If I get stuck or frustrated at a particular point in the story I'm able to jump to another point in the plot entirely, which prevents me from ever getting completely backed into a corner. Instead I write scenes as they inspire me. Though I can envision the major plot arc of my novels, I don't outline or write in chronological order.

I believe that's due in large part to my writing process. Q: How do you get past writers' block (or the distraction of the Internet)?Ī: I've never had trouble with writers' block. I create soundtracks for all my books and music is an essential part of my world-building. Q: What is your writing strategy - do you have rituals that you maintain?Ī: I need two things to write: strong coffee and my iPod. I can be found writing at my office at Macalester, on my couch or at my desk at home, in a local coffee shop or in the airport while I'm waiting to board. Given my busy schedule and the amount of traveling I do, I need to be able to write anywhere. In advance of that, Cremer answered our 10 questions:Ī: My writing room is whatever room I'm in. 'Bloodrose' will launch Friday at a party at Red Balloon Bookshop in St. 'I think my fascination with the strange and magical in fiction mirrors the deep roots of myth and folklore in history.'

'The worlds I investigate in history were places where the supernatural was taken in stride as part of the fabric of human life,' she said. It's not all that far removed, she says, from the historical fantasies she writes, and which have landed her on the New York Times bestseller list twice. Paul, specializing in the history of religion, violence and sexuality in the early modern period - that is, the time just after the Middle Ages.

'However, there are more stories to be told that focus on other characters, times and places.'Ĭremer is a professor at Macalester College in St.

''Bloodrose' brings a particular plot arc to a close,' Cremer said. The third installment of Andrea Cremer's 'Nightshade' trilogy has just been published, but don't think that means she's done with the characters.

Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer