I don’t like to see the words pain and pleasure used in the same sentence. For one thing, any hint of dubious consent crosses an author off my list. What’s one thing a writer could do to/with their characters (besides acting OOC) that would cause you to stop reading any more of their work? As a double Libra, my core is about justice and ain’t nothin’ just about one gender holding power over another.

The hardest campaign to wage is for feminine equality if you are a heterosexual woman because the battles have to be fought in your own kitchen and your bedroom.

I am a feminist who has faced the most difficult front of all – home. Is it important to you in your books, books or other things in life that influence you, relationships/etc, that the women are strong and hold their own?Ībsolutely crucial. It’s shorter than interdimensional expat. What made you settle on the term ‘alien’ when now referring to Elora from certain character’s POV? He’s a lot of trouble and he belongs to someone else. Is Ram the only character you’d bring to life, if possible? It slays me that he has fans and I’m mystified as to why. I like them all, but I’m not nearly as big a fan of Deliverance, the incubus, as some. Are there any characters that you don’t like at all? Ram is your favorite character from your books. However, once I’m down to the meat and bones of translating my extended outline into novel form, I frequently wake with details to include. I joked the other day that I could have named the work “The Loti Dimension Quarterly.”ĭo they ever give you a break or do they keep you from sleeping with their nagging? Who’s the most vocal of the characters?Ĭharacters never keep me awake. It directs me to the point where I feel like I’m reporting on doings in Loti Dimension rather than creating. It’s an ongoing story told through installments. Characters are noisy when trying to write, what influenced how you wrote?Īs I try to stress, The Order of the Black Swan is not a series in the customary sense.

A Summoner’s Tale is written in a slightly different style with its flashbacks and novel excerpts. My Familiar Stranger is a very strong character piece, though not without its action. I take something away from each one, even the crappies. I’m sure that, if I live long enough, every experience will end up on the page even if they are distorted like a house of mirrors. Which was your favorite of those careers and why? Have they lent any advantage or perspective when it comes to your writing? You’ve done many things in your life before becoming an author. Cover of the 5th book in an incredible series In celebration of the release of book 5 in the Order of the Black Swan series, here is an interview with the multi-talented author, Victoria Danann.

My familiar stranger by victoria danann