I’m truly fascinated by your ability to blend genres like paranormal romance, science fiction, and literary fiction, all while drawing from your rich cultural background. Your unique perspective as a Caribbean author must provide a fresh layer of authenticity and depth to your writing.
The Jamaican: Soul in Darkness seems like an intense and thought-provoking narrative. Could you share what inspired you to mix these various genres and how your journey from Jamaica to the United States influenced your storytelling? Your academic background in psychology and global gender studies must add another dimension to the characters you create, how do these disciplines shape the personalities and arcs of your characters?
I look forward to reading more of your work and wish you all the best in your literary journey!
Mathew Mercy
Thank you for your generous complement. It tickles my heart.
Though, when I started writing The Jamaican I didn't intended it to have a psychological or global gender studies background, yet it ended up with both. I wanted to deep-dive into the metaphysics, since I was in Mexico and found myself surrounded by the mystic and magic of Mexico City, something I was became aware of the longer I stayed there. Everything just flows the moment I started to write. As I finished writing, I was pleasantly surprised with the end results.
In the book Rena's mother was a strict woman, and although Rena never get to meet her in reality...except on two occasions...she was always having these dreams of her. Jamaican mothers are pretty strict, some can be downright abusive, as you'll see should you read THOUGHTS OF HANOVER.
Once you're born and raised in Jamaica, you take that everywhere you go. We see how that became expressed in Rena and the way she thinks and acts. The fact that she had this huge power inside her and was afraid to use it is indicative of someone raised in the deep country of Jamaica. It had to take something like a near-death experience for her to come to terms with who she was on the inside.
i hope this answer your questions.
I thank you and I wish all the best for you and your writing journey as well.
Thank you for your generous complement. It tickles my heart.
Though, when I started writing The Jamaican I didn't intended it to have a psychological or global gender studies background, yet it ended up with both. I wanted to deep-dive into the metaphysics, since I was in Mexico and found myself surrounded by the mystic and magic of Mexico City, something I became aware of the longer I stayed there. Everything just flows the moment I started to write. As I finished writing, I was pleasantly surprised with the end results.
In the book Rena's mother was a strict woman, and although Rena never get to meet her in reality...except on two occasions...she was always having these dreams of her. Jamaican mothers are pretty strict, some can be downright abusive, as you'll see should you read THOUGHTS OF HANOVER.
Once you're born and raised in Jamaica, you take that everywhere you go. We see how that became expressed in Rena and the way she thinks and acts. The fact that she had this huge power inside her and was afraid to use it is indicative of someone raised in the deep country of Jamaica. It had to take something like a near-death experience for her to come to terms with who she was on the inside.
i hope this answer your questions.
I thank you and I wish all the best for you and your writing journey as well.
