Interview with Christopher Cearley, Author of The Seduction of Myra

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Seduction of Myra?

I started to notice that most novels didn’t have as much aesthetic appeal as a good rock album or a good party culture movie, in my opinion. I thought a lot of Young Adults would be mostly turned off by this, so I tried to fuse some party culture, exotic ideas, adult content and radical hallucination experiences together with detailed and thought provoking themes of complexity. I also added some unusual action and conspiracy to compliment it all. I extracted all the quality writing from a book and a half, and put it all into one book to better entertain young adults. The end result was amazing and will entertain all ages and personalities of readers in my opinion. I think I executed the idea accordingly and then some. All was based on pleasing the reader rather than money.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of The Seduction of Myra, what would they be?

Hessler: “Sunspots” by Nine Inch Nails.

Chanton: “Paradise” by KMFDM.

Racheal: “Heads a’roll” by Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs.

Myra: “Make This Right” by Toxic Avenger.

What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

Party Culture/Young Adult (ages 18-25) which is my favorite to both read and write.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

‘A Clockwork Orange’ by Anthony Burgess. ‘Wonderland Avenue’ by Danny Sugerman.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

The hallucination scene at the end where a parallel reality comes to life.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I tend to use young adult slang from time to time but it makes the book truly authentic.

Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?

When times get easy your life is dulling down.

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

That the potential complexities of the english language is highly underrated.

Christopher Cearley is the author of the new book The Seduction of Myra

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