Interview with Marie Montine, Author of Persephone’s Pool
07 May 2025
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Persphone’s Pool?
I was in a bad place more than a decade ago, very lost, and got to the point of self-destruction. There was a stranger who bumped into me one day, and told me things about life, things that clicked with me because these were things I was always interested in but never pursued. Something happened that day; it sparked my mind and my soul. This book I wrote is actually the product of that day, the culmination of my life turning around, finding my true love, and getting back into writing. This book represents what the stranger told me.
What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
My favorite genres are horror, suspense, and crime thrillers.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King, and The First Confessor by Terry Goodkind.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
Oh gosh, can I say the whole thing? But I think the ending is one of my favorites because I believe it will be the most surprising for readers on who makes it out alive, and it has an Indiana Jones kind of vibe to it, but in a sci-fi/metaphysical way!
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
I got my lucky mug: my massive Grogu coffee cup!
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
‘It’s not what you do, but how you do it.’ Not sure who said this, but it’s always stuck with me.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
That how special both us and the universe really are. What I wrote was not all fiction It’s up to readers to find out for themselves which is true and what is not.
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