{Author Fest} Andrea R. Cooper @AndreaRCooper

Growing up in Houston, Texas, Andrea has always enjoyed creating characters and stories. But it wasn't until she was in her late twenties that she started writing novels. 

What happened that ignited the writing flame in her fingers? Divorced, and disillusioned by love songs and stories. They exaggerate. She thought. Love and Romance are not like that in the real world. Then she met her husband and realized, yes love and romance are exactly like the songs and stories say. She is now a happy wife, and a mom to thre
e kids (two boys and a girl).

Once she heard about a writer who never let her characters deviate from the script. If they did, she just killed them. How sad, she thought. For her one of the best parts of being a writer is letting the characters have a mind of their own and seeing where the story takes them. 

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Forbidden to cross the Elvin barrier into human lands, Brock cannot sate his curiosity. Cursed by a vampyre bite that forces him to feed on the life-essence of others, he is unable to touch another without taking their life. Chained by prophesy, he must find a witch, pierce her heart, and draw her blood for his cure. 

Celeste must escape the monks who have held her prisoner for years. Her magic has been kept dormant by her captors. An ancient powerful Warloc craves her powers. If he succeeds in devouring her magic, she and the world will die.

When Brock falls in love with Celeste before realizing her demise is his cure, will love triumph over his desire to be healed? Will he risk everything to save her from a Warloc, an oath breaker, who also wants her dead?

Interview with Andrea R. CooperTell me about your book. How did you come up with that (story, angle, idea)?
Everyone knows what happens when a vampire bites a human...but what if the victim is Elvin? This is the question that came to me after watching the first Underworld in the movie theaters. I loved it and the narrative voice as well. The movie sparked a series of questions that ended up as The Garnet Dagger.
What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books? When I first started writing, I had no idea the characters would take off. I had a story in my mind and thought I'd just write it. However, often the characters will come up with dialogue, plot, etc. that was not planned at all. I love it when that happens-it reminds me of the Robert Frost quote, "No tears for the writer, no tears for the reader; no surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader."

How long did it take you to write this book?
This book took me about ten months to write. The second book in this series, Son of Dragons, took me less than two months.

Who would play the cast?
The Garnet Dagger cast would be:

Brock - Eduardo Verastegui (if you haven't heard of him, look him up-you'll be glad you did ;)
Celeste - Elisha Cuthbert

Do you have any favorite authors or favorite books?
Tons. My top favorites are: Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series, Anne Bishop's Black Jewels series, House of Night series (yes I know it's YA, but I still am addicted), Yasmine Galenorn's Indigo Court series, and Kim Harrison's The Hollows series.

 

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