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Anika Scott | Revenge is a Family Affair
Author Guest / July 19, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? SINNERS OF STARLIGHT CITY 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Revenge is a family affair: A burlesque dancer at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair enlists her estranged mobster family in her vendetta against a fascist pilot flying to the Fair from Mussolini’s Italy. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? When I couldn’t travel during the pandemic, I decided to write about the places I missed traveling to the most: Chicago and Sicily 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely! Rosa is an entertainer, and she would probably dazzle me with magic tricks and stories about circus life. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Tough, Whimsical, Determined 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? How to do a coin drop, the simplest sleight of hand magic trick. I’m still terrible at it. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? A little of both. Usually I need the first quarter or so of the book relatively clean before I can continue finishing the whole story. The foundation has to be solid. 8–What’s your…