{"id":6762,"date":"2019-05-18T22:59:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T22:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/?p=6762"},"modified":"2019-05-22T15:41:50","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T15:41:50","slug":"word-slinger-project-apollycon-interview-with-chelsea-mueller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/18\/word-slinger-project-apollycon-interview-with-chelsea-mueller\/","title":{"rendered":"Word Slinger Project: ApollyCon Interview with Chelsea Mueller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you have never heard of Chelsea Mueller let me assure you that you aren&#8217;t alone&#8211;but you no longer have any excuse. I met this bad ass woman and she was charming as all get out. I have three parts of my interview with her and this is part one where you get to meet Chelsea and find out a little about what she writes, what she has been reading, and what is important to her. Don&#8217;t waste another minute, watch this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh and you can win a first prize: signed copy of her newest Soul Charmer novel, Lost Souls, or second prize: Chelsea Mueller and ApollyCon swag bag from me! <a href=\"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/19\/giveaway-chelsea-mueller-up-for-grabs-giveaway\/\">Enter Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LwnlQqeMkLo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Chelsea Mueller Interview Part One &#8211; About the Author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ali:<\/strong> Okay, first introduce yourself.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> Sure. I\u2019m Chelsea Mueller. I\u2019m the author of the Soul Charmer Series.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ali:<\/strong> [I apologize for being sick] Umm, would you like to talk about you, the book, or writing?<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> Uh, whatever you want to ask. I\u2019m cool.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ali:<\/strong> Let me start with you and if we have time&#8211;umm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ali:<\/strong> Describe yourself in three words.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> Badass. Nerd. Slytherin.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ali:<\/strong> Oh no! You are one of those Harry Potter people.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> I <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">am<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> one of those Harry Potter people. And I would tell you way more than you want to know about why I am a Slytherin, so we will just leave it there.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People who are in the know are in the know.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ali:<\/strong> What is the last book that you read?<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> Ah, last book I read was A Court of Mist and Fury.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ali:<\/strong> Did you like it?<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> Oh, god, I <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loved<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it. It was phenomenal. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phenomenal.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I was late to the party and I don\u2019t even care because it was that&#8211;I\u2019m mad at me for waiting so long to read the book.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ali:<\/strong> Are you afraid that when you get a book like that that they are overrated?<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> Yeah. Because I think&#8211;I think a lot of us are when things are super hyped up. Then you are like, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018well can it be that good?\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and in this case, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018YES! Oh my god, yes! It can be that good\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ali:<\/strong> What is a word you can\u2019t spell without autocorrect?<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> I\u2019m actually a really good speller. Umm\u2026 okay. Uh&#8211;I don\u2019t have a really good answer for that other than fat finger spelling my first name all the time. [Laughter] I flip the L &amp; S in Chelsea all the time. But I\u2019m a word nerd and actually a good speller. So I don\u2019t have a good answer for that. Sorry.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ali:<\/strong> My first paper in college, I got a B+ because I spelled my name wrong. Yeah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ali:<\/strong> Do you endorse charities and if so which ones? What charities do you like?<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> Yes, actually! <br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few years ago I co-edited an anthology called Geeky Giving where everything went to the Barrow Neurological Foundation. So, they are based in Phoenix (Arizona) and they do research on brain diseases: so traumatic brain injuries (TBI), brain cancers, alzheimer&#8217;s, ALS. And they do cutting edge&#8211;really, really remarkable stuff trying, trying to basically save peoples lives.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I have a personal tie to them in that they actually treated my dad who had a rare brain cancer. They\u2019re phenomenal people doing&#8211;really&#8211;like the things you read in Sci-Fi books. They do it for real and it\u2019s insane. So I always support them and do a lot of stuff with them.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also support Tahirih Justice Center who helps women and girls fleeing gender based violence in other countries to get asylum in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #5ea89b;\"><strong>\nChelsea Mueller Books:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Borrowed-Souls-Renting-Business-Charmer-ebook\/dp\/B01MRLAT5Z\/ref=as_li_ss_il?keywords=chelsea+mueller&#038;qid=1558229560&#038;s=gateway&#038;sr=8-2&#038;linkCode=li3&#038;tag=allthethiin02-20&#038;linkId=31b2b470e702d53708f296dfb10ed8a1&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;ASIN=B01MRLAT5Z&#038;Format=_SL250_&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=allthethiin02-20&#038;language=en_US\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=allthethiin02-20&#038;language=en_US&#038;l=li3&#038;o=1&#038;a=B01MRLAT5Z\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rogue-Souls-Soul-Charmer-Book-ebook\/dp\/B07DLKJ1MS\/ref=as_li_ss_il?keywords=chelsea+mueller&#038;qid=1558229560&#038;s=gateway&#038;sr=8-3&#038;linkCode=li3&#038;tag=allthethiin02-20&#038;linkId=adfbe2214a008d4e3e16c09f26740a17&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;ASIN=B07DLKJ1MS&#038;Format=_SL250_&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=allthethiin02-20&#038;language=en_US\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=allthethiin02-20&#038;language=en_US&#038;l=li3&#038;o=1&#038;a=B07DLKJ1MS\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07L8MSNSV\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&#038;linkCode=li3&#038;tag=allthethiin02-20&#038;linkId=5f7ce2cd49e234c24d04478e5ab3c2e4&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;ASIN=B07L8MSNSV&#038;Format=_SL250_&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=allthethiin02-20&#038;language=en_US\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=allthethiin02-20&#038;language=en_US&#038;l=li3&#038;o=1&#038;a=B07L8MSNSV\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #5ea89b;\"><strong>\nOther Recommendations:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Geeky-Giving-SFF-Charity-Anthology-ebook\/dp\/B01JEU0GYG\/ref=as_li_ss_il?keywords=chelsea+mueller&#038;qid=1558229560&#038;s=gateway&#038;sr=8-11&#038;linkCode=li2&#038;tag=allthethiin02-20&#038;linkId=9f888f7e08ecaad893345cd92a95e05e&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;ASIN=B01JEU0GYG&#038;Format=_SL160_&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=allthethiin02-20&#038;language=en_US\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=allthethiin02-20&#038;language=en_US&#038;l=li2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B01JEU0GYG\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Court-Mist-Fury-Thorns-Roses-ebook\/dp\/B015FELXQ0\/ref=as_li_ss_il?crid=1O01JJTVJIW3L&#038;keywords=a+court+of+mist+and+fury&#038;qid=1558229904&#038;s=gateway&#038;sprefix=a+court+of+,aps,180&#038;sr=8-3&#038;linkCode=li2&#038;tag=allthethiin02-20&#038;linkId=d2579d5bdcb3afd1b76332b35a99a583&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;ASIN=B015FELXQ0&#038;Format=_SL160_&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=allthethiin02-20&#038;language=en_US\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=allthethiin02-20&#038;language=en_US&#038;l=li2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B015FELXQ0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #5ea89b;\"><strong>\nFor More Information:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrowneuro.org\/\">Barrow Neurological Institute<\/a>\n<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahirih.org\/\">Tahirih Justice Center<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have never heard of Chelsea Mueller let me assure you that you aren&#8217;t alone&#8211;but you no longer have any excuse. I met this bad ass woman and she was charming as all get out. I have three parts of my interview with her and this is part one where you get to meet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[2265,2268,2269],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Apollycon-Int-CM.png?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6829,"url":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/11\/word-slinger-project-apollycon-interview-with-chelsea-mueller-about-rogue-souls\/","url_meta":{"origin":6762,"position":0},"title":"Word Slinger Project: ApollyCon Interview with Chelsea Mueller about Rogue Souls","date":"2019-06-11","format":false,"excerpt":"Want to know more about Chelsea Mueller's Soul Charmer Series? 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