Today I’m happy to welcome L.K. Madigan to my blog, to answer a few questions about her debut YA novel Flash Burnout.

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

A: The scene in which Blake’s dad talks to him about birth control was really fun to write.

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: Classic fairy tales are pretty grim. (Get it? Grimm?) The female character is always being poisoned or slaving away for villains or getting locked in a tower/dungeon/cellar. The fairy tale I most dislike is the original Little Mermaid story – not only does she give up her voice to be with her beloved prince, but having legs instead of a tail feels like walking on knives to her. THEN he chooses someone else, anyway, and she can’t go back home unless she kills him. She bravely refuses, and becomes foam on the sea. Sob!

Maybe that’s why I wrote my own mermaid book. (Coming out next year.)

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

A: I’m starting to receive fan mail (really! I got an email yesterday titled “fan mail”), but I think the most exciting part of this journey has been the friendships with other writers I’ve developed. I expect that pleasure to continue, so I’m totally thrilled by that perk of being published.

About Flash Burnout
Fifteen-year-old Blake has a girlfriend and a friend who’s a girl. One of them loves him, the other one needs him.

When he snapped a picture of a street person for his photography homework, Blake never dreamed that the woman in the photo was his friend Marissa’s long-lost meth addicted mom.

In a tangle of life, death, and love, Blake will emerge with a more sharply defined snapshot of loyalty.

About L.K. Madigan
L.K. Madigan is a writer living in Portland, Oregon, who finds it odd to speak in the third person. Therefore:

Hi. I am married with one son, two big black dogs, hundreds of books, and a couple of beaters, I mean vintage cars.

Learn more about L.K. at her website.

Flash Burnout is available now! I encourage you to shop at your local independent bookstore!

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