Make sure to watch the trailer below and follow along with tour to catch reviews, guest posts and more interviews!
Plus check out the generous giveaway below, provided by Jenny! Stop by each tour stop for entries on the raffelcopter!
But first - Read our interview with Jenny!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
1. Favorite
Book?
Outlander
2. Favorite
TV show?
Poldark, Outlander, Stranger Things.
3. Favorite
movie?
Far and Away
4. Your
Favorite Song?
Dare You To Move by Switchfoot,
5. Favorite
Food?
Pizza
6. Name
3 fictional places you would move to in a heartbeat.
Hogwart’s, Asgaard, the Shire
7. Who
is your perfect fictional boyfriend?
Jamie Fraser
8. Favorite Quote?
“Courage, dear heart.” From Voyage
of the Dawn Treader by CS Lewis (I have it as a tattoo on the inside of my
wrist.)
8. What
do you find yourself “Fangirling” over?
Harry Potter, Star Wars, Outlander, Divergent
9. If
you could meet one author, dead or alive, who would it be?
J.K. Rowling
10. Something
to say to our Book Addicts?
Thank you so much for your interest in FLASHFALL! I encourage you to
check out the book trailer if you haven’t yet. It’s pretty epic!
https://youtu.be/OSdmoqRnjfw
ABOUT THE
BOOK:
Hello Jenny! We are super excited to have you in our
FFBC tours.
Could
you tell our Book Addicts a little bit about Flashfall?
FLASHFALL is about a teenage girl named
Orion who is fighting to get herself and the people she loves out of a
dangerous mining outpost, and into a city that is shielded from the deadly
particles of the flashfall. She and her people are Subpars, able to endure
exposure to the particles better than others, and so it falls to them to mine
the dangerous tunnels near the flash curtain, in order to find the precious ore
used to protect humanity. If they mine 400 grams of cirium ore, they can earn a
place in the protected city. But just as Orion and her caving partner, Dram,
are about to reach this goal, they discover the Subars have been betrayed, and
that the only way to true freedom and safety is a path they’ll have to forge
themselves.
Can
you tell us a little bit more about Orion and Dram and their personalities?
Orion and Dram grew up together at Outpost Five as
Subpars, miners who descend terrifying tunnels in search of an ore called
cirium. They’ve been caving partners for years. Orion is the “Lead Ore Scout”
of the outpost because she is the best at finding cirium, and Dram works as a
“Marker”, marking their routes. They work tunnel nine, the deepest and most
dangerous of the tunnels, and they’ve saved each other’s lives countless times.
They’ve forged an incredibly close bond as caving partners, and the love that
grows between them is powerful.
How
did you come up with the story? Did you find inspiration in any other
story/movie/show and how has this affected your writing?
The idea
for FLASHFALL began with my main character, Orion. I wanted to write about a
girl who got knocked down again and again, but kept getting back up—kept
dreaming there was a better life beyond her circumstances. I had just gotten
several rejections from agents on my second novel, and felt overwhelmed with
discouragement. My publishing dream seemed beyond reach. I began writing
FLASHFALL from that place.
I crafted
the setting of tunnels and caverns from my own fears (I’m extremely
claustrophobic), and the cordons were inspired by my experiences growing up in
the Arizona desert.
Tell
us your favorite quote from Flashfall.
My favorite quote is the last line of the book.
Since that’s spoiler-y, I’ll share one of my other faves:
“My mother once told me I
have magic. She didn’t speak the words, nothing as dangerous as that. The day
she guided me down my first tunnel, she simply pressed my hand to the cavern
wall, and I knew.
I have magiv in a place
where it is outlawed.”
Is
there a specific scene that you had the most fun to write?
Honestly, I love writing kissing scenes. Dram and
Orion go through so many terrible experiences, and it’s important to give them
moments of hope and joy. There is something so powerful and beautiful about finding
light in dark moments. One of my favorite scenes in FLASHFALL is when they find
sanctuary in the midst of their most dire circumstances.
If you
had to pick one song to be the Theme Song for Flashfall – Which one would you
pick?
Rise by Katy Perry
Imagine
that we get to see your book on the big screen (how awesome would that be?).
Who would you pick to play your characters? (It can be anyone – famous or not)
Ah, this would really be a dream come true! I’m not
sure who I’d love for the movie cast. It’s pretty great when they cast actors
no one has seen before.
The first time I saw Anna and Koy (the
actors who play Orion and Dram in the book trailer) in costume, I teared up. It
was surreal to see my characters come to life like that. Especially when we
started filming in the caves, and they were in character—saying lines pulled
from my imagination.
Is
there any recommendations you could give your readers to be in the “perfect
mood” to read Flashfall (specific music, snacks…)?
Ooh, FLASHFALL is all about moody atmosphere. I love
candles, or string lights, or being outside when I read it. The setting is
really immersive in this book.
I considered a lot of details when creating the
world of FLASHFALl. If you’re interested in seeing images and quotes that
inspired me, you can check out my Pinterest boards:
Music is a huge part of what inspires me! These are
a few of the songs I listened to on repeat while writing FLASHFALL:
FLASHFALL
Playlist:
Torpedo/Jillette Johnson
Rise/Katy Perry
What You Wanted/One Republic
Au Revoir/One Republic
Empire/Ella Henderson
I’ll Keep You Safe/Sleeping At Last
My Blood/Ellie Goulding
Don’t Look Down/One Republic
Breathe Me/Sia
Just Like Fire/Pink
Through the Dark/One Direction
True North/Jillette Johnson
Lay It All On Me/Ed Sheeran/Rudimental
If I Lose Myself/One Republic
The Feeling/Justin Bieber/Halsey
I Won’t Let You Go/Switchfoot
Snacks: Ooh! I
love snacks when I read. Personally, I go for something salty and sweet, like
chocolate covered pretzels. Or trail mix, because it’s basically M&Ms
disguised as “healthy.” I drank gallons of coffee all the times I read through and
revised FLASHFALL. That may be one of the reasons it’s so fast-paced, lol!
What’s
next for you?
Currently, I’m hard at work on the sequel to
FLASHFALL. The design team is putting together cover ideas, and my editor and I
have just settled on a title. We are working through revisions, and I’m swept
up in the new adventures unfolding for Orion and Dram. Some very exciting
things happen in Book Two!
Thank you so much for everything, Jenny!
Maria Alexander is a produced screenwriter, games writer, virtual world designer, award-winning copywriter, fiction writer, and poet. Her stories have appeared in publications such as Chiaroscuro Magazine, Gothic.net and Paradox, as well as acclaimed anthologies with legends such as Clive Barker, David Morrell and Heather Graham.
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