Welcome, Chelsea. Can you tell me about your book in seven words or less?
Supervillain teen discovers his dad's a superhero.
Sounds great! Other than your main character, who's a favorite character of yours in your debut novel and why?
Amelia, the main character's half sister. She can be really self-centered, but not when it really counts.
Can you tell my readers a little bit about yourself?
I write YA novels. I love comedy and making people laugh. I read Latin and knit and crochet things. I once ate so much movie theater popcorn that I threw up. (It was A LOT of popcorn, and I was on a lot of antacids at the time, and I hadn't eaten dinner...)
Ha, those are great tidbits! What's been the most surprising thing about your path to publication so far?
How vital a support group has been! At first I didn't think I needed to join something like the Tenners or talk that much to other authors, but boy was I wrong! It's one of my favorite things about the whole process.
I couldn't agree more. What's one piece of writing advice you would give to aspiring authors?
The whole "show don't tell!" thing is misleading. Telling is an important writing tool. Basically, if there's conflict, show it. If there's not, tell it so we can move on to seeing the conflict.
Are you swept up with promotion for your debut book right now or can you give us a sentence or two about something new you're working on?
I just finished a paranormal historical YA set in ancient Rome. It's about Julius Caesar and Cicero teaming up to fight ghosts.
Oooh, that sounds interesting! What did you write when you were a teen? Did you journal? Write poetry? Write overly literary or emotional stories? Or avoid writing altogether?
I wrote a lot as a teen! I finished my first novel when I was twelve, but after that first one I kind of only wrote off and on for a couple of years. It wasn't until I was sixteen that I became OBSESSED with my books and got really into writing to get published. (And it was, er, another eleven years after that that I got a book contract.)
What's the last book you read that you really loved?
I just reread Dealing with Dragons, which is still one of my favorite books in the history of the universe. But if we're going for a new read, I LOVED Julie Kagawa's The Iron King. It was one of the best faery books I'd read in years and was full of faery rules, danger at every turn, and some new twists.
If readers want to find out more about you and your writing, where should they look?
My website: http://www.chelseamcampbell.com/
My twitter: http://twitter.com/kaerfel
Renegade X fanpage: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Rise-o
And if you prefer LJ over Word Press: http://kaerfel.livejournal.com/
Great! Thanks for stopping by Chelsea, and all the very best with your debut book!
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