Scythe
Christina Bauer
(Dimension Drift Worlds, #1)
Publication date: April 24th 2018
Genres: Dystopian, Fantasy, Young Adult
“Fans of A Wrinkle in Time can’t missDimension Drift!” – Christina Trevaskis, The Book Matchmaker
Truth time. I go to a Learning Squirrel High School. Don’t judge.
On second thought, judge away. Learning Squirrel is one step above attending class in a junkyard. But what do you expect? Everything’s made out of garbage these days. At least, I have my freelance work to keep Mom and me housed, clothed, and fed. How? I’m your regular high school science geek for hire, except my work manipulates space-time. The good news is that these gigs pay really well; the bad news is that the government likes to kill people like me. Whatever. I’m not worried; hiding from their detection systems is easy for me.
Then I screw up one of my illegal projects. Badly.
In fact, things go so sideways that my house slips into two-dimensional space-time. The shift only lasts for a few seconds, but that’s long enough to set off a dozen government alarms. If those goons track me down, Mom and I are as good as dead. Long story short, I need to pay someone off, hide the evidence, and keep us safe.
Unfortunately, that means asking the Scythe for help. He runs the local underground crime scene and has absolutely no conscience…Or at least, I’m pretty sure he doesn’t. It’s hard to think straight when a guy’s that hot in an ‘evil Mafioso kingpin’ kind of way. Most importantly, the Scythe is a crime lord who can conceal my slip-up with a few clicks on his minion’s computer keyboards. But the man has his price. In this case, the Scythe wants me to finish a certain dimensional prototype for him in twenty-four hours. I can do it, but it might mean Learning Squirrel High gets blown up in the process. Oh yes, and there’s also my new hot classmate who may or may not be an alien…and he says he’ll do anything to help me.
This job won’t be easy, but I’ve gotten out of worse scrapes. Maybe.
An Interview with Christina
Bauer
As part of her launch tour for SCYTHE, author Christina Bauer stopped by the Cover Contessa. Here’s the interview!
1. Did you always know you wanted to be a writer or did you want
to be something else?
I knew this was my goal since I was
six years old. In fact, I used to stand up in class and spontaneously tell
stories. The nuns loved that.
2. How long does it take you to write a book from start to
finish?
I’ve gotten faster over time. My
first book was two years. Book fifteen took me about three months.
3. How do you come up with themes for your stories?
For me, my stories all start with
questions. What would happen if? How can I make this character really
uncomfortable? Basically, I’m a bitch to my characters and it grows from there.
4. Do you have a schedule of when you write?
Every day for at least six hours.
The time changes depending on other factors, but I’m pretty consistent.
5. How are you able to balance other aspects of your life with
your writing?.
Not always too tell. It’s hard!!! Sometimes I
tell my husband “I have to go into my writer hidey hole for a few days to hit a
deadline.” He and my son deserve a medal.
6. What elements do you think make a great story line?
At least one character needs to
start off somewhere emotionally and then end up somewhere else. That sounds
easy, but it’s super hard, especially when you’re writing series and the ‘fall
in love’ arc is done!
7. What was the hardest thing about writing a book?
Having my characters get hurt or
lose someone they love. I have to do it, but I hate it.
8. How many books have you written so far? Do you have a
favorite?
I’ve written 15 so far, and I think
my favorite is still ANGELBOUND.
9. Do you have a favorite character?
Myla Lewis. Angelbound. BOOM.
10. Where do you write?
Starbucks.
11. When deciding on how to publish, what directed you to the
route you took?
I tried traditional publishing and
agents, and that wasn’t a fit. Mostly because they told me no!
12. Have you gotten feedback from family about your book(s)?
What do they think?
My best friend figured out that she
was Cissy from ANGELBOUND. That was a hoot.
13. What kinds of things do you like to do outside of writing?
I like to read, follow politics,
and hang with my husband and son. I did PR for the Women’s March back in 2017.
14. What kinds of advice would you give to someone who wants to
start writing?
Read. Be prepared to suck. Realize
you are awesome for wanting to be a force for creativity and enlightenment.
15. What is your favorite book? favorite author? Do you have an
author that inspired/inspires you to write?
My favorite book/author is The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien.
When I read LOTR, there were no other fantasy books out there. It opened my
mind to an entirely new way of storytelling.
16. Do you have any go to people when writing a book that help
you with your story lines as well as editing, beta reading and such?
Sure! If you want to be part of the
folks I consult and survey, please join my personal newsletter here: https://tinyurl.com/bauersbooks
17. Are you working on anything now?
After SCYTHE, I’m working on the
next book in the series, ALIEN MINDS!
18. Tell us 5 things that make you smile
My son, my husband, wind in the
trees, a good book, a bad joke.
People who care more about
themselves than anything else and the culture that makes that not only
possible, but values it (times five.)
20. If you could travel anywhere in the world to visit a place
so you could use it as a background for a book, where would it be?
Ancient Egypt as the female pharaoh
Maatkare. That would rock.
Author Bio:
Christina Bauer knows how to tell stories about kick-ass women. In her best selling Angelbound series, the heroine is a part-demon girl who loves to fight in Purgatory’s Arena and falls in love with a part-angel prince. This young adult best seller has driven more than 500,000 ebook downloads and 9,000 reviews on Goodreads and retailers. The first three books in the series are now available as audiobooks on Audible and iTunes.
Bauer has also told the story of the Women’s March on Washington by leading PR efforts for the Massachusetts Chapter. Her pre-event press release—the only one sent out on a major wire service—resulted in more than 19,000 global impressions and redistribution by over 350 different media entities including the Associated Press.
Christina graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with BA’s in English along with Television, Radio, and Film Production. She lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby.
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