RTR: If you could have lunch with anyone, alive or dead, who would it be and why?
Tessa: I’d like to have a rhyming contest with Will Shakespeare – though I know I’d lose, it would make for great stories.
RTR: What is your guilty pleasure?
Tessa: The Vampire Diaries.
RTR: What is your favorite book/movie/TV show/song/artist/album at this very second?
Tessa: Criminal Minds. THE PIPER’S SON by Melina Marchetta. The album “Body Talk” by Robyn. Anything by The Sounds.
RTR: What is your favorite prehistoric mammal?
Tessa: The giant sloth, obviously.
RTR: How did you come up with the idea of using blood to preform magic?
Tessa: Blood is so important in so many mythologies, it seemed like the perfect catalyst for a very realistic kind of magic.
RTR: Who is your favorite character from Blood Magic?
Tessa: Josephine Darly
RTR: If you could be a superhero, what would your name be and what power would you have?
Tessa: I’m not sure I’d want a secret identity – but I’d definitely want to be able to fly.
RTR: How long did it take to right Blood Magic and how long did it take for it to get published?Tessa: I wrote the first draft in 6 weeks, then revised for about 6 months. The book sold 4 months later, and that was August of 2009. So quite a while all told!
RTR: We are dying to know....What will happen to Nick and Silla's relationship in the next book?!?!
Tessa: Ha! You know I can’t tell you that. But what I will say is: The Blood Keeper is a companion novel that takes place 5 years after the end of Blood Magic, but you will find out about what happens with Nick and Silla. Promise.
RTR: What advice would you like to give to aspiring authors?
Tessa: Have as many adventures as possible!
RTR: What is your favorite cliche?
Tessa: Love is like a red, red rose.
Thanks Tessa! Can't wait until the sequel The Blood Keeper!
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