About
the Author - Ella Medler
I live in Cornwall with my husband
and our two teenage daughters who regularly threaten to never leave home (must
be my cooking).
Together,
we care for a large assortment of pets, some small enough to fit in a fish
tank, and some capable of causing you significant injury on impact.
I was
born in Transylvania but got chucked out due
to my inability to grow fangs and reluctance to sleep in coffins. I studied
economics to masters level, and qualified with 93.5% (damn good, considering I
really wasn't interested). I wanted to be an archaeologist, travel the world,
scrape around in mud and live in squalor. Unfortunately, my mother won that
argument, and so, after refusing a teaching post (I never did like school), I
started work in business development consultancy roles, where I met my husband,
the lucky so and so. The rest is history. If you’re reading this, you’ already
know the end of the story.
Martin Little,
Resurrected is a quirky and original novel which seamlessly blends the daily
irritations of contemporary life in Britain with an unusual and
unexpected setting. The storyline is action-packed, moderately
thought-provoking and relentlessly funny. In order to rescue the girl with whom
he has fallen in love despite his better judgement, Martin has to set aside his
snobbish hang-ups and inhibitions and work together with his newly acquired
friends, a gang of lawless misfits whom he despises. The plot thickens and
picks up pace as the loop of officialdom trips them up and the law threatens to
catch up with them. Through all this, Martin has to stay one step ahead and
find help where it doesn’t seem possible in order to earn his friends’ and his
own freedom. Essentially a light-hearted journey of discovery and self-improvement,
the many dizzying twists and heady surprises make this story an engaging read
and a real crowd pleaser with universal appeal.
Hi Ella, It's
great to have you here with us. Please tell us a little about yourself.
I live in Cornwall with my husband
and daughters. I like to smile, laugh and talk a lot, and that is reflected in
my writing style: I prefer to put fun into my stories, and all of them tend to
turn into full-length novels.
Martin Little,
Resurrected. Which genre does it belong to?
It’s a
contemporary fantasy, a lighthearted social satire. I have purposefully kept
away from the all-too-common wizards, vampires and werewolves and chose to make
fun instead of our current lifestyle, customs, behavior and silly society
habits such as excessive bureaucracy and extremes in general.
Do you plot a
story or just write as the story comes to you?
It depends on the
genre. When I write fantasy, I prefer to trust my characters to carry the story
forward. They do a brilliant job, and I am only too happy to provide the
necessary twists – my brain is never idle. When I write suspense/thrillers I
have a well-determined plot. I think the genre requires it. The new genre I’m
trying out this year is paranormal romance – yes, it does have vampires in it –
and I’m finding this one completely different; I’m still adjusting to it,
though my co-author, Kristie Drennin Haigwood is doing a fine job of showing me
the way.
What book title
are you currently promoting? Blood is Heavier – a thriller about a man who is
trying to protect his family. This is part one of a trilogy. The second one in
the series is due out in December and the last one in 2013. I am making it free
to download until the next book is out, so if I were you, I’d get it now.
Martin Little
sounds like a fun character.. How did you come up with his character and
his name?
I’m a
people-watcher. I created the character by gathering together a lot of my
observations about men. It’s quite uncommon for a female author to write in
first person from a male point of view, but I think being different is a good
thing. Judging by the reviews I received from male reviewers especially, I got
it right. Once I had the character, I looked for a name that would suit him
best: Martin because it’s not a particularly ‘hip’ modern name, and Little
because he imagines himself as being ‘of little importance’ in the universe in
general.
Are you
working on any other project at the moment?
Yes. I am
co-writing a series of paranormal romance books in collaboration with Kristie
Drennin Haigwood, the first of which we hope to release this year. I am also
working on the second in the Martin Little series, Martin Little Takes Epic
Action, and the sequel for Blood is Heavier. And I plan to release a
non-fiction Author Resources book in September. Apart from that, most of my
work is going into my daily blog which is getting a little overcrowded – I am
planning to split it into several strands so that the many Author Spotlights I
organize and the book reviews can have a dedicated page, and the book series I
work on can each have their own ‘home’, too.
What book are
you currently reading?
In the last week
I have read two: Cemetery Street
by John Zunski, and Unauthorized Access, by Andrew McAllister, which I’ve
finished about an hour ago. They were both good reads; both got five star
reviews from me.
What do you do
when you are not writing?
I edit, or read,
or play with my dogs. Or I murder a keyboard. I left it a bit late in life, I
know, but I started piano lessons this spring. It was something I’ve always
wished I could do, and I got tangled into a half-bet discussion with an old
piano teacher who insisted anyone could learn, at any age. Not sure who’s
winning the bet at the moment, but I’m not giving up. She’s not wearing
earplugs, so I’m taking that as a good sign.
Where can
readers and fans find you online?
You can reach me by simply leaving a message on my
blog http://ellamedler.wordpress.com/
I’m on facebook and twitter, too, with links from my
author website http://www.ellamedler.com/
Blood is Heavier is free to download from:
and (soon) Barnes & Noble.
Amazon hasn’t price-matched yet, but it’s there, too.
Here’s a link to my author page on Amazon, where you
can see all my books
Martin Little, Resurrected is available from
Amazon (paperback and Kindle)
And in pretty much every other format you can think of.
Thanks, Ella!
From the Blog: CeCe's Reading and WritingSafari
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