I thought, ‘Would that come back?’ I read the first five chapters and as soon as I did I was like, ‘OK, I remember this. “I remembered vaguely how immersed I was in the world. “It was like wrenching my heart out because I was so immersed in Willa’s world that I didn’t want to stop," Beatty said. "But I knew it was the right thing to do to finish the second and third Serafina novels.”Īpprehension filled his mind when he finally had time to revisit Willa. 1 on the New York Times bestsellers list. Disney, its publisher, urged Beatty to quickly produce a second in the series, which he titled "Serafina and the Twisted Staff." In keeping his focus on Serafina, he had to push Willa to the side - a task he found painful. With readers quickly devouring the first "Serafina" novel, it shot to No. He conceived of the heroine of his upcoming novel, "Willa of the Wood," in the lull between writing his first book, "Serafina and the Black Cloak" and its publication date in July 2015. It may come as a surprise to fans of the popular "Serafina" book series set at Biltmore Estate, but while author Robert Beatty plotted Serafina’s adventures another character had already wrapped herself around his heart. View Gallery: Home of the Week: Serafina author Robert Beatty
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