Interview with Nicole Conway, author of Fledgling
Jaevid Broadfeather is a 15-year old boy who has endured a lot of torment and discrimination because of his mixed racial heritage. He yearns for acceptance, and finally begins to find it in the most unlikely place–Blybrig Academy for Dragonriders. But when Jaevid begins his first year of training as a fledgling dragonrider, he has no idea that he is part of a conspiracy that will rock the very foundations of the kingdom. What genre is this? FLEDGLING will appeal primarily to children from 4th – 9th grade, but it has also gotten a lot of interest from young adults and adults. When a child tells me that they love my book, it just makes me want to cry. I’m writing this series for them. Don’t get me wrong, I love hearing that adults like my book and give it good reviews. But hearing a child tell me they like it, and seeing how excited they are, just gives me so much joy. It brings How To Train Your Dragon to our mind. What should we be comparing it with? Ah, in that case, tell us about Jaevid. Harry has his sidekicks; who accompanies Jaevid on his adventures? Have you written any other books that we should read next? Tell us a bit about yourself. I met my husband in college and it was definitely love at first sight. He’s a very dedicated, hard-working man and has been my inspiration to push harder towards my dreams. We love doing outdoorsy things together like hiking and camping, and recently we have started running 5K’s. We have two cats, Love Nugget and Mr. Darcy, and a dog named Phoebe. I earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Auburn University, but have never actually gotten to “use” it. I do hope to teach English and Latin someday, but that’s bound to be a long way off for me. Before then, I hope to attend graduate school and publish as many books as I can. Do you have a website where we can keep up with your work? How can we follow you on Twitter and/or Facebook? How easily do new storylines come to you? If we give you four random words – Man, Woman, Airport, Darkness – can you give us a brief storyline? Then he lunges at her. She screams and tries to fend him off, but he drags her into a stall as the bathroom explodes with the sound of snarling monsters. Oh no! She’s just been caught up in a battle between the Prince of Nox, a shadowmancer who can manipulate the darkness and bend it to his will, and an alliance of rebellious ancient beasts that are determined to destroy him before he can claim his throne. Wow, that was a bit of a twist! What is next for you? |
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