SEELIE KAY (Cont.)
INTERVIEW
MFRW:
SK: Why did you decide to write romance novels?
Romance books are the ultimate escape.
Whether you’ve had a bad day, need a lift, or
are taking a break, romance novels take you to
another place and time. And if you’re lucky,
you get a hopeful, happy ending!
MFRW: What kind of research do you do for a book?
SK: Totally depends on the book. In “Infamy” for
example, I had to learn the ins and outs of
airline communications and tracking. That
required a lot of Internet research as well as
conversations with pilots. I needed a story that
was incredible, but possible. So, I needed to
get it right
MFRW:
SK:
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Tell us about your latest book. What motivated the
story? Where did the idea come from? Where do
your story ideas usually come from?
Hope Ali has been a minor character in past
books and has made no secret of her desire to
join the Agency. She had to grow up first. Now
she has and it’s time for her story. She enabled
me to tackle two issues: The number of people
who are “enforced disappeared” for opposing
governments and leaders, and post traumatic
stress disorder. In this book, Hope helps res-
cue a writer in the UAE who has been put un-
der house arrest for authoring a book exposing
the ties of the ruling families to gunrunning
and terrorism. Unfortu-
nately, Hope gets at-
tacked and is broken,
mentally and physically.
This very vital, strong
woman must find her
way back from that trau-
matic event and the path is not easy. It is a
story of courage and survival.
MFRW:
SK:
MFRW:
SK:
Do you feel humor is important in fiction and
why?
I use humor in two ways: To define the rela-
tionship between the characters and to break
up intense scenes. I want readers to keep read-
ing, not get freaked out by an intense scene
and put the book down!
What is your secret guilty pleasure?
Bachelor Nation. The drama between all the
bachelors and bachelorettes gets so ridiculous
and sometimes, sleazy, I can’t stop watching!