Cate: Delphina’s here to party with us! Delphina, what do you love most
about Halloween?
Delphina: Until I had children, my answer would have been the pumpkins
and Indian Corn. Now that I have kids,
it is listening to them trying to figure out who or what they want to dress up
as. There is something magical about a
child’s imagination.
Cate: Definitely! Do you have a favorite memory of a Halloween past?
Delphina: I was at the first Keene Pumpkin Festival where they broke
the world’s record for most jack-o-lanterns.
Seeing the thousands and thousands of pumpkins lit at the same time was
so beautiful.
Cate: Wow, that must have been so cool! Have you ever had an unusual
experience you couldn’t explain?
Delphina: I don’t think so, but I am always on the lookout. That kind of thing fascinates me.
Cate: Me too. What frightens you the most?
Delphina: Something happening to one of my children.
Cate: Ever gone on a ghost tour? Or ghost hunting on your own?
Delphina: I did go on a ghost tour in Nashville and it was beyond
interesting hearing all of the stories and seeing all of the places that were
reported to have ghosts. Sadly, we did
not see any ourselves.
Cate: Any favorite Halloween recipes you’d care to share?
Delphina: I am not an overly
creative cook and generally don’t have holiday specific recipes. I am known, however, to over cinnamon
everything this time of year.
Cate: Tell us about your latest release, and where readers can find it
online.
Delphina: My latest release is Unless
You Can Be A Unicorn and can be found on
http://amzn.to/ZzoZxT .
Cate: Care to share a blurb or excerpt?
Delphina:
Always be yourself
That was the last advice
Scout's Grandma Nora gave her before she died. Scout has spent her life trying
to be anything but, but she has a chance to start anew as she moves several
states away to college. She had always thought the glowing aura she saw around
some people was a childhood fancy, but when it starts coming back just as she's
starting her new life, she learns there was much hidden about who she truly is.
Thankfully, she has a
motley crew to help her along the way: a spunky bookseller, a trustworthy pub
owner, a commanding grandmother, a possible best friend, and a hot rocker boy
who only has eyes for her.
Bonus: “Witches, and
Werewolves, and Unicorns, Oh My!” By Elizabeth Kirke: A More than Magic Series
Short Story— Exclusively written for Unless You Can Be a Unicorn
Cate: What inspired you to write about the theme?
Delphina: I always wondered why in all of the unicorn stories, their downfall seemed to be an innocent young virgin and asked myself : “What if they got
it all wrong? What if it was a
paranormal ability and had nothing to do with being innocent? What if those young girls were actually
evil?” and from there my brain exploded with ideas including unicorns actually
being people.
Cate: Anything else you’d like to share?
Delphina: Thank you so much for having me over. It has been amazingly fun to read all of
these posts.
Cate: Delphina has a giveaway for you lucky peeps!
Delphina: For a proof copy of
Unless You Can Be A Unicorn (US ONLY International winners will get a
substitute prize), please comment your answer:
Have you ever seen a ghost?
Cate: Can't wait to read the responses *shudders* Thanks for joining the Halloween fun, Delphina!
