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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

Amanda Adam She watched the tree every day, lonely on the windswept hillside, until one day she finally found the courage to hike up to it, and sit beneath it's gnarled, reaching arms. Arms that snatched her whole and muffled her screams, until all that was left of her was a whisper on the wind, fading to nothing.

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

Amanda Adam I'm finishing the Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J Maas, but I'm also digging into Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments Series. And then I want to FINALLY read Christopher Paolini's Eragon Series and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, because these are bestsellers and highly acclaimed, right up my alley, and I cannot believe I haven't read them yet!

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Amanda Adam I used to want to tell this story of a fairy girl cast into our world from Avalon (I will still someday), but instead I decided to tell a different story, about a race of beings from a different world (much in the vein of Avalon), and settled on mermaids. But I tweaked the mermaid theme a bit and created a whole new lore. One told on land. I feel there are many good mermaid stories out there, but I wanted to see a different one, and wrote the story I wanted to read.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Amanda Adam Usually writer's block for me is when I'm feeling down about the story or about my ability. So I get out of that head space - whether its going to a museum, to the beach, on a hike - whatever it is, to push away from doubt.

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Amanda Adam Pushing the limits of your imagination. Digging deep into characters and the human condition. Discovering swirling eddies of mysteries right inside my own head. Telling the story I want to hear.

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Amanda Adam Don't try to "write pretty," or tell a story you think others want to hear, but instead write the story on your heart. Tell it simply and boldly.

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