Welcome to the Garden of Eden Interviews people!😇
I am your angel, Lilly😇
Yes, I am an angel🙃
Today, I have with me the author of "Anomaly", JerubelKeziah, she is such a sweet person, you guys just have to show her love😍 besides, her book is super tight!🎓
If you are on that stage of writing were you are trying to clean up your overall presentation and style, then you definitely need to check out Anomaly, I can assure you that you'll learn a thing or two about proper paragraphing and presentation.🎓
I know some people are like, "Can Lilly be this serious🤔?" Yes people! I can be a real lecturer when I want to.😋
So, back to our talented guest, what inspired you to write this story?
Ke: Well, I and my sister (who's also a writer) were trying to help a friend with a play in his school. The play was short. My imagination didn't let me have the way the play ended as pleasant, so I decided to make it longer.
Li: Oh! Did they get to act out Anomaly in the play?
Ke: They couldn't. I don't even know if the play was ever used. The person didn't tell me about.
But then, it had another title. It was just last year that I finished writing the story and gave it a new title.
Li: Oh, I think if they did act it out, it would have been epic!
So what was the old title and why did you pick Anomaly?
Ke: The title for the play was "Lost". Then, the story was about two sisters who got lost in the woods.
My sister was the one who gave this basic plot. I did the writing and came up with stuff I felt would be really spicy.
When I decided to take it to Wattpad as a prose, I changed the title to "Ghostly". At that time, the plan I had for the book had to deal with ghosts a lot and nothing about curses.
Then last year, when I was trying to finish the story, I thought that Ghostly didn't really bring out what was going in the book with the new plans. I decided to name it "An Unbroken Curse". It still didn't sound right to me.
Then I thought that since the book is a paranormal one and there are lots of unusual events in it occurring, I decided to call it "Anomaly".
I had to inquire from my sisters though which sounded better between An Unbroken Curse and Anomaly. They both suggested Anomaly was better, so I went for it.
Li: High fives to your smart sisters then!🖐 I think Anomaly worked perfectly. It's eye-catching and really delves into the story.
Ke: I'll be sure to let them know. 😊
Li: Moving on, tell me about Beck.
At first, I thought he was an old man. Then boom he turned out to be a cute guy, though technically you haven't mentioned about his cuteness😁
I like cute guys😁
Ke: 🤣 She said cute guy. 🤣
Well, according to the time in the story Beck really is an old man. But he, like the rest of Strangeville, got stuck in time.
Li: Waoh😰
I thought the stuck in time thing he mentioned was just talk😱
I didn't think it was real!
Ke: 😂. It is real—because of his curse.
It explains why he's supposedly young in the story.
Li: Ah! I see you are being really protective😂
You don't want to spill any secret😂😂
No wahala😁
Let's move on,
Who is your favourite character?
Ke: I've never really thought about this because I see the main characters—Beck, Ava, and Anna—as equals.
But when I was writing, I preferred to write from Ava's point of view. That's 'cause it took a while before I changed the story to her view, and when writing her pov, I felt like I was getting close to the end. Even though it was mostly Beck and Anna's pov that revealed most things in the book, I still preferred Ava's.
Li: Awww, I actually preferred Anna but then yeah Ava's great too.
So what scene was your favourite to write?
Ke: The last scene. It was a scene of relief for me because I had finally written everything I wanted to for the book. My mind could finally be at rest for Anomaly.
Li: I understand that feeling
So what scene proved really difficult for you?
Ke: The scene when Anna met Annika, which was connected to Ava's vehicle getting an accident (in Anna's pov). Even after I had written the draft, I had to rewrite those scenes several times.
Li: Ooh, which reminds me
You seem to have a thing for alphabetic names like Anna, Ava, Beck
Was that a coincidence?
Or you planned it?🤔
Ke: 😅 I don't, trust me.
It's all a coincidence. I feel it's appropriate when the characters are trying to express their feelings with another character's name.
In the play, those weren't the names used. I changed the names when I decided to change the play to prose.
Li: Lol😁, I actually love your choice
So as a female writer, do you think it was hard expressing Beck's feelings for example?
Ke: It wasn't hard for me to express Beck's feelings. He's human, just like women are. The only difference is the gender and certain characteristics that comes with each gender.
Li: Hmm, that's cool
So tell me about, any funny moment associated with the time you wrote Anomaly.
Like a funny thing that happened during the course of written it.
A guest of mine claimed to be writing in the toilet for inspiration😂😂😂
Ke: One situation is when I talk to myself. I'd be in the midst of people who are either seriously engaged in a conversation or who are quiet and doing their own thing.
Then out of nowhere… Boom! I have an idea for the story and what follows is a "Yes!" said out loud and my hand up in the air in excitement.
Then, they'd look at me with a face that reads, "What's with this one?" I'd have to apologize though still smiling to myself. And then I'd continue talking to myself about how things should play out.
Sometimes, when I wake from a dream I'd be like, I'd add it to my story because it feels so right. In the end I don't use it 'cause I don't even remember it. 😅
Li: Those are the most heart breaking part of sweet filler dreams😫
We have come to the end of the sweet interview👄
Do you want to give a shout out to anybody or persons?
Also, please recommend a book you feel is too dope to be ignored.
Ke: Yeah, I do. I want to appreciate therhymequeen for starting the book with me.
I'd also love to appreciate _d_e_s_i_g_n_e_r_ for reading it and giving feedback (even though I practically forced her to 😁).
I'd also like to thank crazykotsyf for all the reviews.
Much thanks goes to all who have have encouraged me, voted, commented, and shared the book. I also want to thank my ghost readers because they show that my story has potential.
For the lovers of science fiction, I'd like to recommend, "Timber Man" by bosandaros. I haven't gone far in the reading but the chapters I read are absolutely amazing.
Li: Thank you so much for the recommendation and of course thanks a lot for making out time to have this chat with me, I wish you lots of good things for your books❤
Ke: Awwn… 🥺 I'm glad I got interviewed. 😊
Don't forget to vote, comment and share this amazing story. You can find it in my public reading list titled, "Interviewed Books".
It's also on AmbassadorsNG reading list 'Non-Nigerian by Nigerians' and of course her very own profile.
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As you noticed, Sophie didn't appear in this interview, because she is on a mission😁 I asked her to get me more cute guys😝
(I like cute guys😍, I need them😪)
Okay I'll shut up now.
Until next time, stay safe!👄