The story parallels a Celtic style tree calendar, so as Lia progresses through the landscape, it changes according to the next tree’s habitat and lore. How did you prepare for the challenge of portraying changing landscapes and cultures throughout the arc of your novels? Q: Your protagonists undertake journeys, Lia to the forbidden land of Brume and Madeline to Junction, Utah. My desire to set her apart from her colleagues in some fully tangible way brought about the change in her conversational style. Madeline’s key attribute, reticence rooted in painful secrets, did not emerge until my next-to-last rewrite. Lawton: I sensed early on that my lead character would be strong, but developing her heroic side evolved during revision. But I also gave her an impulsive temperament and untapped magic, which required effort and sacrifice in order for her to master. Mercer: I set out from the beginning to create a strong character with a good foundation of knowledge. Did you set out to create a strong female character facing down the world, or did she evolve into that during the writing? Q: Both your wotagonists are tasked with heroic challenges. Lawton: A page-turner that highlighted nature as something worth fighting for. Mercer: A hero’s quest that showcased nature as both the enemy and ally.
Other than noting these separate genres, can you tell us what kind of story you set out to write?
Arrow of the Mist is a young adult fantasy tale, and Junction, Utah, is eco-fiction.
Indie-Visible caught up with the authors in a conversation about what their leading ladies of literature have in common.
The characters negotiate worlds in different backgrounds and genres, but the wo-tagonists (woman protagonists) carry on a time-tested tradition in which the main character, female in this case, faces struggle and danger to triumph (or not). I’m thrilled to post this meshing-of-two-books-interview with fellow Indie-Visible author, Rebecca Lawton.Īrrow of the Mist by Christina Mercer and Junction, Utah, by Rebecca Lawton, novels just released by these indie authors, both star strong female protagonists.
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