![]() ![]() ![]() However, the details that anchor the magic system into the plot and the themes took a lot of revisions for me to pin down. She came to me seven years ago as a fully-formed character who gave me all of the clues I needed to flesh out her world and her magic system. She’s dark, biting, self-reflective and dangerous as hell. “Le Blanc”, because she has a sense of humor) is a thirty-five-year-old hit woman who is passing as white with the mob. Those basic building blocks were there from the start, so I’m not sure I could even call it an idea, so much as a character: Phyllis. ![]() Where did the idea to blend historical elements, assassins and magic come from?Īlaya Dawn Johnson: The main idea from the first was 1940s NYC, an assassin who wants out of the game and an uncanny ability that allows her to be a little too good at her job. Alaya Dawn Johnson, author of Trouble the Saints (Photo by Armando Vega)Ĭheck out the full interview with Alaya Dawn Johnson below: ![]()
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