Interview with Anna Abner Author of The Shopgirl’s Prophecy!
What event in your past has left the most indelible impression on you? I don’t want to talk about my dad leaving, okay? But if you want something that screwed me up, when my prophecy came out, my whole life got tipped upside down. I went from a mediocre engineering student to a giant disappointment. People who’ve never met me, hate me now.
What do you most value? I don’t really have anything that belongs to me anymore. I live in a hotel. Everything I have was bought by our investors. But if you’re asking what means the most to me, then it’s the memories I have growing up with my grandpa. He was a great man who taught me about respect, hard work, and honor, and I can never repay him.
What is the type of woman you want to spend the rest of your life with? I’m a little distracted right now with the end of the human race, though I will say I’m partial to blonde cheerleader types.
What do you consider most important in life? There’s nothing more important than family, and sometimes the family you create is even more important than the family you were born into.
What is your biggest secret? Well, it wouldn’t be much of a secret if I told everyone who asked. But most people wouldn’t know by looking at me that my bank account is bulging at the seams. That’s all I’m going to say.
Ohhhh.. I like the sound of that. But…. on to the stunningly beautiful woman sitting next to you.
Alina, who are you really? Why? What have you heard? I’m just a regular person. Nothing unusual to see here, guys.
Who were the biggest role models in your life? My father taught me a lot. Everything I am came from him. I think my mom could have been a big role model for me, but I wasn’t lucky enough to have her growing up.
What kind of man do you want to spend the rest of your life with? Romance just isn’t in my future. I’m happy being single, really. It’s safer that way, for everyone.
What kind of man would you never choose? I’ve had bad experiences with popular jocks. I definitely will never waste time on one of those beefy jerks.
What is most important to you in life? I value my privacy, as well as peace and quiet.
What is your biggest fear? There are things I must keep secret, for everyone’s safety. It’s why I live such a secluded life in London.
Anna, tell us a little about writing this story. Was it fun or difficult? Do your characters always act as you expect? Are you a plotter, or fly (write) by the seat of your pants?
Shopgirl’s Prophecy is the beginning of a paranormal series I’ve been obsessed with for over ten years. I’ve always loved this story, and I’m so excited to share it with you. Writing it wasn’t difficult at all! It was a joy to create each character, each setting, and each turning point. That’s not to say the novel didn’t go through several iterations. In one, Oleksander had a mother more vicious than he is. In another, the entire novel takes place in the Ukrainian countryside. But I’m very happy with the final version, and I love the way it turned out.
When I started Shopgirl’s Prophecy, I was a pantser, writing in whichever direction the wind blew. Over time, though, I learned to embrace organization and planning. Currently, before I write a novel, I complete a pre-writing packet and use it as a blueprint for plot and characters. It helps me feel more in control of my work.
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Tell us a little about The Shopgirl’s Prophecy.
Powerful witches, tortured vampires, and sexy shifters fight the evil horde on the Vegas Strip.
Chapter One
hissed, yanking on Connor’s black jacket. A spotlight swept over their heads,
and he tasted dry earth as he flattened onto the sand.
close,” Roz complained.
like cockroaches across the ground, avoiding a parked Humvee, and staying out
of the guards’ eye line. The things they couldn’t avoid at the secret army
facility in The-Middle-of-Nowhere, Nevada were surveillance cameras on every
wall and post. Hence, the need for speed and an electro-magnetic pulse device
the size of a suitcase strapped to Connor’s back. If they were caught breaking
into Oleksander the Destroyer’s cell, they’d never see daylight again. Sort of
the way Oleksander had been in the dark of an army prison for the past twenty
years.
hadn’t known six months ago—a lackluster engineering student at the University
of Chicago—that the Seer Ilvane would write down his name and forever link him
with the end of the human race.
Cleveland will release the Destroyer and bring about the apocalypse.
way to fix the prophecy and save the world except to kill the vampire lord.
button,” Connor said, nodding at the EMP. Thank the fates for Anton and
Natasha, their very generous benefactors from New Zealand and their high-tech
toys.
button.” Roz activated the device, and every electric light on the base,
hopefully the cameras and security doors too, blinked off. “Now,” she ordered.
“Move.”
balls of his feet, Connor ran for building 2A, which he knew from poring over
satellite photos of the installation, was where the army kept the vampires. He
hunched over the card reader controlling the prison’s heavy-duty outer door,
sweat rolling down the back of his neck. “Please,” he breathed. A single second
delay while they stood like a couple of sore thumbs at the gateway to a
vampire’s cell on a secret military base could ruin everything.
best and yanked. The immense door swung open on soundless hinges.
fifty percent sure the EMP was going to work,” Roz admitted as she followed him
inside and sealed the door.
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