Author Interview with Christy Effinger

Please help me welcome Christy Effinger to Write with Fey! She is telling us all about your paranormal NA, Say Nothing of What You See, a novel that promises chills, thrills, and love.

Christy, tell us about your current release.

When her aunt steps off a grain elevator into the emptiness of a prairie evening, Mira Piper loses her one protector. Chloe, her flighty mother, impulsively drags her daughter to Bramblewood, an isolated spiritualist retreat in northern Michigan, run by the enigmatic Dr. Virgil Simon.

Chloe plans to train as a medium but it's Mira who discovers she can communicate with the dead. When her mother abandons her, Mira discovers a darker aspect to Bramblewood: the seemingly kind doctor has a sinister side and a strange control over his students.

Then one winter's day Troy Farrington arrives, to fulfill his mother's dying wish and deliver her letter to the doctor. But calamity strikes and he finds himself a captive, tended by a sympathetic Mira. Haunted by her dead aunt and desperate to escape Bramblewood, Mira makes a devil's deal with Dr. Simon. But fulfillment comes with a steep cost...betrayal. 

Genre: Paranormal New Adult

Length: 282 Pages

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Released: August 29, 2014

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1.    What inspired you to write Say Nothing of What You See?

I’ve long been interested in cults, communes, and other fringe groups. The follower mentality perplexes me. Why will some people do whatever they’re told, even to the point of mistreating others? The fascinating thing about humans is that we can rationalize anything.

Say Nothing began as an exploration into power, control, and jealousy—but also love, which is stronger than the other three. Stronger than anything, really.

2.    That is so fascinating! How did you pick the title for your book?

Mira sees her aunt jump off a grain elevator, but tells no one she witnessed the suicide. That is the title’s most obvious reference. But the phrase also refers to something subtler—the sinister game of revenge at Dr. Simon’s isolated retreat. And then there’s the element of Dr. Simon’s voyeurism. But you’ll have to read the book to put all these pieces together. 

3.    I MUST read your book now! Why did you choose the setting for Say Nothing of What You See?

I wanted Dr. Simon’s retreat for mediums to be in a sparsely populated area with harsh winters. But it also needed to be in the Midwest, since Mira and her mother were from Illinois and didn’t have much money to travel far. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was the perfect setting.

4.    Michigan definitely has harsh winters! Did you do special research for Say Nothing of What You See?

I read books and articles on paranormal activity, mediums, and spirit communication.

5.    If your book had a soundtrack, give us a list of songs that would be on it.

“Hide and Seek” – Imogen Heap

“Be the One” – Moby

“Cosmic Love” – Florence + The Machine

“Halcyon + On + On” – Orbital

“Northern Skies” – Dido 

About the Author:

Christy Effinger’s poetry, fiction, and essays have appeared in various print and online publications. She lives near Indianapolis. Her website is www.christyeffinger.com.

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Thank you, Christy, for telling us about Say Nothing of What You See! I am thoroughly intrigued and I love all of the songs you picked for the soundtrack. :)

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