What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Shella City?
The surprising fact is that my inspiration for Shella City has nothing to do with fashion, luxury, or modeling. It was about social skills. In our world, winning in life is no longer about knowledge or experience, but rather about how you make connections. I started to imagine what a person (or people) with superpowers in social and emotional intelligence would look like. This is how the character Randal came to mind, and through writing short stories about him, I realized he has his own philosophies and a distinct way of viewing modeling and advertising as powerful tools used to control a capitalist world.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Shella City, what would they be?
Viva La Vida (for Randal)
Tired (for Megan)
What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
Society genre fantasy, which is what Shella City is based on.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
The Breaking Into My Heart and Garment Bag chapters.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
Walking for an hour without a destination.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
Do you have a brand in your life?
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