Today’s 7 Questions is with fantasy author Merri Halma. Growing up with a 
severe speech impediment, Merri found a new way to express herself, through writing. She currently resides in Nampa, Idaho, with her husband and son, and we catch up with her to chat writing, film and of course, pet couture.
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Tell us about what you write, and why you write it.
I write spiritual fantasy. I write to empty my mind and expand my imagination. Writing is my voice because it is easier to for me to express my thoughts and emotions in writing than it is verbally.
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If you had to write in a different genre, which would you choose?
I would choose Literary fiction, even though literary fiction is not a genre, per se. I am currently re-writing a short story that is exploring romance and supernatural. It is about a ghost that lives in a former resident hall in on a university campus and the Native American graduate student that she thinks is her former fiancé.
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If you could interview anyone, who would you choose?
That is a tough question. I would likely choose to interview J. K. Rowling in order to find out her secret to successfully getting published and marketing.
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How do you feel about pet couture.
I am of the older generation. Pets don’t need to be dressed up in nice clothes. I do think certain breeds of dogs that to a taken to a groomer to be trimmed and washed. We have cats, and we’ve never taken them to a groomer or dressed them up.
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Name your all-time favourite book, film and TV show.
I have a lot of favourite books. It is hard to choose just one. I guess I would say Harry Potter really grabbed my attention as did Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and Red Wall Series. The Red Wall series was wonderful because it showed animals that were intelligent and helped the children and teens to see a way to figure out how to triumph over their difficulties. My all time favourite TV show is Doctor Who because I would love to travel in time and space. My all time favourite movie would be For What Dreams May Come with Robin Williams.
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Do you have a favourite badger?
My favourite badger would be the European badger.
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What’s coming next with your series?
The third book in the Indigo Traveller Series is Many Paths to Travel. Xander Veh, Sarah Johnson, Milo Bickford and Geoffrey the albino griffin are flying home at the end of the second book, Keys to the Shadowlands, and crash land in a world that is on the verge of spiritual war. There are three main spiritual paths, The Wraiths Followers and the Murdocs. The Wraiths and the Fallen Saviors seek to rid their world of the Murdocs because the Murdocs are peaceful and don’t seek to convert others. There is a prophecy that when the lost Murdoc Princess is returned and takes the throne, then all paths will live in peaceful co-existence.
And you can get yourself a copy of Indigo Traveller: Book 1 of the Indigo Traveller Series (Volume 1) on Amazon.
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