Stranger Rituals
Kali Rose Schmidt
Publication date: July 9th 2019
Genres: Fantasy, New Adult
A fighter with a venomous grudge.
A monster with an immortal curse.
A girl with a terrible gift.
All three out for blood in a land torn apart by harsh gods and holy wars. Each entwined with the other, on their own quests for vengeance, and yet held together by strange links to sinister pasts. As their fates unravel, a dangerous romance blooms, and violent darkness beckons.
At turns both darkly humorous and utterly morbid, STRANGER RITUALS is the startling first novel in Kali Rose Schmidt’s dark new series.
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Interview with Kali Rose Schmidt:
As a writer, what would you choose as your
mascot/avatar/spirit animal?
An Elf. Is that allowed? If so,
definitely Elf.
How many hours a day do you put into your
writing?
About four hours a day of pure
writing. The rest of the work day is spent editing or marketing.
Do you read your book reviews? If yes, do they affect
what you write in the future?
Sometimes… I try not to because
it can throw you off course, but at the same time, it’s really helpful to
understand what a reader likes/dislikes and wants to see more or less of.
Generally speaking, my reviews have been very kind, so occasionally I’ll peek
in on them.
They don’t affect what I write
next, but they may affect how I write it.
Do you leave hidden messages in your books
that only a few people will find?
Yes. Sometimes bits of my
personal life are thrown in, and the dedication and acknowledgements always
have sneaky messages to a few people.
Can you tell us a little bit about
the characters in Stranger Rituals?
I can tell you they’re bad. Even
the ones you think are good…they’re bad. This is a dark, dark world. I made
sure people knew that going into it, but some early readers were still gasping
at how dark it was. And characters really help create a world, so these
characters are darkness incarnate.
They’re all battling their own
religious struggles, difficult upbringings, and painful pasts. They move
through these in their own ways. All the while, a holy war is lurking, so
there’s a lot going on.
Can you tell us a little bit about
your next books or what you have planned for the future?
Stranger Rituals is part
of a 3-book series, so the second book, Shadow Palace, will be available
in the fall.
I also have a sci-fi series out,
called The Others (Cold & Blood is the first book in that
series). In addition, An Unholy Magick- a dark, new adult fantasy, will
be released in the fall as well.
Do you allow yourself a certain
number of hours to write or do you write as long as the words come?
I write 3k-6k words per day,
Monday-Friday, and usually on weekends as well. I have to get a minimum of 3k,
but usually in the four hours I have to write, I get a bit more.
Do you have a certain number of
words or pages you write per day?
Yes J
What inspires you to write?
Everything. Literally everything. Music is a big
influence on me, which is noted in my books. Walks in the woods, art, and
history really all inspire me as well. Dreams, too.
Would you rather
Read fiction or non-fiction?
Fiction
Read series or stand-alone?
Series
Read Science fiction or horror?
I like both! If I had to choose, probably sci-fi.
Read Stephen King or Dean Koontz
Stephen King
Read the book or watch the movie?
Book, of course ;)
Read an ebook or paperback?
Paperback, but I do both
Be trapped alone for one month in a library with no computer
or a room with a computer and Wi-Fi only?
Library, please. I would get so much reading done!
Do a cross-country book store tour or blog tour online?
I’d love to do both. One day, I’ll do a cross-country
book store tour, but for now, I enjoy blog tours online as well.
Author Bio:
Kali Rose Schmidt is an author, mother, and villain lover. She likes bloody tales of monsters, yoga with the lights off, and anything that goes bump in the night.
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