
So of course I had to give my two main characters power over shadows and storms for their magical abilities. When you’ve worked on a story for almost a decade, it’s kind of hard to remember where it all began! But I do remember thinking that I wanted this book to turn as many stereotypes on their heads as possible.

Where did you get the idea for Legend of the Storm Sneezer? I think this is the best answer to this question I’ve ever gotten! 3.

The sad thing is, the scene I was writing that required this unusual experiment got bumped into Book 3! So now you’ll have to wait in suspense wondering why on earth a perfectly respectable not-child would shove a button up her nose for research.īut I would like you to imagine the sheer panic said respectable not-child felt when she had trouble getting the button out of her nose and wondered how in the world she was going to explain her predicament to the ER doctor. What is the strangest thing you’ve ever done for your writing? Homeschool graduates unite! Is there something about homeschooling that drives us to writerdom? 2. I’m a homeschool graduate, a former historical reenactor, and I’ve played a bunch of spooky characters at a haunted house attraction! (Definitely inspired my love for spooky things.) I love jigsaw puzzles, Nutella, Christian rock music, and books, books, books! So, I was able to interview Kristiana for this blog, and her responses are just as laugh-out-loud hilarious as her book! 1. I followed Storm Sneezer’s release religiously, and I even won an incredible book box from the publisher (some pics below)!Īs it just so happens, Kristiana and I both have the same literary agent, which of course means that we have to be buddies now. That book was Legend of the Storm Sneezer by Kristiana Sfirlea, a book Reader’s Favorite called “one of the best fantasy books for MG readers and younger teens that I’ve ever encountered.”

I immediately asked the author when I could get the sequel. A couple months ago, I read a book that was simply a work of art.
