Friday, February 7, 2014

An Interview with A.S. Oren, author of the Spearwood Acedemy Series



Who is your favorite author?
Tough question. It’s a tossup, really. I love J.K. Rowling because she created the Harry Potter series and without that series, I wouldn’t be sitting here answering this question. I would probably be doing something entirely different with my life. For inspiration and sheer joy of reading their work? I would have to go with Stephen King as my favorite author.

How do you describe your writing style?
I write in first person present tense, but I have a deep desire to one day write a series in third person omniscient, I just haven’t thought up the right plot yet. I like to play around with dialogue and give the characters unique dialogue quirks. Like Edgar Clementine, he is Avalon’s adoptive father, he has a Scottish and American accent, I try to show that with words like: You/Ya To/ta me/mi this/tis your/yar 

Use no more than two sentences. Why should we read your book?
It deals with hot boys, boarding school and a strong female lead (who is a Nerd at heart). You get dragons, mermaids, werewolves and the supernatural, need I say more?

Have any of your characters been modeled after yourself?
Yes, even if it’s egotistical to say. I think every story has at least one, if not more, characters that embody some aspect of the author’s personality. Avalon, is very much like myself in a lot of ways, though I don’t have her temper and I’m not as blunt as she can be.

If you could exchange lives with any of your characters for a day which character would you choose and why?
Vivian, she hasn’t appeared yet. She will debut in episode 13 and will have her own spin off series. She’s a mermaid trapped in New York’s Little China. I like her, she’s spunky and sarcastic, plus she’s a mermaid. Fun fact: Her name is inspired by The Lady of the Lake from the Arthurian Legend, she’s the fifth character in the series to have a name connected to it.

What books have most influenced your life?
I think I answered this in first question, but to add onto Harry Potter, I would have to say On Writing by Stephen King and Elements of Style by Struck and William. I cannot recommend the last two enough, if you want to hone your writing, read them.

If you could select one book that you could rewrite and add your own unique twist on, which book would that be and why?
I can’t think of any, at least not right now.


Beatles or Monkees? Why?
Beatles, hands down.
Who should play you in a film of your life?
Ellen Page. I love her, plus I think she could pull me of.

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