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The Path to Publication with Rita Woods, Author of Remembrance

Today, I have the joy of interviewing not only an amazing writer, but someone I call friend. Dr. Rita Woods is the author of Remembrance which was released in January 2020 by Forge Books. What is Remembrance about? Spanning three centuries, Remembrance is the story of four women connected both by their individual powers and tragedy. They are linked across the centuries through Mother Abigail, a voodoo priestess who uses her powers to create Remembrance, a parallel universe that is a stop on the Underground Railroad. As one of your critique partners,  I know the story started out as a young adult paranormal fantasy. Mother Abigail created Remembrance as a safe space for slaves and Winter was in training to replace her. When you met Joanna Volpe at the Midwest Writers Workshop in Muncie, Indiana in 2009, she asked for pages and the journey began. During the years between then and the sale of the book in 2018, the story changed. Were you happy with the changes? I struggled with the...