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Carissa Orlando | A Woman Determined to Stay in her Dream Home Even After it Becomes a Haunted Nightmare
Author Guest / September 4, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? My book actually doesn’t take place in a specific geographic location, which was an intentional choice to allow the story to seem like it could be happening more or less anywhere. That said, I knew that the setting itself needed to be a properly haunted house, and I chose a Victorian house because: 1. I’ve always loved Victorian-style houses, and 2. Victorian-style houses seem to be just begging for a good haunting. Perhaps that’s why I love them so much. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I would probably meet up with her for coffee and a chat, but I probably wouldn’t go over to her house. It’s way too haunted for me. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Can survive anything. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? It was a fun learning experience to notice the book take opportunities to write itself. I’ve…