I'm so excited to have Adrienne Wilder here with us today. If you have not read her books stop what you are doing right now and check them out. Her books rock! All of them. Let's give her a big Diva welcome.
Vanessa: Would you please start by telling us a little bit about yourself?
Adrienne: Well I am a Georgia native. I grew up in Atlanta and I love to draw and
of course write.
Adrienne: All my current books take place in
the City of Dragons world. A place where
Kin (dragons) walk among humans trying to survive in society. My dragons have no desire to be human,
although a few of them have learned to be domestic and can mingle with the
public. Most are confined to the Gray
Zone. The Gray Zone is kind of a
no-man’s land of crumbling buildings that surrounds the Dens. The Dens are where the Queen resides and all
Kin are born.
Also in the Gray Zone are
Lesser-Breds. These are human Kin
hybrids or descendants. They start out
as human then go through a change when their Kin genetics wake up.
The City of Dragons series follows the
lives of a few Kin trying to survive/work among humans helping to keep them
safe.
The Gray Zone focuses on
Lesser-Breds. Mostly the stories
circulate around the process of becoming—when a human becomes Lesser-Bred. Some of the stories are about simple survival
and or sacrifice. They are slice of life
stories. A kind of photograph of a
moment in a certain Lesser-Bred’s life.
Adrienne: The Gray-Zone stories. It’s important to make sure each new story is
unique. Not just the same old process of
change. There has to be challenges for
each character unique to their situation that they must overcome.
Adrienne: Some of my favorite scenes are
between young Adam and Ean in To AdamWith Love. I just really liked the
innocence between them and how their relationship grew. I think I liked that part of the book as a
whole most of all.
Vanessa: If you could trade places for a day
with one of your characters, who would it be and why?Adrienne: Oh goodness. This one is hard. I think it would have to be Darwin or Peter. Both of those characters are just so much fun
to write. Especially Darwin who doesn’t
give two shits about what the world thinks of him and just lives life and loves
Peter.
Vanessa: If you were trapped in your sometimes
very dangerous Gray Zone which one of your characters would you most want with
you and why?
Adrienne: Hmmm---I think I’d want Raithe
(From Darwin’s Theory). He’s tough and
gentle at the same time.
Adrienne: Darwin is the least like me which
is exactly why I like him so much. He’s is
brutal, he’s crass, a smart ass, and brave to a fault. I’d never be able to talk or threaten people
like Darwin does.
If I had to pick a character most like
me, it would probably be Jericho from Worth. He’s a pacifist and will only become
aggressive if he has no other choice. He
also loves his ‘family’ with all he has and would do anything to take care of
them.
Vanessa: What is one thing about you that your
readers would find surprising or never guess about you?
Adrienne: I collect antique teddy bears.
Vanessa: How do you spend your down time between edits, deadlines, writing and creating new and fascinating books? Do have a favorite pastime or hobby to fill you spare time with?
Adrienne: Mostly my in between time is spent brainstorming on new books. I don’t think I ever stop. I do like to take time off sometimes just to hang out with friends. But that doesn’t get to happen very often.
Vanessa: Who is your favorite author that you
enjoy reading?
Adrienne: There is no way for me to have just
one. I enjoy a slew of authors. Everyone
from crime story authors, to suspense, to m/m romance.
Vanessa: I’m a bit of an author stalker and I
love going to signings and conventions. Do you have any upcoming appearances?
Adrienne: I plan on going to Dragon Con. I do not know if I will be on a panel this
year or not. I know my editor is trying
to get one put together, so we’ll see.
Places to find Adrienne:
Twitter @CityofDragons
FaceBook Adrienne Wilder
Website The Atlanta Dens.com
Adrienne is giving away her two City of Dragons eBooks today, Blood Bonds, and Of Flesh and Blood. To enter just comment below with email address. I will announce the winner on June 1st.
I really enjoyed reading the blurb on amazon for Blood Bonds ;)
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I would love to read those books. Please enter me in contest. I am a follower and email subscriber. Tore923@aol.com
ReplyDeleteAdrienne Wilder is a new author for me but not for long. I look forward in reading her works.
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I have only read To Adam With Love and was blown away by the story and characters. The ending just broke my heart (in a good way) I will be reading more of these books! Thanks for the interview. I will be at DragonCon this year so I will look for you! sstogner1 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteFun post! Glad to read about Adrienne and her books since she is a new to me author.
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Thanks for the interview!! I've been wanting to read some of Adrienne's books and now I definitely want to!!
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Very nice interview. The books sound interesting.
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I love the blub on Amazon "Living with Humans is never easy. They don’t do scent exchange, they don’t lick palms, and they have this thing called “personal space”." from City of Dragons. I have worked with the developmentally delayed and they don't do "personal space" either.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely have to put these on the TBR list.