ABOUT THE AUTHOR
E.G. Radcliff is a part-time pooka and native of the Unseelie Court. She collects acorns, glass beads, and pretty rocks, and the crows outside her house know her as She Who Has Bread.
Her fantasy novels are crafted in the dead of night after offering sacrifices of almonds and red wine to the writing-block deities.
You can reach her by scrying bowl, carrier pigeon, or @egradcliff on social media.
E.G. Radcliff writes on a Dell XPS 15 with an i9 processor and NVIDIA graphics card, and illustrates on a Huion Kamvas Pro 16 Graphics Drawing Tablet. There is also a stack of favored journals on the nightstand for urgent midnight thoughts, so she doesn't have to write directly on the nightstand anymore. For ideas on the go, she likes these portable notebooks--or these! They are small enough to fit nicely in a pocket or tote. Favorite pen? APilot G2 refillable.
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Get to Know E.G. Radcliff!
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All authors must answer this question: why do you write?
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I write because it makes me feel whole, it makes me feel like all me. It’s grounding. It’s my center. There’s so much in my head that if I don’t write it down, it gets confusing, or it burns up, or it forces out my other thoughts--I need to vent the pressure, and I’ve found a way to do that where I can create. I can’t really paint my thoughts, can’t make movies or simply force my imagination into being, and so I fill notebooks instead.
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Who do you write for?
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I write for lovers of gritty fantasy. I write for people interested in deep characters and startling secrets. I write for people who find beauty in the little things…and the big, adventurous things too. I write for fans of magic, heroes, and kings, as well as those with an interest in history or folklore. My audience is predominantly young adults, but some of my writing can tip toward the more-mature end of the spectrum.
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What does your writing process look like?
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For me, there’s a magical time around one in the morning where the words just pour. At that hour, I’m relaxed enough for my mind to break from the mold, and the reason is this: During the day, there are all sorts of things that need to get done. Especially when writing isn’t the day job--which, for many authors, it’s not--responsibilities, schedules, and structures take up mental shelf space for most of the waking hours. I found a time where I could forget about all that, and that let me just write. I capture a lot of ideas in journals, but when I'm on a tear, I write on my laptop--I wish it were an old fashioned typewriter for the romance of it, but I don't think I could pull that off!
Q:
What are some of your all time favorite book covers?
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I really love the duality in the cover for Laini Taylor’s "Strange the Dreamer", and the incredible, symmetrical detail of Bridget Collins’s "The Binding" (created by the über-talented Micaela Alcaino, @alcainoillustration, who also did the covers for my series The Coming of Áed). I must also include the beautiful hand-drawn look of Colin Meloy’s "Wildwood".
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What books rocked your young adult world?
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Fantasy was my go-to when I was younger, and I think that had kind of a formative impact on me. I remember being completely spellbound by Brandon Mull’s "Fablehaven" and "Beyonders" series, and shortly after that, I discovered Arthurian legend, which has grown into one of my deepest passions. "A Pilgrim at Tinker Creek", a book which I seem to be perpetually reading, likewise blew me out of the water: It’s nonfiction, but a miracle of detail, a complete phenomenon of seeing the world differently.
Q:
Have you ever had to have your arm twisted to read a certain book, but then you absolutely loved it?
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Never has anyone needed to twist my arm to get me to read a book!