Guest star: Sherry Soule Moonlight Mayhem #MMBlogTour

Today I have the fabulous Sherry Soule, author of MOONLIGHT MAYEM on my site today! I've gotten the privilege to read MM in its early stages and it is a great story! Sherry is a very talented author and all around awesome person. 

Let's all give her a warm welcome!

Readers of the Spellbound series have often wondered if the town had a real-life counterpart. Is there a particular place that inspired the haunted area we’ve come to know and fear in the books?  

Yes. Actually, there have been many speculations, and now here’s a place you can actually visit.

While researching the different elements of Whispering Pines (my rendering of a Silent Hill-esque world) I came across Marin County in California while looking for a foggy and woodland area. 

The popular SF Bay Area tourist spot planted the seed for what developed into the fictional version of the town we’ve come to know and love as, Whispering Pines. The coastal town is located in the Madrone Woodlands near Larkspur, California neighboring Muir Woods. (You need to use a Bing map to locate the region.)

Echoes of the tragic disappearances still plague the area. When the season passes and all the tourists leave, the haunting memory of past events once again shatter the peace of the inhabitants of Whispering Pines...

Is there anything based on real people or places in this YA series?

Yes. Ravenhurst Manor is based on a real haunted house in California and like I said, Whispering Pines.

Tell us about your beautiful book cover and thrilling book trailer!

The artistic and talented Parajunkee Designs created the cover. She’s ingenious! You can watch the awesome book trailer on YouTube  

What do you enjoy doing when not writing?

Watch scary movies or catch up on my favorite TV shows. (Yeah, I’m as passionate about my shows as I am about reading.) 


I watch “SUPERNATURAL”, “The Vampire Diaries”, “True Blood”, “Lost Girl”, “Game of Thrones”, “Revenge”, and “The Secret Circle”.

What is the first thing you like to do when planning a new project?

I never really plan a new project. If I get an idea for a story—I just tend to start writing it. :-D

Do you listen to music, drink coffee, etc. while writing?

Not usually. I prefer it quiet. I drink Rockstars when I need a quick energy boost. Don’t like outside distractions. Unless my cat needs a lap.

What other projects are you working on or having coming out next?

The third book in the Spellbound series, “DESTINY DISRUPTED” will be released sometime in early 2013 and an adult paranormal romance novel, “DISENCHANTED” is being published in Fall 2012.

What do you find so attractive about the supernatural? And how is that reflected in your work?

The adventure. The world building. The way that anything can and will happen, is most attractive to me. And I’ve always had a morbid fascination with haunted houses.

Tell us about your writing space/environment. What time of day or night are you most productive?

Afternoon to evening. I’m not a morning person. (ask my family) My workspace is surrounded by books and art. I write in a built-on family and since the extra room was built without a foundation, I get a lot of creepy-crawlers. 


Not to mention, there is a forest area behind my house. So far, I’ve had a bat, wolf spider, salamander, lizard, slugs, black widow spiders, and a centipede. Yuk. These creatures tend to entertain my cat, but totally freak me out. LOL

What aspect of writing has been the most difficult for you?

Plotting is hard for me. I write scenes then have to piece them together like a puzzle, if one doesn’t fit, it is removed.

Any advice for aspiring writers?

Yes! I have blog devoted to writers: “Fiction Writing Tools” that has tons of advice for writers at any stage in their career, with agent and author interviews, and insider publishing secrets. 


Please visit me online at: http://fictionwritingtools.blogspot.com/

Thank you so much for being a guest! Wishing you the best on your new book!

MOONLIGHT MAYHEM Synopsis:

Otherworldly Creatures. Dazzling Magic. Fiery Romance.

Shiloh Ravenwolf thought she was getting used to the strange events in Whispering Pines, until the full moon brings another surge of supernatural threats to her coastal town. Ferocious wolves, deadly necromancers, and shambling zombies have descended upon the neighborhood, so Shiloh needs to gain control of her magical abilities—fast!
 

It sucks that she has a crippling fear of the dark, which for a demon hunter can be an epic problem.

When her classmates are attacked by a mysterious creature and her father is murdered, Shiloh vows vengeance. Forcing her phobias aside, she forms an unlikely coven of supernaturally gifted teens to help her eradicate this menace. 


Except that's not all Shiloh has to worry about. She’s battling a different monster within herself and struggling not to become the very thing she fights: evil.
 

But with demon blood inside her—anything can happen…

Moonlight Mayhem is the second novel in the unforgettably epic Spellbound series

 

Where you can find author, Sherry Soule online:

Official Blog: http://www.sherrysoule.blogspot.com

Spellbound Series Universe: http://thespellboundseries.blogspot.com

Twitter @WriterSherry: http://twitter.com/writersherry

Awesome Book Trailers/YouTube: http://youtu.be/5uqVXKygvUs

  and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o44sW-gFtvA

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11634793-beautifully-broken