Interview with Edale Lane, Author of Atlantis, Land of Dreams

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Atlantis, Land of Dreams?

This story chose me. My mother passed her interest in Atlantis to me when I was young, and I’ve since been fascinated with ancient civilizations and the myriads of possibilities surrounding them. Around Christmas 2023, when I had just finished a romantic thriller, inspiration struck. This was the time to write about Atlantis. I knew it would be a second chance romance between a woman who could communicate with animals and a woman who practiced the healing arts, both over fifty years old. So, while writing the next book in my mystery series (already scheduled), I immersed myself in everything about Atlantis and pre-diluvian civilizations, from spiritual, archeological, and geological perspectives. When I started writing the book, I would dream chapters and type them up the next day. The novel lays out a viable hypothesis of what happened to the real Atlantis. I intended to go far beyond a conventional romance and present a believable historical fantasy world readers would long to visit, and hopefully recreate in humanity’s future. It’s a sweet love story too.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Atlantis, Land of Dreams, what would they be?

I think the two main characters, Ariel and Lysandra, would agree on the same song—”When you Believe” from The Prince of Egypt.

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

My favorite genres to read and write are mysteries and fantasies, preferably with a romantic element.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

‘Gideon the Ninth’ and ‘The Way of Kings’.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

Oh, are you going to try to make me pick a favorite? There were so many—so many tender interactions, terrifying life-and-death moments, not to mention the love scene. Alright. Maybe this will be a fun teaser. Every generation has its slang, its catchphrases, or expressions people use to express themselves in ways other than plain words. Throughout the novel, various characters use the expression, “bury a spoon,” and Ariel doesn’t know what it means. Before arriving at the last page, I finally have a major side character tell her the story behind the phrase. That was also fun to write after stringing readers along.

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

I wouldn’t say I have quirky writing habits; however, I have an adorable Havanese who loves to lie on my feet or legs while I’m typing.

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

“Everything is always working out for me.”

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

The law of one. Everyone and everything, every cell and atom, person and planet in the universe are connected. We’re all made from the same stuff, a part of each other. There is no “us” and “them;” there’s only us.

Edale Lane is the author of the new book Atlantis, Land of Dreams

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