Featured Interview With Tori L Wilson
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Tori and I’m twenty one years old. I was raised in a small town in Georgia and still live there. I have a four year old pekingese dog named Lori and a two year old cat named Gizmo. I am majoring in art education. My hobbies include singing, dancing, painting, writing, and learning new languages. I am currently learning Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, and Estonian.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I realized my fascination with books when I was around five years old. I had many relatives to help me with my reading and I can remember reading books with my grandma and being so excited about reading that I would pretend my room was a library and encourage my friends to check out books. I began writing in the second grade when my teacher told us to write a short story and mine ended up being several pages long.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I really love the writing style of Stephanie Meyer. I really enjoy the emotion she puts into her stories and the detail in which she describes things. I’m very inspired by the darker themes of Neil Gaiman and the movies and artwork of Tim Burton. I like my stories to have a darker feel to them while conveying deep emotion and attention to detail.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book, Christmas on the Beach, is inspired by my favorite place to go, Jekyll Island. It has always been a dream of mine to live there, so that is where I made the main character live. I had a lot of fun imagining what it would be like to spend Christmas on Jekyll Island as I have never been there during the winter months. I tried to go for a less dark feel for this book because I feel like Christmas stories should be happy, however there is just a slight touch of sadness and emotion to keep things interesting.
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