What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write A Land of Mist and Loss?
Kharis is a character in a short story I wrote way back in middle school. She stuck with me, and little by little, I worked on her backstory. As for the story behind the story, it is a story about a girl (now a young woman) who, against all odds, will change her destiny.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of A Land of Mist and Loss, what would they be?
Anything by Audiomachine, honestly. Next would be Aurora, and Running with the Wolves comes to mind.
What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
I love speculative fiction the best. I enjoy fantasy and science fiction, and fantasy is the genre I love to write.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews; The Poet Empress by Shen Tao; The Everlasting by Alix Harlow; Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir; Age of Swords by Michael Sullivan.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
There were so many, but my favorite is when the MFC goes climbing trees to get eggs. A branch breaks, and she falls, but the MMC breaks her fall, and the banter between them starts here.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
No quirky habits, I’m afraid, but I do love to have a cup of coffee or tea before I sit down to write.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
Words conjure worlds.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
That Kharis will always choose the right thing, even when it costs her.
A.S.R. Gelpi is the author of the new book A Land of Mist and Loss
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