5/9/2023 0 Comments Sea witch sarah henning![]() That said, when I started writing this book, I’d just had my second child, so very little of my time was my own. ![]() ![]() I wanted to examine this woman, who knew what was at stake, knew this mermaid could lose her life, and then would help her anyway. Like, do you really want to leave your family, friends and everything you know for a boy you’ve never met? It’s a valid question, even if the answer is love. She’s a more of a neutral character who questions the little mermaid’s motives for wanting to become human. What was the journey from initial idea to completed project?Įveryone loves a villain, right? After reading the original Hans Christian Andersen tale, I was intrigued-the sea witch in his version isn’t a villain at all. Henning spoke to Spine about her highly anticipated and much-lauded debut Sea Witch, which hits shelves on July 31st. ![]() Anyone who tells you that you’re either of those things for going after what you want most likely has a big dream-shaped ulcer in their gut.” Some people stuff those dreams down and let them rot in their guts and some of us go for it, even if it seems selfish or silly, though dreams never are. “I think it’s impossible for us to run away from who we really want to be… Dreams don’t die even when we’re adults and have a mortgage and kids. ![]() “I never could quite escape the fact that I wanted to write books,” said former journalist-turned-novelist Sarah Henning. ![]()
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