Such A Secret Place
by Cortney Pearson
(Stolen Tears #1)
Publication date: April 1st 2015
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
(Stolen Tears #1)
Publication date: April 1st 2015
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Raids splatter across the
news–Arcaian soldiers are stealing magic left and right, using it against the
people they steal it from.
When sixteen-year-old Ambry Csille’s
brother gets taken in one of these raids, her utter fear and panic should be
enough to invoke tears in any normal world. But for Ambry, tears are a thing of
the past.
Because of a spell, people can no
longer feel emotion; not enough to cry, and definitely not enough to defend
themselves against the tyrannical soldiers stealing her people’s magic. A rare
vial of enchanted tears chooses Ambry to reverse the spell, and soon she finds
herself the target not only of the Arcaians, but of battle-scarred Talon
Haraway, who wants the tears for his own reasons.
All Ambry wants is to rescue her
brother, but when her tears get stolen, Ambry determines to work with Talon to
get them back. Any day the Arcaians could drink her tears. Any day they’ll
succeed at draining her people’s magic completely, and all hope will be
gone—not only for her brother, but for her world.
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Tell us a little bit about The Stolen
Tears series, and especially Such a
Secret Place. Where did you get your idea?
The idea
of a world where tears are magical came to me while I was jamming out to a song
by Shiny Toy Guns. I don’t remember which song (I wish I did!) but the idea
just bulldozed into my brain and wouldn’t let me go!
The
series is about a girl who finds a vial of magical tears and has to use them to
break a spell. These tears are the most powerful ever shed, and so naturally
many others are after them as well and Ambry has to protect them while trying
to decipher who to trust.
Have you always wanted to be a writer?
Yes! I
remember drawing pictures and scribbling underneath them before I even knew
*how* to write, then going around to my family members and telling them my
stories.
What inspires you?
Music,
definitely. I ALWAYS write with music on, and I usually fit it to the mood of
the scene I’m trying to write. Reading stories or watching movies like mine
helps too. I was stumped the other day, but while watching Divergent with some friends inspiration struck and I suddenly knew
how to fix a spot I’d been struggling to write.
Do you listen to music when you write?
I do! It
helps me block everything else out, strangely enough.
On that note, what’s your favorite
Pandora station/type of music?
Lately my
writing stations are Film Scores radio, Birdy radio (for romantic, swoony
scenes), and I’m really liking Ed Sheeran’s stuff and a band called
Superhumanoids.
Any other hobbies besides writing?
I read a
lot, mostly. Pretty standard, lol. I also love to play the clarinet.
Scenario: It’s the end of the world.
Aliens are invading and you have two minutes to hurry and grab your three
favorite things before rushing off to safety. What do you grab?
Assuming
my family is already coming with me, my top three items would be--
1.
The
flash drive with all my writing on it
2.
My
clarinet
3.
My
copy of Jane Eyre
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