THE WOMEN IN THE WALLS
Author: Amy Lukavics
Release Date: September 27, 2016
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Pages: 496
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
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Description:
Lucy
Acosta's mother died when she was three. Growing up in a Victorian
mansion in the middle of the woods with her cold, distant father, she
explored the dark hallways of the estate with her cousin, Margaret.
They're inseparable—a family.
When
her aunt Penelope, the only mother she's ever known, tragically
disappears while walking in the woods surrounding their estate, Lucy
finds herself devastated and alone. Margaret has been spending a lot of
time in the attic. She claims she can hear her dead mother's voice
whispering from the walls. Emotionally shut out by her father, Lucy
watches helplessly as her cousin's sanity slowly unravels. But when she
begins hearing voices herself, Lucy finds herself confronting an ancient
and deadly legacy that has marked the women in her family for
generations.
1. Why did you choose to write YA horror?
To be honest, because it's really fun. That sounds kind of morbid, but there it is. And it's not just the otherworldly scary elements that I love to write about--I also feel like horror has a way of exploring real life human darkness that we don't usually like to think or talk about. Good scary stories often have a unique ability to teach us really important things about ourselves and others.
2. How do you come up with the ideas for your books?
I wish I knew one specific way that I could do at will. The truth is that my ideas either form slowly over a long period of time, or they suddenly pop up and punch me in the face, fully formed. Forcing it sucks and usually ends up producing a crappy idea. You just gotta live your life and be open to absorbing details from all around you that could eventually lead to big inspiration for a story.
3. What's the hardest part of being an author, in your opinion?
It really sucks trying to write on a deadline when you are just not feeling up to the work, but I think that it's also really hard to be patient while you write more books and do what you can to help your career grow. It takes literal years for this to happen! My concept of time has certainly changed since I got into publishing—a year is no longer a long time really, at all. It was difficult to get to that place, and I still get impatient with myself from time to time, but like most things, it's a work in progress.
4. Any tips for aspiring writers?
Be observant, read for pleasure as much as you can, indulge in other fulfilling hobbies, and stop being afraid that your idea isn't good enough to try and play with on paper today, right now, this very minute. Write and delete a LOT. Learn about your own personal process, and let your stories unfold naturally as you do. Push yourself to continue, even (and especially) when it gets hard. Because it will. But you're awesome, and you can do it if you want to.
5. What's up next for you?
I have another horror novel coming out next year (2017,) that is called The Ravenous. It involves death, cannibalism, and murderous sisters! I am out-of-my-mind excited for it. I'm just about to finish the first draft and it's been such a fun writing experience.
To be honest, because it's really fun. That sounds kind of morbid, but there it is. And it's not just the otherworldly scary elements that I love to write about--I also feel like horror has a way of exploring real life human darkness that we don't usually like to think or talk about. Good scary stories often have a unique ability to teach us really important things about ourselves and others.
2. How do you come up with the ideas for your books?
I wish I knew one specific way that I could do at will. The truth is that my ideas either form slowly over a long period of time, or they suddenly pop up and punch me in the face, fully formed. Forcing it sucks and usually ends up producing a crappy idea. You just gotta live your life and be open to absorbing details from all around you that could eventually lead to big inspiration for a story.
3. What's the hardest part of being an author, in your opinion?
It really sucks trying to write on a deadline when you are just not feeling up to the work, but I think that it's also really hard to be patient while you write more books and do what you can to help your career grow. It takes literal years for this to happen! My concept of time has certainly changed since I got into publishing—a year is no longer a long time really, at all. It was difficult to get to that place, and I still get impatient with myself from time to time, but like most things, it's a work in progress.
4. Any tips for aspiring writers?
Be observant, read for pleasure as much as you can, indulge in other fulfilling hobbies, and stop being afraid that your idea isn't good enough to try and play with on paper today, right now, this very minute. Write and delete a LOT. Learn about your own personal process, and let your stories unfold naturally as you do. Push yourself to continue, even (and especially) when it gets hard. Because it will. But you're awesome, and you can do it if you want to.
5. What's up next for you?
I have another horror novel coming out next year (2017,) that is called The Ravenous. It involves death, cannibalism, and murderous sisters! I am out-of-my-mind excited for it. I'm just about to finish the first draft and it's been such a fun writing experience.
Thanks for stopping by and chatting with us today, Amy!
Amy
lives with her husband, their two precious squidlings, and an old
gentleman cat by the name of Frodo. When she isn't writing, she enjoys
cooking, crafting, and playing games across many platforms.
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A very good article. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI have been DYING to get my hands on this one!!! LOVE Horror! Love Haunted Houses. This one is a must read for me!
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