Open Book Society discussion

OBS is so thrilled to be able to post our interview with Shawntelle Madison, author of Coveted (and the upcoming Kept). Shawntelle shares with us her love for the genre and how she brought Nat, a werewolf with OCD, to life.

What is the first urban fantasy novel that drew you into the genre?

Wow, I’ll have to dig deep into the memory banks for that one. I’ll read any genre–but the book that comes mind are those by Patricia Briggs. I love her Mercy Thompson series.

You’re a web developer, which to me strikes me as someone who is logical and analytical and about as far away from urban fantasy author as you can get. How or why did you start writing?

I wrote stories in high school, long before I dived head first into computer nerd land, but I guess I have a creative side and an analytical one. When it comes to writing, I first have to plan. I need a set path of where the story will go or my creative side diverges from the plan. As to the time I began writing, I started up again in 2008 after a friend mentioned she planned to start writing after a hiatus as well.

For the full interview ---->http://openbooksociety.com/article/sh...