Sarina Dorie — An interview with the author of The Devil Went Down to Georgia Auto Mechanics
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If you were to sell your soul for a car, what kind would it be?
I am probably superstitious, because I will not say the words, “I would sell my soul for…”
And would you do it if it never meant having to fix it or get an oil change ever again?
It is tempting.
When’s the last time you had bad car trouble?
All my life. I am sure this car is inspired by every car I had in the past. I finally have a tolerable one–and I didn’t even have to trade my soul for it.
What’s your dream car, if you have one?
I’m not much of a car person, but I am fond of Back to the Future’s DeLorean DMC-12, followed by the Batmobile.
What would your personal hell look like?
I used to be a public school teacher. That was hell. I still like teaching but I do not enjoy the politics, a classroom with 40 kids and not enough desks or supplies, administrators
How many times has this story been rejected by other markets?
Most stories are rejected dozens of times. Sometimes even forty times. This one I sold to the first market I sent it to. I am aware that is very unusual, but it was also part of a series. The first story in the series was rejected at least two dozen times.
What book are you reading right now?
I am reading the Princess Academy. It’s a YA book. It’s good, but I would probably only recommend it to 13 year old girls who like historical with made up countries but isn’t really fantasy because it doesn’t have magic. It is kind of a weird, in-between genre.
Before that, I was reading the Bone Witch trilogy. I loved it and highly recommend it. It is a secondary fantasy world with women who have a profession like geisha but with magic–and necromancy.
Do you have anything else you’d like to share?
I am about to release Web of Lies and Supernatural Blonde, from the series The Hex Files with Felix Thatch. The main character is a magical detective who solves paranormal mysteries. It is a spin-off from my bestselling series Womby’s School for Wayward Witches. You think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth.
For now, these series and other spin-off series are only available on Amazon. Some of my other books are offered elsewhere.