An Interview
Gathering Storm Victoria Danann
What first led you to writing? I have a theory that, if you watch children closely, they will tell you who they are supposed to be by the time they are eight or nine. At that age I divided my time equally between drawing evening gowns and writing little novels. Today it would be called Bobbsey Twins fan fiction. I did have a career as an a designer of evening wear, had a New York showroom and a clientele mostly in Europe, South America and New York. Now I’m writing fiction. How did you come up with the idea for the Order of the Black Swan Series? I don’t know where stories come from. I was an only child before children became preoccupied by being reduced to receivers. There were no portable or handheld electronics, so I spent a lot of time making up stories in my head. I can’t tell you where the inspiration begins, but I can tell you that my imagination is wellexercised and practiced. Share with us a little about your current release and your next release. Gathering Storm, is the fifth installment in my serial saga just released September 19th. This series is a little different from what readers are used to because it’s an ongoing story – not in the sense of cliffhanging endings. Each book does tell its own story complete with ending, but the next begins where the last ended. That’s why each book comes with a strong recommendation for reading in order. The first four books were loosely based on themes of fairy tales or beloved stories, i.e., Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, The Pied Piper, and Little Red Riding Hood. These tales are situated against a backdrop of modern day knights and heroes, witches, elves, berserkers, psychics, demons, vampires, werewolves, and more. While that may sound silly or juvenile, or both, I assure you the series is neither. The fifth book graduated to a deeper context and examines the role of predestination as held up to the growing evidence that there are multiple dimensions and possible multiple versions of ourselves existing simultaneously. The sixth book, A Tale of Two Kingdoms, releasing December 8th, it the one people have begged for.
The smallest turn of fate... Gathering Storm is the fifth installment of an ongoing story. Reading in order is strongly encouraged. Storm is really not himself. B Team must reunite to preserve his reputation. The Ralengclan send a new assassination team at the worst possible time, when he’s away and J.U. is left defended by a skeleton crew.
What is the most rewarding thing about writing? Entertaining people, but getting to do something fun instead of work a job is a close second.
I write unapologetic romances with uniquely fresh perspectives on paranormal creatures, characters, and themes. Add a dash of scifi and a flourish of fantasy to enough humor to make you laugh out loud and, sometimes, enough steam to make you squirm in your chair. a.k.a the witch in the woods, The Woodlands, Texas.
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