His music really helped me through some rough times in life. I have to say that even though Peter Steel was a musician in life, it was his poetic lyrics that influenced me the most besides Poe. Do you think any other poets had an influence on the way you write? Not what you write, but your style.Ĭertainly, Edgar Alan Poe has had the biggest influence, but I’d also include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Browning, Oscar Wilde, Lord Byron, and the lovely Ann Rice. On Twitter, it mentions that you’re a poet. I would say my earliest influence on fantasy as far as a movie is concerned would be Willow, while my favorite television shows at the moment are Vikings and The Walking Dead. I also enjoy playing Castlevania: Lords of Shadow both one and two, as well as all of the Bioshock games. I am a fanatic about the Elder Scrolls games, especially Skyrim. What about regular fantasy fiction? Obviously, anything fantasy-related is influenced by The Lord Of The Rings, but what other fantasy books, movies, TV shows, and games would you say influenced Soul Shift? I prefer the Vampire Hunter D and Black Butler styles of anime to some others. So what are some of the animes you’d consider an influence on Soul Shift? In fact, I would love to see it made into an anime movie. Once Soul Shift is read, I believe others can see how this is the perfect anime tale. When I imagine my characters I see them that way.

The press release I was sent for Soul Shift says it’s “Fantasy fiction for the anime enthusiast.” First off, do you agree with this sentiment?

Though even when the story ends and things seem to have a resolution, things are never quite finished, especially when the ancient gods become involved. This novel is full of murder, assassinations, magic, love, lust, revenge, and wicked deceptions. That soul was stolen by Ayyn, the half-elf who sets events in motion for the rest of the story. She has the body of a human but the stolen soul of an elven princess who was about to be born.

They know much more than they ever say to her. The story starts in a reality very similar to our own, but becomes entangled with that of a more magical realm through the means of the darkest of rituals.Ĭlaire is born into a wealthy family, but is never loved by her mortal parents. It is a fantasy fiction novel that includes just about every moral dilemma that you can imagine. Soul Shift is about so many different things. I always like to start at the beginning: What is Soul Shift about? But in talking to Candace Beck Moesta about her debut fantasy novel Soul Shift, it seems the press release was spot on when it say the book is “Fantasy fiction for the anime enthusiast.” As a journalist (and I use that term loosely), I always use my skeptical eye when reading a press release that declares a book is one thing or the other.

Skyrim you feel the world shift