David Steffen’s interview with BEAUTY & DYNAMITE author Alethea Kontis is up on FANTASY MAGAZINE‘s website! Read what Ms. Kontis has to say about her writing process, her favorite thing about writing, conventions, and her upcoming projects!
“DS: I’m sure you answer this question all the time, but I have to ask: your name is so unique. Is there a story behind it?
AK: “Alethea” is the Greek word for “truth.” As all Greeks know, words have power. My name is as much of a curse as it is a blessing, especially when my grandmother continually reminds me to lie to her friends about my age. (Sorry, Nana!)
My mother discovered the name as the family settled down to watch “Kung-Fu” on March 15, 1973 — my older brother’s 9th birthday. (West is currently a 4th-degree black belt in Taekwondo.) In that particular episode, Jodie Foster played a precocious girl named Alethea Patricia Ingram.
I discovered the details of this event only a few years ago…after I had already been a buyer at Ingram Book Company for over six years. Oh, yes. Words have power, my friend.”
Read the rest of the interview here!
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