Sixteen-year-old photography enthusiast Zoey has been fascinated by the haunted, burnt-out ruins of Medwyn Mill House for as long as she can remember–so she and her best friend, Poulton, run away from home to explore them. The repercussions will be felt for generations… Please describe the content of your latest book and what can readers expect from the read.Before the birth of time, a monk uncovers the Devil’s Tongue and dares to speak it. They are so magical, romantic and intense. I adore the writing of Juliet Marillier (I highly recommend Wildwood Dancing and Cybele’s Secret, as well as The Shadowfell series.) For her adult novels, it doesn’t get better than her Sevenwaters Series. The journey just never ends, and how wonderful is that? Who is your favorite young adult author? I believe Young Adult novels speak to everyone, because at heart they are focused on that particular journey of growing into who we become as we get older. Perhaps the emotions aren’t as new and shiny as they are in our young adult years, but they are certainly present. Honestly, life is about finding paths to follow and creating who you want to be it’s an endless journey of self discovery.

Sorry to tell you, but that’s not the case. There is this nasty little rumour going around that when you become “An Adult”, you suddenly know what you’re doing, how you’re doing it, and nothing scares you Ever Again. 😉 Why do you feel young adult books are so popular and have such a voice right now? I also enjoyed writing feisty Irish Emma. But, like Kaitlyn in THE DEAD HOUSE, she is also vulnerable and trying to hide it. She is so powerful and direct and rigid that it becomes amusing. I think I relate to all the characters I write in some way. What character do you most relate to and why? So I combined the two ideas and ended up with a novel more about the women affected by the unholy pact than the man who makes it in the first place. But what interested me more than the man, Faust, was the women in his life and what such a grim bargain could and would mean for them. I had studied Doctor Faustus in University and I’m a fan of the classic film, Faust.

The second part of the novel developed out of my horrified fascination with the “deal with the Devil”, and the kind of person that makes such a deal. I remember snapping a photo and thinking, “something sinister lives in these mountains… or there will be.”. I was walking through the hills, admiring the slate, and I had the thought that the rocks were like jagged teeth protruding from the earth. The first was a trip to Snowdonia in 2014. Aurora: What was your inspiration behind Teeth in the Mist?ĭawn: Several small things.

Teeth in the Mist by Dawn Kurtagich