Welcome back to the blog, everybody! Today we’re going to be catching up with author Saundra Mitchell. She’s going to be giving you a peek into her psyche before you get to meet her this weekend at TeenBookCon. Let’s get going with some questions!
TeenBookCon: After doing research into the Victorian Era for The Vespertine, if given the choice would you rather live back then or are you happy to live with the modern conveniences of our current "plugged in" world today?
Saundra Mitchell: I really enjoy camping and one of my favorite daydreams is building a cabin in the woods with nothing but candles and books to keep me company.
Cooking on a fire, and rising and setting with the sun holds a thoroughly romantic appeal for me. I do a lot of Victorian-esque things now just for fun- making bread from scratch, milling my own soap, making paper...
But civil rights and modern medicine keep me firmly grounded in the 21st century. I may like to visit the past in books, but I'm not suited to living there. I enjoy voting and owning property, for one. And maybe it's just me, but I think it would be deeply depressing to die of the measles.
TBC: Will we get to meet your characters from The Vespertine again one day?
SM: You'll get to follow one of them to Oklahoma Territory next year in The Springsweet! Even though we only saw fire and air in The Vespertine, water was there, too. Readers with super-sharp eyes will notice a few clues as to water's identity!
TBC: What are your top three "Books to have if stranded on a desert island"?
SM: Oh wow, this answer changes depending on the minute of the day and the day of the week! But right this minute, I don't think I could do without Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Forest of Hands and Teeth and The Outsiders.
TBC: Do you have any upcoming book projects you can tell us about?
SM: I'll be doing copyedits on The Springsweet soon, to get it ready for publication next year. I can't wait to get to work on those!
In May, I have a short story coming out in Liz Miles' YA anthology TRUTH & DARE—my very first YA anthology! Then this fall, I'll have a non-fiction piece in Carrie Jones and Megan Kelley Hall's DEAR BULLY. It's a crazy busy year for me already, and it's only April!
TBC: Well, all we can say is “stay busy!” We can’t wait to read them. So thanks a bunch for speaking with us today, Saundra. We’re excited to get to see you at TeenBookCon!
Saundra Mitchell is the author of Shadowed Summer and The Vespertine. Find her on Twitter.
Saundra will be speaking on the Here There Be Ghosts…And Werewolves and Everything Else! panel with Rachel Hawkins, Stacey Kade, Saundra Mitchell, and Joy Preble.
Check back again soon for another interview. And we’ll see you all April 9th for TeenBookCon!
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