Sunday, 26 April 2009
Some of you may already know Marla Mason from the books written by T.A. Pratt where as some of you won't know anything about the sorceress of Felport. Here is your chance to find out a little bit about the bad ass and if you enter this weeks contest you could even win one of the books T.A. Pratt has written about her. Enjoy!
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Amber - I am sure alot of my readers have already met you in the books written about your adventures by T.A. Pratt but maybe you could tell my blog readers a bit about yourself?
Marla - Not much to tell -- I'm a sorcerer, I punch things that get in my way,I have a few loyal friends and a lot of fair-weather sycophants on my payroll, and my one single sacred duty is protecting my beloved city of Felport from whatever might threaten it. Mainly supernatural things.
Amber - There are alot of people out there who would love to be a sorcerer. Do you have any advice for them?
Marla - Keep your eyes open, your ears open, and your mind open. (But not too open, or something nasty might move in.) And just remember you're never as good as you think you are.
Amber - Being chief sorcerer of the city of Felport is, from what I have read, hard work. What do you like to do to relax?
Marla - Hard work *is* relaxing.
Amber - Have you heard anything from Pelham lately? How is Rondeau doing?
Marla - Pelly is still enjoying his world tour, disposing of a certain something for me. Last I heard he was in the Himalayas. He'll be back in a year or two or three, when his business is done.
As for Rondeau... Rondeau hasn't been himself lately. If you read what happened to us in Spell Games, you'll see what I mean.
Amber - How are you coping after your brush with death last year?
Marla - I like the occasional brush with death. It helps me keep my edge.
Amber - If you could change something in your past what would you change and why?
Marla - Not much in my distant past -- there were bad things in my childhood, sure, but they helped make me the person I am today, and that's a person I'm happy with, so I wouldn't risk altering it. I did, recently, have a very dear friend die, and if there were a way to save him... Well, let's just say I'm working on it. (Surely you realize your question isn't strictly hypothetical? There *are* ways to change the past -- they're just almost never worth the trouble they cause.)Amber - How is it working with T.A. Pratt on the books? Do you feel he writes about your adventures well? Were there any disputes?
Marla - Ha, "working with." I don't have a collaborator; I have a stalker who digs through my trash and makes up motivations for what he observes of my behavior (which is never the whole truth anyway). And he's not above lying to make a better story. I'm just glad everyone assumes the things he writes are fiction. Makes my life impler when nobody believes I really exist.
Amber - As chief sorcerer of the city of Felport I am sure you have alot of stories to tell. How many more books would you like to see out on the shelves?
Marla - I could do without the books entirely, but things keep right on happening to me, so I guess this could go on indefinitely. Certainly I'm going to have to deal definitively with some of my more persistent enemies someday.... and more immediately, I've got that dead friend I want to bring back to life. That's probably enough for a couple more books right there.
Amber - Marla, I heard your brother is visiting. Is that going to be a new story? Or is he just passing through?
Marla - Yeah, my brother was in town, for a while, but he's gone now. It... wasn't a very successful visit. I don't want to talk about it. My stalker T.A. Pratt wrote a book about it, called Spell Games, if you want more details on our happy reunion.Amber - If the books were going to be made into a TV series or film who would you like to see playing you and your friends?
Marla - I don't really watch TV. I'm sure if you asked Rondeau he'd have some opinion. He'd pick somebody more handsome than he is though.
Amber - You are stranded on a desert island. What 5 things would you both hope to have with you?
Marla - Sometimes I think it'd be a nice break to get stranded on a desert island. Maybe a few hundred books, a lot of rum and fruit juice, a couple of willing servant boys, a grass hut... Nah. I'm allergic to that much fresh air ans sunshine. I'd just teleport or fly back home in such a situation.
Follow Marla on Twitter
Read a short story featuring Marla
Read my interview with T. A. Pratt (with links to my reviews)
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Contest TimeThis week I am giving away one Marla Mason book to one lucky winner. If you win this weeks contest you get to choose which Marla book you would like. That means you can start at the beginning or get the book you are missing from the series.
To enter the contest post here saying who you would like to see playing you if your life was made into a movie or TV Show!
No actress or Actor = No entry!
Earn another entry for each place you link this contest on the net. Make sure you add links here for me to confirm your entries!
You can also earn extra entries by emailing your friends about the contest. Just make sure you send a copy to me at Amberkatzes_book_blog at gmx dot net.
The contest will stay open until Sunday 3rd of May 2009 4pm CET and the winner will be picked by a randomizer. Entrants should check back to see if they have won. I do not hunt down winners and will pick new winners for any prizes not claimed within 7 days.
If you are claiming a prize, have emailed me and have not heard back before the 7 day limit is up then post a comment here on the blog. Your email may get sucked into my spam filter.
Have fun!
Labels: Author Interviews, Contests, T. A. Pratt
posted by Unknown at Sunday, April 26, 2009 | 
57 Comments:
At 26 April 2009 at 18:30, 
Mishel (P.S. I Love Books)
This is such a tough question. I'd rather get someone else's opinion on who should play me in a movie about my life...
But if I had to pick I'd go with America Ferrara. I haven't seen many movies that she's been in but I think she is crazy gorgeous and she seems so down to earth 8)
Thanks for the chance!
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What a fun question! I would pick Kristin Kreuk - Lana from Smallville.
I posted about the contest on my blog, here.
by Kelley Armstrong
Hmmm, who should play me if a movie was made about my life? I'd say Michelle Pfeiffer. Don't ask me why because she doesn't look anything like me. She's just one of my favorite actresses, so, there ya go!
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