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Today Randa Flannery will be talking about what sparked the idea for the story.
* So, what sparked the idea for Love the One You’re Witch? It was actually no single thing that started it. It was really several pieces that just sort of crashed together to give you what you have now, like the literary big bang, I suppose. Part one: I had only recently started reading paranormal stories and had gotten hooked on one series in particular, the Savanah Coven series by Suza Kates. So witches were pretty forefront on my mind. Part two: I had also read a ton of other paranormals that had vampires who were pretty much the same in every book: dark, brooding, depressing, yet somehow irresistible. The heroines in these stories, no matter what species they were, tended to be rather whiny and either helpless or otherwise completely grating in their attitudes as well. It irritated me. Part three: I was working on the manuscript for Missing at the time and had gotten a bit mired in a few of the darker scenes and research. One of the ways I fight these kinds of blocks is to start writing something completely different in order to give my mind a break without losing the creative drive. So I opened a new document and considered what would be the opposite of Missing, a romantic suspense that deals with some serious topics and a kind of edgy tone.
* The answer was Love the One You’re Witch, a paranormal romantic comedy about a witch and a vampire. Dark and depressing? Oh, no. I set out to make mine funny with likable characters that encouraged readers to laugh and spray their drink from their noses.
* As I wrote, though, the story took on a bit more depth, as tends to happen when you least expect it! Turns out Ana is a strong character, but very real (well...as real as a fictional character with magical powers can be). Likewise, the relationship between Ana and Lucas is believable and fun. Poor Lucas. When you’ve been around as long as he has, what could possibly
