Featured Interview With Diamante Lavendar
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I live in the Midwest United States. I was raised here. I am an author of an inspirational mainstream fiction novel entitled Breaking The Silence and of a young adult fantasy adventure entitled The Secrets Of Yashire: Emerging From The Shadows. I enjoy writing poetry as well and I have an inspirational blog on my website www.diamantelavendar.com. I also dabble in drawing, painting and photography. I write inspirational quotes that can be viewed on Google, Facebook, Twitter and Myspace. My artwork and quotes are sold on Fine Art America and Red Bubble. I like to keep myself busy with writing and artistic endeavors! I also keep busy with my two cats and my guinea pigs!
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have been fascinated with books since as early as I can remember. I began writing poetry when I began writing in school. I started with quite primitive rhymes when I was five or six. And I’ve never stopped! I’ve always had an amazing imagination and I love putting it to work on my writing endeavors. Fiction is a wonderful medium for imagination and fantasy adds to the thrill of concocting inspiring places and subjects as I created in my book The Secrets Of Yashire: Emerging From The Shadows. My novel Breaking The Silence is intriguing as well although it is based on true events. Perhaps it is even more inspiring because of that fact.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite author growing up was C.S. Lewis. I used to daydream about Narnia and the characters in the story. I could almost envision myself living there. I also used to enjoy Stephen King although I have moved out of the realm of horror as of late. Now I enjoy more inspirational material. I write based on people who I have known in my life. Many of my poems and stories are brought on by my interest in spirituality and by the situations I have experienced as well as the situations that people close to me have experienced. I find a wealth of material close to home!
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My book The Secrets Of Yashire: Emerging From The Shadows is a fantasy adventure about a girl named Brianna who finds herself thrown into a realm called Yashire. She has amnesia and she finds out once she is in Yashire that she has been called to save the land and to find her soulmate in order to restore her memory. She learns how to fight so that she can conquer the evil forces while she is on her journey. And Brianna meets many intriguing characters such as the tree people and the purple cats as she journeys through Yashire. She learns virtues as she journeys as well, such as the gift of laughter, that she receives from the colorful fairies so that she is better able to restore healing to herself and Yashire. Brianna finds that as she heals, Yashire heals as well. And she is promised that once she finds her soulmate Yashire will be whole once again. As well as her memory and her life.
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