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The Stone Witch of Florence does a lot of work to take readers into the story! The (Blank) of (Blank) is a really classic title formula, and it was something my agents and I landed on before pitching the book to publishers. We wanted to make sure the most tempting bits of the story were apparent right away: the gem magic, the history of witchcraft, and the evocative Florentine setting. My working title was actually The Plague Saint, which is a historical reference to a specific set of saints that were prayed to in plague times. I still like it, but I'm glad we moved on from this because it didn't communicate more magical and fun parts of the book.
What's in a name?
I thought a lot about my characters' names. I named the...[read on]
Q&A with Anna Rasche.
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