Many of us have our own insecurities we battle with, so I wanted to see what happened when our inner demons came out as real demons. She’s whispering to them and causing them to think and see different things.

Throughout the book, Bloody Mary is in the main characters’ heads. There’s a distortion that comes into play when we talk about how we see ourselves, and that can take a bunch of different forms. By the idea that what we see in our reflections isn’t necessarily the truth. Where did the inspiration for Mary, Will I Die? come from?

Bloody Mary will resort to anything to trick the four main characters into letting her out of her mirror prison.

Your latest novel Mary, Will I Die? is out September 7th! If you could only describe it in five words, what would they be? I wasn’t even a dog person back then, but the story really moved me and it made me realize that I wanted to write stories of my own one day. And I’m finishing the book and I’m just balling my eyes out at the ending. I still have this memory of sitting in the front seat of the car at a random gas station while my dad is filling up the tank. Quick lightning round! Tell us the first book you ever remember reading, the one that made you want to become an author, and one that you can’t stop thinking about! Having to do personal narratives and short stories for my portfolio got me back into writing and made me realize that I wanted to be an author one day. In Kentucky we were required to complete writing portfolios for graduation. Then I didn’t write as much in middle school. He was always going up against a cat burglar, which I thought was so clever when I was eight. I had this dog detective that I would create picture books for. I started writing stories when I was in elementary school. When did you first discover your love for writing? I grew up in a small town in Kentucky and have lived in New York for the past ten years. My first book, Campfire, came out in 2018, and my second book, Mary, Will I Die? is out on September 7th. My name is Shawn Sarles, and I am a young adult horror writer. We chat with Shawn all about his latest release, along with the challenges he faced, writing, virtual tour events, and more! Hi, Shawn! Can you tell our readers a bit about yourself? Mary, Will I Die? by bestselling author Shawn Sarles ( Campfire) will deliver a fresh and chilling new take on the Bloody Mary legend, which has been scaring kids around the nation for decades.

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