《Meet the authors showcase edition volume #2 Est. 6/5/2020》A showcase with @Kara_Zor_El_7, author of Devil within
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My story Devil Within is inspired by true events in my life that happened two years ago.
I struggled with my plot a lot in the beginning and decided to hold off writing the book for a year before I finally changed the plot and felt happy with it.
I enjoy fleshing out my characters in this novel. As I write, they continue to surprise me, because they're such dark and unique characters. I especially love writing about my male villain Hudson who is just the epitome of darkness.
I have gotten quite a lot of good responses about the fact that it's so realistic as well as steamy and that I have a perfect balance with my storyline.
Devil Within is going to be a part of a series.
I would like for them to understand that there are people in this world that we will never completely understand. I also want to shed light on people with ASPD (Anti-social Personality Disorder) because we must try to understand and help them.
Be positive about your work. One of the worst things that a writer can experience is doubt and that doubt comes from the critic within yourself. It doesn't mean that your doubt and your self-criticism is right.
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Yes. I like to make my characters as real as possible and so because my story is something from my past, I based my character on a lot of my traits. She's very confident and sometimes shy and loves literature. She also believes a lot in love and romance.
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It's different. I read a lot of books and I haven't seen anything like this out there. A lot of people love trying the bad boy trope, but my antagonist is a literal bad person. As I said, I love making them real and fleshing out their personalities.
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I do have a lot of future projects. One being a seaside town mystery and another story that's set in an urban fantasy world.
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