Today I’m happy to welcome Megan Crewe to my blog, to answer a few questions about her debut novel Give Up the Ghost. I first met Megan years ago when we were both members of the Online Writing Workshop for SF, Fantasy and Horror (which I highly recommend for anyone looking for an online critique site). Even back then I knew Megan would be published one day — her prose was just so lovely and her ideas so bewitching! We’ve been critiquing one another’s books ever since, and so this debut is particularly noteworthy and exciting for me, because I have been following this book from fairly early on, and have seen how much love and work Megan has put into it, taking what was already a brilliant concept (a girl who talks to ghosts and uses them to get gossip to keep the mean kids in line at school) into a truly haunting and beautiful book. I am reading the final published version now, and it is wonderful. I love the main character Cass particularly, with her prickly ways and emotional damage and wry humor. If you like ghost stories, beautiful writing, and fully realized characters check this one out!

Now, here’s Megan to answer a few questions about her book!

Q: Tell us about a scene or character from your novel that was especially easy (or especially difficult) to write.

A: Most of the scenes with Paige were easy–I felt that I knew her character really well right from the start.

Q: What is your favorite (or one of your favorite) myths or fairy-tales, and why? Or alternately, what fairy-tale or myth do you dislike, and why?

A: One of my favorite myths is the one about Thor’s wedding day. It has that balance of humor and violence that makes Norse mythology fascinating.

Q: So, what has been the most exciting part of selling your book(s) and getting published so far?

A: I think the most exciting part has been holding the actual (advance) copies in my hands–that made everything seem so much more real. I can’t wait until I have the finished books!

About Give Up the Ghost
Cass McKenna much prefers the company of ghosts over “breathers.” Ghosts are uncomplicated and dependable, and they know the dirt on everybody… and Cass loves dirt. She’s on a mission to expose the dirty secrets of the poseurs in her school.

But when the vice president of the student council discovers her secret, Cass’s whole scheme hangs in the balance. Tim wants her to help him contact his recently deceased mother, and Cass reluctantly agrees.

As Cass becomes increasingly entwined in Tim’s life, she’s surprised to realize he’s not so bad–and he needs help more desperately than anyone else suspects. Maybe it’s time to give the living another chance…

About Megan Crewe
Like many fiction authors, Megan Crewe finds writing about herself much more difficult than making things up. A few definite facts: she lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and two cats (and does on occasion say “eh”), she tutors children and teens with special needs, and she has yet to make friends with a ghost, though she welcomes the opportunity.

Learn more about Megan at her website.

Give Up the Ghost is available now! I encourage you to shop at your local independent bookstore!

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