The Indie Pen Dance - Issue 3 - Jodi Lamm

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Greetings, Deviants! Welcome to the Indie Pen Dance, a catalogue of DeviantART's independently published authors! Show our indies some love, like their pages, pick up copies of their books. 


This month's victim personage is Jodi Lamm, also known as juniorel, a brilliant wordsmith whose work displays an entrancing and often disturbing psychological bent. 

Author: Jodi Lamm

Title: Titan Magic [link]
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 80k words
Availability: Amazon [link] / Barnes & Noble [link]
ISBN or ASIN: 978-1466443693
Blurb: Mute, heartless, and tormented by auditory hallucinations, Madeleine Lavoie never questions why her family has hidden her from the world. But the night her brother casts her out, she learns the mysterious voice she thought existed only in her mind is no delusion, and no matter how hard she tries, she can never disobey it. Now Madeleine must find her own voice in a cacophony of powerful tyrants, monsters, and gods. If she fails, she will forfeit her life and the lives of everyone who loves her. But if she succeeds, she may finally gain the ability to love someone in return.

Jodi took her time answering my uncomfortably probing questions, which makes me think she caught me ribbing Ronald Ray last month. Well played, Jodi. Well played.

When did you start writing?

I've been writing since before I can remember. I know this because I thought I remembered the first short story I'd ever written down: a little horror piece in crayon about a clock that, when turned upside down, would cause the furniture to come to life. Then, one day, my aunt presented me with an even earlier crayon masterpiece about a lost puppy, which I can't for the life of me remember creating.

What author do you feel influences your writing most?

The author that started my desire to write novels in the first place was Laurence Yep. Since then, I've been haunted by the likes of Madeleine L'Engle, Charles de Lint, and Sylvia Cassedy. But the author who most influenced the way I write now was most definitely Diana Wynne Jones.

How was the idea for "Titan Magic" born? How much has it changed since then?

The original idea for Titan Magic came from a character exercise. I was given the assignment of writing a female archer, who wore leather (yes, a guy gave me this assignment), and sought adventure in a traditional fantasy setting. I decided her life would be saved by a stag to whom she would then be enslaved, and that she would be mute. It wasn't until I was writing my final research paper for a certain college course that her whole identity became painfully clear. I won't disclose it here, just in case it would be a spoiler for some people.

What's next on your writing list?

I'm currently revising Titan Magic: Body and Soul. After that, I have a stand alone novel inspired by Arabian Nights I'd love to revise and share. And of course, I've got to get cracking on the third and final Titan Magic book.

The "Other awesome stuff about me" space.

I'm kind of an odd person. I watch horror films in order to relax, but my reading preference is fantasy. My favorite instruments are the pipe organ and the accordion. I love, love, love waltzes, sea shanties, and all kinds of folksongs. My favorite foods come from Japan and India. On my bucket list are these items: see fireflies in person, hold a sloth, and live on a sailboat. All my pets are rescues, and they are the best pets ever. 
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TheChesherCat's avatar
Well, now I can read the bottom! And I seem to remember devouring the first chapters of that book, though I don't remember how I found them or when I read them, nor do I remember whether I ever finished. Hmph.