Chatting to Jenna Kay about Broken (The Seer Society)

On a very rare note I am featuring a book related interview today. I met Jenna on Facebook on my new Book Page which you will see on the sidebar to the left. On September 1st she released her second book and on becoming aware of that and because the plot intrigued me, I offered to help spread the word on these very promising books. I'll hand the reigns over to Jenna now.

Jenna I have to ask you this because it fascinates me. Can you explain the Biblical theme which seems to be inferred to from the descriptions of your books? 

On every book this will be seen:  ...what is unseen is eternal.  This is from 2Corinthians 4:18  So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen.  For what is seen is temporary,but what is unseen is eternal. This one verse is the basis of the Seer Society Series.  It's about the unseen world around us and the Spiritual Warfare being fought every second of every day.

Christian oriented books tend to not have mass appeal as the ASSUMPTION made by most readers is that they are preachy, is this something you've encountered and how do you ensure mass appeal?

First and foremost let me tell you this - This book is far from preachy.  It's kind of in between christian fiction and mainstream fiction, though the Seers in the books are Biblical.  It goes into a lot of heavy subjects that teenagers go through on a daily basis.  I believe christians and non-christians can get something out of these books. My goal is to get people thinking.

I see that Broken is the second of a series. Can you tell us about the first and the follow up in Broken.

Clarity, the first book in the series, is about a seventeen year-old girl that lives in a dead-end town and is ready to get her senior year over with.  She thinks everything is going normal in her life until she meets Sam, her guardian angel, and finds out that she's a Seer.  The Seers in my series are not fortune tellers or soothsayers, but they are humans that can see angels and demons.  They have special powers given to them from God (also have Seer marks on their palms) and they fight alongside their angels against the evil in the world.  At the end of Clarity something life-changing happens and it follows into the second book, Broken.  In Broken the reader follows Clarity along this new path in life, a life that involves the real supernatural.  I can't say too much about it because I don't want to give it all away...Let's just say that no matter what path you take in life there's gonna be many bumps down the road.

What are you plans for this story as I see it is developing into a series namely the Seer Society?

Again, I don't want to say too much, but I will say that there is a lot of heartache, hope, new friendships, new loves. . .new beginnings.  I know how the whole series is going to end and I'm so excited about it!  Of course I've got at least three more books to write before then. ;)  The reason I chose the Seer Society...it's different and it's my take on the big "what ifs" in the world.

What genres would you say your writing depicts and what led to this/these choices?

Well, I'm going to say YA fiction, with a little speculative thrown in there.  I write about real situations that teens go through, like drinking, cutting, sex, drugs, depression, etc.  And putting angels, demons, spiritual warfare, and Seers in the mix makes it interesting!  I've worked with the youth at my church and have been able to see and hear what they go through.  On listening to them I felt compelled to write for them.  I'd say that middle-schoolers would get a lot from my books, as well as teens, YA, and older (my Grandmother is 98 and loves my books...hey, don't tell her I told you her age!).

There’s a launch Party in the works I know, can you tell us what you've got planned on and off line?

The launch party is just online for now, but I will be attending local festivals, such as Atlanta Write 2011 and Mule Camp in Gainesville, GA.  I'm a last minute kind of person so I'm sure between now and then I'll be attending some others!  As for a physical launch party, that's still in the works.

Last Question: where can we get hold of your books

You can get your copies at www.seersociety.com and I'll send them to you signed.  Clarity is already on amazon in paperback and e-book forms, so Broken will follow shortly.  I'll post on my facebook and twitter accounts as soon as they're available.



Thank you Wendy for interviewing me.



It was an absolute pleasure Jenna, I have every confidence that your books will be a great success.