Speaker fit better with Protector, so there you have it. How cool would it be to live out the old idiom “You don’t know a man until you walk a mile in his shoes”? I mean literally walk in his shoes! Alden can do that. The Speaker/Protector gig is simply an extension of that. I have often wished I could feel what someone else was feeling, or show them my memories. How did you weave together your own mythology for SHATTERED SOULS, such as coming up with a Speaker and a Protector? Just thinking about it makes me want to scream and dance all over again! The fact she’s shattering into rose petals is brilliant. Not only does the art fit the mood of the book, it fits the story as well. The model looks exactly like I envisioned Lenzi. There is nothing I would change about it. After I calmed down, I forwarded it to my agent, who probably screamed for a while too. I probably screamed for ten minutes-long enough for me to lose my voice for a couple of days. When my editor emailed me the original mock up of the front of the jacket, I freaked completely out. How did I feel when I first saw it? Like I’d won the lotto! I had no idea the cover would turn out like it did. When my editor emailed me to confirm the length of hair for my main character, I figured they were tinkering with something else.

I was concerned because, although it could have turned out gorgeous, it also had the potential to be ten shades of lame. Originally, I was told the cover would probably be an origami rose on a shattered mirror. How did you feel when you first saw it? Does it tie into the novel? SHATTERED SOULS has one of the most gorgeous covers of 2011.

To find out more about Mary Lindsey, please visit her website and blog. Alden will be stopping by GCR for a character interview! She reviewed SHATTERED SOULS, so check it out! The next stop will be on Monday with Damaris from Good Choice Reading. Today, Christie from The Fiction Enthusiast also had a stop.

Don’t forget to come back and check out my review of SHATTERED SOULS at the end of October! A complete schedule of the tour can be found here. Urn:isbn:1101538066 Republisher_date 20120813050414 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120811155653 Scanner ’s author interview post is part of the Teen Book Scene Tour. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:23:25 Bookplateleaf 0008 Boxid IA135901 Boxid_2 CH127617 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Containerid_2 X0008 Donor

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