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We've made it! This is the final day of the Summer of Zombie Blog Tour 2014 interviews. So to end the whole shebang we've chosen Sarah Lyons Fleming so we can go out like a lion. See what I did there?
Sarah Lyons Fleming is a Mexican luchadora masquerading as La Cobra Toxico in the Juarez leagues. She currently has twenty seven wins and very questionable loss. When she is not busy wrestling, she enjoys kite fighting, box knitting and synchronized bicycle riding with her pit bull, Philomena.
Actually, none of that is true (to the best of my knowledge.) Sarah Lyons Fleming writes about zombies. The rest of the facts she will fill in, in the final installment of the Books, Beer and Blogshit Summer of Zombie 2014 interview!
Books, Beer and Blogshit: Are you a survivor or one of the undead?
We've made it! This is the final day of the Summer of Zombie Blog Tour 2014 interviews. So to end the whole shebang we've chosen Sarah Lyons Fleming so we can go out like a lion. See what I did there?
Sarah Lyons Fleming is a Mexican luchadora masquerading as La Cobra Toxico in the Juarez leagues. She currently has twenty seven wins and very questionable loss. When she is not busy wrestling, she enjoys kite fighting, box knitting and synchronized bicycle riding with her pit bull, Philomena.
Actually, none of that is true (to the best of my knowledge.) Sarah Lyons Fleming writes about zombies. The rest of the facts she will fill in, in the final installment of the Books, Beer and Blogshit Summer of Zombie 2014 interview!
Books, Beer and Blogshit: Are you a survivor or one of the undead?
Sarah Lyons Fleming: Well, I’ve got extra food, ammo and some survival skills, so
I’d like to say survivor. But I’ve also got two kids, so there’s a good chance
I’m dying for them.
The Blogshit: What is your latest piece of zombie fiction we should be
concerning ourselves with?
Sarah Lyons Fleming: My Until the End of the World series:
Until the End of the World: Book 1
So, Long Lollipops: A novella about one of the characters
that takes place “off camera.”
And After: Book 2
The Blogshit: Do you feel you are a classic or progressive type of
zombie fiction writer?
Sarah Lyons Fleming: I’d say classic in that the zombies are slow and lumbering.
Progressive(ish) in that it’s chick-lit and focuses more on romance and relationships
(platonic and not) between the characters. There’s a lot of homesteading and
prepping as well.
The Blogshit: What makes your zombies different from all others?
Sarah Lyons Fleming: I think they’re pretty similar in that they drive the story
along, but there’s not a ton of gore in my books.
The Blogshit: What makes your living different from all the others?
Sarah Lyons Fleming: They’re real and full of emotion. They laugh and cry and act
the way we all do—Which is to say sometimes they’re amazing people and
sometimes they’re jerks.
The Blogshit: Do you think it's important, in this climate, to run with the pack or really try to reinvent the wheel in zombie fiction?
Sarah Lyons Fleming: I think the only important thing is to have a good story and
characters. If you do, it doesn’t matter because people will enjoy it.
The Blogshit: Zombie fiction seems heavily dependent upon working
within the construct of a series. Do you feel that is the way that makes it
work best for you or do you think there is still room for stand alone stories?
Sarah Lyons Fleming: I wrote the first book as a standalone, but it grew from
there. I think there is definitely room for a standalone story. However, I like
when a story continues and think most readers do, too. I love my world and will
be sad to leave it when book 3 is finished.
The Blogshit: Are you ever afraid of being pigeon-holed in this zombie
fiction genre?
Sarah Lyons Fleming: No, I love zombies and everything post-apocalyptic, so I
wouldn’t be upset to be pigeon-holed in the genre. I wouldn’t feel
pigeon-holed.
The Blogshit: For your next zombie story, stand alone or series, do you
think you will need to go sicker or smarter to keep it going?
Sarah Lyons Fleming: I think different. A different group of characters and
different types of relationships is more what I’m thinking.
The Blogshit: On last year's tour, we asked about what to put on your
zombie sandwich. This year, we want to know: What special ingredients would you
use to pickle the pickles on your zombie sandwich?
Sarah Lyons Fleming: I make and home-can a mean bread and butter pickle. I expect
to be eating them on my post-apocalyptic zombie sandwich. Or the people who’ve
killed us for our supplies will be enjoying them on their sandwiches. You never
know.
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On The Web: http://www.sarahlyonsfleming.com/
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sarah-Lyons-Fleming/e/B00DXFM03O/
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sarah-Lyons-Fleming/e/B00DXFM03O/
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