AUTHOR INTERVIEW with C.B. Mac Gillavry

 The Solstice Tour comes to an end with a sit down with indie fantasy author C.B. Mac Gillavry.

If you could sum up your book in two words what would they be?

Mac Gillavry: Probably lovey-dovey. I hope not though, I hope my readers get the point, which is not always the lovey-dovey part.

    What is your target audience for your book?  Why choose Fantasy?

MacGillvary: Ideally young adults, but I hope it’s good enough also for adults. Fantasy gives me the chance to use magic and creatures like dragons and fairies. It’s fun to be around such great beings. Besides I tend to use also Greek mythology to make my stories more realistic, which also works perfectly in the fantasy writings.

    Nice blend. Who is your muse when writing?  What is your inspiration?

Mac Gillavry: Inspiration often comes from need, when I need to explore feelings I have or to fight them off.

     Do you have any secret writing tips?

Mac Gillavry: When I’m on a tight deadline I use Bach, the really famous one, Johann Sebastian, to keep me on track. His music does something with my brain, it messes with it in a good way and I work a lot faster, getting my things done just in time. I’m a huge procrastinator…

    Studies have shown listening to classical music helps your brain. I love classical music anyway too. Tell me now, what do you love most about writing?

Mac Gillavry: I can get lost in what I read, which is awesome. But when I write, I’m the one taking the reader by the hand, it’s my imagination I let unfold. And in those moments it’s nice to be me. I have created a place that’s very comfy for me, it’s always a great thing to visit my world, at least it is to me.

    I think most writers can concur to that. Alright I prefer mornings to write. Sometimes that doesn’t always happen, but do you have a personal favorite time of day to write?

Mac Gillavry: Because of all my other obligations, I end up writing in the evening (my characters tend to go to bed very often, exhausted and all). But I’m not always very lucid in the evening. I think I would work better and faster in the morning.

    Close us out with an inspirational quote for future writers out there.

Mac Gillavry: “Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.” Terry Pratchett.


Check out Mac Gillavry's upcoming book Domus Dianae - An Eco Fantasy for Young Adults

Synopsis - Victoria Springer is a girl of seventeen, but when she is in Italy, every creature that lives in dreams  comes to life. She has a task: she has to protect the Lake, the Valleys, the wonders of Nature, together with her friends and the Magic that the Moon gave her. Fairies, Gnomes, Dragons, Golden Souls and Love are her allies. Do you still believe in fairy tales?

 The Eco fantasy series Domus Dianae for young adults is composed, so far, of novels and short stories revolving around a group of characters of various nature and backgrounds.

Domus Dianae is the magical place on the shores of the Lake Garda, Italy, around which the series revolves. There is an ecological theme waving through every individual story, together with a quote from Shakespeare and a song setting the tone of the  individual tales. The fantasy element also brushes against both real historical events and Greek mythology, as the place chosen for the tales has historically been home to a Greek colony and further inhabited throughout history.
The series will include at least two more short stories and a longer novel (work in progress), mostly set in Indonesia.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  C.B. Mac Gillavry studied English and Dutch literature, she has an affinity for Colonial Dutch literature. C.B., like so many authors, started writing as soon as she was able to write, although the actual reading started at a later stadium, with the discovery of Jane Austen. She enjoys many different genres and writers, preferably in the original language. The environment is a key topic in her writings and she ideally writes for young adults, in the hope of enchanting them, even if just for a short while.



Connect with Mac Gillavry at http://www.cbmacgillavry.com/