Featured Interview With Riri-sensei
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Hello dear readers! :3 My name is Ririchi [γͺγͺθ‘] but you can call me Riri-sensei. A little bit about me! I am an Asian lady in her late 20s who lives in USA. My favorite animals are cats but I love all animals very much. My favorite colors are green, black and red. I also love pastel colors. My zodiac sign is Capricorn, yay cappies. ^_^ In my daily life, I suffer from several medical conditions and I have physical disabilities. This makes life a little tricky but I try my best to live a good life and do enjoyable things. c:
As for my interests & hobbies, I am a huge nerd who loves anime, manga, and video games! I play lots of RPG games and several MMOs in my free time. π Stardew Valley, Black Desert, Tera & The Gray Garden are some of my favorites. I love old school retro games and pixel games a lot too.
I also enjoy cooking, sewing, and doing arts & craft projects. I am a certified henna artist and enjoy drawing body art in my free time. In addition, I have a passion for astrology, divination, occultism, and spiritualism.
With that being said, I have written and published 1 book so far but my goal is to publish a 20 novels. π
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writing when I was 9 years old and started having a fascination in writing when I was 8. π I used to make up stories and tell my grandma and mom when I was 3. I didn’t know I wanted to be a professional novelist until I was 15.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I am heavily inspired and influenced by Japanese manga artists and one of my favorite artist is Cocoa Fujiwara. My pen name is in remembrance of her death. My favorite book genre is romance and fantasy. π I was inspired to write books because of my mama who always supported my dreams. She passed away 4 years ago in 2017 and I stopped writing for several years but in 2020 I decided to go for it again. π
Tell us a little about your latest book?
βTaking place in an alternative universe during the 18th century, Ashiqui is a tale about love, self-discovery, and hardships. This story begins with Raiszadah, the Goddess of Fire, as she tearfully mourns the death of her loved ones. In despair, she attempts suicide by drowning herself in the sea of Zoβar. Alas, her immortal blood binds her to the living realm preventing her death. Sinking to the bottom of the sea, Raiszadah goes into a deep slumber, where she stays isolated from the mortal world for several years. In an act of defiance, Jahei, the God of Water, convinces her to continue living and revives her from her catatonic state. Once revived, Raiszadah begins to have strange dreams of a young boy whom she has never met before. Plagued by nightmares, she begins to question if this is just a dream or a prophecy. Meanwhile, Zhou Bai is sold to a gang of slave traders by his abusive grandfather shortly after his mother dies. At the mercy of evildoers, Zhou Bai is forced to work at a brothel where he suffers from constant sexual abuse, and violence at the hands of local thugs. The result of this traumatic experience leads a young Zhou Bai to become a shell of his former self. As time passes, Zhou Bai is tired of his life as a prostitute and seeks comfort in suicidal thoughts. Desperate for a solution, the boy ends up praying to the Goddess of Fire, begging her to have mercy upon him and end his miserable life. After hearing his pitiful pleas and having reoccurring dreams of Zhou Bai, the Goddess decides to embark on a journey to find him and save him. Unbeknownst to Zhou Bai, Raiszadah devises a plan with the help of Jahei, to uncover her connection to this young boy and rescue him before itβs too late.β
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Thank you so much! π