It’s time for another in-depth author interview on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick! Enjoy a conversation with historical fantasy romance author Celia Lake (also find her on Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter)!
We get a lot in with this one, including lots of juicy worldbuilding and process talk, the importance of regimens and planning to build a creative life, and dealing with chronic illness and a demanding full time job while still releasing almost two dozen books in four years!
Celia Lake is a pen name, but there’s a real person behind the books! Celia Lake spends her days as a librarian in the Boston (MA) metro area, and her nights and weekends at home happily writing, reading, and researching.
Born and raised in Massachusetts to British parents, she naturally embraced British spelling, classic mysteries, and the Oxford comma before she learned there were any other options.
This episode was recorded on June 15th, 2023. The conversation with Celia Lake was recorded on January 28th, 2023.
Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode
- My day job? I’m a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. How can I help you?
- Celia mentions the Golden Age of Mystery, which included authors like Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie.
- The Iliad and The Odyssey… I mentioned the Robert Fagles translations, so that’s what’s linked here.
- My Sovereign Era storyworld begins with Brave Men Run — and you can find the other titles (so far) in that series at that link, too!
- Of course we talk mosiac universes and shared storyworlds like Thieves’ World and Wildcards!
- Celia talks about Becca Syme and the Better Faster Academy, which uses the Clifton Strengths assessment.
- Scrivener is an all-in-one application for planning, organizing, writing, and producing fiction and non-fiction works.
- Remarkably, the Vienna Philharmonic has a record of every concert every performed on their stage.
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