other people that like that show.
rootml1@hotmail.com
I read the interview twice and thought that we had a lot in common.
I haven't read any books in the series but they are on my TBR.
romancebookjunkiesdanielle(at)yahoo(dot)com
Lizzie! Thank you! Glad you dropped in :)
Hi Michelle. I have to say that's verging on obsession- and I thoroughly approve :). I got the DVD for Christmas last year, and I can never get the peace to watch it once my youngest is in bed - how frustrating is that? :).
Hi Megggerfly. I look on Buffy as a bit of a classic - I love the humour that runs through it too!
Hi Danielle - that's good to know! Thank you!
Marie
What a funny interview!! I hadn't heard anything about Marie and her books, I've searched them on Goodreads and now I have in my wishlist, sounds really great and I love the vampires!! So, my vampire vein, is totally intrigued.
I want to congratulate the designer covers and Marie, because both covers are very attractive, I'm a geek of the covers, sorry!
By the way, I don't know how is the summer in Scotland, but in Mexico (yeah, I live here) the summer is very hot, so my favorite season is winter, though here there is not huge difference, I fear.
Thanks for the chance, I'm looking forward for these books.
Greetings from Chiapas, Mexico, Marie!!
itzel_library@hotmail.com
Thanks for the giveaway. Please enter me in contest. I would love to read this book. Tore923@aol.com
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I have this series on my TBR list. Great interview.
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Greetings, the Itzel Library! How exciting - I don't meet many readers from Mexico, so you're doubly welcome :). Thanks for the kind words about my books and the covers (which I agree are lovely!).
Tore, you're welcome, and I hope you do :).
Elaing8, thank you, I'm very glad you enjoyed it. Lariisa asked me some great questions :)
Marie
please enter me these books look amazing!!!
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I just finished Blood on Silk and I can't really wait to read Blood Sin. Thank you for the interesting interview and giveaway! :D
Giada M.
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This is a new author for me! Would lvoe to win!
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Very eye catching covers....I haven't heard of either of these. They sound great. Thanks for the giveaway.
Courtney
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ohh,I wanted to read this for some time
lgmorales18@gmail.com
Thanks again for the international nature of the giveaway. I'd love to delve into this story.
tahlia@activ8.net.au
I love Buffy kick ass heroines are the best I dont care for those weak willed simpering misses lol.If I had to choose another profession I would have picked librarian also .Ive loved books since I first learned to read .
flanagan@mebtel.net
Hi Marie and Larissa :D
Nice interview. I already looking forward to read Awakened by Blood series, but have no time. Hope I can read it ASAP ^_^. The cover is great, by the way, love the red long dress. And I love both PNR and UF too :D.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Ren
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That was a great interview. I agree. Books usually are better than most movies. The covers of these books are awesome. Very elegantly done. My favorite in a long time. will add these to moy TBR list.
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Thank you, Alice!
Hi Giada - thank you! Delighted you enjoyed Blood on Silk - and the interview :).
Hi Lisa - always good to meet new readers :). Good luck!
Courtney, you're welcome, and I'm glad to hear the covers caught your attention.
Laura, that's good to hear - I hope you do very soon :)
Great, Tahlia, and you're welcome. Being in the UK with an American publisher, I really have to make contests international :)
Hello, Wanda! It's a great mix, isn't it? Libraries and ass-kicking :). Here's to Buffy!
Hi, Ren. Thank you! I know what you mean - there are never hours in the day, or days in the week! Hope you get to read it soon.
Bakin_Goddess, thank you! I hope you enjoy the books. Glad you liked the interview too - that's Larissa's fun questions again!
Marie
I agree 100% I would love to meet Spike and the time we would have would be amazing! ;)
Thank you for this giveaway!
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Ollie aka DarkBloodyVamp
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Oh yes, my email would probably come in handy... ;)
averys.book.nook@hotmail.ca
I always love the quickie questions!
And I must say that the covers are gorgeous (even though I hate the colour red)... ;)
Thanks for the giveaway and for the great interview!
Great interview Ive had Blood on Sil on my wishlist for a long time and cant wait to read it. Glad to hear there is going to be three books!! Great interview I like the short questions.
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Dracula is one of my favorites the original is awesome.
katie_tp(at)yahoo(dot)com
Hi Ollie - you're welcome. And we can all go together to meet Spike - it'll be some party :)
Thanks, Avery! Curious - why do you hate the colour red? I love it :). Glad you enjoyed the interview!
Thank you, Kristen! Hope you get to read the books very soon!
Katie, you're so right!
Marie
id love to win, so please enter me :)
punkme15 at gmail dot com
Weee, can't wait to read Blood on Silk - it's definately on my wish-lsit :) So thank you for the chance to win!!!
mikki-mano@hotmail.com
The design of these covers is amazing! The dress is so elegant and the atmosphere for eerie! Sounds great! :)
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I loved the covers *-* They're so beautiful! *-* I want a dress like this one D: And the plot of the books seems to be really interesting. I want to read them! :D
I loved the covers *-* They're so beautiful! *-* I want a dress like this one D: And the plot of the books seems to be really interesting. I want to read them! :D
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Some of the books and movies that you listed as favorites are on my list too and it's nice to see how a piece of art can live on as more people enjoy it.
lenikaye@yahoo.com
Thank you for the giveaway!
k_anon[at]hotmail[dot]co[dot]uk
I hold a special place in my heart for vampires too ;) I absolutely love the covers of your books. Very sexy. I look forward to reading this series. thank you for the interview =)
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Would you consider writing a historical romance or romantic fantasy? Those are my 2 fav genres.
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Congrats on the release! So glad there is going to be a third. Hopefully you will get the chance to come back to these characters again too in the future.
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Thanks, everyone, for your kind comments!
Petit, I'd love a dress like that too, only I have the uncomofortable feeling that it just wouldn't look the same on me!
Leni, I think that's so true. Good books and flms inspire others in many ways.
Linda, absolutely, I would :). In fact, I have written what I think of as fantasies: a sort of time-travel romance, and several futuristic fantasies. You can check them out on my website: www.MarieTreanor.com. I've also written a historical romance, but it's not in print right now, unfortunately!
Donna, thank you, and I would like to come back to the characters one day soon!
Marie
What a great interview and giveaway! I LOVE it when authors make international giveaways! :)
The books look and sound like great readings! Please count me in.
kah_cherub@hotmail.com
What a lovely giveaway, hoping to win.
Already a follower of your blog: melandriaromero
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Thanks
Would love to read one of these books! The covers do look elegant and sexy
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Love the interview.
msuck27@hotmail.co.uk
I did not hear about these books but they look really good - love their covers!
Syki
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Nice. Rare to have international contests!
Great interview. :)
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Thanks, Karla! Glad you liked the interview :). Being "international" myself, it makes sense to have international contests!
Hello melandriaromero - nice to see you here too!
Thanks, Amy - the covers do seem to catch people's attention, which is nice :)
Thanks, Michelle! Larissa asked good questions!
Thanks, Syki! Glad to bring them to your attention :)
Lae, thanks, glad you enjoyed it. And I'm very happy to do an international contest :).
Marie
The covers are amazing! I fell in love with them istantly!
Thanks for the post, now I have some new books to add to my wishlist!
also, thanks for making it international!
aliasgirl at libero dot it
th covers are sooo pretty!!!would love to own a copy!!!
thanks!!!
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You're welcome, Reading Mind! And I'm glad you like the covers - they make a beautiful set :).
Hi Janhvi - thank you, and I hope you do own them very soon!
Marie
I'd love to win, thank you for the giveaway.
gejsab@gmail.com
LOVE the cover! Would also love to win... ;)
dreyshouse at gmail dot com
Thanks for the wonderful interview! Both books look great and are now on my to read list! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
JaidisShaw at yahoo dot com
Bea - good luck, and you're welcome :).
Drey, thank you! I love it too :)
Jaidis, glad you enjoyed the interview! Thanks for adding my books to your wish list!
Marie
Ouch, I almost missed this one! Great interview!
So... Urban Fantasy rocks!:D I think that's exactly what draws us to it - the mix of normal urban life and the fantastic creatures and the atmospheric, shadowy, dark settings. Add the kick but heroes/heroines to that and we've got a fantabulous read!<3
LOL I'd be 'a witch cackling in the background as she watches her spells work on people' too. *evil laugh*
Thanks for the giveaway!
P.S. I love the covers of the books!
xoxo
andreea(dot)c88(at)gmail.com
I want to win this book!
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Hi Deea, I almost missed you too :). Thanks for your comment! Glad you like the covers, and the interview! And you're welcome :)
The Jay - good luck! Thanks for entering :)
Marie