R. Leigh, author of The Winds of Asharra is interviewed 
United States of America (Press Release) April 11, 2008 --
AuthorIsland.com has made a great effort to secure this interview with reclusive author R. Leigh. We had heard rumors that the manuscript for The Winds of Asharra had mysteriously appeared at their publisher’s offices one day and they traced the postmark to a small island in the Pacific but that only forwarded mail from Asia and so on..
We were therefore surprised when our phone rang recently and the voice on the other end was R. Leigh. We were still mystified since the voice was being filtered through an electronic sensor to disguise it. We agreed to conduct an interview.
Q: Congratulations on the recent release of the Winds of Asharra, your 600 page Fantasy Romance novel.
A: Thank you. Many readers consider WOA a fantasy because of the telepathic trees, the musical dreegins, the Loaks, and the crystalline Eimiv. Since Asharra is such a sensual place it is also accurate to describe it as a romance. Lastly, since WOA also introduces the reader to a complex new culture and the mystical philosophy of the Asharrans, it a story for the head as well as the heart.
Q: We meet quite a few characters as the story progresses. Was it difficult balancing the focus on the adventure and romance subplots and still manage to explore the details about Asharran culture?
A: It was a juggling act but ultimately all of the pieces fit together into a beautiful mosaic. WOA is one of those stories where you might find that you are entranced by many of the unusual unearthly secondary characters as well as the primary ones.
Q: The overall tone of WOA is very positive and optimistic. This also seems to extend to the basic Asharran philosophy described in WOA.
A: As it says in WOA, anyone can be Asharran, regardless of their planet of origin. That's why one of the characters says "Welcome Home" to Victor and Zoe when he meets them.
Q: That brings us to the unusual secrecy regarding your identity and the circumstances surrounding the publishing of WOA.
A: I'd rather not comment.
Q: Can you confirm that the story told in WOA is fiction?
A: Our publisher says that it is on the first page.
Q: But what do you say? At times, it reads like something being remembered rather than written. There are even some typos here and there, suggesting that someone was transcribing it before details were forgotten. Is the world of Asharra, with its two suns and purple sky a real place?
A: The wonder of Asharra is anything you'd like it to be. If it made you smile along the way, then you were carried along by the Winds of Asharra and our path has been true.
ISBN: 9781432723118 Format: 5.5 x 8.5 608 pages Paperback SRP: $22.95
ISBN: 9781432718268 Format: 5.5 x 8.5 608 pages Casebound SRP: $31.95
We were therefore surprised when our phone rang recently and the voice on the other end was R. Leigh. We were still mystified since the voice was being filtered through an electronic sensor to disguise it. We agreed to conduct an interview.
Q: Congratulations on the recent release of the Winds of Asharra, your 600 page Fantasy Romance novel.
A: Thank you. Many readers consider WOA a fantasy because of the telepathic trees, the musical dreegins, the Loaks, and the crystalline Eimiv. Since Asharra is such a sensual place it is also accurate to describe it as a romance. Lastly, since WOA also introduces the reader to a complex new culture and the mystical philosophy of the Asharrans, it a story for the head as well as the heart.
Q: We meet quite a few characters as the story progresses. Was it difficult balancing the focus on the adventure and romance subplots and still manage to explore the details about Asharran culture?
A: It was a juggling act but ultimately all of the pieces fit together into a beautiful mosaic. WOA is one of those stories where you might find that you are entranced by many of the unusual unearthly secondary characters as well as the primary ones.
Q: The overall tone of WOA is very positive and optimistic. This also seems to extend to the basic Asharran philosophy described in WOA.
A: As it says in WOA, anyone can be Asharran, regardless of their planet of origin. That's why one of the characters says "Welcome Home" to Victor and Zoe when he meets them.
Q: That brings us to the unusual secrecy regarding your identity and the circumstances surrounding the publishing of WOA.
A: I'd rather not comment.
Q: Can you confirm that the story told in WOA is fiction?
A: Our publisher says that it is on the first page.
Q: But what do you say? At times, it reads like something being remembered rather than written. There are even some typos here and there, suggesting that someone was transcribing it before details were forgotten. Is the world of Asharra, with its two suns and purple sky a real place?
A: The wonder of Asharra is anything you'd like it to be. If it made you smile along the way, then you were carried along by the Winds of Asharra and our path has been true.
ISBN: 9781432723118 Format: 5.5 x 8.5 608 pages Paperback SRP: $22.95
ISBN: 9781432718268 Format: 5.5 x 8.5 608 pages Casebound SRP: $31.95
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