I’m participating in an epic giveaway of young adult books, and it starts today! Over 70 authors are giving away over 100 books, and THE SCOURGE is one of them! Print, ebooks, audiobooks, swag – you name it, and you can win it. It’s all organized by the peerless Sarah Dalton (thank you, Sarah!)

Here’s the link for you to enter: YA SPRING FLING

As part of the Spring Fling, it’s my pleasure to host participating author, Therin Knite. She kindly answered some interview questions about herself and her books. Take a look, and be sure to go enter the giveaway – you could win one of Therin’s books!

What’s your favorite thing about spring?

Warmth. I’m not a fan of cold weather in the winter.

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

That I have the near-infinite capacity to entertain myself by imagining amazing people in fantastic universes…incessantly snarking at each other.

What’s the worst thing about being a writer?

Editing. Ugh. If only the words came out perfect the first time around; but after you finally get the book “finished” for that first draft, and you have the chance to go back and read the whole thing from the beginning, you realize that you really, really suck at writing the first time around. It’s always a frustrating process, working out the major flaws and then making your way down to those tiny, almost imperceptible typos.

Tell us more about your books.

Well, I write both adult and young adult fiction, primarily in the realm of science fiction. Currently, I have two adult sci-fi novels out, Echoes and Othella, and one YA novel, Solace. Solace is a war story, an adventure story, a mystery, and a family drama all wrapped up with a time travel twist.

Tell us something interesting about your main character.

Corina Marion, the sixteen-year-old protagonist of Solace, has never had a boyfriend. Nor does she care to acquire one any time in the near future.

Coffee or Tea?

Tea

Plotter or Pantser?

Little bit of both. Used to be a pure pantser, but as my plots have become more complicated over time, I’ve started to do some outlining of the major points in order to keep everything organized.

What was the last YA book you read?

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.

Why do you write YA?

Because I think teenagers have great stories to tell, same as adults — and those stories involve a wide array of perspectives that just don’t quite hold up anymore once you pass a certain age.

What are your top tips for surviving a bad review?

•  There are 7 billion people on this planet — it’s arrogant to think they should all like you.
• The worst response isn’t a bad response, it’s no response at all.
• There will always be people who hate your books — and there will always be people who love them, are inspired by them, and who idolize the person who wrote them.
• You can’t please everyone, and you shouldn’t bother trying. What you should do is take your praise and your criticism and use them to make your next book even better.
• Negative reviews happen to every author. Every single one. The most famous, most successful (critically and financially) authors in the world are battered with hundreds of bad reviews every time they put out a book. And yet, they keep on writing. And so should you.

Where can readers find your books?

Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/Therin-Knite/e/B00HRL0CXA/

Barnes & Noble – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/therin-knite

Kobo – https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/search?query=Therin%20Knite&fcsearchfield=Author&fclanguages=all

Google Play – https://play.google.com/store/books/author?id=Therin+Knite

Apple iBooks – https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/therin-knite/id858715527?mt=11

Scribd – https://www.scribd.com/therin3knite