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Deborah Wilde & The Unlikeable Demon Hunter - Tena Stetler
Give a warm welcome to Deborah Wilde, author of The Unlikeable Demon Hunter due to be released April 18th, 2017! Available for pre-order NOW! Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about Deborah and her Unlikeable Demon Hunter. Deborah, what inspired this particular story? I’d been thinking a lot about what makes a female character “likeable” and why certain traits that seem to be so accepted for male characters are held against women, for example, their level of sexual engagement. Even in fiction, there seems to be a double standard that women are held to. Out of that, my opening scene just popped into my head fully formed. The trick then became, how do I take this idea and create a fully realized, three dimensional character? What does she believe in? What does she stand for? What journey do I want to take her on? How long have you been writing? I can’t remember a time I wasn’t writing, though I never thought that it was something I could do as a career. Then I got into film and ended up being a screenwriter for 12 years, having the good fortune to work in both film and television. Eventually, though, I wanted a change and started writing YA romatic comedy novels under the name Tellulah Darling. I’d always loved romcoms and wanted to pursue that passion. After releasing 5 Continue Reading →
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