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INTERVIEW
1.
What or who inspired you to start writing?
I have always been writing! As long as I have been able to read, I have been trying to emulate the stories I consumed.
2.
What elements are necessary components for this genre.
Something that is not commonplace or possible needs to exist in the story. For my Sacred Breath series, that element was the ability to breathe underwater, possessed by a few secret undersea societies.
3.
How did you come up with your idea for your novel?
I was writing another story when the idea struck me, through a metaphor of a character imagining a woman as a drowned mermaid.
4.
What expertise did you bring to your writing?
I have a degree in English, which helps with the writing parts, but I also have a minor in Anthropology which has helped me to create the anatomical elements of the mermaid creature. I have had a longstanding fascination with biology and I have always enjoyed reading about genetic oddities.
5.
What would you want your readers to know about you that might not be in your bio?
I have actively sought out dangerous and unusual life experiences in order to help me better depict my fictional scenes. I heavily employ the techniques of Method Acting in my writing, and I have tried as much as possible to be in similar situations to the ones I write about.
6.
As far as your writing goes, what are your future plans?
To never, ever stop. I gain great fulfillment from interacting with my fans, and I feel like it is worthwhile to touch their emotions and their lives. I dream of seeing my books turned to film.
7.
If you could be one of the characters from this book, who would it be and why?
I would love to be Visola. She’s incredibly strong-willed, creative, fun, and loyal to her friends. On one hand she’s a fierce warrior, but she is also a loving mother and a real woman.
8.
Can you give us a sneak peak into this book?
Sure! Drowning Mermaids and the other novels in the Sacred Breath series are novels about biologically realistic mammalian mermaids. They do not have fish tails, but they have the ability to breathe underwater, along with complex religious beliefs and political systems based on their watery world. In this book we follow the Princess of Adlivun who rules an undersea glacial kingdom off the coast of Alaska. She escapes to the mainland to avoid her enemies—cruel mermaids who are responsible for the wreckage of boats in the Bermuda Triangle. The princess happens to meet the kind and wealthy captain of a crab fishing boat, Trevain Murphy, and a romance begins between them as they battle a common enemy…
9.
Do you belong to a critique group? If so how does this help or hinder your writing?
I have a close group of reading-friends I have made over the years who read and critique my stories before publishing. It only enhances my work exponentially! They often give me great ideas I would never have otherwise included.
10.
Do you outline your books or just start writing?
I am a heavy outliner and planner, but I have sometimes found that the works which begin naturally writing themselves are more beloved by fans than the ones I tried to carefully construct.
11.
How do you maintain your creativity?
I just remind myself of how dismal my past relationships were, and how much I would prefer to be reading and writing than wasting countless hours watching movies and playing video games with a lazy boyfriend.
12.
Who is your favorite character in the book. Can you tell us why?
I love Captain Trevain Murphy. Reviewers have said that he’s not a perfect young “stud-muffin,” but he’s a man of substance and character. He’s kind and intelligent, and responsible for a whole crew of men along with his younger brother. Occasionally he has moments where a violent temper shines through, but when it comes to women he is softhearted and honorable, refusing to sleep with Aazuria unless she agrees to marry him. What a guy!
Please answer 10 to 15 of the questions. Oh, and don't forget to use examples from your book to elaborate on the questions.
Thanks the Angels
Fathoms of Forgiveness
by Nadia Scrieva
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BLURB:
There is no divorce in the undersea
kingdom of Adlivun. Marriage is a bond that lasts until death—even if death
comes in several centuries, and in that time your spouse happens to become your
sworn enemy. This is the conflict that General Visola Ramaris faces when she
learns that the mighty Vachlan is behind the attacks on her kingdom. She has
sworn to protect Adlivun with her life, but long ago, she also swore to love
and honor her husband...
Visola must choose whether she will
destroy Vachlan once and for all, or attempt the hardest thing conceivable:
communication. After two hundred years of desertion, she has no faith in their
feeble bond and knows she can never forgive him. When he threatens the person
dearest to her, she must take action. Confronting Vachlan on enemy territory
would be nothing short of suicide. She knows that if she falls into his
custody, the deranged man would relish breaking her down and making her lose
her sanity.
Princess Aazuria forbids Visola from
taking matters into her own hands; she will do anything it takes to protect her
friend from the man who wants to crush her. Alas, Visola is a crazy,
uncontrollable warrior woman with the blood of Vikings in her veins. Why would
she ever consider doing the safe and predictable thing?
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EXCERPT
Meeting
the scrutiny of his steel-grey eyes made her feel sweltering hot and bitterly
cold at the same time. It was a thousandfold more difficult to tolerate the
intensity of his gaze when it was penetrating her skull from the front instead
of the rear. She felt like her eyes did not offer as much protection as the
dense bones of her skull had. He was already piercing beyond her eyeballs to
knead her memories with his knuckles, and to dissect her thoughts with his
fingernails. She tried to get past the pain in her skull to objectively observe
her enemy. His jet-black hair was pulled back into its classic ponytail at the
nape of his neck. Had he not changed his hairstyle in all this time? Had he not
grown hideous with all the horrible deeds he had done?
It
did not seem possible, but he looked exactly the same. Except for his eyes;
those vicious grey-blue eyes would have terrified any lesser woman to tears.
Visola could not help seeing the blatant resemblance to her daughter in his
face. Although Alcyone’s coloring was closer to Visola’s own, there was
still so much of Vachlan in her. Seeing this; seeing the glimpses
of Alcyone in this man who was little more than a stranger, drew her spirit to
him involuntarily. Visola realized that she had to face the terrible truth.
She
was not strong enough to face the father of her child.
Drowning Mermaids
by Nadia Scrieva
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BLURB:
Deep under Arctic waters lies an ice
kingdom carved into a glacier. Those who dwell within it possess magnificent
biological secrets. Due to the dangers of impending war, the Princess of
Adlivun is forced to flee her undersea utopia and regroup with her sisters in
Alaska.
Captain Trevain Murphy is a successful king crab fisherman who has spent his
life building his empire above the sea, and knows nothing of the empire beneath
it. When he meets a mysterious dancer whose father has recently died, he
extends kindness towards her, unaware of her unique genetics and royal lineage.
Trevain's attraction to the enigmatic Aazuria Vellamo will involve him in
dangerous designs that will forever change his life, and his perspective on
himself and his world. He embarks on perilous journeys in which he will need to
release all of his insecurities and inhibitions in order to survive.
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EXCERPT
It was his angel. He knew her, although she looked nothing like before.
She was his Aazuria, his mythical heroine. In the dancing glow of the oil
blaze, she was simply too dazzling to be real and he knew that he must be
dying. As she hovered in suspension before him, her skin and hair were almost
luminous in the dark water, almost phosphorescent. Perhaps she never had been
real. It did not matter—she was firmly grasping his hands, and it sent a
feeling of comfort and tranquility through him. He knew that she loved him.
He could see forgiveness and acceptance in her expression. None of the
turmoil between them mattered any longer in this pacific moment. In her
benevolent gaze, he could finally forgive himself. He smiled at her, although
his vision was fading, and the world was disappearing. He tightly gripped her
hands to thank her for coming back for him. He could not bear the thought of
letting go; he did not want to be robbed of her touch. He tried to keep his
eyes open for as long as possible, to keep looking into her unfamiliar
ultramarine orbs. So this was what she really looked like, in her element. He
wished he could have known her true form. It was mystical.
Trevain could imagine no better way to die. No better sight to see the
last time he closed his eyes. A peaceful smile descended on his face, and the
captain’s tired eyes closed for what he knew to be the last time ever.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Nadia Scrieva was born in 1988
in Toronto, Canada. She studied English and Anthropology, graduating with an
Honors B.A. from the University of Toronto in 2011. She likes knives. Writing
has been the most meaningful part of her life since she was a child. Nadia
loves receiving feedback from readers, so do not hesitate to contact her with
any of your comments, questions, ideas, or just to say hello.
Website: www.NadiaScrieva.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NadiaFans
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/NadiaScrieva
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Nadia will giving away an eBook copy of Drowning Mermaids to one randomly drawn commenter at every stop.
