Lots of excitement over here as the publication of Baby Grand approaches. Copy-editing. Cover design. Blurbs trickling in. It’s all feeling very REAL now, so today’s debut author, Sophie Moss, sprinkles us with a healthy dose of Irish fantasy to return our heads into the clouds, where, of course, writers’ heads belong. :)
Name: Sophie Moss
Name of book: The Selkie Spell (Seal Island Trilogy)
Book genre: Irish Fantasy Romance
Date published: November 6, 2011
Publisher: Self-published with Amazon
What is your day job? Consultant, mainly to U.S. Government agencies
What is your book about? American doctor Tara Moore’s life is transformed when she travels to an enchanted Irish island and discovers she has the power to break a centuries-old curse.
Why did you want to write this book? When I was living in Ireland, I took a weekend trip to an island. The moment I stepped off the ferry, I felt like I was home. It was the strangest feeling: being so far from home and yet sensing I belonged. After returning to the states, I discovered the movie, The Secret of Roan Inish, and first learned of the selkie legends. Intrigued by the thought of seals who can transform into beautiful women on land, I decided to weave my love of romance novels, Ireland, and fairy tales into one delicious novel!
What would you say is the most challenging part of writing a book? Plotting. I map out every scene before I start writing a story.
Did you conduct any kind of research in order to write this book? I lived in Ireland for a summer. I drank a lot of Guinness and chatted with the locals. I guess you could call that research. :)
