Today’s 7 Questions are with fantasy author Daccari Buchelli, as we chat
seasons, sandwiches and pet couture.
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Tell us about your world, how do four seasonal realms work?
Long ago, when Peradon was one enormous, united Realm, war broke out between the different clans and sparked events that led to the segregation of the different peoples. Each one was bound in an endless season, whichever related closely to their own elemental ability. Such an arrangement was deemed to be profitable f
or the varying types of elemental beings. Now, as magic becomes scarce, compared to what it once was, the never-ending seasons are just another quirk of the land.
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What is the most useful piece of feedback you’ve ever had?
When I think of feedback, I think of depth. Character and world depth are needed in order for a reader to fully experience your story. The worlds you create must leap off of the pages and surround them, your characters needing to feel realistic enough for a reader to empathise with their plight. Having been told that some areas of my work could use more depth, I have endeavoured to provide exactly that in an upcoming second edition of Phoenix.
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What is it about fantasy that makes you prefer it to other genres?
I grew up with Fantasy novels left, right and centre. My sister used to leave them lying around after she’d finished with them and being a curious child (to say the least) I decided to take a peek.
Fantasy combines the impossible with the probable. It brings to life ideas that we could not imagine happening in our wildest dreams. With Fantasy, we can commune with the dead, ride upon dragons, and becomes sorcerers, all through turning a few pages.
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How do you feel about pet couture?
I think that every industry has its place in the world and if people enjoy high fashion for their pets, then they are perfectly entitled to partake in it. I do have a young terrier cross pup myself and while I don’t purchase pet couture, it is interesting to learn about the industry.
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If you h
ad to pick, what would you choose as your theme song?
I quite like the theme song from the television show The Big Bang Theory, performed (I believe) by the band Bare Naked Ladies. It has a catchy tune and always makes me smile as soon as I hear it.
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Describe your perfect sandwich.
Mmm, definitely smooth organic peanut butter and crisp iceberg lettuce. I love the way that the lettuce soaks up the fat of the peanut butter and gives an overall balanced flavour.
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What would you say influenced you the most?
Personal experiences led me to create Phoenix. Originally created under a different title, the romantic elements of the story stem from an emotionally abusive partner that I had for three months. To this day they remain lodged in my mind, a memory that I am unable to shake.
When time failed to heal the wounds I’d been dealt, I found myself creating a world of magic, where the two main characters (polar opposites) become infatuated with one-another.
Violetta, an innocent fifteen year old and Ryore, a nineteen year old with a dark past, don’t know what fate has in store for them when they first meet.
To all of the writers out there, never give up. Read, write, and keep on doing what you love.
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