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| Annamaria Bazzi, Author REVELATIONS The White Swan Series |
Annamaria Bazzi
brings us The White Swans series of YA, fantasy short stories. The newest
member is REVELATIONS, targeted at teens who prefer short stories. Annamaria uses “simplicity”
to create the mysticism of her fantasy world. But beware: she "loves mixing genres." Reviewers say, “the plot lines are
twisting nicely” in this third story of the series.
When not busy
writing, Annamaria enjoys painting, walking and spending time with her family.
This interview is
part of Introducing The White Swans: Revelations Book Tour.
Q: How would you describe your new story
White Swans: REVELATIONS to your readers? Fantasy? YA? Science fiction? Romance?
Annamaria
Bazzi: The
White Swans is a series of YA, Fantasy, short stories created for all teens who
won’t read because novels are just too long. In the midst of the Fantasy, I
throw in some Science Fiction. I love mixing genres.
Q: Reviewers of the first story in the
White Swans series described it as “Alice in Wonderland gone bad” and “mystical.”
How do you create that sense of mysticism?
Annamaria
Bazzi: I
don’t try to be mystical or mysterious, because, in the past, when I would try
to inject those qualities or feelings into the story, I’d fail miserably and
critics would slash me for it. I was beaten too many times before it sunk in
that all I need to do is show the story as my mind’s eye sees it, no more no
less. Simplicity is the best way of showing a story. Through simplicity, the
mysticism or mystery will become apparent on its own.
Q: How do you
make a make-believe world believable? Characters? Back-story?
Annamaria
Bazzi: First,
I have to believe in this world, because if I don’t believe in it neither will
the reader. A make believe world has to have elements that the reader can
identify with, elements that come from the real world that the reader will be
familiar with.
The
characters need to have personalities the reader can identify with, they should
be someone that could be living next door.
Q: What do you
do to make us care about your characters, particularly your protagonist Kendíka?
Annamaria
Bazzi: All
I really do is try to make her as real as possible. She is a young woman
modeled after the personalities of a couple of my girls. Kendíka must be
someone teens can identify with.
Q: Are you in
control of your characters, or do they intrude and make you write things you
haven’t thought of yet?
Annamaria
Bazzi: I
always believe I’m in
control, until the characters slap my hands and move in a totally different
direction than I wanted to go in. That’s what happened in book two when this
unknown girl, Jillian, popped in and is now sharing the story with Kendíka.
Q: What makes a
good villain? Can you name the villain in White Swans: REVELATIONS?
Annamaria
Bazzi: I
have two villains in the series, and in this book it starts to be apparent who
they are, Harry, the Count of Paddington and his owner Brodrik.
Q: What do you
like to do when you’re not writing? Hobbies? Events? Favorites?
Annamaria
Bazzi: I
love to read and paint, and sometimes I enjoy drawing. I also enjoy going for
walks.
About Annamaria
Bazzi
Although
born in the United States, Annamaria Bazzi spent a great deal of her childhood
in Sicily, Italy, in a town called Sciacca. Italian was the language spoken at
home. Therefore, she had no problems when she found herself growing up in a
strange country.
Upon
returning to the States, she promised herself she would speak without an
accent.
She
attended Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan, where she obtained her
Bachelor of Science in Computers with a minor in Spanish.
Annamaria
spent twenty years programming systems for large corporations, creating
innovative solutions, and addressing customer problems. During those years, she
raised four daughters and one husband. Annamaria lives in Richmond Virginia
with her small family where she now dedicates a good part of her day writing.
About WHITE
SWANS: REVELATIONS
After
attempting to accept her fate in the strange fishbowl world, Kendíka decides it’s
impossible. Call her a pet, will they? Determination revived, she tempts
her “master’s” fury by trying to make life better for the people of Deverow’s
Duchy. She will bring technology to the Regency era or end up a swan trying.
Still
longing for a higher station in her new existence, Jillian sets her sights on
Harry, the Count of Paddington. The only problem? Getting the man to take
notice of her. Perhaps discovering some common ground—besides their rabbit-like
features—will do the trick.
Links
Visit
annamaria at:
Twitter: @AMBazzi
You
can write to annamaria at: annamariascorner@yahoo.com
Links
to annamaria’s books:
White
Swans: Revelations
White Swans: The New Girl in Town
White Swans: A Regency Era
A Simple Matter of Justice
Revelations of Abaddon
joyce, thank you so much for hosting my last tour stop for Revelations. it was fun visiting with you.
ReplyDeleteLovely interview. I love your answer to who's in control. Those rebellious characters... :)
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