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Seressia Glass | Adversaries Become Allies Then Become Friends, and Common Ground Could Lead to More
Author Guest / January 10, 2024

1–What is the title of your latest release? GAME ON 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Gamer Samara “ReyofSun” Reynolds calls out Artemis Games’ flagship game for problematic content. Brining receipts, she challenges them to do better. CEO Aron Galanis takes up that challenge then makes Samara an offer she can’t refuse – affect change on the inside. Adversaries become allies then become friends, and common ground could lead to something more. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I’m a native Atlantan, so I like to set all my books in my hometown. We have a great diversity of neighborhoods here. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I would absolutely hang out with Samara and her friends! 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Actually, I can use the same words to describe Aron and Samara: smart, passionate, and dedicated. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? On a personal level, I learned that you can write alone but not in a vacuum; that struggling can be more than simple writer’s block; and it’s okay to ask for help. 7–Do you edit as you draft or…

Seressia Glass | 20 Questions: THE LOVE CON
Author Guest / December 14, 2021

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE LOVE CON 2–What is it about? THE LOVE CON is a romcom about Kenya Davenport, a Black plus-sized cosplayer who’s made it to the final round of a cosplay reality show. She has to return home to make couples costumes with her significant other, but she currently doesn’t have one. Desperate, she blurts out the name of her best friend, Cameron Lassiter, on live TV. He’s willing to cosplay as her boyfriend, but as they fake date for the show, their feelings for each other become very real. 3–What do you love about the setting of your book?  Like most of my stories, it’s set in Atlanta, my hometown. It’s based on a mashup of little neighborhoods I’ve lived in and frequented over the years. I love the community feel and I love the nerdiness of these characters and their friends. 4–How did your heroine surprise you?  What surprised me the most was how Kenya comes to believe that her relationship with Cam is unbalanced because she feels she hasn’t done as much for him as he’d done for her. Luckily he sets her straight. I love how important her friend…