Welcome to Starting the Next Chapter's first post on the Triple Threat Blog Tour. Today, I have the pleasure of hosting an interview with Megan Miranda, author of Hysteria and last year's Fracture. Without further ado, I hope you all will join me in welcoming Megan to StNC.
Marla: Hi, Megan, and welcome to Starting the Next Chapter! For readers new to your books, how would you describe Hysteria in 140 words or less?
Megan: 16-year-old Mallory can’t be charged for the death of her boyfriend because it’s ruled self-defense. She can’t remember exactly what happened, but that doesn’t change the way people look at her. She’s sent away to her father’s old boarding school for the chance of a fresh start, but her past follows her—as does something else. Someone, or something—or both—is stalking her. There’s the voice she hears at night… and the mark on her body… and someone has definitely been in her room. The only person who seems to want to have anything to do with her is an old friend, Reid, and she’s not so sure that’s such a great idea. When another classmate turns up dead, Mallory has to figure out what happened both nights to prove her innocence. That is, if she is innocent.
Marla: What do you find to be the most compelling thing about Mallory?
Megan: The thing I admire most about her—and why I found her a compelling character to write—is that she doesn’t let the horrible things that have happened (and that she has been a part of), ruin her faith in people.
Marla: Where were your favorite writing spots while writing Hysteria?
Megan: Honestly, I wrote the majority of Hysteria from my bed J Occasional editing happened at the kitchen counter, but mostly it was written at night while my kids were sleeping. I’m partial to writing upstairs at night, because it’s warmer.
Marla: What is your most recent favorite read?
Megan: Gone Girl. After reading it, I didn’t want to read anything else because I felt like nothing would live up to it. It’s also the type of book that gives you writer envy. I know a lot of people either love or hate the book, and I am firmly in the LOVE category.
Marla: What authors have been your biggest inspirations in writing?
Megan: Michael Crichton, for the way he wove science and story together, Edgar Allan Poe, for the way he could evoke a mood, and John Green, for his characters.
Marla: Last question: If you were Mallory, how would you handle the predicament she is in?
Megan: At 16, I don’t think I was nearly as resilient as Mallory. I’d probably have been much more passive, hoping things would work out on their own (which they probably wouldn’t have), hoping time would provide some sort of clarity (except she’s definitely running out of time, so that would not have been a good move). Like Mallory, though, I probably would’ve kept the things that were happening—the things she wasn’t sure were real—to myself.
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Mallory killed her boyfriend, Brian. She can't remember the details of that night but everyone knows it was self-defense, so she isn't charged. But Mallory still feels Brian's presence in her life. Is it all in her head? Or is it something more? In desperate need of a fresh start, Mallory is sent to Monroe, a fancy prep school where no one knows her . . . or anything about her past.But the feeling follows her, as do her secrets. Then, one of her new classmates turns up dead. As suspicion falls on Mallory, she must find a way to remember the details of both deadly nights so she can prove her innocence-to herself and others. In another riveting tale of life and death, Megan Miranda's masterful storytelling brings readers along for a ride to the edge of sanity and back again.
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