Bewitching Book Tours Magazine October Edition

Interview Kelbian Noel What inspired you to become an author?

When I was little, I read all the time. The books were historical romances by authors like Janette Oke and L.M. Montgomery. The thing was, in all the books I read, I never encountered anyone who looked like me. While I loved the stories, I felt they were missing that very important element. So I started writing historical romances about characters who looked like me. I was eleven at the time. The stories were written on loose leaf and still have them!

Can you share a little of your current work with us?

Elemental is about a young girl, living in a tiny Utah town, who is very different from her peers.

She’s biracial (Black and Navajo) and her parents are Wiccan. She soon finds out that, though she’s shunned her parents’ beliefs for years, there’s a lot of truth to them. Even bigger realities then her parents were aware of.

If this book is part of a series…what is the next book? Any details you can share?

I’m currently working on book 2 of The Elementals, which is set to be released in February. This book focuses on Skye, a different girl with the same destiny as Baltimore. Each book in the series is based on a different girl.

Is the book, characters, or any scenes based on a true life experience, someone you know, or events in your own life?

Baltimore’s (the main character) life is loosely based on my own. I grew up in small rural town, have a deeply religious parents, who are South American immigrants. For many years we were the only black family in town. It was awkward. And I learned a lot form those experiences.

Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?

Yes. At first there wasn’t. It was a light, quirky story that grew into something more serious. It’s still fun, but a little dark at times. The main message is seeking, finding and accepting one’s identity.

Is there a genre(s) that you’d like to write that you haven’t tackled yet?

I started writing a horror novel last year. I keep trying and giving up. I definitely want to finish it,