Auhor Interview + {GIVEAWAY!}: Samantha Young

Samantha Young

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Samantha Young is a 25 year old writer who resides in her home county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. She is a self-proclaimed book addict and kindle junkie, using fantasy, dystopian, sci-fi and paranormal novels to feed her addiction.

After graduating from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in ancient and medieval history, Samantha returned to her main passion, writing, and often incorporates history and mythology into her novels.

Samantha's first release, The Tale of Lunarmorte trilogy, was followed by a second series titled Warriors of Ankh. At present, she is a full-time writer working on a number of projects for near future release. She is the author of eight novels and one novella. Her young adult paranormal series' are amazon bestselling novels.

Today I get to interview Samantha Young! You have no doubt seen her books before on other blogs, as they're very popular around the blogosphere. Enjoy the interview!

1.You’ve written several series of books in the span of only a few years, which is absolutely amazing. What’s your written schedule like? How quickly can you write the first draft of a novel?

I can write a first draft fairly quickly - between 4-6 weeks - as long as my planning is comprehensive, which it usually is. I find if I have all my character histories written and chapter summaries written out for the entire book that I can write up the first draft and only have proofreading and basic editing issues to deal with in the next drafts.

2. What is your biggest source of inspiration for your novels?

My biggest source of inspiration… I’d have to say it’s a mix between music and history. A line in a song or even the feel of a song, its concept, its story, can spark characters and dialogue. And history is a huge source of inspiration for me. I love pulling from real history and mythology and twisting it to fit my imagination and plots.

3. Do you like to write with an outline, or without one?

I definitely write with a very full outline. I’ve tried starting a book without a plan before and I just can’t work that way. The plot unraveled quickly and my characters ended up with personality disorders, contradicting themselves from one chapter to the next.

4. If you could be one of your characters, which one would you be and why?

If I could be any one of my characters I think I’d be Jaeden Rodriguez from the Lunarmorte books. She’s got her own really cool powers but without the massive responsibility that the heroine, Caia, has. Plus, I love Jae’s relationship with Ryder. They’re so fun together.

Now for the fun questions!

5. Imagine you worked for the circus. What is your act?

I love this question! I would be the ringmaster because in a way he’s a storyteller too. He guides the audience through the various acts and has a lot of creative control over how the show is produced. Plus… I love the tophat and coat tails!


6. If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what actress would you like to be casted to play you?

Oh wow… um… that’s a toughie. Right now I absolutely adore Zooey Deschanel. She’d have to wear colored contacts and she’s much prettier than I am but we have a similar quirky attitude and she can pull off sarcasm really well, which is kind of integral to playing me. I grew up in a sarcastic house. If you didn’t learn the art of irony you got bulldozed :-p

Thanks for having me on your blog!

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