Not
even a stint in the military as an aircraft mechanic could erase
Tia Nevitt’s love of fairy tales. To this day, she loves
to read (and write) books that take her to another place, or
another time, or both. Tia has also worked on an assembly line,
as a computer programmer, a technical writer and a business
analyst. Over the years, she has suffered from TMI (too many
interests) syndrome, and under its influence she also learned
calligraphy, and how to play the violin and piano. All these
activities occasionally distract her from her true calling,
the writing of fiction, but she always comes home. When she’s
not writing, she keeps a book blog called Debuts & Reviews,
where she focuses on debut novels. She lives in the southeast
with her husband and daughter.
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Night Owls Reviews Top Pick!
Night
Owl Reviews gave 5 stars to THE SEVENFOLD SPELL!
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"What I liked best about this book was
that Talia was no woe is me type of heroine. She was strong,
tough and independent. Others might have tried to put her down,
but she would not have it. She knew that she worth something,
and wouldn’t let anyone tell her otherwise."A Buckeye
Girl Reads
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Have you ever wondered what happens to the other people
in the fairy tale?
Things look grim for Talia and her mother. By royal
proclamation, the constables and those annoying "good"
fairies have taken away their livelihood by confiscating
their spinning wheel. Something to do with a curse on
the princess, they said.
Not every young lady has a fairy godmother rushing
to her rescue.
Without the promise of an income from spinning, Talia's
prospects for marriage disappear, and she and her mother
face destitution. Past caring about breaking an arbitrary
and cruel law, rebellious Talia determines to build
a new spinning wheel, the only one in the nation—which
plays right into the evil fairy's diabolical plan. Talia
discovers that finding a happy ending requires sacrifice.
But is it a sacrifice she's willing to make?
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Sometimes
I wonder why I write. I mean, why do I bother? Why did
I have this desire? Why not just get married, have kids,
live a normal life? I mean, I am married and I have
a kid and I live a life that most folks would call normal-ish,
but then I add this writing thing to the mix. Why torture
myself with rejection letters, ignored queries, and
all the little frustrations that go with pursuing publication?
I
know very few other creative people, except other writer-types
I know online. I’m not exactly in a creative line
of work. I do know a couple of quilters. They NEVER
sell their quilts, even though a typical quilt is rather
expensive to make. If I were to write a story and hand
it to someone as a gift, I would get eyebrows raised
so high that I may as well charge the recipient 3000
dollars for a face-lift. In fact, I don’t even
mention this writing thing to most people. Or I didn’t
before I sold THE SEVENFOLD SPELL.
Is
it for the fame? Not really. I would be happy being
a midlist author, and I’m not sure I’d want
the spotlight of fame. Is it for the money? Partly.
It’s my true vocation and I’d love for it
to be my only job. But I have my eyes wide open enough
to know that making a living solely from fiction writing
is a difficult thing to do. (I do believe that Harlequin
would be the right publisher to have if I attempt it.)
But mostly, it’s because I’m a storyteller.
I used to run role-playing games for my husband and
his friend. I had an audience of two. They loved my
stories. And I loved immersing the two of them into
my wicked plots. And I worked as hard on those stories
as I did my stories written for publication. Who could
resist a dependable, appreciative audience, even if
it consisted of only two people? I certainly couldn’t.
Therefore,
I have concluded that, I write because I love telling
stories. And I guess it wasn’t such a mystery after
all!
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For my bookshelf, I’d like to name the books that
have been the most influential to me as a writer. They
are all works of fiction, listed in the order in which
I read them over the years.
Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
I learned a great deal about character development from
this novel, which I read when I was in high school, and
before I entertained any serious desire to become a writer.
I have since reread it many times.
The Once and Future King by T. H. White
Simply put, this novel made writing look so fun that
I just had to try it for myself.
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Of all of these novels, this is the only one I’ve
read only once. I learned a great deal about point-of-view
while I was reading it, as it alternates between omnipresent
to third person as it goes from chapter to chapter.
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
This book showed me that a novel can take on a serious
subject and still make the reader howl with laughter.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
This novel taught me the importance of bringing out a
character through dialog. It also made me fall in love
with romance again.
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Q:
What is the one hobby that you'd love to take up someday in
the future?
Funny
that you should ask-I'm planning on getting a sewing machine
before Christmas. My daughter is very interested in sewing
and I remember the basics from my grandmother's lessons when
I was a child and costume making in my 20s. I also would love
to make some clothes that my characters would have worn.
>>>Read
more of her interview
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My
favorite season is the Autumn. I have always lived
in hot climes, and fall brings such a relief.
As I write this in mid-September, we have had
our first cool days after a brutally hot summer.
All of the sudden, we feel like going outdoors
again. We can sit on the back porch and light
a fire in the firepit, and not get eaten alive
by mosquitoes. Ditto for going on long walks through
the woods. Sunburns are no longer a concern. We
get out the lawn croquet, or chase each other
through the grass, or throw a ball around, or
climb trees.
Around
here, Autumn is also a short season. There’s
just not a lot of time between those brutal
hot summers and true coat weather. Blood runs
thin in the South, and it doesn’t have
to be very cold for it to get too cold. So another
reason I like Autumn is because it is so fleeting.
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