{"id":2186,"date":"2018-07-23T04:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T04:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/?p=2186"},"modified":"2021-07-03T05:06:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T05:06:18","slug":"author-spotlight-heidi-lang-kati-bartkowski-talk-a-hint-of-hydra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/23\/author-spotlight-heidi-lang-kati-bartkowski-talk-a-hint-of-hydra\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Spotlight: Heidi Lang and Kati Bartkowski Talk About A Hint of Hydra"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I<\/em>\"Author\u2019m<\/em> shining the Author Spotlight on Heidi Lang and Kati Bartkowski and their middle grade novel A HINT OF HYRA. A HINT OF HYDRA is the sequel to a book I loved last year, A DASH OF DRAGON.
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Title: A HINT OF HYDRA<\/p>\n

Genre: Fantasy<\/p>\n

Age Range: 8-12<\/p>\n

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Please tell us a little bit about your book.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Lailu Loganberry just wants to hunt and cook \u201cmonster cuisine\u201d and serve lots of customers in the restaurant she owns with her (somewhat unreliable) mentor. Unfortunately, due to the events in book one of this series, a war is brewing between the vicious elven mafia and a group of up-and-coming steampunk scientists, and Lailu is caught in the middle.<\/p>\n

What inspired you to write this story and\/or these characters?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

KATI<\/strong>: For the first book, I was actually inspired by a \u201cthrowaway\u201d episode of my favorite anime, SLAYERS. The characters go on this whole quest to eat dragon cuisine, and I thought it would be really fun to write a story about a girl whose goal is to become a master chef of dragon cuisine.<\/p>\n

HEIDI<\/strong>: I loved Kati\u2019s idea so much that I pestered her until she let me write this story with her, and it kind of evolved from there. We set our chef up in a magic versus science world, where the elves used to have a stranglehold on all the people and their businesses, but now they\u2019re being replaced by steam-powered science.<\/p>\n

KATI<\/strong>: We knew the first book would be about setting up the restaurant and starting those tensions, and then this sequel would be where those tensions really build. The whole book takes place during the Week of Masks, which is basically like a giant, week-long Halloween party.<\/p>\n

HEIDI<\/strong>: Halloween is Kati\u2019s favorite holiday, so the idea of a week-long celebration of it really appealed to her.<\/p>\n

KATI<\/strong>: You\u2019d love it, too. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

HEIDI<\/strong>: Yeah\u2026I would. Especially the whole masked ball thing. Always wanted to go to one of those.<\/p>\n

Everyone says writing is a process. Could you share a little about your writing and\/or research process?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

HEIDI<\/strong>: Our process is a little different because there are two of us. This is the second book we\u2019ve written together, and surprisingly our co-writing system has stayed the same. Basically we brainstorm about our overall story and then Kati writes these really detailed outlines, which I then ignore.<\/p>\n

KATI<\/strong>: It\u2019s extremely frustrating.<\/p>\n

HEIDI<\/strong>: She loves it. Secretly. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

KATI<\/strong>: Anyway\u2026we take turns writing sections. So I\u2019ll write a scene and then I\u2019ll send it to Heidi. She makes any changes she wants to my scene and then writes the next scene and sends it back. I make my changes to hers, write my next scene, and\u2026you see where we\u2019re going with this.<\/p>\n

HEIDI<\/strong>: When we\u2019re finished with a draft, we both go through it together and come up with a plan for revisions. Our goal is to make sure our entire story is a good mix of both of us so the voice will feel like one voice.<\/p>\n

We know no writer is created in a vacuum. Could you tell the readers about a teacher or a librarian who had an effect on your writing life?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

KATI<\/strong>: Honestly I really struggled with writing when I was younger, until in my junior year of high school I started writing a story for fun about a girl samurai. I think that made me realize I could write things I enjoyed instead of just trying to write what I thought the teacher was looking for. I tested that out my senior year, and Mr. Degman, my English teacher that year, actually really liked my writing and gave me good grades on my papers. I think that was when I started to believe more in my writing.<\/p>\n

HEIDI<\/strong>: Ever since I can remember I\u2019ve wanted to be a writer (aside from a brief period in second grade when I wanted to be a person who rehabilitated injured owls), and I was constantly writing these little stories until somehow, in high school, I did the reverse of Kati and lost my confidence in my writing. It wasn\u2019t until I took a creative writing class in college that I rediscovered that confidence, and I owe a lot of that to Professor Berman. He could be brutally honest when critiquing our work, which was sometimes hard to take, but also meant when he told me he thought I had something good in my writing, I believed him. And when I told him I wanted to be an author, and he was very encouraging about it, I believed that, too.\\<\/p>\n

What makes your book a good pick for use in a classroom? Is there any particular way you\u2019d like to see teachers use it with young readers\/teens?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

KATI<\/strong>: We both loved Tamora Pierce\u2019s \u201cAlanna\u201d series when we were kids, so we also wanted to write a story about a girl who has a very specific goal that she is willing to devote her whole life to. We\u2019d read more than a few books about girls who had goals that they were willing to give up when they fell in love, because that love was the most important thing, and we were like, no.<\/p>\n

HEIDI<\/strong>: So in our book, Lailu has a few potential love interests, and we won\u2019t give away any spoilers here, but let\u2019s just say her first love, her true love, will always be her cooking. We both think it\u2019s important for kids to find something they are passionate about and willing to work toward. And to not feel constrained, either. Be creative, invent your own job if you can. In our world, there are no restaurants until Lailu invents the idea, and even though many people stand in her way, she works hard and makes it happen. Obviously there are different roadblocks for people living in this world than there are in our fictional one, but we wanted to show someone who doesn\u2019t follow the conventional \u201cchef\u201d footsteps of getting a job in an aristocratic household, but instead wants to share her cooking with everyone.<\/p>\n

KATI<\/strong>: Our sequel also deals with things like loneliness, or that feeling when your friends start growing apart from you, which we think is so relatable at that middle grade age. We wanted to show how friendships can change as you grow older, but that doesn\u2019t mean they have to end. And also, we love creating characters who are morally gray. Someone can be a great chef, for instance, but a terrible mentor. Or someone can be loving, but unreliable. We\u2019d love to see teachers highlighting those points.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a little dog obsessed here at www.patriciabaileyauthor.com. Would you tell the readers about your favorite dog (real or imaginary)?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

HEIDI<\/strong>: Well, my favorite dogs have to be my own. Gordy is a twelve-year-old heeler\/border collie mix (we think), and he\u2019s the best boy ever. We\u2019ve taken him on so many adventures – he goes camping, backpacking, rafting, hiking, he\u2019s been up mountains and swimming in rivers and pretty much anywhere in between. Super smart, very loyal. And then there\u2019s Gomu\u2026<\/p>\n

KATI<\/strong>: Go on, tell us about Gomu. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

HEIDI<\/strong>: Well\u2026he\u2019s super cute, a corgi\/Australian shepherd mix. And he can also be super sweet.<\/p>\n

KATI<\/strong>: When he wants to be.<\/p>\n

HEIDI<\/strong>: Exactly. His loyalty is sometimes questionable. ;D But when he is being affectionate, he\u2019ll pull his ears back and wag his whole body, and it totally wins us over every time. Plus he\u2019s got so much personality, he keeps us entertained always.<\/p>\n

KATI<\/strong>: I don\u2019t have any dogs of my own, but I love my dog nephews, too.<\/p>\n

\"Author<\/p>\n

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\"AuthorHeidi Lang and Kati Bartkowski are a writing team of two sisters with twenty years of experience in Judo. Heidi likes to fling food across her stove while attempting to cook new dishes, and Kati enjoys trying new cuisine at fancy restaurants. Between the two of them, they love creating characters that kick butt both inside and outside the kitchen. They are the co-authors of A DASH OF DRAGON and A HINT OF HYDRA. Find them on their website, www.HeidiandKatiwrite.com<\/a>, or follow them on twitter @hidlang and @ktbartkowski.<\/p>\n

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You can pick up A HINT OF HYDRA at your favorite independent bookstore<\/a> or online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While you’re at it, you might want to read A DASH OF DRAGON first. (It’s so fun!)<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>A Dash of Dragon<\/a> by Heidi Lang<\/a>
\nMy rating: 5 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n

I loved this book! Heidi Lang places her super tough, super fun heroine into a great fantasy world – and adds cooking! The adventure is fun. The stakes are high. And there’s plenty of humor to keep you laughing along the way. Middle grade fantasy fans are going to love this one!<\/p>\n

View all my reviews<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thanks Kati and Heidi!<\/p>\n

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