Interview with Anastasia St. James

“A sparkling Christmas story to touch the heart. A warm and wonderful tale of lovers reunited on a cold winter’s night.” — Anna Campbell

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A Visit From Sir Nicholas is a short story which combines the warm atmosphere of post Regency England and the poem A Visit From Saint Nicholas. It’s a story about love lost and found as two lovers are reunited by the North Star on Christmas eve. It’s short, sweet, and at times funny and moving, and makes for great lunchtime reading. 😉
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My friend and fellow FanLit Forever board member, Anastasia St. James, has recently seen her first book become available to the public. The title of her book is A Visit from Sir Nicholas. It’s available through Wild Rose Press.

In celebration, I asked her to let me interview her. Here’s what she had to say.

Alice: Are you excited about your publication coming out, or has it been so long it no longer seems real?

Anastasia: It’s wonderful to see it for sale in their catalog and thrilling to see it as number one on their Month’s Bestseller list.

Alice: What is your favorite line from the book?

Anastasia: If I had to pick one line, it would have to be the last one, but I’m not giving it away. 😉

Alice: Do you have something more in the works for us?

Anastasia: Yes, I have two current WIP’s. One will be a full length and the other novella length.

Alice: Can you give us a clue what your next books are about? Are they related to each other or to A Visit From Sir Nicholas? When and where are they set?

Anastasia: No, not related at all. The full length takes place in 1815, in Jamaica. The war of 1812 is just finished and the hero has been doing a bit of privateering to help the English cause in the Caribbean.

The novella takes place in Northwest England near the Scottish border during the summer of 1816. It includes a kidnaping and an impromptu trip to Gretna. 🙂

Alice: What can you tell us about the publishing process? What was your experience?

Anastasia: It was much easier than I had expected. I discovered that editors are really human beings and not the unattainable demi gods we tend to see them as, before we actually work with them. My editor Zanoni Rose was wonderful to work with and the cover artist, Nicola Martinez did her best to march the cover to the story.

Alice: What have you learned about writing since you first wrote A Visit From Sir Nicholas?

Anastasia: I’ve learned a lot about the publishing process and the marketing side of the business. But most of all, I’ve learned that perseverance pays and dreams can come true if you work hard enough.

Alice: Would you do anything differently if you could?

Anastasia: Yes, I wish I had started writing sooner. 🙂