Are you currently binge
watching anything on Netflix, Hulu (or elsewhere)? What keeps you glued to the
screen?
I just finished watching the third season of
Stranger Things, but I’m not currently watching anything. I don’t watch a lot
of TV to be honest. However, one of my absolute favorite (and entirely
underrated) shows that I watch pretty much every October is: Penny Dreadful. It
only ran for three seasons, much to my dismay, but Eva Green plays a phenomenal
female lead and the storyline is hauntingly delicious. It takes place in
Victorian London, and uses classic literary characters like Frankenstein,
Dorian Gray, and Dracula. It’s like a gothic fairytale with dark poetry–what’s
not to love?
Do you prefer movies or TV
series?
This is a good question. I think it depends on
my mood and the time of year. If it’s freezing cold and dark and there isn’t
much to do outside, I like to find a good TV series to get into, and kind of
lose myself in the storyline.
When it comes to reading do you
prefer standalones or series?
Also kind of depends on my mood. I love series
novels because if the storyline is amazing, I tend to not want it to end. My
favorite trilogy right now is the Winternight trilogy by Katherine Arden. I’m
still kind of crossing my fingers that those get made into a movie or a show
because they are such incredible books full of historical fantasy and Russian legend.
She writes such beautiful imagery–that in my opinion–separates her from all the
rest. She’s a true literary queen.
Do you prefer to start new book
series when the first book is released or do you want for a several books in
the series to be released so you can binge read?
Hmm, if I get lucky enough to stumble on a book
series early on, I like to read them as the books are released. I kind of like
the torture of ‘waiting’ because as soon as it’s over I know I’m going to have
this strange void of emotion like–“what am I supposed to do with my life now?”
Ha-ha.
What are some of your hobbies,
interests or guilty pleasures?
I love being outside. I love hiking and
kayaking–or really any activity I can use as an excuse just to be outside
enjoying nature. I adore campfires and stargazing. I like learning oddball or
off-the-wall things, too, like tinkering with mechanical things and learning
how things operate. I take almost every experience that I can and store it in a
little mental file just in case it happens to come in handy for a future story.
I love learning, so if someone is going to take the time to share with me
something they are passionate about, you can bet they’ll have my full
attention. Unless it’s math… ::cringes:: Numbers and I do not get along.
What's your guilty “nerd”
pleasure?
Well, I am definitely a nerd of sorts. I’m into
the DC and Marvel universe, and thanks to my sister-in-law, some Japanese
anime. I’ve dressed up for renaissance festivals and events, but that’s pretty
much where I draw the line.
Have you ever peeked at the
ending of a book?
Never! That’s like the ultimate sin of
reading for me.
When it comes to your own
writing are you a plotter or a pantster?
Awakening
the Trinity
Brittany
Elise
Genre: YA Supernatural Fiction
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Date of Publication: September
12th 2018
ISBN: 9781684331260
ASIN: B07HB3QMLH
Number of pages: 269
Word Count: 90,000
Cover Artist: Brittany Elise and David
King
Book Description:
In the seventeenth-century, an
all-powerful witch called Rionach the Dark ruled the Celtic nations with an
army of enslaved werewolves. In order to restore balance between Light and
Dark, the Trinity of Light was summoned to vanquish the Dark Witch and end the
Battle of the Dark Ages.
Seventeen-year-old Quinn
Callaghan lives in the small, rustic town of Silver Mountain. Its location may
be rural, but it is home to an ancient pine forest that surrounds a
supernatural hotspot–a nexus of raw and powerful energy.
When a charismatic witch from
Ireland, and a mysterious guy with a secret of his own are drawn to the area,
Quinn finds out that she inherited her rare abilities from a revered ancestor.
Could it be that she shares a bloodline with the Original Trinity? Nearly 300
years later, the Darkness is returning to Silver Mountain, and the Trinity must
stop it.
Teaser
Excerpt Two:
I could feel the slow burn of Wren’s gaze
from the side and knew he was watching me. He seemed to always be watching me,
and I wondered what thoughts were circling through that pretty head of his. I
looked up at him demurely. “What?”
“Nothing.”
“You’re watching me,” I stated.
“Do I make you uncomfortable?” He shifted
toward me, hovering.
“I haven’t decided yet.”About the Author:
Brittany lives in Ohio with her
husband, Benjamin, and their four-legged children. Brittany graduated from
college with a degree in photography, and later became a canine obedience
instructor. During the day, Brittany manages an FBO at a local hometown airport
and services aircraft.
Awakening the Trinity is
Brittany’s second book, and she is currently working on the sequel with hopes
of turning it into a trilogy. Writing has always been her greatest passion. She
enjoys the outdoors and exploring new places in an endless quest to keep that
artistic inspiration burning.
Instagram: Carbon_Stardust
Twitter: @BrittanyElise23
