Question: Spring
and Easter are right around the corner. Your story "A Polish Heart,"
takes place during the spring. What's it about?
Steph: Darrin
Riverton is an American architect who is hired to consult on a 50,000 plus
soccer stadium being built in Warsaw, Poland. When he meets his translator,
Sophia, he discovers she's a breath of fresh air in his stale life. Can Darrin
put aside his apprehension? Will Sofia's faith give him his heart back?
Question: How
long did it take you to write?
Steph: About six
weeks.
Question: Did you
have to do any research?
Steph: I
researched the National Stadium being built in Warsaw, Polish Easter customs,
and a little about the city itself. Some things I did take fictional liberties
with, but I'd like to think that blended into the story well.
Question: How
does the cover reflect the story?
Steph: There's a traditional styled Polish Church with a couple on the cover meant to represent Darrin and Sophia. It captures the 'spirit' of the journey Darrin undertakes during Easter.
Question: Sophia
is the heroine. What are her strengths? Weaknesses?
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| Inspiration for Sofia |
Steph: Sofia
knows her mind and is not afraid to speak it. She also adores her family. She
has the kind of family Darrin longed for when he was little. She also doesn't
see much gray in the world. She'd very black and white and needs to see people
and situations in a broader light.
Question: What
does Darrin like about Sofia?
Steph: She's not
afraid to be who she is. Darrin realizes its time to do the same.
Question: What
was the inspiration behind the story?
Steph: I wanted to set the story in a country that was known to have strong Easter traditions. I remember growing up, my family was Polish and drew on rich Polish customs to make Easter special for us kids. My grandmother would make lamb and ham and we'd have pierogi along with homemade bread and beets. We never blessed the Easter basket though. That's something I started recently with my boys.
Question: What's
your writing space like?
Steph: I use the dining room table. My Mac is surrounded by all kinds of paper, pens, notes, and stickies. The coffee pot is within arms reach.
Question: Do you
have an ebook reader? If so, which one?
Steph: I have a Kindle, 2nd generation and I love it. I also have a Kindle Fire, but I prefer that one to play apps like Angry Birds and play movies.
Question: What do
you do when you're not writing?
Steph: Marketing!
No, seriously, I'm an assistant den leader for my son's cub scouting den and I
love it. I get to do cool scouting things with my son. We're always seeing new
things.
QUESTION FOR YOU:
What are your favorite Easter foods?
Share your yummies!
Author Bio:
Stephanie Burkhart is a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. She loves chocolate, enjoys
coffee, and going to the movies. Her favorite Disney movie is
"Frozen." She's
published with Victory Tales Press, 4RV Publishing, and Desert Breeze
Publishing.
Opening Line for A Polish Heart : This was going to
be the most challenging thing he'd ever done in his life.
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