Queer Diverse Fantasy

1)      What is your Author name; use your Pen name if you have one.

E.A. Noble

2)      What inspired you to become a writer?

I wanted to be a writer before I knew what writing even was! It has been in my heart and is one of the first things I can remember. But it was my great-grandmother who inspired me to pursue my dreams and not give up on them.

3)      How far along are you on your current work-in-progress?

OMG. Which one! I work on many at the same time. I just finished one ten minutes before answering these interview questions called 'Crossed X Hearts.' I have another one that I am outlining called 'A Flower for Your Heart.' I just realized that I have two in progress titles with heart in it. I think I need to change one lol

4)      Which character of yours is your favorite and why?

Can I start every question with OMG? Because... like... OMG! I LOVE them all! If I must narrow it down, it would have to be Taavi from ‘Supersized Bubblegum.’ Taavi is a super soldier who may or may not have an erotic asphyxiation kink. He is funny, easily angered, but at the same time, folds so easily when it comes to the woman he loves, and he is all about family. I also love Silvia from ‘When Blood Meets Earth.’ She is my heart. She is conflicted with the choice of love and career. She wants both, but in this elemental society, she cannot have both. I completely understand her pain. She is also funny, caring, easily angered, but also folds easily when it comes to the woman she loves. I’m starting to think I have a type.

5)      Which character of yours was the most challenging to write and why?

Bethamy’s mother Oyme from ‘When Blood Meets Earth’. She is a strong willed woman and honestly, I still don’t know her motivations. Her train of thought is so opposite of mine. I want to sit her down and slap her upside her bald head and ask her to get right! But I’m scared to do that because if I even think about raising my hand to her, she will whip out her wisteria which she uses as a weapon and beat my butt. So…I let her be challenging. Now that I am writing all these things out and openly admitting that imaginary characters bully me…I think I need to go touch grass.

6)      What gives you the most satisfaction in the writing process?

Creating worlds, developing characters, and seeing my readers' faces light up when I release a new story for them to read.

7)      What is the most important bit of information you would want to tell a person interested in publishing a book?

Write. Write badly, write uglily, write often, write well. Just keep writing and learn as much as you can about your craft

8)      How much description do you give to your book characters?

I world-build, but I don’t spend three paragraphs describing a tree. I like giving just enough description to feed the reader’s imagination, while withholding just enough for them to fill in the blanks with their own thoughts and ideas. As a reader, I love books that allow me to imagine without dumping info down my throat. I try to do the same and weave description into the world as the story progresses.

9)      What is your favorite character from any book you have ever read?

Nathaniel Graison from the Anita Blake series. He is perfection for me. I stopped reading the series around book 22, but the only reason I kept going was because of him. I want a Nathaniel in my life. Ugh.

10)   Where is your favorite place to read?

I like to read in bed if I am physically reading. If I am listening to an audiobook, I like to read on the move, while cleaning, working, or driving.

11)   What book protagonist would you love to talk to if he/she/they were real?

Nathaniel Graison. (lol) I really really love him.

12)   What was your favorite childhood book?

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. I loved reading before, but I fell in love with reading after this series. Matter of fact, I think I might revisit this series again.

13)   If you could live in any “book world” what would that be?

I don’t really have a favorite. As long as the world has working bathrooms, plumbing, electricity, and a powerful air conditioner, I can survive in any magical world.

14)   What is the name of your book/series? Tell me a little bit about them.

When Blood Meets Earth is about a princess on the precipice of her bad girl era. This story is not about the hero, but the person destined to rip the world apart. I wanted a protagonist who grew up within a structure of power and explored how they would go about destroying that system. What would it take?

Bellamy is bold, demanding, witty, and has great intentions that sometimes are executed horribly. Most importantly, she fights. She fights when it’s hard, when she is pushed to her max, and when nobody else is fighting and has given up. Bellamy refuses to give up. She will fight to the bitter end, even on to new beginnings.

15)   Do you have a website? If so, what is it?

Yes! Theeajournal.me

16)   Where can we find and follow you? (Name your social media platforms.)

Threads, Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook, and my Facebook group. We have fun there. @eanoble or @authoreanoble Come and join me!

17)   If there anything important that you would want my readers to know about you?

Read more queer, BIPOC, disabled, and other diverse books. We have to support these voices if we want to continue reading our favorite books. What I mean by this is that there are organizations actively fighting to ban books. They are targeting the LGBTQIA+ community, BIPOC, and other minority communities. And now, they are gunning for smut and erotica books as well. How long do you think it will take until they start going after your favorite cis-het books? If you take anything from me, take this: by supporting, uplifting, and reading diverse books, you are simultaneously fighting for the right to read the things you love. Reading, whether it’s physical or audio, is political. Protecting reader rights for all is rebellion; it is protest. Amplifying the quiet voices will also amplify yours. Lastly, support your local libraries. Libraries were a world I was able to get lost in every day after school. It was a place I never wanted to leave. Contact your local libraries and ask how you can help your reading community! Happy reading, friends.