.png)
Book Details:
Book Title: The Secret Garden of Yanagi
Inn by Amber A. Logan
Category: Adult Fiction
(18+), 336 pages
Genre: Paranormal Mystery
Publisher: CamCat Books
Release date: Nov 15, 2022
Content Rating: PG. The book is clean, without excessive swearing, no sexual
content or graphic violent scenes, etc.
Book Description:
Cracked doesn’t always mean broken.
Grieving her
mother’s death, Mari Lennox travels to Kyoto, Japan to take photographs of
Yanagi Inn for a client. As she explores the inn and its grounds, her camera
captures striking images, uncovering layers of mystery shrouding the old
resort—including an overgrown, secret garden on a forbidden island. But then
eerie weeping no one else in the inn seems to hear starts keeping her awake at
night.
Despite the warnings of the staff, Mari searches the deep
recesses of the old building to discover the source of the ghostly sound, only
to realize that her own family’s history is tied to the inn, its mysterious,
forlorn garden . . . and the secrets it holds.
BUY THE BOOK:
CamCat Books
Amazon ~ B&N ~ IndieBound ~ Bookshop
add to goodreads
CamCat Books
Amazon ~ B&N ~ IndieBound ~ Bookshop
add to goodreads
Author Interview
5. What was the easiest character to write?
1. If you could put yourself as a character in your book, who would
you be?
I would have to go with Honda-san, the Buddhist nun who
loves gardening and animals. She has such a peaceful existence and I think her
life would be slow-paced and rewarding.
2. Do you snack while writing? Favorite snack?
I actually don’t, now that I think about
it. I mean, I might occasionally get up for a piece of dried fruit (dried apricots, mangoes, apples, pears, figs), but in
general I mostly just drink while
writing. Coffee, tea, or wine, depending on the time of day.
3. If there is one thing you want readers to remember about you, what
would it be?
What a fun question! I would be truly honored if readers
had a favorite line from my book—a little quote that they jotted on a sticky
note or made a meme out of. When I was a teenager, I would check out books of
famous quotes from the library and copy my favorite quotes into a notebook—just
for fun. So the idea that someone might be touched by a quote of mine would be
so thrilling to me.
4. What’s your favorite part of the writing process? Least favorite?
I love the brainstorming process, when I’m just
scribbling down ideas or jotting down story concepts in my phone’s Notes app,
and I also really enjoy line-editing. There is just something about polishing
my language on the line level that is immensely satisfying. I read every line
aloud many times, making sure the sentences are both easy to follow and
pleasing to the ear. It may seem odd, but I think my least favorite part is
actually writing the first draft. I like to have words on the page to improve,
rather than putting them down in the first place. Maybe that’s why I like doing
freelance editing work so much!
5. What was the easiest character to write?
I think Yuna, the teenaged ryokan maid, was the easiest
character to write. She just has such a bubbly personality and I felt like I
knew how she would react to various stimuli. That makes a character so much
easier to write for me.
Meet the Author:
.jpg)
Amber A. Logan is a university instructor, freelance editor, and author
of speculative fiction living in Kansas with her husband and two
children—Fox and Willow. In addition to her degrees in Psychology, Liberal
Arts, and International Relations, Amber holds a PhD in Creative Writing
from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.
Enter the Giveaway:
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please try not to spam posts with the same comments over and over again. Authors like seeing thoughtful comments about their books, not the same old, "I like the cover" or "sounds good" comments. While that is nice, putting some real thought and effort in is appreciated. Thank you.