Cel's Big 4 Interview #2 - Andrea Cremer

Andrea Cremer spent her childhood daydreaming while roaming the forests and lakeshores of Northern Wisconsin. She now lives in Minnesota, but she thinks of her homeland as the “Canadian Shield” rather than the Midwest.

Andrea has always loved writing and has never stopped writing, but she only recently plunged into the deep end of the pool that is professional writing. When she’s not writing, Andrea is a professor of history at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.”

In the little spare time she can find, Andrea stares up at trees, rescues infant rabbits from predatory cats, and invents names for pug puppies with her husband. She has an unfortunate tendency to spill things – white carpets beware!

Cels:

Thank you so much for dropping by and visiting us again at Burn Bright and congrats on the release of the third instalment in the Nightshade series, Bloodrose. There are another two instalments slated to come in the series and “Rift” is also due to hit shelves later this year. Are there a set number of books to come in the series or can we hope for many more adventures with Calla?

Andrea:

Calla’s story came to a conclusion with the Nightshade trilogy, but there are many more stories to take place in Nightshade world that focus on different times, places and characters. RIFT and RISE are a two-book prequel sequence that reveal the origins of the Witches’ War. I can’t reveal what might be next after that.

Cels:

Calla is an amazing role model for girls of all ages. The way she steps up and faces adversity is awe inspiring. Who have been your greatest inspirations?

Andrea:

It’s kind of an odd mix but completely honest: my mother, my teachers, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Cels:

Are there any other projects apart from the Nightshade series you’re working on that you can tell us about?

Andrea:

Yes! I’m co-authoring a book with David Levithan (Will Grayson, Will Grayson, The Lover’s Dictionary) called the INVISIBILITY CURSE, which will be published in spring 2013 and I’m also writing a new steampunk series, THE INVENTOR’S SECRET, the first book of which will be published in fall 2013.

Cels:

If you could spend the day with any fictional character from any medium, who would it be and why?

Andrea:

From any medium? Wow, that’s hard. Well, I have to pick the Doctor (preferably in his David Tennant or Matt Smith incarnation) because who could up a chance for TARDIS adventures in time and space!