VP Profile #4: Chia Evers

The multi-talented Chia Evers was my roommate at Viable Paradise XIII. This Renaissance woman not only writes, but also knits, belly dances, and practices law.

Tamago: Do you see yourself as a short story writer or a novel writer? Why?

Chia: Both. I actually envy writers who know when they start a project how long it's going to want to be - I've got stories that want to spiral out to tens of thousands of words, and stories that I thought were much longer that decide they're very compact. (And I have trouble finishing both kinds of stories, but that's an entirely different issue.)

Tamago: What kind of genre do you like to write in best? Why does that work for you?

Chia: One way or another, I'm a fantasy writer. Even when I try to write "mainstream" fiction, it ends up with a magical edge, even if it's only implied.

Tamago: Who are your creative influences?

Chia: My very earliest influences were fairy tales and myths. I didn't make a distinction - for years I thought that Greece was a fantasy realm, like Narnia or Oz. I read a lot of fantasy, and a little sci-fi, and I've got a weakness for historical romance and trashy thrillers, especially if they're well-written. I read quite a bit of non-fiction, too, and stow away bits and pieces of biography and history to thread into stories later. I'm a bit of a magpie that way.

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