Instead I did a feverish sprint at the beginning and then sort of kept researching the entire draft, splitting my attention between historical witchcraft and women’s suffrage. What was the research process like for this novel and did you uncover any interesting historical tidbits you didn’t know about before?īecause this was the first book I’d begun and finished on a deadline, I didn’t get to submerge myself in a seminar’s-worth of research ahead of time. Juniper was my favorite in the beginning-who doesn’t love a troublesome shit-stirrer with bad judgement to move the plot along? But by the end I think I loved Agnes the most, because her fears are my fears, and I wish her strengths could be mine too. Was there a sister or other character that was a favorite to write? It’s very hard to read about the history of women’s rights or of witchcraft without ending up without wanting to set at least one mid-sized city on fire. Although actually, in the case of this book, a lot of my anger came from research rather than reality. Quite a few people have commented on the anger of this book, and I’m always a little surprised! I guess I’ve been swimming in fury for so long I don’t notice it anymore I guess I thought everybody was in here with me. How did the current events while you were writing shape some of their fight? There is a lot of fight and anger in the sisters in this story.
The fight for women’s rights becomes a fight to restore their magic, and a thorny tangle of plot ensues. It’s the story of three sisters joining the American suffrage movement, in a world where there’s no such thing as witches, but there used to be. The pitch for this one is short -suffragists, but witches-but the book is a little more complicated. Now, can you tell us a bit about The Once and Future Witches and what readers can expect from it? My writing journey has been pretty abrupt, thrilling, sometimes terrifying, and very lucky. That strikes me as pretty unlikely (well, not the kids part, as the two year old is currently Velcro-ed to my leg, asking for graham crackers, but everything else). The inside flap of my book assures me that I am a Hugo Award-winning writer living in Kentucky with her kids and husband.
Let’s start off with you telling us a little bit about yourself and your writing journey. We recently got to ask Alix how current events shaped the fierceness of this story, who some of her favorite witches are, and more! Hi Alix! Thank you for taking the time to answer some questions for The Nerd Daily. Harrow’s sophomore novel, is the story of three witch sisters fighting for the power to vote in an alternate history America during the suffrage movement.
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