It's Halloween, and since you stopped by, I have a treat for you. I interviewed Cassandra Marshall about her brand new book THE STARS FELL SIDEWAYS. Not only will you get the inside scoop on this author/freelance editor/lit. agency worker, but two commenters will be winning prizes. YAY! So ready, set, here we go...
Erik
invites both girls on a sunset boat trip and Alison manages to have a decent
time. Until the storm hits and the boat is shipwrecked on a small island,
leaving Erik missing and the boat captain dead.
In the morning light, Alison and Pom find themselves on the lost island of Atlantis. Only one problem: now that the girls know the secret of the island, the Atlanteans don’t want them to leave. They're stuck with corsets, full-skirted dresses, and the strange steam-driven contraptions that are just a way of life for the islanders.
When
a plot by the ruthless army Captain to take over the island and declare himself
General over all emerges, an underground group promises to return the girls to
the mainland if they can help stop him. They'll go through a mountain,
literally, to find the Book of Blue, a book that will explain how to make ‘the
stars fall sideways' in order to save the day and earn their freedom.
THE STARS FELL SIDEWAYS, a YA
Steampunkish fantasy, from MolliePup Press!
How would you explain steampunk
to a reader who is unfamiliar with the term?The basic gist of steampunk is imagining a world where mechanical development stopped in the Victorian age with steam-powered contraptions. There's also an undercurrent of questioning authority and asserting your independence. Aesthetically it's about Victorian garb--top hats, parasols, corsets, heeled shoes, etc--and decoratively it's about cogs and gears, wood paneling, rivets, hodgepodge construction, reusing the finite, etc.
Your
main character goes on a sunset boat trip with a hottie actor. If you
could go to sea with any actor, who would you choose?
Oh, wow... Um... ?? Hopefully one that knows how to make the boat go, because I have no idea! How about Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes? I feel like he'd know how things work, plus he's nice to look at!
Oh, wow... Um... ?? Hopefully one that knows how to make the boat go, because I have no idea! How about Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes? I feel like he'd know how things work, plus he's nice to look at!
If
you could play any character from any book in the movie version, who would you
play? Hermione Granger! I'd get to play
with magic, Crookshanks, and I'd curl up with Neville Longbottom!
In
addition to writing, you work for a literary agency and do some freelance
editing. What are some of your tricks for balancing it all?
Scheduling, compartmentalizing, and I stay in a lot. :)
Scheduling, compartmentalizing, and I stay in a lot. :)
Signed print copies can also be purchased from
thestarsfellsideways.com!
Thanks, Cassandra! I hope you sell a bajillion copies.
And now for the giveaway: Cassandra is offering one first page critique (up to 250 words) and an e-copy of THE STARS FELL SIDEWAYS as prizes. To enter, leave a comment telling us who your favorite movie star is. Make sure I know how to email you in case your name is drawn! For an extra entry, tweet a link to this post with @LauraRenegar in it. I'll draw 2 winners (one for each prize) out of a hat after Halloween's midnight. Good luck!
Thanks, Cassandra! I hope you sell a bajillion copies.
And now for the giveaway: Cassandra is offering one first page critique (up to 250 words) and an e-copy of THE STARS FELL SIDEWAYS as prizes. To enter, leave a comment telling us who your favorite movie star is. Make sure I know how to email you in case your name is drawn! For an extra entry, tweet a link to this post with @LauraRenegar in it. I'll draw 2 winners (one for each prize) out of a hat after Halloween's midnight. Good luck!
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