An exciting
week for the Scribbler to have Julia Suzuki as our featured guest: a British
Author of fantasy novels, Designer and Businesswoman. Julia is known for her
unique writing style; threading together adventure and suspense in magical epic
settings, with plots that are topped off with beautiful messages.
She has been
kind enough to answer a few questions for a 4Q Interview. See below for her website.
4Q: Thank
you Julia for being our guest this week and sharing your thoughts. Your website
tells us of the many things you are involved in but what inspired you to begin
writing.
JS: I have
always been passionate about literature, especially fantasy, and later personal
development books. I have an innate desire to learn and grow… that to me is our
adventure – our personal story arc.
As a child
my hobbies were the outdoors, and reading. I studied Speech and Drama with the
London School of Music before hitting the business world in children’s licensing
and then leisure which led me to travel the world. It was the accumulation of my experiences
that lead to my idea for the first book in the series, set in the magical land
of Dragor. In fact it was a burst of inspiration that led me to actually start
writing the series when the idea (as if from nowhere) popped into my head.
4Q: Please
tell us about your Fantasy series.
JS:
The Land of Dragor Series
Julia Suzuki
Is a middle grade fantasy series that
appeals to boys and girls and adults.
The world’s last remaining dragons and
dinosaurs live secretly in hiding, while a new species – the dragsaurs – are planning
total domination. Meet a dragon boy whose destiny through many trials is to destroy
these savage creatures, and allow dragons and dinosaurs to live once more in
harmony in his magical, bountiful homeland, Dragor…
The books involve three distinct
territories, and the main hero who is trialed to overcome his weaknesses, which
involves many challenges and his nemesis is a fellow dragon who is committed to
seeing him fail.
In their exclusivity, the dragons have
become selective in sharing knowledge of the world beyond Dragor. They live by
the legend – the most famous dragon of all times; the first to ever breathe
fire; he who led dragons to triumph against the dinosaurs and secured their
freedom; and who created the dragons’ power source by creating a setting of six
precious FIRESTONES (opals).
The legend isn’t an exhaustive account
of history, as our hero Jam discovers. Over the course of the series, he learns
much to equip him in his challenges, but facts threaten to isolate him from the
dragons he’s grown up with.
4Q: Can you
share a childhood memory or anecdote?
JS: My
memories when I first took speech and drama classes are particularly strong: walking
down a long gravel, drive from the age of seven years, to greet the harsh,
dramatic teacher – with her hair in a tight silver bun (and a stern welcome).
But the classes were simply wonderful, joyfully learning to recite excerpts
from books like The Snow Goose and Wind in The Willows, in a whimsical
style with proper pronunciation. This was in preparation for the London
examiners to come up to grade us. I continued until I had achieve all the
grades.
4Q: What
else would you like us to know about Julia Suzuki?
JS: I love
to inspire and uplift others, to encourage them to believe in themselves and
feel good.
My hobbies
are dress design, in fact I love all things design from interiors to
illustration.
I have a fifteen-year-old
son who is very much a free spirit, like myself.
I grew up
listening to the thrilling screeches of people enjoying theme park rides; opposite
from where I lived (as a child) was a large theme park.
Thank you Julia for being our guest this week.
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