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Interview with Alayna Williams

Alayna Wiliams has worked in the unholy trinity of politics, criminology, and technology for several years. She lives in the Midwest with her chief muse, owned by four mostly-reformed feral cats. Writing as Laura Bickle, she's the author of EMBERS and SPARKS for Pocket - Juno Books. Writing as Alayna Williams, she's the author of DARK ORACLE and ROGUE ORACLE. More info on her urban fantasy and general nerdiness is here: www.salamanderstales.com



You say you've "worked in the unholy trinity of politics, criminology, and technology", what made you want to ditch that and start writing?


Most writers I know keep a day job for the glamour and intrigue...just kidding. It pays the bills.I ditched criminal justice recently to work in a library. I get to pet all the books and be surrounded by all kinds of ideas. It's a writer's dream career. I've always been writing, though, ever since I was old enough to hold a crayon. It's been my happy constant in life.


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Your books centre around the use of psychic skills, have you ever visited a psychic yourself?


Yes...I go to the local Renaissance Festival every year and get my Tarot cards read by the same card reader. She's amazingly accurate...though she warns me that I need to decide to be done with karma this year. Still scratching my head on that one. I read cards for myself for fun and use them for story prompts. The ORACLE books were written with a deck at hand. But I would never call myself an expert.


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Writing wise, what's been your proudest moment in your career so far?


When my mother said my sex scenes were "taseful." It is very cringe-inducing when your parents start reading your sex scenes. Trust me. This is the best-possible outcome of all possible scenarios when they do.


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What's your next goal or ambition writing wise?


I have a bunch of new ideas stewing, and am scribbling furiously. My next ambition is always the next book.


But my ultimate ambition...is to someday have action figures based on my characters. I would love to stage wars on my desk with plastic versions of my characters. I'm betting that my cats would also participate.

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