The Scarlet Letter deals with identity, power, guilt, hypocrisy, sexuality-many of the issues teens face in high school-so it seemed like the perfect catalyst to force Emma out of her comfort zone. For the sequel, I needed to send Emma into a book that would put her through the wringer, so to speak. After I wrote A Breath of Eyre, in which my character gets lost in the novel Jane Eyre, I was looking for other classic novels to inspire Books 2 and 3. Here’s my Q&A about the sequel to A Breath of Eyre, A Touch of Scarlet, releasing March 26, 2013:ġ What is the working title of your book?Ī Touch of Scarlet, as the book is inspired by The Scarlet Letter.Ģ Where did the idea come from for the book?ĭid you ever have a book you hated in high school, but then you read it again as an adult and were like, “Wow, this book is amazing I just didn’t appreciate it when I was sixteen.” That’s what happened to me with The Scarlet Letter. An author answers 10 questions about her next book, then tags five other authors to help spread the word!Ī huge thank you to Alyssa Goodnight, who tagged me! ‘The Next Big Thing’ Blog Hop is a chance for authors to tell you what they’re working on. But unlike dystopians which exploit fears very much based in our reality (economic collapse, environmental catastrophe, totalitarian takeover), the Gothic novel taps into more primal fears: ghosts, madmen, hell hounds, things that go bump in the night.
Like dystopians (another hot genre right now), Gothic novels reveal our deepest fears. These stories teach that knowledge comes at a price, and that there's a thin line between passion and madness. Jane Eyre excepted, not one of the above novels ends happily.
Unlike pure horror stories, the thrills and chills in a Gothic tale usually serve as a vehicle for the protagonist's transformation, which often comes at a cost.
While Gothics are known for their extremes in drama-overwrought heroines, Byronic heroes, turbulent weather, eerie settings-they also have a psychological complexity that makes them more than just high-brow horror. I have always been drawn to the Gothic stories of the 19th century: Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, The Fall of the House of Usher, and of course, Jane Eyre. 2013 is shaping up to be the year of the Gothic Revival.
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